Summit Athletic Conference
| Founded | c. 1935 Fort Wayne City Series 1973 Summit Athletic |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 10 4 Class 3A, 2 Class 3A, 1 Class 2A |
| Region | 1 County: Allen, Indiana |
| Locations | |
The Summit Athletic Conference, or SAC, is a high school athletic conference consisting of ten high schools located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Three of the schools are private; one being a Lutheran academy, and the other two being Catholic preparatories. The rest are public schools, being part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. Two limited members are part of Northwest Allen County Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools.
All member schools are located in Allen County, Indiana. Originally called the Fort Wayne City Series, the name was changed to the Summit Athletic Conference in 1973, when Harding High School joined.[1]
Elmhurst High School closed at the end of the 2009–10 academic year, with students being spread out between North Side, South Side, and Wayne high schools.[2] Harding closed at the end of the 2010–11 school year.
Membership
[edit | edit source]| School | Mascot | School Corp. | Colors | Size | IHSAA Class (Football) |
Year joined | Previous conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Dwenger | Saints | R.C.D. FWSB | 1,050 | 3A (5A) | 1965 | None | |
| Bishop Luers | Knights | R.C.D. FWSB | 590 | 2A (2A) | 1960 | None | |
| Carroll | Chargers | N.A.C.S. | 2,200 | 4A (6A) | 2015 | NE8 | |
| Concordia Lutheran1 | Cadets | LCMS | 675 | 3A (3A) | 1952 1965 |
None NEIAC | |
| Homestead | Spartans | S.A.C.S. | 2,600 | 4A (6A) | 2015 | NE8 | |
| North Side2, 3 | Legends | F.W.C.S. | 1,683 | 4A (5A) | 1934 | NEIAC | |
| Northrop | Bruins | F.W.C.S. | 2,181 | 4A (5A) | 1971 | None | |
| Snider | Panthers | F.W.C.S. | 1,865 | 4A (5A) | 1965 | None | |
| South Side2, 4 | Archers | F.W.C.S. | 1,479 | 4A (4A) | 1934 | NEIAC | |
| Wayne | Generals | F.W.C.S. | 1,504 | 4A (4A) | 1971 | None |
- Concordia played in the NEIAC 1955–65, and in both the FWCS/Summit and NEIAC 1965–75.
- North Side and South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934–1940.
- North Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Northern Indiana Athletic Conference 1942–65.
- South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Central Indiana Athletic Conference 1945–47.
Former members
[edit | edit source]| School | Mascot | School Corp. | Colors | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central1 | Tigers | F.W.C.S. | 1934 | NE IN | 1971 | none (school closed) | |
| Central Catholic2 | Irish | R.C.D. FWSB | 1934 | none (new school) | 1972 | none (school closed) | |
| Elmhurst | Trojans | F.W.C.S. | 1966 | NE Indiana | 2010 | none (school closed) | |
| Harding3 | Hawks | East Allen | 1973 | none (new school) | 2011 | none (school closed) |
- Central played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934–40. Central split into Northrop and Wayne when school closed.
- Central Catholic, while a FWCS member, did not join the IHSAA until 1946, when private schools and segregated public schools were allowed into the organization.
- Harding was converted to magnet school in 2012.
Membership timeline
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Football divisions
[edit | edit source]From 1971 to 1979, football competition was divided into North and South divisions.
