Kensington_Lakes_Activity_Association

Kensington Lakes Activities Association

Kensington Lakes Activities Association

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The Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) is an athletic conference for high schools in Michigan. It was formed in the 2008-2009 school year as a result of the merger of the Kensington Valley Conference and the Western Lakes Activities Association, plus two other schools joining from the Oakland Activities Association and the newly built South Lyon East.[1] The league started in 2008 with 23 teams. Howell Parker was to join the KLAA when the conference was first created, but closed after only one year of operation and later re-opened as a middle school. Grand Blanc joined in 2009 to give the league 24 teams.[2]

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Dearborn High SchoolDearborn Fordson High SchoolBelleville High School (Michigan)Grand Blanc Community High SchoolWalled Lake Western High SchoolWalled Lake Northern High SchoolWalled Lake Central High SchoolWaterford Mott High SchoolWaterford Kettering High SchoolSouth Lyon East High SchoolSouth Lyon High SchoolPinckney High SchoolMilford High School (Michigan)Lakeland High School (Michigan)John Glenn High School (Westland, Michigan)Wayne Memorial High SchoolPlymouth-Canton Educational ParkPlymouth High School (Michigan)Novi High SchoolNorthville High SchoolAdlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)Winston Churchill High School (Wayne County, Michigan)Howell High School (Howell, Michigan)Hartland High School (Michigan)Plymouth-Canton Educational ParkBrighton High School (Michigan)


On March 13, 2017, Milford, South Lyon, South Lyon East, Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Northern, Walled Lake Western, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott, and White Lake Lakeland announced plans to leave the KLAA to form a new conference entitled the Lakes Valley Conference, effective starting the 2017-2018 school year.[3] Pinckney also left the KLAA in 2017 to join the Southeastern Conference. These departures prompted the KLAA to switch from a four division system of North, South, West, and Central divisions to a two division system of Black and Gold divisions, and later, East and West divisions.

The next day, on March 14, 2017, Grand Blanc was voted out of the KLAA effective for the 2018-2019 school year (due to how isolated it is from the other schools in the division) where it proceeded to join the Saginaw Valley League.[4] In its place, Belleville, Dearborn, and Dearborn Fordson joined the KLAA in 2018.

References

  1. [1]
    "New KLAA adds intrigue to football season". mlive.com. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    Khan, Bill (17 October 2008). "Grand Blanc to leave Big Nine Conference for Kensington Lakes league next fall". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Emons, Brad. "It's official: Lakes Valley Conference launched". Hometown Life. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    Khan, Bill. "Grand Blanc voted out of KLAA". Livingston Daily. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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