Northwest Crossroads Conference

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The Northwest Crossroads Conference in Indiana

The Northwest Crossroads Conference is an eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference. Seven of the eight institutions are in Lake County, while the eighth, Kankakee Valley, is in neighboring Jasper County. This conference was created in 2007, following the disbandment of the Lake Athletic Conference. Griffith left the conference after the 2016–17 school year to join the Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA).

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Hanover Central, in southern Lake County, joined the conference as its seventh member starting in 2023. Illiana Christian High School joins the conference in the 2026-27 school year, leaving the Greater South Shore Conference.

Membership

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollment 2024-25 IHSAA Class# / CountyJoined
Andrean Merrillville Fighting 59'ers  4552A Football
2A Basketball
3A Baseball
45
Lake
2008
Hanover Central Cedar Lake Wildcats  8173A Football
3A Basketball
45
Lake
2023
Highland Highland Trojans  9774A Football
3A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Hobart Hobart Brickies  1,2984A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Illiana Christian Dyer Vikings  5443A Football
3A Basketball
45
Lake
2025
Kankakee Valley Wheatfield Kougars   9894A Football
4A Basketball
37
Jasper
2008
Lowell Lowell Red Devils  9854A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Munster Munster Mustangs  1,5145A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008

Conference championships

Football

#TeamSeasons
9Andrean2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021*, 2022*,2024*
7Lowell2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2015, 2017, 2021*, 2022*
7Hobart2007*, 2012*, 2016*, 2019, 2021*, 2022*,2024*
2Griffith2010, 2016*
2Hanover Central2023,2024*
1Kankakee Valley2012*
1Munster2009*
0Highland

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
16Munster2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018*, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
2Griffith2016*, 2017
1Lowell2016*
1Andrean2018*
0Highland
0Hobart
0Kankakee Valley

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
4Andrean2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
4Hobart2009*, 2010, 2011, 2015
4Kankakee Valley2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3Lowell2012, 2013, 2014*
3Munster2009*, 2020, 2024
2Highland2008, 2014*
0Griffith
0Hanover Central

Girls Golf

#TeamSeasons
0Hobart
0Lowell
0Highland
13Munster2009, 2010, 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018, 2019*,2020, 2021
0Andrean
0Griffith
3Kankakee Valley2012*, 2017*, 2019*

State championships

Andrean (19)

Griffith (1)

Highland (0)

Hobart (7)

Kankakee Valley (0)

Lowell (1)

Munster (11)

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