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The Northern Shores Conference was announced in April 2023, comprising six teams from the Lake Michigan Conference and one each from the Northwest and Straits Area Conference. The conference formed following the dissolution of the old Lake Michigan Conference, the schools in the conference had concerns with Traverse City St. Francis , and their domination in most of the sports offered, they had almost 50 more conference champions than the next closest school. East Jordan was the first school announced to leave; they were joining the smaller Ski-Valley Conference for all sports. Kingsley, who had previously been denied entry into the Lake Michigan Conference in 2017, and Cheboygan were invited by the remaining six LMC teams, sans St. Francis, to form the new conference.
Administrators at the schools feel the new conference will have better competitive balance, as well as maintaining some of the rivalries that have formed over the years. The new conference however does not affect its members schools association with the Northern Michigan Football League , the new conference will not sponsor football, all member schools except Kalkaska are current members of the NMFL.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
In October 2025, it was announced that the Northern Shores Conference would sponsor football starting in the 2026 season, with the exception of Harbor Springs, who will stay in the Northern Michigan Football League . The seven other schools will play a 7-game schedule with non-league games to open and close the season, and one team playing a non-league game each week from weeks two through eight. [ 4]
Membership timeline [ edit ]
School
Base ball
Basket ball
Bowling
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice hockey
Lac rosse
Skiing- Alpine
Soccer
Tennis
Track & field
Wrest ling
Total
Boyne City Ramblers
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y 12
Charlevoix Rayders
Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y 10
Cheboygan Chiefs
Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y 9
Elk Rapids Elks
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N 11
Grayling Vikings
Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y 10
Harbor Springs Rams
Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 11
Kalkaska Blazers
Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y 9
Kingsley Stags
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y 10
Notes:
° Boyne City - Co-ops with Charlevoix in Skiing; Co-ops with Petoskey, Petoskey St. Michael and Harbor Springs in Hockey and Lacrosse.
° Charlevoix - Co-ops with Boyne City in Skiing; Co-ops with Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.
° Cheboygan - Co-ops with Indian River-Inland Lakes, Onaway, Pellston and St. Ignace in Ice Hockey
° Elk Rapids - Co-ops with Charlevoix, Kalkaska, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey; Co-ops with Central Lake and Traverse City St. Francis in Skiing.
° Harbor Springs - Co-ops with Petoskey, Petoskey St. Michael and Boyne City in Hockey and Lacrosse; Co-ops with Harbor Light Christian and Petoskey St. Michael in Football.
° Kalkaska - Co-ops with Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.
° Kingsley - Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2024
Elk Rapids & Grayling
11-1-0
2025
Elk Rapids
14-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 25-1-0 2 2 1
Grayling 21-5-0 1 0 0
Harbor Springs 20-6-0 0 2 0
Charlevoix 12-14-0 0 0 0
Boyne City 9-16-1 0 0 0
Kingsley 8-17-1 0 0 0
Kalkaska 1-12-1 0 0 0
Cheboygan 0-25-1 0 0 0
State Championship Appearances [ edit ]
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2024
Charlevoix
2025
Charlevoix
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Charlevoix 2 2 1 1st
Harbor Springs 0 2 0 4th
Kingsley 0 0 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0 0 0
Elk Rapids 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
School
Time
2024
Hunter Eaton
Charlevoix
16:41.33
2025
Hunter Eaton
Charlevoix
15:59.14
Year School Place Division
2024 Charlevoix 14th 3
2024 Harbor Springs 4th 4
2025 Charlevoix 1st 3
