Northern Shores Conference

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Northern Shores Conference
ConferenceMHSAA
Founded2024
No. of teams8
RegionNorthern Michigan
Locations
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The Northern Shores Conference (NSC) is an interscholastic athletic conference affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It began play during the 2024–2025 school year. It is located in Northern Michigan and contains eight teams that encompasses seven counties: Antrim County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Crawford County, Emmet County, Grand Traverse County, and Kalkaska County.

History

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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]

Members

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Team & Mascot School Location Joined Enrollment Class Prior Conference Boys Champ Girls Champ Total Champ
Boyne City Ramblers Boyne City High School Boyne City, Michigan 2024 412 B Lake Michigan Conference
Charlevoix Rayders Charlevoix High School Charlevoix, Michigan 2024 272 C Lake Michigan Conference 4 4
Cheboygan Chiefs Cheboygan High School Cheboygan, Michigan 2024 462 B Straits Area Conference
Elk Rapids Elks Elk Rapids High School Elk Rapids, Michigan 2024 351 B Lake Michigan Conference 5 2 7
Grayling Vikings Grayling High School Grayling, Michigan 2024 458 B Lake Michigan Conference 1 1
Harbor Springs Rams Harbor Springs High School Harbor Springs, Michigan 2024 236 C Lake Michigan Conference 1 7 8
Kalkaska Blazers Kalkaska High School Kalkaska, Michigan 2024 441 B Lake Michigan Conference
Kingsley Stags Kingsley High School Kingsley, Michigan 2024 405 B Northwest Conference 3 3

Membership timeline

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Sports

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Boy's sponsored sports by school

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School Base­ball Basket­ball Bowling Cross Country Football Golf Ice hockey Lac­rosse Skiing- Alpine Soccer Tennis Track & field Wrest­ling Total
Boyne City Ramblers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 12
Charlevoix Rayders Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Cheboygan Chiefs Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Elk Rapids Elks Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 11
Grayling Vikings Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Harbor Springs Rams Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 11
Kalkaska Blazers Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 9
Kingsley Stags Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 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.

Girl's sponsored sports by school

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School Basket­ball Bowling Cross Country Golf Skiing- Alpine Soccer Soft­ball Tennis Track & field Volleyball Competitive Cheer Total
Boyne City Ramblers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 10
Charlevoix Rayders Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
Cheboygan Chiefs Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 8
Elk Rapids Elks Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Grayling Vikings Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 10
Harbor Springs Rams Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
Kalkaska Blazers Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
Kingsley Stags Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7

Notes:

° Elk Rapids - Co-ops with Central Lake and Traverse City St. Francis in Skiing.

° Harbor Springs - Co-ops with Petoskey St. Michael in Tennis,

Boys Soccer

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Conference Champions

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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

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Season NSC Non-NSC Site Division Ref
2024 Elk Rapids (18-7-1) 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (23-2) 3 Grand Ledge High School • Grand Ledge, MI 3 [5]

Boys Cross Country

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Conference Champions

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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

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Year Champion School Time
2024 Hunter Eaton Charlevoix 16:41.33
2025 Hunter Eaton Charlevoix 15:59.14

Final Appearances

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Year School Place Division
2024 Charlevoix 14th 3
2024 Harbor Springs 4th 4
2025 Charlevoix 1st 3
2025 Harbor Springs 25th 3

State Champions

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Year Champion School Division Time
2025 Hunter Eaton Charlevoix 3 15:30.80

Girls Cross Country

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Conference Champions

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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

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Year Champion School Time
2024 Stefi Reskevics Harbor Springs 19:53.54
2025 Brynne Schulte Elk Rapids 19:16.31

Final Appearances

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Year School Place Division
2024 Harbor Springs 4th 4
2025 Harbor Springs 21st 3
2025 Boyne City 26th 3

Girls Golf

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Conference Champions

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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

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Year Champion School
2024 Jessica Campbell Grayling
2025 Sophie Lagattuta Grayling

State Finals Appearances

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Year School Place Division
2024 Charlevoix 10th 4
2024 Harbor Springs 13th 4
2025 Elk Rapids 3rd 4
2025 Harbor Springs 8th 4

