The South Lake Michigan Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference situated in LaPorte and Starke counties. Started in 1907[1] as the LaPorte County Conference, the county had only five non-city schools left by 1965. The league then decided to rebrand itself as the SLMC and add Michigan City Marquette and Oregon-Davis.[2] However, continuing consolidation would leave the league unstable, and the conference was back down to five schools by 1969. The end came when two of those schools joined the Porter County Conference, leaving the three remaining schools to become independents.
The league can be considered a predecessor to the Northland Conference, which was started 23 years later by four of the five SLMC members at the time of its disbanding. That conference was also plagued by a lack of stability, and folded in 2010.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | Wanatah | Trojans | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1962 | none (consolidated into South Central (UM)) | ||
| Hanna | Hanna | Fishermen | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1962 | none (consolidated into South Central (UM)) | ||
| Kingsbury | Kingsbury | Kings | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1964 | none (consolidated into LaPorte) | ||
| LaCrosse1 | LaCrosse | Tigers | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1975 | Porter County | ||
| Mill Creek | Mill Creek | Creekers | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1964 | none (consolidated into LaPorte) | ||
| Rolling Prairie | Rolling Prairie | Bulldogs | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1968 | none (consolidated into New Prairie) | ||
| Springfield Township | Michiana Shores | Indians | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1950 | none (consolidated into Michigan City) | ||
| Stillwell | Stillwell | Vikings | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1964 | none (consolidated into LaPorte) | ||
| Union Mills | Union Mills | Millers | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1962 | none (consolidated into South Central (UM)) | ||
| Union Township | South Center | Tigers | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1965 | none (consolidated into LaPorte) | ||
| Wanatah | Wanatah | Midgets | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1969 | none (consolidated into LaCrosse | ||
| Westville | Westville | Blackhawks | 46 LaPorte | 1907 | Independents | 1975 | Porter County | ||
| South Central (Union Mills) | Union Mills | Satellites | 46 LaPorte | 1962 | none (new school) | 1975 | Independents (NLC 1998) | ||
| Marquette Catholic | Michigan City | Blazers | 46 LaPorte | 1965 | Independents (joined IHSAA 1942) | 1975 | Independents (NLC 1998) | ||
| Oregon-Davis2 | Hamlet | Bobcats | 75 Starke | 1965 | Tippecanoe Valley | 1975 | Independents (NLC 1998) |
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