History of the Macomb Area Conference

The Macomb Athletic Conference was formed in 1986, and began competition in September 1987. The seventeen charter member schools included ten from the Macomb Athletic Conference and seven from the Bi-County League. The league was renamed the Macomb Area Conference because member schools were now located in Macomb, St. Clair and Wayne Counties.

Macomb Athletic Conference: Chippewa Valley, Cousino, Eisenhower, Fraser, Henry Ford II, Romeo, Sterling Heights., Stevenson, Utica, Warren Woods Tower
Bi-County League: Clintondale, Grosse Pointe North, Lake Shore, Lakeview, L'Anse Creuse, South Lake*,  Roseville Brablec**
*South Lake later left to join the MOAC
 **Brablec was closed and merged with Roseville 1989

In 1988, the remaining schools in the Eastern Michigan League joined the MAC: Anchor Bay, East Detroit, Grosse Pointe South, L'Anse Creuse North, Mt. Clemens, Port Huron, Port Huron Northern.

In 1992, Warren Hight School and Mott High School merged to form Warren Mott High School and joined the MAC

In 1995, six schools from the former St. Clair Area League joined the MAC: Algonac, Imlay City, Marine City, Marysville, Richmond, St. Clair

In 1996, four schools from the former MOAC joined the MAC: Center Line, Fitzgerald, Lincoln, South Lake

In 1999, Imlay City and Richmond left the MAC to join the Southern Thumb League

In 2002, Algonac left the MAC to join the Blue Water League

In 2003, Madison and Lamphere, from the Oakland Activities Association, and New Haven, from the Southern Thumb Association, joined the MAC.

In 2008, Clawson from the Metro Conference, joined the MAC

In 2016, Mt. Clemens left the MAC

In 2018, Hazel Park joined the MAC from the Oakland Activities Association

The following is a list of current MAC schools, organized under their previous league affiliation.

MACOMB ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (MAC)
Chippewa Valley
Cousino
Dakota*
Eisenhower
Fraser
Henry Ford II
Romeo
Sterling Heights
Stevenson
Utica
Warren Woods Tower

*Dakota was formed in 1993 and began competition in 1995.

BI-COUNTY LEAGUE (BI-COUNTY)
Clintondale
Grosse Pointe North
Lake Shore
Lakeview
L'Anse Creuse
South Lake

EASTERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE (EML)
Anchor Bay
Eastpointe
Grosse Pointe South
L'Anse Creuse North
Port Huron
Port Huron Northern
Roseville

ST. CLAIR AREA LEAGUE (SCAL)
Marine City
Marysville
St. Clair

MACOMB-OAKLAND CONFERENCE (MOAC)
Center Line
Fitzgerald
Lincoln
Warren Mott

OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION (OAA)
Hazel Park
Lamphere
Madison

SOUTHERN THUMB ASSOCIATION
New Haven

METRO CONFERENCE
Clawson