Girls Volleyball

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2024 Kingsley 7-0
2025 Kingsley 7-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Kingsley 14-0 2 2 1
Elk Rapids 11-3 0 0 0
Boyne City 9-5 0 0 0
Cheboygan 9-5 0 0 0
Charlevoix 4-10 0 0 0
Kalkaska 3-11 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 3-11 0 0 0
Grayling 3-11 0 0 0

Wrestling

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Conference champions

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Year Champion
2025 Charlevoix
Team Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Charlevoix 1 1 0
Grayling 0 0 0
Kingsley 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 1 0
Cheboygan 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0 1 0
Elk Rapids 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 0 0 0

Individual Champions

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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

Girls Skiing

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2024 Harbor Springs
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Harbor Springs 1 1 1 1st
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Elk Rapids 0 1 0 8th
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0


Individual Champions

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YEAR Giant Slalom YEAR Slalom
2025 Drew Bowman, Harbor Springs 2025 Avery Kita, Lake Charlevoix

Boys Skiing

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2024 Harbor Springs
Team Conference championships Final appearances State championships Best finish
Elk Rapids 1 1 0 3rd
Harbor Springs 0 0 0
Charlevoix 0 0 0
Boyne City 0 0 0
Grayling 0 0 0


Individual Champions

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YEAR Giant Slalom YEAR Slalom
2025 Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine 2025 Corbin Bogard, Great North Alpine

Boys Basketball

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2025 Elk Rapids 13-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 13-1 1 0 0
Harbor Springs 12-2 0 1 0
Charlevoix 10-4 0 0 0
Boyne City 8-6 0 1 0
Cheboygan 7-7 0 0 0
Grayling 3-11 0 0 0
Kalkaska 3-11 0 0 0
Kingsley 0-14 0 0 0

Girls Basketball

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2025 Harbor Springs 14-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Harbor Springs 14-0 1 1 0
Kingsley 11-3 0 0 0
Elk Rapids 9-5 0 0 0
Boyne City 9-5 0 0 0
Cheboygan 5-9 0 0 0
Grayling 5-9 0 0 0
Charlevoix 3-11 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0-14 0 0 0

Boys Bowling

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2025 Elk Rapids

Girls Tennis

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2025 Harbor Springs

Boys Golf

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Conference Champions

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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

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Year Champion School
2025 Bryce Boss Charlevoix

State Finals Appearances

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Year School Place Division

Girls Soccer

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2025 Harbor Springs 12-0-0
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Harbor Springs 12-0-0 1 0 0
Elk Rapids 10-2-0 0 0 0
Boyne City 6-4-2 0 0 0
Cheboygan 5-4-3 0 0 0
Kingsley 3-8-1 0 0 0
Charlevoix 2-10-0 0 0 0
Grayling 1-11-0 0 0 0
Kalkaska 0-0-0 0 0 0

Softball

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2025 Elk Rapids 13-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 13-1 1 0 0
Kingsley 11-3 0 0 0
Boyne City 10-4 0 0 0
Cheboygan 7-7 0 0 0
Grayling 7-7 0 0 0
Kalkaska 6-8 0 0 0
Charlevoix 2-12 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 0-14 0 0 0

Baseball

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion Record
2025 Elk Rapids 13-1
Team Conference Record Conference championship District championships Regional championships
Elk Rapids 13-1 1 0 0
Kingsley 12-2 0 0 0
Boyne City 10-4 0 0 0
Charlevoix 8-6 0 0 0
Harbor Springs 5-9 0 0 0
Kalkaska 4-10 0 0 0
Cheboygan 2-12 0 0 0
Grayling 2-12 0 0 0

Girls Track & Field

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2025 Kingsley

Individual Champions

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Track Champions

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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

Relay Champions

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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

Field Champions

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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"

Boys Track & Field

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Conference Champions

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Year Champion
2025 Charlevoix

Individual Champions

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Track Champions

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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

Relay Champions

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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

Field Champions

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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"


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