Tri-County Conference (Michigan)
The Tri-County Conference (TCC) is an MHSAA athletic league currently located in Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe Counties.
Member schools
Current members
The following schools are currently members:[1]
School | Nickname | Location | Class | Enrollment | Colors | Joined | Previous Conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Madison | Trojans | Madison Township | C | 389 | 1973 | River Raisin Conference | |
Britton-Deerfield | Patriots | Britton | D | 171 | 2011 | None (school opened) | |
Erie-Mason | Eagles | Erie Township | C | 328 | 2020 | Lenawee County Athletic Association | |
Morenci | Bulldogs | Morenci | C | 195 | 1981 | Lenawee County Athletic Association | |
Ottawa Lake Whiteford | Bobcats | Whiteford Township | C | 237 | 1975 | Michigan-Ohio Border Conference | |
Petersburg Summerfield | Bulldogs | Summerfield Township | C | 188 | 1973 | River Raisin Conference | |
Sand Creek | Aggies | Madison Township | C | 256 | 1975 | Lenawee County Athletic Association | |
Associate members
School | Nickname | Location | Class | Enrollment | Colors | Sport(s) | Joined | Previous Conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsford | Wildcats | Pittsford Township | D | 149 | Football | 2020 | Southern Central Athletic Association | |
Former members
School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard | Fighting Irish | Ann Arbor Township | 1973 | Catholic High School League | 1976 | Independent |
Britton-Macon | Tories | Britton | 1973 | River Raisin Conference | 2011 | None (school consolidated) |
Deerfield | Minutemen | Deerfield | 1973 | River Raisin Conference | 2011 | None (school consolidated) |
Whitmore Lake | Trojans | Northfield Township | 1973 | Independent | 2019 | Michigan Independent Athletic Conference |
Clinton | Redskins | Clinton | 2007 | Lenawee County Athletic Association | 2020 | Lenawee County Athletic Association |
History
The league began with the 1973-74 sports season.[2]
Britton and Deerfield combined all sports starting with the 2009-10 sports season, although they already were combining some sports for several years. Their districts combined on July 1, 2011 into the Britton-Deerfield School District.[3]
In 2018, Whitmore Lake elected to leave the conference in favor of joining the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference for the 2019-2020 season.[4] However, Erie Mason has been invited to and will join the TCC in its place for the 2020-21 athletic year.[5]
In 2019, Clinton announced it would depart the conference and return to Lenawee County Athletic Association beginning in the 2020-21 athletic year.[6] To take their place, Pittsford will join the league in football, bowling, and wrestling only. This move comes as a result of every other member of the Southern Central Athletic Association (SCAA) moving to 8-man football. Pittsford will remain in the SCAA for all other sports.[7]
Since Pittsford is in Hillsdale County, the TCC will once again comprise three counties and the name "Tri-County Conference" will be accurate.
Football
This list goes through the 2020 season.[8]
# | Team | DRL Championships |
---|---|---|
1 | Sand Creek | 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991-1993, 2004-2008, 2011 |
2 | Morenci | 1982, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995-1997, 2001, 2003 |
3 | Britton-Macon | 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1998-2000 |
Petersburg Summerfield | 1978, 1980-1982, 1986, 1989, 2010 | |
Clinton | 2007, 2009, 2012-2015, 2019 | |
6 | Ottawa Lake Whiteford | 1994, 2016-2018 |
7 | Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard | 1973, 1975 |
Deerfield | 1973, 1979 | |
Whitmore Lake | 1986, 2002 | |
10 | Erie-Mason | 2020 |
11 | Britton-Deerfield | |
Adrian Madison | ||
References
- http://www.mhsaa.com/AbouttheMHSAA/LeaguesConferences/LeagueMembership/tabid/481/Default.aspx?Leagueid=6990 Tri-County Conference membership
- http://www.tricountyconference.wordpress.com
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2012-12-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Britton-Deerfield Schools
- https://tricountyconference.wordpress.com/2018/11/09/whitmore-lake-reportedly-leaving-the-tri-county-conference-for-2019-20-school-year/
- https://tricountyconference.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/erie-mason-invited-to-join-the-tri-county-conference/
- https://tricountyconference.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/and-then-there-was-seven-clinton-to-leave-tcc-to-join-lcaa/
- https://tricountyconference.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/pittsford-to-join-tcc-for-football/
- https://tricountyconference.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/tcc-champions-list-10.28.19.pdf
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