Midland Wachusett League

Conference| Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Founded| 1989
No. of teams| 27
Official website| https://www.mwlma.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=382

The Midland Wachusett League (Mid-Wach) is a high school athletic conference located in District 3 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Mid-Wach was formed in 1989 as a merger between the Midland and Wachusett leagues.[1] The league consists of twenty-seven public high schools in the Worcester County and Middlesex County of Massachusetts.

The league is separated into four divisions (A, B, C, and D) by size of school. Shrewsbury High School is currently the largest with 1,879 students,[2] while Murdock High School is the smallest with 252 students.[3]

The Mid-Wach sponsors eighteen different sports across all divisions in the MIAA, and is the main league in central Massachusetts.

## History

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Midland-Wachusett League

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Shrewsbury

Grafton

West Boylston

Tahanto

Narragansett

Murdock

Maynard

Bromfield

Tyngsborough

Quabbin

Lunenburg

Littleton

Gardner

Clinton

Ayer-Shirley

Oakmont

North Middlesex

Nashoba

Marlborough

Hudson

Groton-Dunstable

Fitchburg

Westborough

Wachusett

Shepherd Hill

Leominster

Algonquin

Locations of the schools within the Mid-Wach league. Division A schools in gold, B in red, C in black, and D in blue.

The Midland and Wachusett leagues were two of the oldest leagues in the state, but as both had been growing over the same area over the better half of the century, they decided to merge in 1989. Three years later in 1992, Westford Academy who had been in the Wachusett League for many years left for the Dual County League for more recognition and a chance to fit in better with the other schools.[4] In 1995 Murdock High School joined bringing the number of schools in the Mid-Wach back to twenty-two members. A year later, The Mid-Wach admitted Bromfield, Tahanto, and West Boylston all from the Dual Valley League, which brought the total membership up to an even twenty-five.[5] It wasn't until 2011 where the league changed again, this time admitting Tyngsborough from the Dual County, who was outclassed in most sports in the DCL.[6] A year later, longtime member Milford elected to leave for the Hockomock League, citing travel expenses as one of the main reasons for the move.[7] In 2013, Shepherd Hill joined looking for better competition than what they had in the Southern Worcester County League.[8] After also outgrowing the SWCL, Grafton High School joined the Mid-Wach in 2025 as part of the A division[9].

## Member Schools[10]

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School  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | Joined League  | Year Founded  | Enrollment

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Division A
Algonquin Regional High School | Northborough, Massachusetts | Titans*  | Maroon & Gold     | 1989  | 1959  | 1,194
Grafton High School | Grafton, Massachusetts | Gators  | Green & White     | 2025  | 1838  | 891
Leominster High School | Leominster, Massachusetts | Blue Devil  | Blue & White     | 1989  | 1963  | 1,073
Shrewsbury High School | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Colonials  | Navy Blue & Vegas Gold     | 1989  | 1957  | 1,879
Wachusett Regional High School | Holden, Massachusetts | Mountaineer  | Green & White     | 1989  | 1955  | 1,861
Westborough High School | Westborough, Massachusetts | The Ranger  | Cardinal & Navy Blue     | 1989  | 1968  | 1,202
Division B
Fitchburg High School | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | Red Raiders  | Red & Gray     | 1989  | 1849  | 1,180
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School | Groton, Massachusetts | Crusader  | Maroon, White & Black       | 1989  | 1967[11] | 689
Hudson High School | Hudson, Massachusetts | Hawk  | Red & White     | 1989  | 1867  | 809
Marlborough High School  | Marlborough, Massachusetts | Panthers[12] | Orange & Black    [12] | 1989  | 1851[13] | 1,013[14]
Nashoba Regional High School | Bolton, Massachusetts | Wolves  | Green & Gold     | 1989  | 1961  | 841
North Middlesex Regional High School | Townsend, Massachusetts | Patriots  | Red, White, & Blue       | 1989  | 1959  | 757
Oakmont Regional High School | Ashburnham, Massachusetts | Spartans  | Green & White     | 1989  | 1960  | 634
Shepherd Hill Regional High School | Dudley, Massachusetts | Fighting Ram  | Maroon & Gold     | 2013[8] | 1973  | 937
Division C
Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Ayer, Massachusetts | Panther  | Maroon & White     | 1989  | 1964[15] | 412
Clinton High School | Clinton, Massachusetts | Gael  | Green & Gold     | 1989  |  | 581
Gardner High School | Gardner, Massachusetts | Wildcats  | Orange & Black     | 1989  | 1872  | 809
Littleton High School | Littleton, Massachusetts | Tigers  | Blue & Gold     | 1989  | 1922[16] | 487
Lunenburg High School | Lunenburg, Massachusetts | Blue Knight  | Blue & White     | 1989  | 1895[17] | 449
Quabbin Regional High School | Barre, Massachusetts | Panther  | Blue & Gold     | 1989  | 1966[18] | 567
Tyngsborough High School | Tyngsborough, Massachusetts | Tigers  | Red, Black, & White       | 2011[6] | 1892[19] | 420
Division D
Bromfield School | Harvard, Massachusetts | Trojan  | Blue & White     | 1996[5] | 1878  | 325
Maynard High School | Maynard, Massachusetts | Tigers  | Orange & Black     | 1989  | 1871  | 297
Murdock High School | Winchendon, Massachusetts | Blue Devils  | Blue & White     | 1995  | 1887[20] | 252
Narragansett Regional High School | Templeton, Massachusetts | 'Gansett Warriors  | Royal Blue, White & Silver       | 1989  | 1955  | 475
Tahanto Regional High School | Boylston, Massachusetts | Stag  | Green & White     | 1996[5] | 1962[21] | 554
West Boylston Middle/High School | West Boylston, Massachusetts | Lions[22] | Blue & White     | 1996[5] | 1957[23] | 448

