Summit Athletic Conference

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.

Summit Athletic Conference
Foundedc. 1935
Fort Wayne City Series
1973
Summit Athletic
No. of teams10
4 Class 3A, 2 Class 3A,
1 Class 2A
Region1 County: Allen, Indiana
Locations
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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

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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
  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

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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)
  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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Homestead High School (Indiana)Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Paul Harding High SchoolWayne High School (Indiana)Northrop High SchoolElmhurst High SchoolR. Nelson Snider High SchoolBishop Dwenger High SchoolBishop Luers High SchoolConcordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Concordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Central Catholic High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Central High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Football divisions

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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

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Football

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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

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Bishop Dwenger Saints (13)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

South Side Archers (7)

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  • 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)

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  • 1973 Girls Tennis
  • 1979 Boys Track & Field
  • 1995 Football (4A)

Homestead Spartans (10)

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  • 2015 Boys Basketball (4A) [not in SAC]
  • 2017 Girls Basketball (4A)
  • 2019 Girls Golf [not in SAC]
  • 2021 Girls Soccer (3A) [not in SAC]
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1999, 2001 Girls Gymnastics [not in SAC]

Central Tigers (2) 1

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  • 1943 Boys Basketball
  • 1944 Boys Track & Field

Central Catholic Irish (2) 1

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  • 1950 Football (mythical champion)
  • 1959 Boys Golf

Elmhurst Trojans (1) 1

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  • 2009 Girls Basketball (3A)

Harding Hawks (4) 1

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  • 1994 Girls Track & Field
  • 1995 Girls Track & Field
  • 2001 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2006 Football (2A)

1 Won while SAC Member.

Notable athletes

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Resources

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References

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  1. ^ "Disbanded Indiana High School Football Conferences". Almanac Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "High school lottery postponed, information meetings set". Fort Wayne Community Schools. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "UK Career Statistics for Jim Master". bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved December 14, 2022.