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Lakeshore Conference

(1963–1972; 1979–1985) The Lakeshore Conference were two separate leagues made-up of schools that were in both loops. The original conference was formed in 1963 and folded in 1972 when four of its six members left. The second Lakeshore Conference came into existence around 1979 and folded after the 1985 football season.

Charter members of the original Lakeshore Conference in 1963

• Danbury Lakers (1963–72)
• Green Springs Bobcats (1963–69, merged with Clyde in 1969)
• Elmore Bulldogs (1963–68, merged with Woodville to create Woodmore in 1968)
• Northwood Rangers (1963–72) left for the Michigan-Ohio Border Conference
• Woodville Warriors (1963–68, merged with Elmore to create Woodmore in 1968)

Other members of the first original conference:

• North Baltimore Tigers (1969–72)
• Otsego Knights (spring 1967-72) left for the Suburban Lakes League
• Ottawa Hills Green Bears (1967–72) left for the MOBC
• Woodmore Wildcats (1968–72, result of consolidating Woodville and Elmore in 1968.) left for the SLL
• Grand Rapids Pirates ???? (merged into Otsego schools)
• Rudolph Westwood Warriors(?) (19??-66, merged with Bowling Green in 1966)
• Norwalk St. Paul Flyers (c. 1967-68)

Members at the time of the second dissolution:

• Danbury Lakers (1979-fall 85)
• Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains (1979-fall 85)
• North Baltimore Tigers (1979-fall 85)
• Northwood Rangers (1979-fall 85)
• Ottawa Hills Green Bears (1979-fall 85)
• St. Wendelin Mohawks (1983-fall 85)
• Seneca East Tigers (1979-fall 1985)

The league folded after the 1985 football season when Hopewell-Loudon, North Baltimore, St. Wendelin and Seneca East left for the Midland Athletic League. This left Danbury, Northwood, and Ottawa Hills as independents until Northwood joined the Suburban Lakes League in 1986 and the other two joined the Toledo Area Athletic Conference in 1988.

Six Schools Set For New League