Lakeshore Conference (Wisconsin)

Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference

The Lakeshore Conference is a former high school athletic conference with membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. It was operational from 1997 to 2008, and all members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association at the time of the conference's dissolution.

## History

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Location of Lakeshore Conference Members

The Lakeshore Conference was formed in 1997 during a period of realignment among high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin. The five public high schools (Badger, Union Grove, Waterford, Westosha Central and Wilmot Union) were all former members of the Eastern Division of the Southern Lakes Conference, which was dissolved that year. The sixth member of the Eastern Division, Burlington, would go on to join the Southeast Conference.[1] The two private high schools (St. Catherine's in Racine and St. Joseph in Kenosha) were former members of the Metro Conference, which had been affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.[2] In 1997, WISAA began a merger process with the WIAA that would be finished for the 2000-01 school year, which was the main catalyst for the Metro Conference's ending.[3] The Lakeshore Conference maintained the same seven-member roster during the entirety of its eleven-year existence. In 2008, the five public high schools returned to the Southern Lakes Conference in a reversal of the realignment that had occurred eleven years earlier.[4] That same year, St. Catherine's and St. Joseph both joined the Midwest Classic Conference, and both were part of a group of eight schools that split off from the conference to create the Metro Classic Conference in 2012.[5]

## Conference membership history

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School  | Location  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Mascot  | Colors  | Joined  | Left  | Conference Joined  | Current Conference

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Badger | Lake Geneva, WI | Public  | 1,320  | Badgers  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Southern Lakes
St. Catherine's | Racine, WI | Private (Catholic, Racine Dominicans)  | 472  | Angels  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Midwest Classic | Metro Classic
St. Joseph | Kenosha, WI  | Private (Catholic)  | 229  | Lancers  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Midwest Classic | Metro Classic
Union Grove | Union Grove, WI | Public  | 1,049  | Broncos  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Southern Lakes
Waterford | Waterford, WI | Public  | 958  | Wolverines  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Southern Lakes
Westosha Central | Paddock Lake, WI | Public  | 1,220  | Falcons  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Southern Lakes
Wilmot Union | Wilmot, WI | Public  | 951  | Panthers  |  | 1997[2] | 2008[4] | Southern Lakes

## Membership timeline

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## List of state champions

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### Fall sports

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Girls Volleyball School  | Year  | Division

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Westosha Central  | 2003  | Division 1
Westosha Central  | 2004  | Division 1
Westosha Central  | 2006  | Division 1

### Winter sports

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Boys Basketball School  | Year  | Division

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St. Catherine's  | 2005  | Division 2
St. Catherine's  | 2006  | Division 2
St. Catherine's  | 2007  | Division 2

### Spring sports

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Baseball School  | Year  | Division

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Westosha Central  | 2002  | Division 1
St. Joseph  | 2005  | Division 2
St. Joseph  | 2006  | Division 3
Softball School  | Year  | Division

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Union Grove  | 2007  | Division 2

## List of conference champions

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### Boys Basketball

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School  | Quantity  | Years

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St. Catherine’s | 6  | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
St. Joseph | 4  | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004
Badger | 1  | 2008
Union Grove | 1  | 2007
Westosha Central | 1  | 1998
Waterford | 0  |
Wilmot Union | 0  |

### Girls Basketball

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School  | Quantity  | Years

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St. Catherine’s | 6  | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Waterford | 2  | 2005, 2006
Badger | 1  | 1998
St. Joseph | 1  | 2001
Union Grove | 1  | 2007
Westosha Central | 1  | 2008
Wilmot Union | 0  |

### Football

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School  | Quantity  | Years

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Wilmot Union | 5  | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
St. Joseph | 4  | 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005
Union Grove | 2  | 2005, 2006
Waterford | 2  | 2004, 2007
Badger | 1  | 2007
St. Catherine’s | 1  | 2007
Westosha Central | 1  | 2005

## References

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1. ^ Luehr, Robb (August 7, 1996). "Locals favor latest realignment proposal". Racine Journal Times. p. 15. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h "New conference named". Racine Journal Times. November 22, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
3. ^ Hernandez, Rob (January 13, 1996). "Alphabet soup ends for prep athletics". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Goodbye, Lakeshore". Kenosha News. March 9, 2008. p. 17. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
5. ^ "New eras kick off all around". Kenosha News. August 14, 2012. p. 13. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

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Current|

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Former|

* 3-C (1928-1962)
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* Central Lakeshore (1969-2015)
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* Iowa County (1927-1960)
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* Kettle Moraine (1928-1969)
* Kickapoo Valley (1907-1971)
* Lakeshore (1997-2008)
* Little Eight (1926-1937)
* Little Five (1930-1935)
* Little Nine (1928-1970)
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* Metro (1974-1997)
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* Mississippi Valley Triangular (1936-1940)
* Monroe-Vernon (1928-1958)
* Nicolet (1938-1942)
* Northeastern Wisconsin (1927-1970)
* Northern Wisconsin (1955-1956)
* Northwest Border (1940-1955)
* Olympian (1970-2015)
* Parkland (1963-2006)
* Peninsula (1933-1970)
* Rock River Valley (1922-1952)
* Scenic Central (1958-1979)
* South Central (1926-1941)
* South Shore (1970-1980)
* Southeastern Badger (1963-1970)
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* Southern Eight (1971-1987)
* Southern Five (1928-1946)
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* State Line (1927-1997)
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* Trempealeau Valley (1927-1959)
* Tri-County (1923-1963)
* Upper St. Croix Valley (1934-1994)
* Upper Wisconsin (1926-1937)
* Vacationland (1966-1970)
* Valley 8 (1999-2007)
* West Central (1941-1952)
* West Central (1959-1977)
* West Grant (1930-1960)
* Western Wisconsin (1931-1937)
* Wisconsin Little Ten (1970-2017)
* Wisconsin River (1928-1960)
* Wisconsin Seminary (1963-1969)
* Wolf River Valley (1932-1970)
* Wood County (1925-1942)

Football-only|

* 856 (1953-1956)
* Across the Bay (2022-present)
* Chippewa-Black River Valley (1929-1944)
* Cloverwood (2008-2019)
* CWC-8 (2020-2023)
* Eastern Suburban (2020-present)
* Fox Valley Classic (Spring 2021)
* Lower Fox (1933-1936)
* MONLPC (2017-2021)
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* Northern Border (2022-2023)
* Northwest Football League (1994-1995)
* Northwoods (2020-present)
* Olympian-Packerland (2007-2014)
* Parkland (2020-present)
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* Southern Dairyland (1959-1962)
* Suburban Six-Man (1939-1957)
* Tri-County Football (1934-1944)
* Tri-Valley (1953-1958)
* Valley Football Association (2011-2023)
* WCFC (1997)
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Future|

* Conference Yet To Be Named (2025-future)

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