| North | South |
|---|---|
| Bishop Dwenger | Bishop Luers |
| Concordia | Elmhurst |
| Northrop | Harding |
| North Side | South Side |
| Snider | Wayne |
Conference champions
[edit | edit source]Football
[edit | edit source]| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | North Side | 1935*, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943*, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957*, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1972 (N)* 1979 (N, O), 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991*, 2013 |
| 21 | Bishop Dwenger | 1967*, 1968, 1971 (N)*, 1973 (N), 1974 (N, O), 1975 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1978 (N, O) 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991*, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018 |
| 21 | Snider | 1966, 1971 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1977 (N)*, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014*, 2016, 2017, 2021 |
| 16 | Bishop Luers | 1961, 1969, 1971 (S, O), 1972 (S, O), 1973 (S, O), 1974 (S)*, 1975 (S, O), 1977 (S)*, 1979 (S)* 1980, 1993*, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2014*, 2021 |
| 11 | South Side | 1934, 1936, 1943*, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1965, 1974 (S)*, 1977 (S)*, 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S) |
| 9 | Central | 1935*, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1957*, 1959, 1970 |
| 6 | Central Catholic | 1950, 1952, 1954, 1957*, 1960, 1962 |
| 4 | Elmhurst | 1974 (S)*, 1976 (S, O), 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S)* |
| 4 | Wayne | 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S), 1991*, 1993*, 2014* |
| 3 | Northrop | 1972 (N)*, 1975 (N)*, 1977 (N, O)* |
| 2 | Carroll (FW) | 2021, 2022 |
| 2 | Homestead | 2019, 2020 |
| 1 | Concordia Lutheran | 1967* |
| 1 | Harding | 2003 |
- N and S designations are division champions, O denotes title game winner.
Boys basketball
[edit | edit source]| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | North Side | 1995, 1999*, 2006, 2013*, 2014, 2015 |
| 5 | Bishop Dwenger | 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007 |
| 4 | Concordia Lutheran | 1999*, 2000*, 2003*, 2013* |
| 4 | Harding | 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 |
| 4 | Homestead | 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| 4 | Snider | 2003*, 2005, 2009, 2017 |
| 4 | South Side | 1997, 1999*, 2000*, 2003* |
| 4 | Wayne | 2000*, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 3 | Bishop Luers | 2011, 2012, 2020 |
| 2 | Carroll (FW) | 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Northrop | 2013*, 2019 |
| 0 | Central | |
| 0 | Central Catholic | |
| 0 | Elmhurst |
Girls basketball
[edit | edit source]| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Homestead | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025 |
| 6 | Bishop Luers | 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 |
| 3 | Concordia Lutheran | 2002, 2010, 2014 |
| 3 | Snider | 2004, 2015, 2024 |
| 2 | Elmhurst | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | South Side | 2012, 2013 |
| 1 | Carroll (FW) | 2021 |
| 1 | Northrop | 2023 |
| 0 | Bishop Dwenger | |
| 0 | Harding | |
| 0 | North Side | |
| 0 | Wayne |
State championships
[edit | edit source]Bishop Dwenger Saints (13)
[edit | edit source]- 1983 Football (3A)
- 1990 Football (3A)
- 1991 Football (3A)
- 1995 Gymnastics
- 2003 Gymnastics
- 2005 Gymnastics
- 2005 Girls Soccer
- 2006 Gymnastics
- 2006 Girls Soccer
- 2010 Softball (3A)
- 2012 Gymnastics
- 2015 Football (4A)
- 2018 Football (4A)
Bishop Luers Knights (20)
[edit | edit source]- 1985 Football (2A)
- 1989 Football (2A)
- 1992 Football (2A)
- 1999 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 1999 Football (2A)
- 2000 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 2001 Football (2A)
- 2001 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 2002 Football (2A)
