# Lakeland Conference

The Lakeland Conference is an athletic conference for high schools in southwest Michigan in the United States. Founded in 2022 with the inaugural season of play in 2022-2023, the conference is a reboot of the old Lakeland Athletic Conference to which it shares a similar geographic footprint, school membership and historic rivalries.

## Sponsored sports

The league offers competition in nine boys' and eight girls' sports.

### Boys

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling

#### Sports by school

| School | Base­ball | Basket­ball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Soccer | Tennis | Track & Field | Wrest­ling |
| Benton Harbor | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Berrien Springs | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Buchanan | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dowagiac | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Niles Brandywine | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

### Girls

Basketball, Competitive Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

#### Sports by school

| School | Basket­ball | Competitive Cheer | Cross Country | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & Field | Volleyball |
| Benton Harbor | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Berrien Springs | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Buchanan | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dowagiac | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Niles Brandywine | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

## Member schools

There are currently five member schools. The geographic footprint of the league includes Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan.

### Current members

School data in the table below is current for the 2023-24 season according to the MHSAA website.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | Class | Affiliation | Joined | Previous Conference |
| Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor | Tigers | Orange & Black | 528 | B | Public | 2022 | Independent |
| Berrien Springs | Berrien Springs | Shamrocks | Green & White | 554 | B | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
| Buchanan | Buchanan | Bucks | Maroon & White | 398 | B | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
| Niles Brandywine | Niles Township | Bobcats | Maroon & Gold | 348 | C | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
| Dowagiac | Dowagiac | Chieftains | Orange & Black | 517 | B | Public | 2022 | Wolverine Conference |

### Former members

| School | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |

### Membership Timeline
## Conference championships
### Baseball

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | | |

### Boys Basketball

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | Benton Harbor | 22-2 |

### Girls Basketball

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | Buchanan | 8-0 |

### Boys Cross Country

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2022 | Berrien Springs | 4-0 |

### Girls Cross Country

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2022 | Buchanan | 4-0 |

### Football

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2022 | Buchanan | 4-0 |

### Boys Soccer

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2022 | Dowagiac | 3-0 |

### Girls Soccer

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | Berrien Springs | 4-0 |

### Softball

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | Buchanan | 8-0 |

### Volleyball

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2022 | Buchanan | 4-0 |

### Wrestling

| Season | School | Conference Record |
| 2023 | Niles Brandywine | 5-0 |

## State championships

Schools that have participated in MHSAA state championship finals while being members of the Lakeland Conference.
TBD :
| Finish | Year | School | Division |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |