Kensington Lakes Activities Association

The Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) is an athletic conference for high schools in Michigan. It was formed in the 2008-2009 school year as a result of the merger of the Kensington Valley Conference and the Western Lakes Activities Association, plus two other schools joining from the Oakland Activities Association and the newly built South Lyon East.[1] The league started in 2008 with 23 teams. Howell Parker was to join the KLAA when the conference was first created, but closed after only one year of operation and later re-opened as a middle school. Grand Blanc joined in 2009 to give the league 24 teams.[2]

Member schools

Current members
Team Location Enrollment Joined Previous Conference
West Division
Brighton BulldogsBrighton2,0792008Kensington Valley Conference
Canton ChiefsCanton Township1,9772008Western Lakes Activities Association
Hartland EaglesHartland Township1,9352008Kensington Valley Conference
Howell HighlandersHowell2,2002008Kensington Valley Conference
Northville MustangsNorthville Township2,5002008Western Lakes Activities Association
Novi WildcatsNovi2,0702008Kensington Valley Conference
Plymouth WildcatsCanton Township2,0502008Western Lakes Activities Association
Salem RocksCanton Township2,0192008Western Lakes Activities Association
East Division
Belleville TigersBelleville1,7012018Western Wayne Athletic Conference
Dearborn PioneersDearborn2,1152018Western Wayne Athletic Conference
Dearborn Fordson TractorsDearborn2,7562018Western Wayne Athletic Conference
Livonia Churchill ChargersLivonia1,3962008Western Lakes Activities Association
Livonia Franklin PatriotsLivonia1,4562008Western Lakes Activities Association
Livonia Stevenson SpartansLivonia1,7902008Western Lakes Activities Association
Wayne Memorial ZebrasWayne1,6212008Western Lakes Activities Association
Westland Glenn RocketsWestland1,6652008Western Lakes Activities Association

Former members
Team Location Joined Previous Conference Departed Successive Conference
Grand Blanc BobcatsGrand Blanc2009Big Nine Conference2018Saginaw Valley League
Lakeland EaglesWhite Lake Township2008Kensington Valley Conference2017Lakes Valley Conference
Milford MavericksHighland Township2008Kensington Valley Conference2017Lakes Valley Conference
Pinckney PiratesPutnam Township2008Kensington Valley Conference2017Southeastern Conference
South Lyon LionsSouth Lyon2008Kensington Valley Conference2017Lakes Valley Conference
South Lyon East CougarsLyon Township2008None (school opened)2017Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Central VikingsCommerce Township2008Western Lakes Activities Association2017Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Northern KnightsCommerce Township2008Western Lakes Activities Association2017Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Western WarriorsCommerce Township2008Western Lakes Activities Association2017Lakes Valley Conference
Waterford Kettering CaptainsWaterford Township2008Oakland Activities Association2017Lakes Valley Conference
Waterford Mott CorsairsWaterford Township2008Oakland Activities Association2017Lakes Valley Conference

Membership timeline
Dearborn High SchoolDearborn Fordson High SchoolBelleville High School (Michigan)Grand Blanc Community High SchoolWalled Lake Western High SchoolWalled Lake Northern High SchoolWalled Lake Central High SchoolWaterford Mott High SchoolWaterford Kettering High SchoolSouth Lyon East High SchoolSouth Lyon High SchoolPinckney High SchoolMilford High School (Michigan)Lakeland High School (Michigan)John Glenn High School (Westland, Michigan)Wayne Memorial High SchoolPlymouth-Canton Educational ParkPlymouth High School (Michigan)Novi High SchoolNorthville High SchoolAdlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)Winston Churchill High School (Wayne County, Michigan)Howell High School (Howell, Michigan)Hartland High School (Michigan)Plymouth-Canton Educational ParkBrighton High School (Michigan)


On March 13, 2017, Milford, South Lyon, South Lyon East, Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Northern, Walled Lake Western, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott, and White Lake Lakeland announced plans to leave the KLAA to form a new conference entitled the Lakes Valley Conference, effective starting the 2017-2018 school year.[3] Pinckney also left the KLAA in 2017 to join the Southeastern Conference. These departures prompted the KLAA to switch from a four division system of North, South, West, and Central divisions to a two division system of Black and Gold divisions, and later, East and West divisions.

The next day, on March 14, 2017, Grand Blanc was voted out of the KLAA effective for the 2018-2019 school year (due to how isolated it is from the other schools in the division) where it proceeded to join the Saginaw Valley League.[4] In its place, Belleville, Dearborn, and Dearborn Fordson joined the KLAA in 2018.

References
  1. "New KLAA adds intrigue to football season". mlive.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Khan, Bill. "Grand Blanc to leave Big Nine Conference for Kensington Lakes league next fall". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. Emons, Brad. "It's official: Lakes Valley Conference launched". Hometown Life. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. Khan, Bill. "Grand Blanc voted out of KLAA". Livingston Daily. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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