The Greater South Shore Conference in Indiana

The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and Gary West Side, participate only in football, with Boone Grove otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference and Gary West Side otherwise participating in the Great Lakes Athletic Conference.

Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017, and Illiana Christian High School joined the conference in 2021. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. [1] The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Boone Grove, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison and River Forest, and the South Division including Calumet, Gary West Side, Griffith, Wheeler and Whiting. Illiana Christian does not have a football team.

Due to continued rapid growth, Hanover Central left the conference in 2023 to join the Northwest Crossroads Conference. Gary West Side joined as a football-only member upon Hanover Central's departure.

Membership

School City County Team Name Colors Enrollment
2018-19		 IHSAA Class
Football		 Year joined Previous conference
Bishop Noll Institute Hammond 45
Lake		 Warriors     525 2A
2A		 2007 Lake
Boone Grove High School1 Valparaiso 64
Porter		 Wolves     528 N/A
3A		 2014 Independents
Calumet New Tech High School Gary 45
Lake		 Warriors     662 3A
3A		 2007 Lake
West Side Leadership Academy (Gary, Indiana)1 Gary 45
Lake		 Cougars     995 4A
4A		 2023 Great Lakes
Griffith High School (Indiana) Griffith 45
Lake		 Panthers     823 3A
3A		 2017 Northwest
Crossroads
Illiana Christian High School St. John 45
Lake		 Vikings     472 2A
N/A		 2021 Independents
Lake Station
Edison Jr/Sr High School		 Lake Station 45
Lake		 Fighting Eagles     389 3A
2A		 2007 Lake
River Forest Jr/Sr High School Lake Station 45
Lake		 Ingots     550 3A
3A		 2007 Northland
Wheeler High School (Indiana) Union Township 64
Porter		 Bearcats       549 2A
2A		 2007 Lake
Whiting High School Whiting 45
Lake		 Oilers     477 2A
2A		 2009 Lake
  1. Boone Grove and Gary West Side are football-only members.

Former members

School Location Mascot Colors IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous
Conference		 Year left Conference
Joined
Hanover
Central High School		 Cedar Lake Wildcats     709 3A
3A		 2013 Porter County 2023 Northwest Crossroads Conference
Marquette Catholic1 Michigan City Blazers     1A
N/A		 46
LaPorte		 2007 Northland 2017 Independents
North Newton Morocco Spartans     2A
A		 56
Newton		 2007 Independents
(NWHC 1998)		 2017 Independents
(MWC 2018)
  1. Marquette does not play football.

Football divisions

North South
Hammond
Bishop Noll		 Calumet
Boone Grove Griffith
Lake Station
Edison		 West Side
River Forest Wheeler
Whiting

Conference championships

Football

#TeamSeasons
8Wheeler2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S) 2015 (S), 2023 (S)
7Whiting2012, 2013, 2014 (N), 2015 (N), 2016 (N), 2017 (N), 2018 (N)
3Griffith2017 (S), 2018 (S), 2020 (S)
3Hanover Central2016 (S), 2021 (S), 2022 (S)
2River Forest2020 (N), 2022 (N)
2Boone Grove2019 (S), 2023 (N)
1Calumet2019 (N)
1South Central (UM)2021 (N)
0Hammond Bishop Noll
0Lake Station Edison
0North Newton
  • N- North Division, S- South Division.

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
4Hammond Bishop Noll2011, 2012, 2013, 2018*
4Marquette Catholic2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*
3Wheeler2009, 2010, 2017*
2Calumet2008, 2019
2Hanover Central2020, 2021
2Lake Station Edison2018*, 2023
1Illiana Christian2021
0Griffith
0North Newton
0River Forest
0Whiting

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
6Hammond Bishop Noll2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022*
4Calumet2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
3Lake Station Edison2020, 2022*, 2023
1Whiting2012
0Griffith
0Hanover Central
0Illiana Christian
0Marquette Catholic
0North Newton
0River Forest
0Wheeler

State champions

Bishop Noll Warriors (6)

  • 1968 Baseball
  • 1981 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1984 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1989 Football (3A)
  • 2004 Baseball (2A)
  • 2018 Soccer (2A)

Marquette Catholic Blazers (9)

  • 1999 Volleyball (A)
  • 2000 Volleyball (A)
  • 2001 Volleyball (A)
  • 2004 Volleyball (A)
  • 2005 Volleyball (A)
  • 2006 Volleyball (A)
  • 2007 Volleyball (A)
  • 2008 Volleyball (A)
  • 2014 Boys Basketball (A)

Wheeler High School (2)

  • 2010 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2010 Softball (2A)

Calumet Warriors (1)

  • 1965 Boys Cross-Country

Illiana Christian Vikings (1)

  • 2022 Baseball (2A)

Resources

References

  1. ↑ ""Greater South Shore Conference Announces Moves"". Northwest Indiana Times, Munster, IN. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.


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