The Michigan Mega Conference was a large high school athletic league comprising twenty-eight schools which disbanded in mid-2009, with its former members either becoming independent or forming their own leagues. Member schools were predominantly located in suburban Wayne County, Michigan, mainly in Downriver. The other schools were located in neighboring Monroe and Washtenaw Counties. The schools were also members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and compete in the organization's post-season state championships. Depending on the sport, the schools were divided into three or four divisions.
When the MEGA conference was formed in 1993, many schools were denied entry into the conference. The repudiated schools alleged that this was because of their large black student population, the founding schools "discriminated in the formation and operation of the league." Consequently, current member schools Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Romulus filed complaints against the conference for denying their admission as members to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Education. OCR determined that the athletic league violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The schools declined a resolution offered by the OCR and subsequently sent the subject to the Justice Department in the summer of 1995. A resolution was succeeded by the eighteen founding members and the Justice Department to include the aforementioned schools and five others (Highland Park, Inkster, River Rouge, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Willow Run) encompassing an athletic conference of twenty five schools. [1]
The Mega Conference officially disbanded after the 2008 season after members of the league began to fracture off and form their own conferences, citing a desire to have more geographically centered leagues, as opposed to leagues more focused around the schools' athletic strength.
There were 2 main conferences formed from the ashes of the Mega Conference, with those being the Western Wayne Athletic Conference and the Downriver League. However, a couple of schools chose instead to join the Southeastern Conference, while a few others chose to run an independent schedule.
Western Wayne Athletic Conference
Downriver League
Southeastern Conference
Independent
Fordson
Melvindale
Monroe
Ecorse
Edsel Ford
Roosevelt
Ypsilanti
Highland Park
Dearborn
Carlson
River Rouge
Belleville
Southgate Anderson
Willow Run
Romulus
Woodhaven
Inkster
Thurston
Allen Park
Redford Union
Trenton
Annapolis
Kennedy
Crestwood
Truman
Robichaud
Lincoln Park
Garden City
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Michigan Mega Conference news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Michigan Mega Conference was a large high school athletic league comprising twenty eight schools which disbanded in mid 2009 with its former members either becoming independent or forming their own leagues Member schools were predominantly located in suburban Wayne County Michigan mainly in Downriver The other schools were located in neighboring Monroe and Washtenaw Counties The schools were also members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and compete in the organization s post season state championships Depending on the sport the schools were divided into three or four divisions Contents 1 Controversies 2 2008 football alignments 2 1 Red 2 2 White 2 3 Blue 2 4 Gold 3 List of MEGA Conference state champions 4 Disbanding 5 ReferencesControversies editWhen the MEGA conference was formed in 1993 many schools were denied entry into the conference The repudiated schools alleged that this was because of their large black student population the founding schools discriminated in the formation and operation of the league Consequently current member schools Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Romulus filed complaints against the conference for denying their admission as members to the Office of Civil Rights OCR at the United States Department of Education OCR determined that the athletic league violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The schools declined a resolution offered by the OCR and subsequently sent the subject to the Justice Department in the summer of 1995 A resolution was succeeded by the eighteen founding members and the Justice Department to include the aforementioned schools and five others Highland Park Inkster