Capital Area Activities Conference
{{Short description|High school sports league in Michigan, US}}
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The Capital Area Activities Conference (Or CAAC) is a high school sports league located in Central Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are currently 21 member schools in the conference that come from the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, and Livingston. The Capital Area Activities Conference Logo was designed by Lansing Catholic 2003 graduate Raymond B. Corey.
Member schools
The CAAC currently has 21 member schools:{{Cite web|title = CAAC – CAAC Schools|url = https://caacsports.org/caac-schools/|website = caacsports.org|accessdate = 2024-08-02}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
!Class !Enrollment !Joined !City !County !Previous Conference |
|---|
| colspan="7" style="background:#0000FF; color:white" |Blue Division |
| DeWitt Panthers
|A |951 |2003 |DeWitt |Clinton |Ingham County League |
| East Lansing Trojans
|A |1251 |2003 |East Lansing |Ingham |Capital Area Conference |
| Grand Ledge Comets
|A |1654 |2003 |Grand Ledge |Eaton |Capital Area Conference |
| Holt Rams
|A |1537 |2003 |Delhi Township |Ingham |Capital Area Conference |
| Lansing Everett Vikings
|A |1139 |2003 |Lansing |Ingham |Capital Area Conference |
| Lansing Waverly Warriors
|A |989 |2003 |Delta Township |Eaton |Capital Area Conference |
| Okemos Wolves
|A |1496 |2003 |Meridian Township |Ingham |Capital Circuit League |
| colspan="7" style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |Red Division |
| Fowlerville Gladiators
|B |829 |2003 |Fowlerville |Livingston |Ingham County League |
| Haslett Vikings
|A |810 |2003 |Meridian Township |Ingham |Ingham County League |
| Lansing Eastern Quakers
|B |868 |2003 |Lansing |Ingham |Capital Area Conference |
| Mason Bulldogs
|A |916 |2003 |Mason |Ingham |Capital Circuit League |
| St. Johns Redwings
|A |875 |2005 |St. Johns |Clinton |Independent |
| Williamston Hornets
|B |590 |2003 |Williamston |Ingham |Ingham County League |
| colspan="7" style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black" |White Division |
| Charlotte Orioles
|B |704 |2003, 2017 |Charlotte |Eaton |Independent |
| Eaton Rapids Greyhounds
|B |622 |2003 |Eaton Rapids |Eaton |Capital Circuit League |
| Ionia Bulldogs
|B |784 |2003 |Ionia |Ionia |Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference |
| Lansing Catholic Cougars
|B |422 |2003 |Lansing |Ingham |Capital Circuit League |
| Lansing Sexton J-Dubbs
|B |762 |2003 |Lansing |Ingham |Capital Area Conference |
| Olivet Eagles
|B |435 |2023 |Olivet |Eaton |
| Lakewood Vikings
|B |480 |2003, 2023 |Lake Odessa |Ionia |
| Portland Raiders
|B |621 |2007 |Portland |Ionia |Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference - B |
- Note: The class and population size are from the 2019-20 [https://www.mhsaa.com/ MHSAA] listings
=Former members=
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| School
!City !County !Joined !Previous Conference !Departed !Successive Conference |
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| Corunna Cavaliers
|Corunna |Shiawasse |2007 |Mid-Michigan B |2014 |
| Jackson Vikings
|Jackson |Jackson |2003 |Capital Area Conference |2018 |
| Jackson Lumen Christi Titans
|Summit Township |Jackson |2012 |Southern Michigan Athletic Conference |2014 |
| Jackson Northwest Mounties
|Jackson |Jackson |2003 |Capital Circuit League |2014 |
| Owosso Trojans
|Owosso |Shiawasse |2007 |2017 |
| Parma Western Panthers
|Parma |Jackson |2012 |Southern Michigan Athletic Conference |2014 |
| Perry Ramblers
|Perry |Shiawasse |2007 |Mid-Michigan B |2012 |
| Stockbridge Panthers
|Stockbridge |Ingham |2012 |Southern Michigan |2014 |
=Membership timeline=
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Period = from:2003 till:2024
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id:CAACRed value:rgb(1,0,0) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member of the CAAC Red/Division II
id:CAACWhite value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member of the CAAC White/Division III
id:CAACBlue value:rgb(0,0,1) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member of the CAAC Blue/Division I
id:CAACGold value:rgb(1,0.8,0) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member of the CAAC Gold
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bar:1 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2007 text: Charlotte (2003-2014; 2017-)
bar:1 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2014
bar:1 color:CAACRed from:2017 till:2018
bar:1 color:CAACWhite from:2018 till:end
bar:2 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:2007 text: DeWitt (2003-)
bar:2 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2011
bar:2 color:CAACRed from:2011 till:2018
bar:2 color:CAACBlue from:2018 till:end
bar:3 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:end text: East Lansing (2003-)
bar:4 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2007 text: Eaton Rapids (2003-)
bar:4 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2014
bar:4 color:CAACWhite from:2014 till:end
bar:5 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:2007 text: Fowlerville (2003-)
bar:5 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2011
bar:5 color:CAACRed from:2011 till:2014
bar:5 color:CAACWhite from:2014 till:2018
bar:5 color:CAACRed from:2018 till:end
bar:6 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:end text: Grand Ledge (2003-)
bar:7 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:2007 text: Haslett (2003-)
bar:7 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2011
bar:7 color:CAACRed from:2011 till:end
bar:8 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:end text: Holt (2003-)
