Midwest Athletic Conference

For the conference in Indiana, see Midwest Athletic Conference (IHSAA).

The Midwest Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in North-West Ohio formed in 1972. The Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) is among the elite small school conferences in the nation.

Current members

The member schools of the MAC since 2006.
School Nickname Location Colors Football Region Basketball Division Gym (Capacity) Football Stadium Joined League
Anna Rockets Anna Green, White
    		6:24 III ? Booster Field 2006 (football-only),
primarily in the SCAL
Coldwater Cavaliers Coldwater Orange, Black
    		5:18 III The Palace Cavalier Stadium 1972
Delphos St. John's Blue Jays Delphos Royal Blue, Gold
    		7:26 IV The Vatican Stadium Park 1982
Fort Recovery Indians Fort Recovery Purple, White
    		7:28 IV Ft. Site Fieldhouse Barrenbrugge Athletic Park 1978
Marion Local Flyers Maria Stein Blue, Gold
    		7:28 IV The Hangar Booster Stadium 1972
Minster Wildcats Minster Orange, Black
    		7:28 IV Wildcat Gym Minster Memorial Stadium 1972
New Bremen Cardinals New Bremen Cardinal, Gold
    		7:28 IV The Nest Cardinal Stadium 1972
New Knoxville Rangers New Knoxville Red, Gray
    		N/A IV The Barn N/A 1978 (no football)
Parkway Panthers Rockford Black, Vegas Gold
    		6:24 III Panther Gym Panther Stadium 1972
St. Henry Redskins St. Henry Red, White
    		7:28 IV Redskin Gym Wally Post Athletic Complex 1972
Versailles Tigers Versailles Orange, Black
    		6:24 III The Jungle H.B. Hole Field 2001

Former members

School Nickname Location Colors Tenure Current Conference
Ansonia Tigers Ansonia Orange, Black
    		1972-1978 Western Ohio Athletic Conference
Bradford Railroaders Bradford Orange, Black
    		1972-1978 Western Ohio Athletic Conference
Mendon-Union Pirates Mendon Blue, Gold
    		1977-1992 Merged into Parkway in 1992

Membership history

MAC Rivalries

  • Coldwater/St. Henry
  • New Bremen/Minster
  • Fort Recovery/St. Henry
  • Marion Local/St. Henry
  • New Bremen/New Knoxville
  • Coldwater/Delphos St. John's
  • Coldwater/Marion Local
  • Fort Recovery/Parkway
  • Marion Local/Versailles

Non-Conference Rivalries

Sports fielded

School Football Volleyball Cross Country Golf Basketball Swimming Bowling Wrestling Baseball Softball Track & Field Soccer Total
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Anna ☒N 1
Coldwater ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 18
Delphos St. John's ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 12
Fort Recovery ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 16
Marion Local ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 16
Minster ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 16
New Bremen ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 16
New Knoxville ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 11
Parkway ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 15
St. Henry ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 16
Versailles ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N ☒N 17

Football Championships[1]

By Year

Year Champions
1973 Parkway
1974 Parkway
Marion Local
1975 Minster
Parkway
Coldwater
1976 Coldwater
1977 Coldwater
St. Henry
1978 Marion Local
1979 Marion Local
1980 Coldwater
1981 Marion Local
1982 Coldwater
1983 Coldwater
1984 Coldwater
1985 Marion Local
Coldwater
1986 St. Henry
Coldwater
1987 Minster
Coldwater
1988 New Bremen
Minster
1989 St. Henry
Delphos St. John's
Minster
1990 St. Henry
1991 Delphos St. John's
1992 St. Henry
1993 St. Henry
1994 Delphos St. John's
1995 St. Henry
1996 St. Henry
1997 Delphos St. John's
1998 Delphos St. John's
1999 Delphos St. John's
2000 Delphos St. John's
2001 Marion Local
Coldwater
2002 Coldwater
2003 Versailles
2004 Coldwater
2005 Coldwater
2006 Coldwater
2007 Marion Local
2008 Coldwater
2009 Delphos St. John's
2010 Delphos St. John's
2011 Marion Local
Delphos St. John's
2012 Coldwater
2013 Marion Local
2014 Marion Local
2015 Coldwater
Fort Recovery
2016 Coldwater
Marion Local
2017 Marion Local
2018 Marion Local
Anna
2019 Marion Local
Anna
2020 Coldwater
Marion Local
2021 Marion Local
Versailles
2022 Marion Local

State championships

The Midwest Athletic Conference has proven to be one of the most competitive in the state of Ohio. Since the inception of the conference in 1973, the 10 member teams have been crowned state champions 150 times. All 10 MAC members have all won a team state title. The MAC has a total of 74 total state championships in boys sports (44 in football) and 76 girls team state championships. Members of the conference won 20 additional state championships before the MAC was established or before schools became members of the MAC.

School Football Volleyball Cross Country Golf Basketball Bowling Wrestling Baseball Softball Track & Field
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Anna 19 06 95, 94 13, 11, 81 80, 72 17
Ansonia
Bradford
Coldwater 24, 20, 15, 14, 13, 12, 07, 05 24 92, 90 20, 15, 12, 07 21, 17, 15, 13, 12 19, 14, 92, 90, 87, 84, 83 96, 95, 94
Delphos St. John's 10, 08, 05, 99, 98, 97 02, 83, 49 02, 87, 80, 79, 77
Fort Recovery 15 90 96 71 91, 90
Marion Local 24, 23, 22, 21, 19, 17, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 07, 06, 01, 00 13, 12, 09, 08, 07 18, 03, 75 03 24, 23
Mendon-Union
Minster 17, 14, 89 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 10, 09, 08, 05, 04, 01, 00, 99, 82 09 19, 18, 04, 98 11, 12, 17 21 18, 04, 03, 02, 01, 89, 85, 82, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76
New Bremen 22, 20 23, 22, 19, 17
New Knoxville 21 08
Parkway 97, 96 91, 87
St. Henry 06, 04, 95, 94, 92, 90 11, 04, 95, 94, 90, 87, 85 04, 91, 90, 79 03, 00, 99
Versailles 21, 03, 98, 95, 94, 93, 90 18, 17, 13 07, 03 15, 08 65 13, 12, 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "MAC Football".