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. 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, while Murdock High School is the smallest with 252 students.
The Mid-Wach sponsors eighteen different sports across all divisions in the MIAA, and is the main league in central Massachusetts.
History
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. 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. 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. 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. In 2013, Shepherd Hill joined looking for better competition than what they had in the Southern Worcester County League. After also outgrowing the SWCL, Grafton High School joined the Mid-Wach in 2025 as part of the A division.
Member Schools +SchoolLocationMascotColorsJoined LeagueYear FoundedEnrollmentDivision AAlgonquin Regional High SchoolNorthborough, MassachusettsTitans*Maroon & Gold 198919591,194Grafton High SchoolGrafton, MassachusettsGatorsGreen & White 20251838891Leominster High SchoolLeominster, MassachusettsBlue DevilBlue & White 198919631,073Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury, MassachusettsColonialsNavy Blue & Vegas Gold 198919571,879Wachusett Regional High SchoolHolden, MassachusettsMountaineerGreen & White 198919551,861Westborough High School Westborough, MassachusettsThe RangersCardinal & Navy Blue 198919681,202Division BFitchburg High SchoolFitchburg, MassachusettsRed RaidersRed & Gray 198918491,180Groton-Dunstable Regional High SchoolGroton, MassachusettsCrusaderMaroon, White & Black 19891967689Hudson High SchoolHudson, MassachusettsHawkRed & White 19891867809Marlborough High SchoolMarlborough, MassachusettsPanthersOrange & Black 198918511,013Nashoba Regional High SchoolBolton, MassachusettsWolvesGreen & Gold 19891961841North Middlesex Regional High SchoolTownsend, MassachusettsPatriotsRed, White, & Blue 19891959757Oakmont Regional High SchoolAshburnham, MassachusettsSpartansGreen & White 19891960634Shepherd Hill Regional High SchoolDudley, MassachusettsFighting RamMaroon & Gold 20131973937Division CAyer Shirley Regional High SchoolAyer, MassachusettsPantherMaroon & White 19891964412Clinton High SchoolClinton, MassachusettsGaelGreen & Gold 1989581Gardner High SchoolGardner, MassachusettsWildcatsOrange & Black 19891872809Littleton High SchoolLittleton, MassachusettsTigersBlue & Gold 19891922487Lunenburg High SchoolLunenburg, MassachusettsBlue KnightBlue & White 19891895449Quabbin Regional High SchoolBarre, MassachusettsPantherBlue & Gold 19891966567Tyngsborough High SchoolTyngsborough, MassachusettsTigersRed, Black, & White 20111892420Division DBromfield SchoolHarvard, MassachusettsTrojanBlue & White 19961878325Maynard High SchoolMaynard, MassachusettsTigersOrange & Black 19891871297Murdock High SchoolWinchendon, MassachusettsBlue DevilsBlue & White 19951887252Narragansett Regional High SchoolTempleton, Massachusetts'Gansett WarriorsRoyal Blue, White & Silver 19891955475Tahanto Regional High SchoolBoylston, MassachusettsStagGreen & White 19961962554West Boylston Middle/High SchoolWest Boylston, MassachusettsLionsBlue & White 19961957448 *Unofficial Mascot
Former Members +SchoolLocationMascotColorsJoinedLeftCurrent leagueMilford High School Milford, MassachusettsScarlet Hawks Red & White 19892012Hockomock LeagueWestford AcademyWestford, MassachusettsGhostsMaroon & Gray 19891992Dual County League
State Championships This is a list of MIAA State championships won by schools while a part of the Mid-Wach league
Football Source:
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
Cross Country Source:
Girls
Fitchburg - 1989 D1 Nashoba - 1992 D1 Bromfield - 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 D2; 2023 D3 Littleton - 2018 D2
Field Hockey
Quabbin - 1991 D2
Volleyball Source:
Marlborough - 2003, 2011 D2 Westborough - 2007,2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 D2 Groton-Dunstable - 2018 D2
Soccer
Boys Source: Nashoba - 1990 D2 Littleton -D3- 2001,2002,2003,2004 Bromfield - 1996, 2005, 2007, 2008 D3; 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025 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 Source: Marlborough - 1985, 1988, 1991 D1 Wachusett - 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018 D1 Nashoba - 2004 D1 West Boylston 2006 D3 Algonquin - 2009 D1
Fall Golf Source: West Boylston - 2001 D3 Shrewsbury - 2009 D1 Ayer-Shirley - 2024 D3
Basketball Source:
Boys
Maynard - 2017 D4; 2022 D5
Girls
Maynard - 2020 D4 (Co-champs with Cathedral High School) Wachusett - 2025, 2026 D1
Winter Swim & Dive Source:
Girls
Gardner - 1994–2008, 2010 D1
Gymnastics Algonquin - 1994, 2011, 2012
Ice Hockey Source:
Boys
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 Littleton - 2026 D4
Girls
Algonquin - 2022 D2 Shrewsbury - 2023 D1
Alpine Ski Source:
Girls Shrewsbury - 2005, 2006 D2 Bromfield - 2008 Lunenburg - 2013 (Co-Champs with Wellesley High School)
Indoor Track & Field Source:
Boys
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
Shrewsbury - 1991, 1992 D2 Wachusett - 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 D1 Bromfield - 2001, 2006-2010 D4 Littleton - 2017, 2018 D5 Lunenburg - 2026 D5
Wrestling Source:
Boys
Milford - 1996 D2 Quabbin - 2004 D3 Nashoba - 2015 D2
Baseball Source:
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 Source: Oakmont - 1989 D2 Shrewbury - 2006 D1 Hudson - 2007, 2010, 2019 - D2 Wachusett - 2019 D1 Maynard - 2026 D5
Outdoor Track & Field Source:
Boys
Littleton - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2022 D6 Westborough - 2023 D3 Ayer-Shirley - 2025 D6
Girls
Shrewsbury - 1989, 1991 Ayer-Shirley - 2026 D6
Tennis Source:
Boys
Westborough - 1991, 2026 D2; 2016 D1
Girls
Algonquin - 2009 D1
Spring golf
Girls
Wachusett - 2024 D1
References
External links
School Websites
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