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Oakland Activities Association is a Southeast Michigan high school athletics conference. It is made up of 23 schools located largely throughout Oakland County, with a single member located in Wayne County
The Oakland Activities Association was first formed with schools from an amalgamation of different leagues. The G.O.A.L. (Greater Oakland Activities League), Metro Suburban Activities Association and the Southeastern Michigan Association (plus one independently associated school) were all merged in 1994 into the Oakland Activities Association, with the goal being to form a more geographically-centered league.
| Previous league | School |
|---|---|
| Greater Oakland Activities League | Clarkston, Lake Orion, Pontiac Northern, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott |
| Metro Suburban Activities Association | Birmingham Groves, Bloomfield Hills Lahser, Rochester, Rochester Adams, Royal Oak Dondero, Southfield-Lathrup, Troy Athens, West Bloomfield |
| Southeastern Michigan Association | Berkley, Birmingham Seaholm, Bloomfield Hills Andover, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Royal Oak Kimball, Southfield, Troy |
| Independent | Ortonville Brandon |
After its first year, the OAA experienced rapid growth, with Pontiac Central from the Saginaw Valley Association and Oak Park from the Suburban Athletic League joining in 1995, and Auburn Hills Avondale, Clawson, Madsion Heights Lamphere, and Madison Heights Madison all coming to the OAA in 1996 after the disbandment of the Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference.
The next major growth period did not occur until 2002, when Farmington, North Farmington, and Farmington Hills Harrison from the Western Lakes Activities Association as well as the newly built Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills all joined the OAA.
2002 also marked a period of decline for the OAA, beginning with Brandon High leaving to join the Flint Metro League that year, where it currently resides. Two years after that, in 2004, Madison and Lamphere left to join the Macomb Area Conference, while Clawson left to join the Metro Conference, and in 2008, Waterford Mott and Waterford Kettering left to join the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. However, in 2010, the OAA gained a new member in Oxford, who had come from the Flint Metro League. After that, the next school to leave the OAA for another conference did not come for another 11 years, when Hazel Park left to join the Macomb Area Conference in 2019. [1]
However, the OAA has been beginning to fill these holes in their membership, extending an invitation to Ferndale University in 2020, who had been co-oping with Ferndale for football for years, and extending another invitation to their first non-Oakland County school in Harper Woods, who was previously an independent, in 2021.
There have also been a significant amount of closings and consolidations of various Oakland County schools in recent years, which also has not helped the OAA's membership. These aforementioned consolidations are Dondero High School closing and merging with Kimball High School to create Royal Oak High School in 2006, Pontiac Central High School closing and merging with Pontiac Northern High School to create Pontiac High School in 2009, Lahser High School closing and merging with Andover High School to create Bloomfield Hills High School in 2013, Southfield-Lathrup High School closing and merging with Southfield High School to create Southfield Senior High School for the Arts and Technology (commonly abbreviated to Southfield A&T) in 2016, and Harrison High School closing in 2019.
