Summit Athletic Conference Explained

Summit Athletic Conference
Founded:c. 1935
Fort Wayne City Series
1973
Summit Athletic
Teams:10
4 Class 3A, 2 Class 3A,
1 Class 2A
Region:1 County: Allen, Indiana
Map:Indiana (Summit).PNG
Map Size:250px

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

SchoolMascotSchool Corp.ColorsSizeIHSAA Class
(Football)		Year joinedPrevious conference
Bishop DwengerSaintsR.C.D. FWSB1,0503A (5A)1965None
Bishop LuersKnightsR.C.D. FWSB5902A (2A)1960None
CarrollChargersN.A.C.S.2,2004A (6A)2015NE8
Concordia Lutheran1CadetsLCMS6753A (3A)1952
1965		None
NEIAC
HomesteadSpartansS.A.C.S.2,6004A (6A)2015NE8
North Side2, 3Legends F.W.C.S.1,6834A (5A)1934NEIAC
NorthropBruinsF.W.C.S.2,1814A (5A)1971None
SniderPanthersF.W.C.S.1,8654A (5A)1965None
South Side2, 4ArchersF.W.C.S.1,4794A (4A)1934NEIAC
WayneGeneralsF.W.C.S.1,5044A (4A)1971None
  1. Concordia played in the NEIAC 1955-65, and in both the FWCS/Summit and NEIAC 1965-75.
  2. North Side and South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-1940.
  3. North Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Northern Indiana Athletic Conference 1942-65.
  4. South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Central Indiana Athletic Conference 1945-47.

Former members

SchoolMascotSchool Corp.ColorsYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Central1TigersF.W.C.S.1934NE IN1971none (school closed)
Central Catholic2IrishR.C.D. FWSB1934none (new school)1972none (school closed)
ElmhurstTrojansF.W.C.S.1966NE Indiana2010none (school closed)
Harding3HawksEast Allen1973none (new school)2011none (school closed)
  1. Central played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-40. Central split into Northrop and Wayne when school closed.
  2. 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.
  3. Harding was converted to magnet school in 2012.

Membership timeline

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Football divisions

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

Football

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

Boys basketball

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*
3 Bishop Luers 2011, 2012, 2020
2 Carroll (FW) 2018, 2019
2 Northrop 2013*, 2019
1 Wayne 2000*
0 Central
0 Central Catholic
0 Elmhurst

Girls basketball

Team Seasons
6 Bishop Luers 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
6 Homestead 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
3 Concordia Lutheran 2002, 2010, 2014
2 Elmhurst 2008, 2009
2 South Side 2012, 2013
2 Snider 2004, 2015
1 Carroll (FW) 2021
1 Northrop 2023
0 Bishop Dwenger
0 Harding
0 North Side
0 Wayne

State championships

Bishop Dwenger Saints (13)

Bishop Luers Knights (20)

Concordia Lutheran Cadets (7)

North Side Legends (7)

Northrop Bruins (16)

Snider Panthers (9)

South Side Archers (7)

Wayne Generals (3)

Homestead Spartans (10)

Central Tigers (2) 1

Central Catholic Irish (2) 1

Elmhurst Trojans (1) 1

Harding Hawks (4) 1

1 Won while SAC Member.

Notable athletes

Resources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disbanded Indiana High School Football Conferences . December 14, 2022 . Almanac Sports.
  2. Web site: March 3, 2010 . High school lottery postponed, information meetings set . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927110438/http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/PublicAffairs/release.php?postingid=6086 . September 27, 2011 . Fort Wayne Community Schools.
  3. Web site: UK Career Statistics for Jim Master . December 14, 2022 . bigbluehistory.net.

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