Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

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The Greater South Shore Conference in Indiana

The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and Gary West Side, participate only in football, with Boone Grove otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference and Gary West Side otherwise participating in the Great Lakes Athletic Conference.

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Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017, and Illiana Christian High School joined the conference in 2021. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. [1] The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Boone Grove, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison and River Forest, and the South Division including Calumet, Gary West Side, Griffith, Wheeler and Whiting. Illiana Christian does not have a football team.

Due to continued rapid growth, Hanover Central left the conference in 2023 to join the Northwest Crossroads Conference. Gary West Side joined as a football-only member upon Hanover Central's departure.

Membership

SchoolCityCountyTeam NameColorsEnrollment
24-25
IHSAA Class
Football
Year joinedPrevious conference
Boone Grove 1 Valparaiso 64
Porter
Wolves  466N/A
2A
2014Independents
Calumet Gary 45
Lake
Warriors  6623A
3A
2007 Lake
Gary West Side 1 Gary 45
Lake
Cougars  995N/A
4A
2023 Great Lakes
Griffith Griffith 45
Lake
Panthers  6373A
3A
2017 Northwest
Crossroads
Hammond Noll Hammond 45
Lake
Warriors  6173A
3A
2007 Lake
Illiana Christian St. John 45
Lake
Vikings  5443A
N/A
2021Independents
Lake Station Edison Lake Station 45
Lake
Fighting Eagles  3912A
2A
2007 Lake
River Forest Hobart Township 45
Lake
Ingots  5673A
3A
2007 Northland
Wheeler Union Township 64
Porter
Bearcats   4172A
2A
2007 Lake
Whiting Whiting 45
Lake
Oilers  4222A
2A
2009 Lake
  1. Boone Grove and Gary West Side are football-only members.

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColors IHSAA Class# / CountyYear joinedPrevious
Conference
Year leftConference
Joined
Hanover
Central High School
Cedar Lake Wildcats  3A
3A
64
Porter
2013 Porter County 2023 Northwest Crossroads Conference
Marquette Catholic 1 Michigan City Blazers  1A
N/A
46
LaPorte
2007 Northland 2017Independents
North Newton Morocco Spartans  2A
A
56
Newton
2007Independents
(NWHC 1998)
2017Independents
(MWC 2018)
  1. Marquette does not play football.

Football divisions

NorthSouth
Hammond
Bishop Noll
Calumet
Boone Grove Griffith
Lake Station
Edison
West Side
River Forest Wheeler
Whiting

Conference championships

Football

#TeamSeasons
8Wheeler2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S) 2015 (S), 2023 (S)
7Whiting2012, 2013, 2014 (N), 2015 (N), 2016 (N), 2017 (N), 2018 (N)
3Griffith2017 (S), 2018 (S), 2020 (S)
3Hanover Central2016 (S), 2021 (S), 2022 (S)
2River Forest2020 (N), 2022 (N)
2Boone Grove2019 (S), 2023 (N)
1Calumet2019 (N)
1South Central (UM)2021 (N)
0Hammond Bishop Noll
0Lake Station Edison
0North Newton

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
4Hammond Bishop Noll2011, 2012, 2013, 2018*
4Marquette Catholic2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*
3Wheeler2009, 2010, 2017*
2Calumet2008, 2019
2Hanover Central2020, 2021
2Lake Station Edison2018*, 2023
1Illiana Christian2021
0Griffith
0North Newton
0River Forest
0Whiting

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
6Hammond Bishop Noll2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022*
4Calumet2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
3Lake Station Edison2020, 2022*, 2023
1Whiting2012
0Griffith
0Hanover Central
0Illiana Christian
0Marquette Catholic
0North Newton
0River Forest
0Wheeler

State champions

Bishop Noll Warriors (6)

Marquette Catholic Blazers ( 11 )

Wheeler High School (2)

Calumet Warriors (1)

Illiana Christian Vikings (2)

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References

  1. ""Greater South Shore Conference Announces Moves"". Northwest Indiana Times, Munster, IN. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.