| School [2] | Mascot | Location | Colors | Enrollment (as of 2019) | Class | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston | Wolves | Clarkston | Blue and Gold | 2,499 | A | 1994 |
| Troy | Colts | Troy | Silver and Black | 2,237 | A | 1994 |
| Troy Athens | Red Hawks | Troy | Red and Gold | 2,276 | A | 1994 |
| Rochester Hills Stoney Creek | Cougars | Rochester Hills | Vegas Gold and Millennium Blue | 1,638 | A | 2001 |
| Lake Orion | Dragons | Orion Township | Green and White | 2,416 | A | 1994 |
| Pontiac | Phoenix | Pontiac | Purple, Black, and Silver | 963 | A | 2009 |
| Rochester | Falcons | Rochester Hills | Royal Blue and White | 1,805 | A | 1994 |
| West Bloomfield | Lakers | West Bloomfield Township | Green and White | 2,042 | A | 1994 |
| Bloomfield Hills | Black Hawks | Bloomfield Township | Black, Purple, and Silver | 1,896 | A | 2014 |
| Oak Park | Knights | Oak Park | Red, White, and Black | 1,276 | A | 1995 |
| Southfield A&T | Warriors | Southfield | Red, White, and Blue | 2,067 | A | 2016 |
| Birmingham Groves | Falcons | Beverly Hills | Yellow, White, and Green | 1,310 | A | 1994 |
| Oxford | Wildcats | Oxford | Navy and Gold | 2,234 | A | 2004 |
| Rochester Adams | Highlanders | Rochester Hills | Brown and Gold | 1,710 | A | 1994 |
| North Farmington | Raiders | Farmington Hills | Brown and Gold | 1,371 | A | 2001 |
| Birmingham Seaholm | Maples | Birmingham | Maroon and White | 1,370 | A | 1994 |
| Royal Oak | Ravens | Royal Oak | Black, Royal, and Silver | 1,405 | A | 2006 |
| Farmington | Falcons | Farmington | Blue and White | 1,444 | A | 2002 |
| Berkley | Bears | Berkley | Maroon and Blue | 1,424 | A | 1994 |
| Auburn Hills Avondale | Yellow Jackets | Auburn Hills | Purple and Gold | 1,133 | A | 1996 |
| Harper Woods | Pioneers | Harper Woods | Maroon, White, and Gray | 835 | A | 2021 |
| Ferndale | Eagles | Ferndale | Brown, White, and Gold | 717 | B | 1994 |
| Ferndale University* | Driving Eagles | Ferndale | Gold and Black | 478 | B | 2020 |
*- Ferndale University is involved in a co-op agreement with Ferndale for football
| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Hills Andover | Barons | Bloomfield Township | 1994 | Southeastern Michigan Association | 2013 | None (school consolidated) |
| Bloomfield Hills Lahser | Knights | Bloomfield Hills | 1994 | Metro Suburban Activities Association | 2013 | None (school closed) |
| Clawson | Trojans | Clawson | 1996 | Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference | 2004 | Metro Conference |
| Farmington Hills Harrison | Hawks | Farmington Hills | 2002 | Western Lakes Activities Association | 2019 | None (school closed) |
| Hazel Park | Vikings | Hazel Park | 1994 | Southeastern Michigan Association | 2019 | Macomb Area Conference |
| Madison Heights Lamphere | Rams | Madison Heights | 1996 | Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference | 2004 | Macomb Area Conference |
| Madison Heights Madison | Eagles | Madison Heights | 1996 | Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference | 2004 | Macomb Area Conference |
| Ortonville Brandon | Blackhawks | Ortonville | 1994 | Independent | 2002 | Flint Metro League |
| Pontiac Central | Chiefs | Pontiac | 1995 | Saginaw Valley League | 2009 | None (school closed) |
| Pontiac Northern | Huskies | Pontiac | 1994 | Greater Oakland Activities League | 2009 | None (school consolidated) |
