▁teams ▁only ▁in ▁football . ▁For ▁other ▁sports , ▁MS FA - member ▁schools ▁are ▁affili ated ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁con ferences ; ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Mid west ▁Conference , ▁the ▁Ch ic ag ol and ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference , ▁the ▁Cross ro ads ▁League , ▁and ▁the ▁Wol ver ine – H o os ier ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : S ports ▁in ▁the ▁Mid western ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S ports ▁organizations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Category : 1 9 9 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Art icles ▁which ▁contain ▁graph ical ▁tim elines <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁West phal ian ▁is ▁a ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁strat ig raph y ▁of ▁north west ▁Europe ▁with ▁an ▁age ▁between ▁roughly ▁ 3 1 3 ▁and ▁ 3 0 4 ▁Ma ▁( mill ion ▁years ▁ago ). ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁Car bon ifer ous ▁system ▁or ▁period ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁S iles ian ▁series . ▁The ▁West phal ian ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁in ▁western ▁Germany ▁ ▁where ▁str ata ▁of ▁this ▁age ▁occur . ▁The ▁Co al ▁Me asures ▁of ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁are ▁also ▁largely ▁of ▁West phal ian ▁age ▁though ▁they ▁also ▁extend ▁into ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁Ste phan ian . ▁ ▁The ▁West phal ian ▁age ▁is ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Nam ur ian ▁stage / age ▁( which