Capital Area Activities Conference

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Capital Area Activities Conference
CAACLogo.jpg
Founded2003
No. of teams21
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Official website http://caacsports.org/

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.

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Member schools

The CAAC currently has 21 member schools: [1]

TeamClassEnrollmentJoinedCityCountyPrevious Conference
Blue Division
DeWitt Panthers A9512003DeWittClintonIngham County League
East Lansing Trojans A12512003East LansingInghamCapital Area Conference
Grand Ledge Comets A16542003Grand LedgeEatonCapital Area Conference
Holt Rams A15372003Delhi TownshipInghamCapital Area Conference
Lansing Everett Vikings A11392003LansingInghamCapital Area Conference
Lansing Waverly Warriors A9892003Delta TownshipEatonCapital Area Conference
Okemos Wolves A14962003Meridian TownshipInghamCapital Circuit League
Red Division
Fowlerville GladiatorsB8292003FowlervilleLivingstonIngham County League
Haslett Vikings A8102003Meridian TownshipInghamIngham County League
Lansing Eastern Quakers B8682003LansingInghamCapital Area Conference
Mason BulldogsA9162003MasonInghamCapital Circuit League
St. Johns Redwings A8752005St. JohnsClintonIndependent
Williamston HornetsB5902003WilliamstonInghamIngham County League
White Division
Charlotte Orioles B7042003, 2017CharlotteEatonIndependent
Eaton Rapids GreyhoundsB6222003Eaton RapidsEatonCapital Circuit League
Ionia BulldogsB7842003IoniaIoniaMid-Michigan Athletic Conference
Lansing Catholic Cougars B4222003LansingInghamCapital Circuit League
Lansing Sexton J-Dubbs B7622003LansingInghamCapital Area Conference
Olivet EaglesB4352023OlivetEaton Greater Lansing Athletic Conference
Lakewood Vikings B4802003, 2023Lake OdessaIonia Greater Lansing Athletic Conference
Portland Raiders B6212007PortlandIoniaMid-Michigan Athletic Conference - B

Former members

SchoolCityCountyJoinedPrevious ConferenceDepartedSuccessive Conference
Corunna Cavaliers CorunnaShiawasse2007Mid-Michigan B2014 Genesee Area Conference
Jackson VikingsJacksonJackson2003Capital Area Conference2018 Southeastern Conference
Jackson Lumen Christi Titans Summit TownshipJackson2012 Southern Michigan Athletic Conference 2014 Interstate 8 Athletic Conference
Jackson Northwest Mounties JacksonJackson2003Capital Circuit League2014 Interstate 8 Athletic Conference
Owosso TrojansOwossoShiawasse2007 Big Nine Conference 2017 Flint Metro League
Parma Western Panthers ParmaJackson2012 Southern Michigan Athletic Conference 2014 Interstate 8 Athletic Conference
Perry RamblersPerryShiawasse2007Mid-Michigan B2012 Genesee Area Conference
Stockbridge Panthers StockbridgeIngham2012Southern Michigan2014 Greater Lansing Athletic Conference

Membership timeline

Capital Area Activities Conference

Sports

The CAAC offer many sports for boys and girls athletes during the fall, winter, and spring seasons. [2]

Fall:

Winter:

Spring:

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
BlueRed
IoniaHaslett
PortlandLansing Everett
Lansing WaverlyEast Lansing
Grand LedgeHolt
Eaton RapidsMason
Lansing Eastern (boys only)Dewitt
Competitive Cheer
RedWhite
CharlotteEaton Rapids
Grand LedgeHolt
DeWittFowlerville
MasonPortland
St. JohnsWilliamston
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
BlueRed
Grand LedgeCharlotte
HoltMason
OkemosEaton Rapids
East LansingWilliamston
St. JohnsLansing Waverly
DeWittLansing Everett
Haslett
Jackson

Past alignments

2003-2005 alignment

Division I:

Division II:

Division III:

2005-2007 alignment

Division I:

Division II:

Division III:

2007-2011 alignment

Blue:

Gold:

Red:

White:

2011-2012

Blue:

Gold:

Red:

White:

2012-2014

Blue:

Gold:

Red:

White:

2014-2017

Blue:

Red:

White:

2018-2022

Blue:

Red:

White:

2023-Present

Blue:

Red:

White:

*The CAAC did not allow Jackson Lumen Christi to play football in the league until 2012

References

  1. "CAAC – CAAC Schools". caacsports.org. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. "CAAC". caacsports.org. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. "Realignment coming to CAAC". www.highschoolsportsscene.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. "Athletic directors give OK for Lumen Christi football to join CAAC in 2012". MLive.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.