*Unofficial Mascot

## Former Members

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School  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | Joined  | Left  | Current League

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Milford High School | Milford, Massachusetts | Scarlet Hawks  | Red & White     | 1989  | 2012[7] | Hockomock League
Westford Academy | Westford, Massachusetts | Ghosts  | Maroon & Gray     | 1989  | 1992[4] | Dual County League

## State Championships

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This is a list of MIAA State championships won by schools while a part of the Mid-Wach league

### Football[24]

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Note: From 1972 to 2012, football state championships were separated by region, so there would be multiple champions from each division. From 1972 to 1977 and from 1997 to 2008, it was split between Eastern Mass and Central/Western Mass and there would be two champions in each division. From 1978 to 1996 and from 2009 to 2012 Central and Western Mass split so there would be three champions in each division. In 2013 everything was combined and therefore only allowed one state champion per division.

* 1989
* Leominster \- D1 Central
* North Middlesex \- D2 Central
* 1990
* Leominster \- D1 Central
* North Middlesex \- D2 Central
* Narragansett \- D3 Central
* 1991
* Hudson \- D2 Central
* 1992
* North Middlesex D1 Central
* 1993
* North Middlesex \- D1 Central
* 1994
* North Middlesex \- D1 Central
* Clinton \- D3 Central
* 1995
* North Middlesex \- D1 Central
* Clinton \- D3 Central
* 1996
* Fitchburg \- D1 Central
* Narragansett \- D3 Central

* 1997
* Leominster \- D1A Central/Western
* Gardner \- D2A Central/Western
* 1998
* Leominster \- D1A Central/Western
* Lunenburg \- D3A Central/Western
* 1999
* Nashoba \- D1 Central/Western
* Clinton \- D3 Central/Western
* 2000
* Fitchburg \- D1 Central/Western
* Shrewsbury \- D1A Central/Western
* Clinton \- D3 Central/Western
* 2001
* Clinton \- D3 Central/Western
* 2002
* Leominster \- D1 Central/Western
* Clinton \- D3 Central/Western
* 2003
* Wachusett \- D1A Central/Western
* 2004
* Wachusett \- D1A Central/Western
* 2005
* Narragansett \- D3 Central/Western
* 2006
* Milford \- D1A Central/Western
* Oakmont \- D3 Central/Western
* 2007
* Shrewsbury \- D1A Central/Western

* 2009
* Wachusett \- D1 Central
* Oakmont \- D3 Central
* 2010
* Wachusett \- D1A Central
* Clinton \- D3A Central
* 2011
* Leominster \- D1 Central
* Nashoba \- D2 Central
* 2012
* Leominster \- D1 Central
* Nashoba \- D2 Central
* West Boylston \- D5 Central
* 2013
* Littleton \- D6
* 2015
* Nashoba \- D2
* 2018
* Nashoba \- D4
* 2022
* West Boylston \- D7
* 2023
* West Boylston \- D8
* 2024
* Hudson \- D6
* West Boylston \- D8

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### Cross Country[25]

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#### Girls

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* Fitchburg \- 1989 D1
* Nashoba \- 1992 D1
* Bromfield \- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 D2; 2023 D3
* Littleton \- 2018 D2

### Field Hockey[26]

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* Quabbin \- 1991 D2

### Volleyball[27]

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* Marlborough \- 2003, 2011 D2
* Westborough \- 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 D2
* Groton-Dunstable \- 2018 D2

