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
Location of teams in (({title))}

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.
Categories