High school sports league in Michigan, US
The Capital Area Activities Conference (Or CAAC) is a high school sports league located in Central Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are currently 21 member schools in the conference that come from the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, and Livingston. The Capital Area Activities Conference Logo was designed by Lansing Catholic 2003 graduate Raymond B. Corey.
Member schools
The CAAC currently has 21 member schools:[1]
- Note: The class and population size are from the 2019-20 MHSAA listings
Membership timeline
Sports
The CAAC offer many sports for boys and girls athletes during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.[2]
Fall:
- Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
- Football
- Golf (Girls)
- Soccer (Boys)
- Swimming & Diving (Girls)
- Tennis (Boys)
- Volleyball
Winter:
- Basketball (Boys & Girls)
- Bowling (Boys & Girls)
- Competitive Cheer
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Swimming & Diving (Boys)
- Wrestling
Spring:
- Baseball
- Golf (Boys)
- Lacrosse (Boys & Girls)
- Soccer (Girls)
- Softball
- Tennis (Girls)
- Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
History
The CAAC was created in 2003, consisting of 21 schools coming from the now defunct leagues of the Capital Area Conference, the Capital Circuit League, the Ingham County League, and the Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference. From 2003 to 2007 the conference was made up of three divisions (I, II, III): division I was made up of eight schools, divisions II was made up of seven schools, and division III was made up of six schools in each. At the start of the 2007–08 school year the league switched from I, II, III to color-based divisions (Blue, Gold, Red, and White), due to new schools joining the league. The 2012–13 season was when the league reached its peak number of schools in the league; the league consisted of 27 schools with the same blue, gold, red, white divisions. After two years of competition of 27 schools, the league went through major re-alignment after seven schools departed the league. Lakewood and Stockbridge left the CAAC, and created a new conference with five other schools, called the Greater Lansing Athletic Conference (GLAC). Jackson area schools, Jackson Northwest, Parma Western, Jackson Lumen Christi, as well as Charlotte left the conference and created the Interstate Eight Conference. Corunna made the decision to move east and join the Genesee Area Conference (GAC). The CAAC reduced to three divisions and eliminated the gold division. Currently the blue division has seven schools, the red has six, and the white has eight.[3] Former league member Charlotte, which was one of the seven schools that left the conference at the start of the 2014–15 school year, to join the newly formed Interstate Eight Conference, left that conference and joined the CAAC once again at the start of the 2017–18 school year. The 2018–19 school year, the CAAC went through re-alignment once again. DeWitt and Lansing Waverly joined the Blue, with East Lansing, Grand Ledge, Holt, Lansing Everett, and Okemos. In the Red, Fowlerville, Lansing Eastern and Williamston joined Haslett, Mason, and St. Johns. Charlotte and Lansing Sexton moved to the White with Eaton Rapids, Ionia, Lansing Catholic, and Portland. Jackson High School departed the league and joined the Ann Arbor based Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2023 Lakewood rejoined the conference returning to the white division along with Olivet, joining for the first time. Both schools came from the GLAC.
Alignments
Bowling
| Blue
|
Red
|
| Ionia
|
Haslett
|
| Portland
|
Lansing Everett
|
| Lansing Waverly
|
East Lansing
|
| Grand Ledge
|
Holt
|
| Eaton Rapids
|
Mason
|
| Lansing Eastern (boys only)
|
Dewitt
|
Competitive Cheer
| Red
|
White
|
| Charlotte
|
Eaton Rapids
|
| Grand Ledge
|
Holt
|
| DeWitt
|
Fowlerville
|
| Mason
|
Portland
|
| St. Johns
|
Williamston
|
| Waverly
|
|
Gymnastics
| One Division
|
| East Lansing (co-op with Dewitt)
|
| Fowlerville (co-op with Byron, Pinckney & Perry)
|
| Grand Ledge
|
| Haslett (co-op with St. Johns)
|
| Holt (co-op with Mason & Dansville)
|
Lacrosse
| One Division
|
| Grand Ledge
|
| DeWitt
|
| Lansing Waverly (co-op with Lansing Catholic)
|
| Haslett
|
| East Lansing
|
| Holt
|
| Okemos
|
| St. Johns (co-op with Ovid-Elsie)
|
Swimming and Diving
| Blue
|
Red
|
| Grand Ledge
|
Charlotte
|
| Holt
|
Mason
|
| Okemos
|
Eaton Rapids
|
| East Lansing
|
Williamston
|
| St. Johns
|
Lansing Waverly
|
| Dewitt
|
Lansing Everett
|
| Haslett
|
|
| Jackson
|
|
Past alignments
2003-2005 alignment
Division I:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Sexton
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Division II:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Waverly
Division III:
- DeWitt
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Williamston
2005-2007 alignment
Division I:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Sexton
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Division II:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Waverly
Division III:
- DeWitt
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Williamston
2007-2011 alignment
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- DeWitt
- Eaton Rapids
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Ionia
Red:
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Lansing Sexton
- Mason
- Owosso
- St. Johns
- Waverly
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Perry
- Portland
- Williamston
2011-2012
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Waverly
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Owosso
- St. Johns
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Perry
- Portland
- Williamston
2012-2014
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Parma Western
- Waverly
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Owosso
- St. Johns
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Portland
- Stockbridge
- Williamston
2014-2017
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Mason
- Owosso
- St. Johns
- Waverly
White:
- Eaton Rapids
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Lansing Catholic
- Portland
- Williamston.
2018-2022
Blue:
- DeWitt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
- Waverly
Red:
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lansing Eastern
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Williamston
White:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Lansing Catholic
- Lansing Sexton
- Portland
2023-Present
Blue:
- DeWitt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
- Waverly
Red:
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lansing Eastern
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Williamston
White:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Lansing Sexton
- Olivet
- Portland[4]
*The CAAC did not allow Jackson Lumen Christi to play football in the league until 2012
References
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