| Royal Oak Dondero | Oaks | Royal Oak | 1994 | Metro Suburban Activities Association | 2006 | None (school closed) |
| Royal Oak Kimball | Knights | Royal Oak | 1994 | Southeastern Michigan Association | 2006 | None (school consolidated) |
| Southfield | Warriors | Southfield | 1994 | Southeastern Michigan Association | 2016 | None (school consolidated) |
| Southfield-Lathrup | Chargers | Lathrup Village | 1994 | Metro Suburban Activities Association | 2016 | None (school closed) |
| Waterford Kettering | Captains | Waterford Township | 1994 | Greater Oakland Activities League | 2008 | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
| Waterford Mott | Corsairs | Waterford Township | 1994 | Greater Oakland Activities League | 2008 | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
Full membersFull members (non-football)
The members of the Oakland Activities Association is divided into divisions which vary by sport. Before 2007, these divisions were labeled after Roman Numerals, with there typically being three divisions, labeled I, II, III, and occasionally a fourth, labeled IV. Nowadays, though, these divisions are labeled after colors, with most sports typically having three divisions: red, white, and blue. However, some sports are only divided into the red or white divisions while some are divided into a fourth division, gold. [3]
| Football Divisions (as of 2021) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Red | White | Blue |
| Clarkston | Adams | Athens |
| Lake Orion | Groves | Avondale |
| Oxford | North Farmington | Berkley |
| Southfield A&T | Oak Park | Bloomfield Hills |
| Stoney Creek | Rochester | Farmington |
| West Bloomfield | Seaholm | Ferndale |
| Pontiac | ||
| Royal Oak | ||
| Troy | ||
| Division I (1994-2006)/Red Division (2007-) Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Division | Overall |
| 1994 | Troy | 5-0 | 12-1 |
| 1995 | Troy | 5-0 | 9-2 |
| 1996 | Clarkston | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| 1997 | Troy | 6-0 | 10-1 |
| 1998 | Lake Orion Rochester Adams Troy | 4-1 4-1 4-1 | 10-2 9-2 9-2 |
| 1999 | Clarkston | 4-1 | 11-2 |
| 2000 | Clarkston | 6-0 | 12-1 |
| 2001 | Rochester Adams | 6-0 | 10-1 |
| 2002 | Farmington Hills Harrison Lake Orion Rochester Adams | 6-1 6-1 6-1 | 8-3 9-2 8-2 |
| 2003 | Farmington Hills Harrison | 7-0 | 11-2 |
| 2004 | Rochester Adams | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| 2005 | Rochester Adams | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| 2006 | Lake Orion | 8-0 | 10-1 |
| 2007 | Clarkston | 8-0 | 9-2 |
| 2008 | Lake Orion | 7-0 | 12-2 |
| 2009 | Clarkston | 7-0 | 12-1 |
| 2010 | Lake Orion | 7-0 | 13-1 |
| 2011 | Clarkston Lake Orion | 6-1 6-1 | 7-4 6-4 |
| 2012 | Clarkston | 7-0 | 11-1 |
| 2013 | Clarkston | 7-0 | 13-1 |
| 2014 | Clarkston | 7-0 | 14-0 |
| 2015 | West Bloomfield | 7-0 | 9-1 |
| 2016 | Clarkston Southfield A&T | 5-1 5-1 | 9-3 8-4 |
| 2017 | Rochester Adams West Bloomfield | 6-1 6-1 | 9-2 11-3 |
| 2018 | Clarkston | 5-1 | 11-3 |
| 2019 | West Bloomfield | 6-0 | 10-2 |
| 2020 | Clarkston | 5-0 | 8-1 |
| Division II (1994-2006)/White Division (2007-) Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Division | Overall |
| 1994 | Lake Orion | 4-0 | 7-3 |
| 1995 | Pontiac Central | 5-0 | 10-2 |
| 1996 | Berkley | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| 1997 | Birmingham Seaholm | 6-1 | 10-2 |
| 1998 | Waterford Kettering | 6-0 | 7-2 |