2025 Harbor Springs 25th 3
Year
Champion
School
Division
Time
2025
Hunter Eaton
Charlevoix
3
15:30.80
Girls Cross Country [ edit ] Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2024
Harbor Springs
2025
Harbor Springs
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Harbor Springs 2 2 0 4th
Boyne City 0 1 0 26th
Elk Rapids 0 0 0
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Kingsley 0 0 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
School
Time
2024
Stefi Reskevics
Harbor Springs
19:53.54
2025
Brynne Schulte
Elk Rapids
19:16.31
Year School Place Division
2024 Harbor Springs 4th 4
2025 Harbor Springs 21st 3
2025 Boyne City 26th 3
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2024
Harbor Springs
2025
Elk Rapids
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Harbor Springs 1 2 0 8th
Elk Rapids 1 1 0 3rd
Charlevoix 0 1 0 10th
Kingsley 0 0 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
School
2024
Jessica Campbell
Grayling
2025
Sophie Lagattuta
Grayling
State Finals Appearances [ edit ]
Year School Place Division
2024 Charlevoix 10th 4
2024 Harbor Springs 13th 4
2025 Elk Rapids 3rd 4
2025 Harbor Springs 8th 4
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2024
Kingsley
7-0
2025
Kingsley
7-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships State Championships
Kingsley 14-0 2 2 1 1
Elk Rapids 11-3 0 0 0 0
Boyne City 9-5 0 0 0 0
Cheboygan 9-5 0 0 0 0
Charlevoix 4-10 0 0 0 0
Kalkaska 3-11 0 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 3-11 0 0 0 0
Grayling 3-11 0 0 0 0
State championship Appearances
Conference champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Charlevoix
2026
Boyne City
Team Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Charlevoix 1 1 0
Boyne City 1 1 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Kingsley 0 1 0
Kalkaska 0 1 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Elk Rapids 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year 106 113 120 126 132 138 144 150 157 165 175 190 215 285
2025
Andrew Betz
Gavin Holmes
Owen Lewicki
Gabriel Buyze-Prieto
Kalen Titus
Max Huspen
Bruyn Hauger
Colin Jess
Jordan Peters
Parker Grubb
Brady Warchol
Colton Goethals
Danny Bonamie
Luke Munger
2026
Mathieu Moore
Korbin Korpenkoskey
Peyton Frost
Evan Fradette
Alex Moore
Owen Lewicki
Deegan Anthony
Max Huspen
Colin Jess
Gage Miller
Isaiah Cosgrove
Ryan Glass
Sawyer Blaszczyk
Zeke Wright
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Harbor Springs
2026
Harbor Springs
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Harbor Springs 2 2 1 1st
Elk Rapids 0 2 0 5th
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
YEAR Giant Slalom YEAR Slalom
2025
Drew Bowman, Harbor Springs
2025
Avery Kita, Lake Charlevoix
2026
Keeler Brainerd, Harbor Springs
2025
Grace Rowe, Great North Alpine
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Great North Alpine
2026
Great North Alpine
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Elk Rapids 2 2 0 2nd
Harbor Springs 0 0 0 3rd
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
YEAR Giant Slalom YEAR Slalom
2025
Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine
2025
Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine
2026
Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine
2026
Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Elk Rapids
13-1
2026
Elk Rapids
14-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 27-1 2 1 0
Harbor Springs 20-8 0 1 0
Cheboygan 18-10 0 1 0
Boyne City 15-13 0 1 0
Charlevoix 14-14 0 0 0
Kalkaska 7-21 0 0 0
Grayling 7-21 0 0 0
Kingsley 4-24 0 0 0
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Harbor Springs
14-0
2026
Kingsley
13-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Harbor Springs 26-2 1 2 0
Kingsley 24-4 1 0 0
Elk Rapids 19-9 0 0 0
Boyne City 17-11 0 0 0
Cheboygan 11-17 0 0 0
Grayling 7-21 0 0 0
Kalkaska 4-24 0 0 0
Charlevoix 4-24 0 0 0
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Elk Rapids
2025
Elk Rapids & Cheboygan
10-1-1
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Harbor Springs
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Elk Rapids
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Elk Rapids 1 0 0
