Summit Athletic Conference

Last updated
Summit Athletic Conference
Foundedc. 1935
Fort Wayne City Series
1973
Summit Athletic
No. of teams10
4 Class 3A, 2 Class 3A,
1 Class 2A
Region1 County: Allen, Indiana
Locations
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The Summit Athletic Conference, or SAC, is a high school athletic conference consisting of ten high schools located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Three of the schools are private; one being a Lutheran academy, and the other two being Catholic preparatories. The rest are public schools, being part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. Two limited members are part of Northwest Allen County Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools.

Contents

All member schools are located in Allen County, Indiana. Originally called the Fort Wayne City Series, the name was changed to the Summit Athletic Conference in 1973, when Harding High School joined. [1]

Elmhurst High School closed at the end of the 2009-10 academic year, with students being spread out between North Side, South Side, and Wayne high schools. [2] Harding closed at the end of the 2010-11 school year.

Membership

SchoolMascotSchool Corp.ColorsSize IHSAA Class
(Football)
Year joinedPrevious conference
Bishop Dwenger Saints R.C.D. FWSB   1,0503A (5A)1965None
Bishop Luers Knights R.C.D. FWSB   5902A (2A)1960None
Carroll Chargers N.A.C.S.   2,2004A (6A)2015 NE8
Concordia Lutheran 1Cadets LCMS   6753A (3A)1952
1965
None
NEIAC
Homestead Spartans S.A.C.S.   2,6004A (6A)2015 NE8
North Side 2, 3Legends F.W.C.S.   1,6834A (5A)1934 NEIAC
Northrop Bruins F.W.C.S.   2,1814A (5A)1971None
Snider Panthers F.W.C.S.   1,8654A (5A)1965None
South Side 2, 4Archers F.W.C.S.   1,4794A (4A)1934 NEIAC
Wayne Generals F.W.C.S.   1,5044A (4A)1971None
  1. Concordia played in the NEIAC 1955-65, and in both the FWCS/Summit and NEIAC 1965-75.
  2. North Side and South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-1940.
  3. North Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Northern Indiana Athletic Conference 1942-65.
  4. South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Central Indiana Athletic Conference 1945-47.

Former members

SchoolMascotSchool Corp.ColorsYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Central 1Tigers F.W.C.S.   1934 NE IN 1971none (school closed)
Central Catholic 2Irish R.C.D. FWSB   1934none (new school)1972none (school closed)
Elmhurst Trojans F.W.C.S.   1966 NE Indiana 2010none (school closed)
Harding 3Hawks East Allen   1973none (new school)2011none (school closed)
  1. Central played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-40. Central split into Northrop and Wayne when school closed.
  2. Central Catholic, while a FWCS member, did not join the IHSAA until 1946, when private schools and segregated public schools were allowed into the organization.
  3. Harding was converted to magnet school in 2012.

Membership timeline

Homestead High School (Indiana)Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Paul Harding High SchoolWayne High School (Indiana)Northrop High SchoolElmhurst High SchoolR. Nelson Snider High SchoolBishop Dwenger High SchoolBishop Luers High SchoolConcordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Concordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Central Catholic High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Central High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Summit Athletic Conference

Football divisions

From 1971 to 1979, football competition was divided into North and South divisions.

NorthSouth
Bishop DwengerBishop Luers
ConcordiaElmhurst
NorthropHarding
North SideSouth Side
SniderWayne

Conference champions

Football

#TeamSeasons
21North Side1935*, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943*, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957*, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1972 (N)*
1979 (N, O), 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991*, 2013
21Bishop Dwenger1967*, 1968, 1971 (N)*, 1973 (N), 1974 (N, O), 1975 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1978 (N, O)
1983, 1989, 1990, 1991*, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018
21Snider1966, 1971 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1977 (N)*, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002,
2004, 2005, 2012, 2014*, 2016, 2017, 2021
16Bishop Luers1961, 1969, 1971 (S, O), 1972 (S, O), 1973 (S, O), 1974 (S)*, 1975 (S, O), 1977 (S)*, 1979 (S)*
1980, 1993*, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2014*, 2021
11South Side1934, 1936, 1943*, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1965, 1974 (S)*, 1977 (S)*, 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S)
9Central1935*, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1957*, 1959, 1970
6Central Catholic1950, 1952, 1954, 1957*, 1960, 1962
4Elmhurst1974 (S)*, 1976 (S, O), 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S)*
4Wayne1978 (S)*, 1979 (S), 1991*, 1993*, 2014*
3Northrop1972 (N)*, 1975 (N)*, 1977 (N, O)*
2Carroll (FW)2021, 2022
2Homestead2019, 2020
1Concordia Lutheran1967*
1Harding2003

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
6North Side1995, 1999*, 2006, 2013*, 2014, 2015
5Bishop Dwenger1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007
4Concordia Lutheran1999*, 2000*, 2003*, 2013*
4Harding2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
4Homestead2016, 2019, 2021, 2022
4Snider2003*, 2005, 2009, 2017
4South Side1997, 1999*, 2000*, 2003*
3Bishop Luers2011, 2012, 2020
2Carroll (FW)2018, 2019
2Northrop2013*, 2019
1Wayne2000*
0Central
0Central Catholic
0Elmhurst

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
6Bishop Luers2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
6Homestead2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
3Concordia Lutheran2002, 2010, 2014
2Elmhurst2008, 2009
2South Side2012, 2013
2Snider2004, 2015
1Carroll (FW)2021
1Northrop2023
0Bishop Dwenger
0Harding
0North Side
0Wayne

State championships

Bishop Dwenger Saints (13)

Bishop Luers Knights (20)

Concordia Lutheran Cadets (7)

North Side Legends (7)

Northrop Bruins (16)

Snider Panthers (9)

South Side Archers (7)

Wayne Generals (3)

Homestead Spartans (10)

Central Tigers (2) 1

Central Catholic Irish (2) 1

Elmhurst Trojans (1) 1

Harding Hawks (4) 1

1 Won while SAC Member.

Notable athletes

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