River Rouge Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Willow Run encompassing an athletic conference of twenty five schools 1 2008 football alignments editRed edit Allen Park Belleville Dearborn Fordson Monroe Southgate Anderson TrumanWhite edit Carlson Edsel Ford Kennedy Lincoln Park Redford Union Roosevelt Trenton WoodhavenBlue edit Garden City Highland Park Inkster Melvindale Romulus YpsilantiGold edit Annapolis Crestwood Ecorse River Rouge Robichaud Thurston Willow RunList of MEGA Conference state champions editBaseball Year School Class Division1977 Carlson B1984 Thurston B1986 Ypsilanti A1994 Trenton BBoys basketball Year School Class Division1952 Highland Park A1953 Fordson A1954 River Rouge B1955 River Rouge B1959 River Rouge B1961 River Rouge B1962 River Rouge B1963 River Rouge B1964 River Rouge B1965 River Rouge B1968 Willow Run B1969 River Rouge B1970 River Rouge B1971 River Rouge B1972 River Rouge B1975 Highland Park A1980 Willow Run B1986 Romulus A1998 River Rouge B1999 River Rouge BGirls basketball Year School Class Division1984 River Rouge B2002 Inkster CBoys bowling Year School Class2007 Annapolis BGirls competitive cheer Year School Class Division1995 Carlson B2008 Carlson 22009 Carlson 2Boys cross country Year School Class Division1953 Trenton B1954 River Rouge B1955 River Rouge B1957 River Rouge B1960 Ypsilanti A1981 Edsel Ford A1987 Dearborn B1988 Monroe A1992 Monroe AGirls cross country Year School Class Division1984 Edsel Ford AFootball Year School Class Division1930 Fordson B1943 Fordson A1971 Fordson A1990 Robichaud B1993 Fordson AABoys golf Year School Class Division1954 Redford Union B1956 Dearborn A1963 Dearborn A2004 Trenton IIBoys gymnastics Year School Class Division1970 Kennedy OPEN1971 Kennedy OPEN1972 Kennedy OPEN1973 Kennedy OPEN1976 Truman OPENGirls gymnastics Year School Class Division1972 Kennedy OPEN1973 Kennedy OPENBoys ice hockey Year School Class Division1976 Trenton I1979 Trenton A1980 Trenton A1982 Trenton A1986 Trenton A1989 Southgate Anderson A1991 Trenton A1996 Trenton A1998 Trenton A2003 Trenton II2004 Trenton II2008 Trenton II2009 Trenton II2010 Trenton IIGirls soccer Year School Class Division1989 Dearborn B C DSoftball Year School Class Division1983 Belleville A1984 Belleville A2008 Garden City IBoys swimming Year School Class Division1952 Fordson A1953 Fordson A1954 Fordson A1967 Trenton A1971 Dearborn A1972 Dearborn A1974 Dearborn A1976 Dearborn A1986 Dearborn B C D1987 Dearborn B C DGirls swimming Year School Class Division1995 Trenton B C DBoys tennis Year School Class Division1975 Ypsilanti AGirls tennis Year School Class Division1973 Dearborn OPENBoys track Year School Class Division1954 Inkster B1955 Inkster B1956 Inkster B1954 Willow Run B1960 Ecorse B1963 River Rouge B1964 Willow Run B1965 River Rouge B1967 Ecorse B1969 Redford Union A1969 Ecorse B1970 Ecorse B1973 Ecorse B1974 Robichaud B1975 Ecorse B1979 Robichaud B1980 Ecorse C1981 Ecorse B1985 Ecorse C1990 Robichaud B2000 Romulus II2006 Ypsilanti IIGirls track Year School Class Division1973 Lincoln Park OPEN1993 Inkster B1994 River Rouge B1996 Robichaud B2004 Ypsilanti II2009 Romulus IGirls volleyball Year School Class Division1976 Fordson AWrestling Year School Class Division1956 Ypsilanti OPEN1961 Ypsilanti A1962 Ypsilanti A1964 Ypsilanti A1964 River Rouge B C DDisbanding editThe Mega Conference officially disbanded after the 2008 season after members of the league began to fracture off and form their own conferences citing a desire to have more geographically centered leagues as opposed to leagues more focused around the schools athletic strength There were 2 main conferences formed from the ashes of the Mega Conference with those being the Western Wayne Athletic Conference and the Downriver League However a couple of schools chose instead to join the Southeastern Conference while a few others chose to run an independent schedule Western Wayne Athletic Conference Downriver League Southeastern Conference IndependentFordson Melvindale Monroe EcorseEdsel Ford Roosevelt Ypsilanti Highland ParkDearborn Carlson River RougeBelleville Southgate Anderson Willow RunRomulus Woodhaven InksterThurston Allen ParkRedford Union TrentonAnnapolis KennedyCrestwood TrumanRobichaud Lincoln ParkGarden CityReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michigan Mega Conference amp oldid 1045424896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
