Midwest Athletic Conference

The Midwest Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in west-central Ohio formed in 1972. The Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) is among the elite small school conferences in the nation. Touted as one of the toughest, if not the toughest, small school conference in America.

Current members

The member schools of the MAC since 2006.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Football Region	Basketball District	Gym (Capacity)	Football Stadium Name	Joined League
Anna	Rockets	Anna	Green, White	6:24	III	?	Booster Field	2006 (football-only), primarily in the SCAL
Coldwater	Cavaliers	Coldwater	Orange, Black	5:18	III	The Palace (2,375)	Cavalier Stadium	1972
Delphos St. John's	Blue Jays	Delphos	Royal Blue, Gold	7:26	IV	The Vatican (1,200)	Stadium Park	1982
Fort Recovery	Indians	Fort Recovery	Purple, White	7:28	IV	Ft. Site Fieldhouse (2,025)	Barrenbrugge Athletic Park	1978
Marion Local	Flyers	Maria Stein	Blue, Gold	6:24	IV	The Hangar (1,800)	Booster Stadium	1972
Minster	Wildcats	Minster	Orange, Black	7:28	IV	Wildcat Gym (2,200)	Minster Memorial Stadium	1972
New Bremen	Cardinals	New Bremen	Cardinal, Gold	7:28	IV	The Nest (2,200)	Cardinal Stadium	1972
New Knoxville	Rangers	New Knoxville	Red, Gray	N/A	IV	The Barn (1,000)	N/A	1978 (no football)
Parkway	Panthers	Rockford	Black, Vegas Gold	6:24	III	Panther Gym (2,200)	Panther Stadium	1972
St. Henry	Redskins	St. Henry	Red, White	7:28	IV	Redskin Gym (2,000)	Wally Post Athletic Complex	1972
Versailles	Tigers	Versailles	Orange, Black	6:24	III	The Jungle (2,185)	H.B. Hole Field	2001

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure	Current Conference
Ansonia	Tigers	Ansonia	Orange, Black	1972-1978	Western Ohio Athletic Conference
Bradford	Railroaders	Bradford	Orange, Black	1972-1978	Western Ohio Athletic Conference
Mendon-Union	Pirates	Mendon	Blue, Gold	1977-1992	Merged into Parkway in 1992

Membership history

MAC Rivalries

• Coldwater/St. Henry
• New Bremen/Minster
• Fort Recovery/St. Henry
• Marion Local/St. Henry
• New Bremen/New Knoxville
• Coldwater/Delphos St. John's
• Coldwater/Marion Local
• Fort Recovery/Parkway
• Marion Local/Versailles

Non-Conference Rivalries

• Delphos St. John's/Lima Central Catholic
• Parkway/Crestview
• Fort Recovery/Jay County
• Coldwater/Celina
• Coldwater/Kenton (Football)
• Minster/Anna
• Versailles/Russia
• Minster/Fort Loramie
• Anna/Lehman Catholic
• New Knoxville/Botkins

Sports fielded

School	Football	Volleyball	Cross Country		Golf		Basketball		Swimming		Bowling		Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Track & Field		Soccer		Total
			Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls				Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Anna	N																			1
Coldwater	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	18
Delphos St. John's	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N					N	N		N	N		N	12
Fort Recovery	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
Marion Local	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
Minster	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
New Bremen	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
New Knoxville		N	N	N	N	N	N	N						N		N	N	N		11
Parkway	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N			N	N	N	N	N	N	N			15
St. Henry	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
Versailles	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N			17

Football Championships

By Year

Year	Champions
1973	Parkway
1974	Parkway Marion Local
1975	Minster Parkway Coldwater
1976	Coldwater
1977	Coldwater St. Henry
1978	Marion Local
1979	Marion Local
1980	Coldwater
1981	Marion Local
1982	Coldwater
1983	Coldwater
1984	Coldwater
1985	Marion Local Coldwater
1986	St. Henry Coldwater
1987	Minster Coldwater
1988	New Bremen Minster
1989	St. Henry Delphos St. John's Minster
1990	St. Henry
1991	Delphos St. John's
1992	St. Henry
1993	St. Henry
1994	Delphos St. John's
1995	St. Henry
1996	St. Henry
1997	Delphos St. John's
1998	Delphos St. John's
1999	Delphos St. John's
2000	Delphos St. John's
2001	Marion Local Coldwater
2002	Coldwater
2003	Versailles
2004	Coldwater
2005	Coldwater
2006	Coldwater
2007	Marion Local
2008	Coldwater
2009	Delphos St. John's
2010	Delphos St. John's
2011	Marion Local Delphos St. John's
2012	Coldwater
2013	Marion Local
2014	Marion Local
2015	Coldwater
2016	Coldwater Marion Local
2017	Marion Local
2018	Marion Local Anna
2019	Marion Local Anna Minster
2020	Coldwater Marion Local
2021	Marion Local Versailles
2022	Marion Local

State championships

The Midwest Athletic Conference has proven to be one of the most competitive in the state of Ohio. Since the inception of the conference in 1973, the 10 member teams have been crowned state champions 147 times. All 10 MAC members have all won a team state title. The MAC has a total of 71 total state championships in boys sports (39 in football) and 74 girls team state championships.

School	Football	Volleyball	Cross Country		Golf		Basketball		Bowling		Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Track & Field
			Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls				Boys	Girls
Anna	19	06	95, 94					13, 11, 81						80, 72	17
Ansonia
Bradford
Coldwater	20, 15, 14, 13, 12, 07, 05							92, 90	20, 15, 12, 07	21, 17, 15, 13, 12		19, 14, 92, 90, 87, 84, 83			96, 95, 94
Delphos St. John's	10, 08, 05, 99, 98, 97						02, 83, 49	02, 87, 80, 79, 77
Fort Recovery	15	90	96				71	91, 90
Marion Local	22, 21, 19, 17, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 07, 06, 01, 00	13, 12, 09, 08, 07					18, 03, 75	03
Mendon-Union
Minster	17, 14, 89			21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 10, 09, 08, 05, 04, 01, 00, 99, 82	09			19, 18, 04, 98				11, 12, 17		21	18, 04, 03, 02, 01, 89, 85, 82, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76
New Bremen	22, 20	19, 17
New Knoxville							08
Parkway		97, 96												91, 87
St. Henry	06, 04, 95, 94, 92, 90	11, 04, 95, 94, 90, 87, 85					04, 91, 90, 79							03, 00, 99
Versailles	21, 03, 98, 95, 94, 93, 90	18, 17, 13		07, 03				15, 08				65			13, 12, 10

See also

• Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

External links

• https://www.midwestathleticconference.com/ (Conference Website)