| 1999 | Berkley Waterford Mott | 5-1 5-1 | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000 | Birmingham Groves | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| 2001 | Royal Oak Kimball | 6-0 | 9-2 |
| 2002 | Birmingham Seaholm | 6-1 | 8-3 |
| 2003 | Birmingham Groves | 6-1 | 7-4 |
| 2004 | Southfield | 8-0 | 9-1 |
| 2005 | Birmingham Seaholm | 7-1 | 8-3 |
| 2006 | Royal Oak | 7-1 | 8-3 |
| 2007 | Rochester Adams | 7-0 | 11-2 |
| 2008 | Rochester Adams | 7-0 | 8-2 |
| 2009 | Rochester Adams | 7-0 | 8-3 |
| 2010 | Farmington Hills Harrison | 7-0 | 14-0 |
| 2011 | Farmington Hills Harrison | 7-0 | 10-1 |
| 2012 | Oak Park | 6-1 | 9-3 |
| 2013 | Southfield | 7-0 | 7-3 |
| 2014 | Farmington Hills Harrison Oak Park Southfield | 6-1 6-1 6-1 | 10-3 8-3 9-4 |
| 2015 | Farmington Hills Harrison | 7-0 | 7-3 |
| 2016 | Birmingham Groves | 6-0 | 11-2 |
| 2017 | Birmingham Groves Farmington Hills Harrison Oak Park | 6-1 6-1 6-1 | 7-3 10-4 9-3 |
| 2018 | Oak Park | 6-0 | 9-2 |
| 2019 | Oak Park | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| 2020 | Stoney Creek | 5-0 | 7-1 |
| Division III (1994-2006)/Blue Division (2007-) Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Division | Overall |
| 1994 | Royal Oak Kimball | 4-0 | 10-2 |
| 1995 | Royal Oak Kimball | 5-0 | 10-1 |
| 1996 | Ferndale | 6-0 | 10-1 |
| 1997 | Birmingham Groves | 6-0 | 8-3 |
| 1998 | Birmingham Groves Ortonville Brandon Pontiac Northern | 5-1 5-1 5-1 | 7-2 6-3 7-3 |
| 1999 | Pontiac Northern | 6-0 | 9-3 |
| 2000 | Birmingham Seaholm Ortonville Brandon Southfield | 5-1 5-1 5-1 | 9-3 9-2 7-3 |
| 2001 | Birmingham Seaholm | 6-0 | 11-1 |
| 2002 | Farmington North Farmington | 5-1 5-1 | 10-2 6-3 |
| 2003 | Farmington | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| 2004 | Auburn Hills Avondale Bloomfield Hills Andover Bloomfield Hills Lahser | 8-1 8-1 8-1 | 8-2 10-2 9-2 |
| 2005 | Bloomfield Hills Lahser | 9-0 | 12-1 |
| 2006 | Rochester Hills Stoney Creek | 8-0 | 8-2 |
| 2007 | Rochester Hills Stoney Creek Waterford Mott | 7-1 7-1 | 8-2 7-3 |
| 2008 | Bloomfield Hills Lahser | 8-0 | 11-2 |
| 2009 | Hazel Park Pontiac | 6-1 6-1 | 8-3 7-3 |
| 2010 | Hazel Park | 8-0 | 8-2 |
| 2011 | Birmingham Groves North Farmington | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 7-3 |
| 2012 | Birmingham Seaholm | 8-0 | 8-2 |
| 2013 | Birmingham Seaholm | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| 2014 | Farmington | 7-0 | 7-3 |
| 2015 | Birmingham Groves | 7-0 | 10-1 |
| 2016 | Bloomfield Hills | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| 2017 | Auburn Hills Avondale Ferndale Hazel Park | 5-1 5-1 5-1 | 6-4 8-2 6-4 |
| 2018 | Birmingham Seaholm | 6-0 | 7-3 |
| 2019 | North Farmington | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| 2020 | Rochester | 6-0 | 6-1 |
| Division IV Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Division | Overall |
| 1994 | Birmingham Groves | 4-0 | 5-4 |
| 1995 | Hazel Park | 5-0 | 7-2 |
| 1996 | Ortonville Brandon | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| 1997 | Ortonville Brandon | 6-0 | 10-1 |
| 1998 | Oak Park | 7-0 | 8-2 |
| 1999 | Clawson | 6-1 | 7-4 |
| 2000 | Bloomfield Hills Andover | 6-0 | 6-4 |
| 2001 | Auburn Hills Avondale Bloomfield Hills Andover | 5-1 5-1 | 5-4 7-3 |
| 2002 | Bloomfield Hills Lahser | 7-0 | 12-1 |
| 2003 | Bloomfield Hills Lahser | 7-0 | 9-2 |
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