- 2002 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 2006 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 2007 Football (2A)
- 2008 Boys Basketball (2A)
- 2008 Baseball (2A)
- 2009 Football (2A)
- 2009 Boys Basketball (2A)
- 2010 Football (2A)
- 2011 Girls Basketball (2A)
- 2011 Football (2A)
- 2012 Football (2A)
Concordia Lutheran Cadets (7)
[edit | edit source]- 1983 Girls Cross Country
- 1999 Boys Track & Field
- 2010 Girls Basketball (3A)
- 2012 Girls Basketball (3A)
- 2014 Girls Volleyball (3A)
- 2016 Football (3A)
- 2019 Boys Cross Country
North Side Legends (7)
[edit | edit source]- 1941 Boys Track & Field
- 1942 Boys Track & Field
- 1956 Boys Track & Field
- 1957 Boys Track & Field
- 1963 Boys Track & Field
- 1965 Boys Track & Field
- 1968 Boys Cross-Country
Northrop Bruins (16)
[edit | edit source]- 1974 Boys Basketball
- 1981 Girls Track & Field
- 1983 Baseball
- 1984 Boys Golf
- 1986 Girls Basketball
- 1991 Girls Track & Field
- 1997 Boys Track & Field
- 2000 Girls Track & Field
- 2001 Girls Track & Field
- 2002 Girls Track & Field
- 2003 Girls Track & Field
- 2004 Boys Track & Field
- 2004 Girls gymnastics
- 2005 Girls Track & Field
- 2011 Girls Track & Field
- 2013 Girls Track & Field
Snider Panthers (9)
[edit | edit source]- 1974 Boys Track & Field
- 1987 Volleyball
- 1988 Girls Basketball
- 1991 Volleyball
- 1992 Football (5A)
- 2003 Wrestling
- 2006 Baseball (4A)
- 2009 Baseball (4A)
- 2015 Football (5A)
- 2023 Football (5A)
South Side Archers (7)
[edit | edit source]- 1938 Boys Basketball
- 1958 Boys Basketball
- 1968 Boys Track & Field
- 1980 Girls Track & Field
- 1985 Girls Track & Field
- 1986 Girls Track & Field
- 1989 Girls Track & Field
- 2013 Girls Basketball Runner-up.
Wayne Generals (3)
[edit | edit source]- 1973 Girls Tennis
- 1979 Boys Track & Field
- 1995 Football (4A)
Homestead Spartans (11)
[edit | edit source]- 2015 Boys Basketball (4A) [not in SAC]
- 2017 Girls Basketball (4A)
- 2019 Girls Golf [not in SAC]
- 2021 Girls Soccer (3A) [not in SAC]
- 2023 Girls Cross Country [not in SAC]
- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1999, 2001 Girls Gymnastics [not in SAC]
Central Tigers (2) 1
[edit | edit source]- 1943 Boys Basketball
- 1944 Boys Track & Field
Central Catholic Irish (2) 1
[edit | edit source]- 1950 Football (mythical champion)
- 1959 Boys Golf
Elmhurst Trojans (1) 1
[edit | edit source]- 2009 Girls Basketball (3A)
Harding Hawks (4) 1
[edit | edit source]- 1994 Girls Track & Field
- 1995 Girls Track & Field
- 2001 Boys Basketball (2A)
- 2006 Football (2A)
1 Won while SAC Member.
Notable athletes
[edit | edit source]- Jason Baker, NFL punter
- Jessie Bates, NFL safety
- Damarcus Beasley, professional soccer player, two time FIFA World Cup Finals participant
- Jamar Beasley, professional soccer player
- Vaughn Dunbar, former professional football player, NFL New Orleans Saints
- Tyler Eifert, NFL tight end
- Trai Essex, NFL, offensive lineman
- Jason Fabini, NFL offensive tackle for the Jets, Cowboys and Washington Football Team
- Josh Gaines, AFL defensive lineman
- Tiffany Gooden, former professional basketball player, Colorado Xplosion
- James Hardy, NFL wide receiver
- Jim Hinga, NCAA Div I basketball coach
- Selwyn Lymon, NFL, wide receiver
- Jim Master, Indiana Mr. Basketball (1980), high school All-American, University of Kentucky[3]
- Jarrod Parker, MLB pitcher, graduated from Norwell High School after attending Wayne High School
- Bernard Pollard, NFL safety
- Brian Reith, former MLB pitcher
- Ben Skowronek, NFL wide receiver
- Jaylon Smith, NFL linebacker
- Lamar Smith, NFL running back
- Rod Smith, NFL running back
- Anthony Spencer, NFL linebacker
- Caleb Swanigan, Former NBA Player
- Deshaun Thomas, Indiana's 3rd all-time leading men's scorer in basketball
- Max Touloute, professional soccer player, Haitian national team member
- Eric Wedge, MLB manager
- Sharon Wichman, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, 1968 Summer Olympics
- Rod Woodson, NFL Hall of Famer
Resources
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