### Soccer

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#### Boys[28]

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* Nashoba \- 1990 D2
* Littleton -D3- 2001,2002,2003,2004
* Bromfield \- 1996, 2005, 2007, 2008 D3; 2017, 2018, 2019 D4; 2021, 2022 D5
* Groton-Dunstable \- 2001, 2011, 2012 D2; 1999 D3
* Westborough \- 2003 D2
* Algonquin \- 2004 (co-champs with Boston College High School), 2005 D1

#### Girls[29]

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* Marlborough \- 1985, 1988, 1991 D1
* Wachusett \- 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018 D1
* Nashoba \- 2004 D1
* West Boylston 2006 D3
* Algonquin \- 2009 D1

### Fall Golf[30]

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* West Boylston \- 2001 D3
* Shrewsbury \- 2009 D1
* Ayer-Shirley \- 2024 D3

### Basketball[31]

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#### Boys

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* Maynard \- 2017 D4; 2022 D5

#### Girls

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* Maynard \- 2020 D4 (Co-champs with Cathedral High School)
* Wachusett \- 2025 D1

### Winter Swim & Dive[32]

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#### Girls

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* Gardner \- 1994–2008, 2010 D1

### Gymnastics[33]

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Algonquin \- 2011, 2012

### Ice Hockey[34]

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#### Boys

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* Gardner \- 1994 D3
* North Middlesex \- 1995, 1998, 2014 D3
* Shrewsbury \- 1999, 2014, 2017, 2018 D3
* Marlborough \- 2005 D3
* Oakmont \- 2010 - D3A
* Hudson \- 2012 D3
* Groton-Dunstable \- 2012 D3A
* Nashoba \- 2015, 2016 D3A; 2023 D3
* Lunenburg \- 2018 D3A (Co-champs with Ayer Shirley)
* Ayer-Shirley \- 2018 D3A (Co-champs with Lunenburg)
* Wachusett \- 2019 D3

#### Girls

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* Algonquin \- 2022 D2
* Shrewsbury \- 2023 D1

### Alpine Ski[35]

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* Shrewsbury \- 2005, 2006 D2

### Indoor Track & Field[25]

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#### Boys

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* Wachusett \- 1994, 1995 D1
* Hudson \- 2008 D4
* Nashoba \- 2008, 2009, 2022 D3
* Ayer-Shirley \- 2018 D4
* Littleton \- 2022, 2023, 2024 D4
* Algonquin \- 2025 D2

#### Girls

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* Shrewsbury \- 1991, 1992 D2
* Wachusett \- 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 D1
* Bromfield \- 2001, 2006-2010 D4
* Littleton \- 2017, 2018 D5

### Baseball[36]

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* Milford \- 1990 D1
* Westborough \- 1991 D2
* Narragansett \- 1991 D3
* Clinton \- 1993 D2
* Leominster \- 1996 D1
* Hudson \- 1999, 2002 D2
* Groton-Dunstable \- 2016 D3
* Oakmont \- 2023 D3

### Softball[37]

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* Oakmont \- 1989 D2
* Shrewbury \- 2006 D1
* Hudson \- 2007, 2010, 2019 - D2
* Wachusett \- 2019 D1

### Outdoor Track & Field[25]

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#### Boys

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* Littleton \- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2022 D6
* Westborough \- 2023 D3
* Ayer-Shirley \- 2025 D6

#### Girls

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* Shrewsbury \- 1989, 1991

### Tennis[38]

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#### Boys

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* Westborough \- 1991 D2; 2016 D1

#### Girls

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* Algonquin \- 2009 D1

### Spring golf

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#### Girls

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* Wachusett \- 2024 D1

## External links

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### School Websites

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* Algonquin Regional High School
* Leominster High School
* Shepherd Hill Regional High School
* Shrewsbury High School
* Wachusett Regional High School
* Westborough High School
* Fitchburg High School
* Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
* Hudson High School
* Marlborough HIgh School
* Nashoba Regional High School
* North Middlesex Regional High School
* Oakmont Regional High School
* Ayer-Shirley Regional High School
* Clinton High School
* Gardner High School
* Littleton High School
* Lunenburg High School
* Quabbin Regional High School
* Tyngsborough High School
* The Bromfield School
* Maynard High School
* Murdock High School
* Narragansett Regional High School
* Tahanto Regional High School
* West Boylston Middle/High School

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38. ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-tennis.pdf

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Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)

Leagues|

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* Dual County League
* Merrimack Valley Conference
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* Boston City League
* Greater Boston League
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* Atlantic Coast League
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* Patriot League
* South Shore League
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* Worcester County Athletic Conference
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See also|

* Super 8 (hockey)

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