Harbor Springs 0 0 0
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Kingsley 0 0 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
School
2025
Bryce Boss
Charlevoix
State Finals Appearances [ edit ]
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Harbor Springs
12-0-0
2026
Harbor Springs
10-0-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Harbor Springs 22-0-1 2 0 0
Elk Rapids 22-3-1 0 0 0
Cheboygan 13-7-4 0 0 0
Boyne City 10-9-5 0 0 0
Charlevoix 7-14-3 0 0 0
Kingsley 6-15-5 0 0 0
Grayling 3-21-1 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0-14-0 0 0 0
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Elk Rapids
13-1
2026
Boyne City
13-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 23-5 1 0 0
Boyne City 23-5 1 0 0
Kingsley 18-9 0 0 0
Cheboygan 16-10 0 0 0
Kalkaska 13-15 0 0 0
Grayling 10-18 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 4-22 0 0 0
Charlevoix 2-26 0 0 0
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Record
2025
Elk Rapids
13-1
2026
Kalkaska & Harbor Springs
12-2
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 21-7 1 0 0
Kalkaska 16-12 1 0 0
Harbor Springs 17-11 1 0 0
Kingsley 22-6 0 0 0
Boyne City 18-10 0 0 0
Charlevoix 8-20 0 0 0
Cheboygan 5-23 0 0 0
Grayling 5-23 0 0 0
[ edit ] Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Kingsley
2026
Kingsley
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year 100M Time 200M Time 400M Time 800M Time 1600M Time 3200M Time 110M H Time 300M H Time
2025
Alivia Dear
13.02
Norah Galton
26.95
Hunter Shellenbarger
1:02.04
Delaney Little
2:29.64
Brynn Schulte
5:34.27
Adrianna Soria
12:37.10
Norah Galton
16.06
Norah Galton
46.51
2026
Alivia Dear
12.97
Alivia Dear
26.97
Maya Duncombe
1:01.90
Anna Pray
2:30.81
Aaliyah Hillier
5:51.51
Hailee Bertels
12:52.80
Brooke Fluty
16.92
Brooke Fluty
51.35
Year 4 X 100M Time 4 X 200M Time 4 X 400M Time 4 X 800M Time
2025
Kingsley
52.53
Harbor Springs
1:51.54
Elk Rapids
4:24.14
Harbor Springs
10:47.75
2026
Kingsley
51.19
Harbor Springs
1:50.54
Grayling
4:23.55
Boyne City
10:56.46
Year Shot Put Distance Discus Distance High Jump Height Long Jump Distance Pole Vault Height
2025
Adalene Chambers
35'10"
Adalene Chambers
113'10"
Delaney Case
5'0"
Alivia Dear
15'5"
Isabelle Seitz
8'0"
2026
Emily Bott
33'10"
Emily Bott
108'5"
Cambrynne Giem
4'10"
Emilee Robinson
15'1"
Isabelle Seitz
9'0"
Conference Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
2025
Charlevoix
2026
Charlevoix
Individual Champions [ edit ]
Year 100M Time 200M Time 400M Time 800M Time 1600M Time 3200M Time 110M H Time 300M H Time
2025
Tyler Unterbrink
11.18
Tyler Unterbrink
22.97
Brody Horrigon
51.91
Hunter Eaton
2:02.84
Hunter Eaton
4:36.42
Hunter Eaton
9:47.96
Max Ward
14.80
Max Ward
38.93
2026
Garrett Godden
11.38
Garrett Godden
22.28
Garrett Godden
49.42
Tristan Hernandez
2:02.44
Hunter Eaton
4:28.62
Hunter Eaton
9:57.28
Aidan Hunt
16.23
Landon Baas
41.93
Year 4 X 100M Time 4 X 200M Time 4 X 400M Time 4 X 800M Time
2025
Kingsley
44.61
Charlevoix
1:34.44
Elk Rapids
3:32.08
Grayling
8:40.52
2026
Kalkaska
44.87
Charlevoix
1:33.74
Elk Rapids
3:30.35
Elk Rapids
8:47.38
Year Shot Put Distance Discus Distance High Jump Height Long Jump Distance Pole Vault Height
2025
Lucas Sidlaukas
49'0"
Chase Bott
162'3"
Chase Bott
6'0"
Gavin Lewis
20'0.5"
Korbin Bedford
11'6"
2026
Andrew Grogan
50'5"
Austin Tonn
127'4"
Jason McNamara
6'0"
Gavin Lewis
21'7.25"
Colin Jess
11'6"
↑ Kochanny, Drew (April 18, 2023). "Major shift coming in 2024 with newly formed Northern Shores Conference" . Cheboygan Daily Tribune . ↑ Cook, James; Quealy, Brendan (April 19, 2023). "Northern Shores Conference starting in 2024; TC St. Francis left without a league" . Traverse City Record-Eagle . ↑ Beeby, Harrison (April 18, 2023). "Northern Shores Conference to include eight area schools beginning next year" . UpNorthLive . Traverse City, Michigan: WPBN-TV . ↑ Cook, James. "NMFC faces major shift next year; Most of Northern Shores teams leaving for own football league" . record-eagle.com . ↑ "Pont Notre Dame Prep vs Elk Rapids (Nov 2, 2024)" . mhsaa.com .↑ "Kalamazoo Christian vs Kingsley (Nov 22, 2025)" .
