Duneland Athletic Conference

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Duneland Athletic Conference
Founded1970
No. of teams8
Region3 Counties: Lake, LaPorte, and Porter, Indiana
Locations
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The Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) is a high school athletic conference in Indiana serving eight members of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Member schools are located in the counties of Lake, LaPorte, and Porter along Indiana's Lake Michigan shore. Each school is classified based on enrollment as 6A or 5A for football and 4A for basketball, the classes for the largest schools in Indiana. The Duneland Conference is also known for its gymnastics programs which have won a combined total of 35 state championship and state runner-up titles.

Contents

Members

Current members

SchoolLocationCountyTeam NameColorsEnrollment
24-25
IHSAA Class IHSAA Class
Football
Year joinedPrevious conference
Chesterton Chesterton 64
Porter
Trojans  19804A5A1970 Calumet
Crown Point Crown Point 45
Lake
Bulldogs  2,9784A6A1993 Lake Suburban
Lake Central Saint John 45
Lake
Indians  29614A6A2003Independents
LaPorte LaPorte 46
LaPorte
Slicers  1,8124A5A1976 Northern Indiana
Merillville Merrillville 45
Lake
Pirates   20504A5A1975 Lake Suburban
Michigan City Michigan City 46
LaPorte
Wolves   1,5204A5A1995none (new school)
Portage Portage 64
Porter
Indians  21704A6A1970 Calumet
Valparaiso Valparaiso 64
Porter
Vikings  21404A5A1970Independents

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Hobart Hobart Brickies   45
Lake
1970Independents2003 Lake
Michigan City Rogers Michigan City Raiders   46
LaPorte
1972none (new school)1995none (consolidated
into Michigan City)

Membership timeline

Lake Central High SchoolCrown Point High SchoolLa Porte High School (Indiana)Merrillville High SchoolMichigan City High SchoolValparaiso High SchoolPortage High SchoolHobart High School (Indiana)lChesterton High SchoolDuneland Athletic Conference
BoysState TitlesRunner-UpGirlsState TitlesRunner-Up
Baseball51Basketball27
Basketball03Cross Country67
Cross Country1010Golf21
Football76Gymnastics129
Golf00Soccer01
Soccer43Softball52
Swimming & Diving40Swimming & Diving04
Tennis11Tennis00
Track & Field01Track & Field01
Wrestling11Volleyball00
Total3026Total2732
Conference
Total
5758115

History

2003 Expansion

In 2002, five schools - East Chicago Central High School, Elkhart Central High School, Lake Central High School, Mishawaka High School, & Penn High School - submitted proposals to join the DAC when expansion talks began following Hobart's announcement it would leave to join the Lake Athletic Conference. [3] Lake Central, Mishawaka and Penn were invited to join the DAC. [4] Mishawaka, shortly followed by Penn, opted to not join the conference. [5] [6] These two schools cited wanting Elkhart Central and East Chicago Central to have been invited to join as well. [6] This coupled with the extensive travel times to Lake County schools and the time zone difference led to their decision to remain in the Northern Indiana Conference. [6]

Conference champions

Football

TitlesSchoolYears
17Hobart1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993*, 1996*, 1997
15Valparaiso1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1993*, 1995*, 1998*, 2001, 2002, 2008*, 2010, 2015*, 2017, 2018, 2019
10Merrillville1977, 1986*, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2020, 2021
8Portage1971*, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998*, 1999, 2003*
5Chesterton1971*, 2000, 2008*, 2012, 2015*
5Crown Point2005, 2006, 2007, 2022, 2023
3LaPorte1986*, 2003*, 2016
2Lake Central2011*, 2014
0Michigan City
0Rogers

Boys basketball

TitlesSchoolYears
22Valparaiso1971, 1975*, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990*, 1993*, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005*, 2006*, 2007, 2009, 2010*, 2015, 2017*, 2018*, 2019, 2021
20Merrillville1975*, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983*, 1987*, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2005*, 2006*, 2010*, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018*
5Chesterton1983*, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023
5LaPorte1988*, 1990*, 1991, 1993*, 2003
4Rogers1974, 1979, 1984, 1987*
2Crown Point1999*, 2017*
2Lake Central2012, 2014
2Portage1973, 1988*
1Hobart1972
1Michigan City1998

Girls basketball

TitlesSchoolYears
6Crown Point2001, 2003*, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
6Lake Central2015, 2016, 2017, 2018*, 2023, 2024
5Merrillville2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013
4Michigan City2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
3Valparaiso2002, 2003*, 2005
2LaPorte2014, 2018*
0Chesterton
0Hobart
0Portage
0Rogers

State champions

Chesterton Trojans (13)

Crown Point Bulldogs (11)

LaPorte Slicers (12)

Lake Central Indians (8)

Merrillville Pirates (6)

Michigan City Wolves (1)

Portage Indians (9)

Valparaiso Vikings (29)

Former Member State Champions

Hobart Brickies (7)

Michigan City Rogers Raiders (2)

State Runner-Up Titles

Current members

Chesterton Trojans (12)

Crown Point Bulldogs (11)

LaPorte Slicers (10)

Lake Central Indians (13)

Merrillville Pirates (7)

Michigan City Wolves (0)

Portage Indians (12)

Valparaiso Vikings (24)

Former members

Hobart Brickies (8)

Michigan City Rogers Raiders (1)

See also

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References

  1. "LaPorte drops to Class 5A, Munster rises to 5A in football reclassification". Chicago Tribune . 29 March 2017.
  2. http://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/Tournament%20Success%20Factor/Tournament%20Success%20Factor%20Provisions.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. DAC hears from prospective members
    Five schools make case to join conference / nwi.com
  4. LC, Penn, Mishawaka draw DAC invite / nwi.com
  5. Mishawaka says no to DAC; Penn next? / nwi.com
  6. 1 2 3 Eight is enough
    Penn votes to decline invitation to DAC / nwi.com