bar:9 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2007 text: Ionia (2003-)
bar:9 color:CAACGold from:2007 till:2011
bar:9 color:CAACRed from:2011 till:2014
bar:9 color:CAACWhite from:2014 till:end
bar:10 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:2018 text: Jackson (2003-2018)
bar:11 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2011 text: Jackson Lumen Christi (2003-2014; non-football until 2012)
bar:11 color:CAACGold from:2011 till:2014
bar:12 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2011 text: Jackson Northwest (2003-2014)
bar:12 color:CAACGold from:2011 till:2014
bar:13 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:2014 text: Lakewood (2003-2014; 2023-)
bar:13 color:CAACWhite from:2023 till:end
bar:14 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:end text: Lansing Catholic (2003-)
bar:15 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:2018 text: Lansing Eastern (2003-)
bar:15 color:CAACRed from:2018 till:end
bar:16 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:end text: Lansing Everett (2003-)
bar:17 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:2007 text: Lansing Sexton (2003-)
bar:17 color:CAACRed from:2007 till:2011
bar:17 color:CAACBlue from:2011 till:2018
bar:17 color:CAACWhite from:2018 till:end
bar:18 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2011 text: Lansing Waverly (2003-)
bar:18 color:CAACGold from:2011 till:2014
bar:18 color:CAACRed from:2014 till:2018
bar:18 color:CAACBlue from:2018 till:end
bar:19 color:CAACRed from:2003 till:2011 text: Mason (2003-)
bar:19 color:CAACGold from:2011 till:2014
bar:19 color:CAACRed from:2014 till:end
bar:20 color:CAACBlue from:2003 till:end text: Okemos (2003-)
bar:21 color:CAACWhite from:2003 till:2018 text: Williamston (2003-)
bar:21 color:CAACRed from:2018 till:end
bar:22 color:CAACRed from:2005 till:end text: St. Johns (2005-)
bar:23 color:CAACWhite from:2007 till:2014 text: Corunna (2007-2014)
bar:24 color:CAACRed from:2007 till:2017 text: Owosso (2007-2017)
bar:25 color:CAACWhite from:2007 till:end text: Portland (2007-)
bar:26 color:CAACWhite from:2007 till:2012 text: Perry (2007-2012)
bar:27 color:CAACGold from:2012 till:2014 text: Parma Western (2012-2014)
bar:28 color:CAACWhite from:2012 till:2014 text: Stockbridge (2012-2014)
bar:29 color:CAACWhite from:2023 till:end text: Olivet (2023-)
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text:"Capital Area Activities Conference membership history with football divisions"
Sports
The CAAC offer many sports for boys and girls athletes during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.{{Cite web|title = CAAC|url = http://caacsports.org/|website = caacsports.org|accessdate = 2015-12-20}}
Fall:
- Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
- Football
- Golf (Girls)
- Soccer (Boys)
- Swimming & Diving (Girls)
- Tennis (Boys)
- Volleyball
Winter:
- Basketball (Boys & Girls)
- Bowling (Boys & Girls)
- Competitive Cheer
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Swimming & Diving (Boys)
- Wrestling
Spring:
- Baseball
- Golf (Boys)
- Lacrosse (Boys & Girls)
- Soccer (Girls)
- Softball
- Tennis (Girls)
- Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
History
The CAAC was created in 2003, consisting of 21 schools coming from the now defunct leagues of the Capital Area Conference, the Capital Circuit League, the Ingham County League, and the Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference. From 2003 to 2007 the conference was made up of three divisions (I, II, III): division I was made up of eight schools, divisions II was made up of seven schools, and division III was made up of six schools in each. At the start of the 2007–08 school year the league switched from I, II, III to color-based divisions (Blue, Gold, Red, and White), due to new schools joining the league. The 2012–13 season was when the league reached its peak number of schools in the league; the league consisted of 27 schools with the same blue, gold, red, white divisions. After two years of competition of 27 schools, the league went through major re-alignment after seven schools departed the league. Lakewood and Stockbridge left the CAAC, and created a new conference with five other schools, called the Greater Lansing Athletic Conference (GLAC). Jackson area schools, Jackson Northwest, Parma Western, Jackson Lumen Christi, as well as Charlotte left the conference and created the Interstate Eight Conference. Corunna made the decision to move east and join the Genesee Area Conference (GAC). The CAAC reduced to three divisions and eliminated the gold division. Currently the blue division has seven schools, the red has six, and the white has eight.{{Cite web|title = Realignment coming to CAAC|url = http://www.highschoolsportsscene.com/articles/2013-10-23-realignment-coming-to-caac|website = www.highschoolsportsscene.com|accessdate = 2015-12-20}} Former league member Charlotte, which was one of the seven schools that left the conference at the start of the 2014–15 school year, to join the newly formed Interstate Eight Conference, left that conference and joined the CAAC once again at the start of the 2017–18 school year. The 2018–19 school year, the CAAC went through re-alignment once again. DeWitt and Lansing Waverly joined the Blue, with East Lansing, Grand Ledge, Holt, Lansing Everett, and Okemos. In the Red, Fowlerville, Lansing Eastern and Williamston joined Haslett, Mason, and St. Johns. Charlotte and Lansing Sexton moved to the White with Eaton Rapids, Ionia, Lansing Catholic, and Portland. Jackson High School departed the league and joined the Ann Arbor based Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2023 Lakewood rejoined the conference returning to the white division along with Olivet, joining for the first time. Both schools came from the GLAC.
Alignments
| class="wikitable"
|+Bowling !Blue !Red |
| Ionia
|Haslett |
| Portland
|Lansing Everett |
| Lansing Waverly
|East Lansing |
| Grand Ledge
|Holt |
| Eaton Rapids
|Mason |
| Lansing Eastern (boys only)
|Dewitt |
| class="wikitable"
|+Competitive Cheer !Red !White |
| Charlotte
|Eaton Rapids |
| Grand Ledge
|Holt |
| DeWitt
|Fowlerville |
| Mason
|Portland |
| St. Johns
|Williamston |
| Waverly
| |
| class="wikitable"
|+Gymnastics !One Division |
| East Lansing (co-op with Dewitt) |
| Fowlerville (co-op with Byron, Pinckney & Perry) |
| Grand Ledge |
| Haslett (co-op with St. Johns) |
| Holt (co-op with Mason & Dansville) |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lacrosse !One Division |
| Grand Ledge |
| DeWitt |
| Lansing Waverly (co-op with Lansing Catholic) |
| Haslett |
| East Lansing |
| Holt |
| Okemos |
| St. Johns (co-op with Ovid-Elsie) |
| class="wikitable"
|+Swimming and Diving !Blue !Red |
| Grand Ledge
|Charlotte |
| Holt
|Mason |
| Okemos
|Eaton Rapids |
| East Lansing
|Williamston |
| St. Johns
|Lansing Waverly |
| Dewitt
|Lansing Everett |
| Haslett
| |
| Jackson
| |
Past alignments
=2003-2005 alignment=
Division I:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Sexton
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Division II:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Waverly
Division III:
- DeWitt
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Williamston
=2005-2007 alignment=
Division I:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Sexton
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Division II:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Waverly
Division III:
- DeWitt
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Williamston
=2007-2011 alignment=
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- DeWitt
- Eaton Rapids
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Ionia
Red:
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Lansing Sexton
- Mason
- Owosso
- St. Johns
- Waverly
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Perry
- Portland
- Williamston
=2011-2012=
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Waverly
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Owosso
- St. Johns
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Perry
- Portland
- Williamston
=2012-2014=
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Gold:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Jackson Lumen Christi
- Jackson Northwest
- Mason
- Parma Western
- Waverly
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Owosso
- St. Johns
White:
- Corunna
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Portland
- Stockbridge
- Williamston
=2014-2017=
Blue:
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Eastern
- Lansing Everett
- Lansing Sexton
- Okemos
Red:
- DeWitt
- Haslett
- Mason
- Owosso
- St. Johns
- Waverly
White:
- Eaton Rapids
- Fowlerville
- Ionia
- Lansing Catholic
- Portland
- Williamston.
=2018-2022=
Blue:
- DeWitt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
- Waverly
Red:
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lansing Eastern
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Williamston
White:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Lansing Catholic
- Lansing Sexton
- Portland
=2023-Present=
Blue:
- DeWitt
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Jackson
- Lansing Everett
- Okemos
- Waverly
Red:
- Fowlerville
- Haslett
- Lansing Eastern
- Mason
- St. Johns
- Williamston
White:
- Charlotte
- Eaton Rapids
- Ionia
- Lakewood
- Lansing Catholic
- Lansing Sexton
- Olivet
- Portland{{Cite web|title = Athletic directors give OK for Lumen Christi football to join CAAC in 2012|url = http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/4948539695195131700/athletic-directors-give-ok-for-lumen-christi-football-to-join-caac-in-2012/|website = MLive.com|accessdate = 2015-12-20}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://caacsports.org/ CAAC official website]
- https://caacsports.org/fall-sports/football/
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