7-C Conference
The 7-C Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in central Wisconsin. It existed from 1926 to 1962, and its members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
[edit | edit source]1926–1934
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The 7-C Conference was formed in 1926 as the Four-County Conference, named after the four counties where member schools were located (Adams, Marquette, Portage and Waushara). It was initially made up of eleven small schools located in central Wisconsin: Almond, Coloma, Friendship, Hancock, Montello, Oxford, Plainfield, Redgranite, Wautoma, Westfield and Wild Rose.[1] In 1929, Friendship High School merged with neighboring Adams High School to form the new Adams-Friendship High School, which retained Friendship's membership in the conference.[2] That same year, the Four-County Conference added Neshkoro and Princeton to bring membership to thirteen schools.[3] Despite the expansion into Green Lake County, the league did not change its name. Green Lake and Omro joined the 4-C Conference in 1931, and Winneconne became members of the conference in 1932. That same year, the conference's name was changed to the 6-C Conference, representing its expanded geographic footprint:[4]
| Big 6-C Conference | Little 6-C Conference |
|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship | Almond |
| Montello | Coloma |
| Omro | Green Lake |
| Redgranite | Hancock |
| Wautoma | Neshkoro |
| Westfield | Oxford |
| Plainfield | |
| Princeton | |
| Wild Rose | |
| Winneconne |
1934–1942
[edit | edit source]In 1934 the conference renamed itself the 7-C Conference because of the expansion into Wood County, adding Markesan to the Little 7-C[5] and Port Edwards (formerly of the Wood County League) to the Big 7-C.[6] Winneconne left to join the Little Nine Conference in 1935,[7] and in 1937, the 7-C Conference realigned itself by geography instead of enrollment size:[8]
| Eastern 7-C Conference[9] | Northern 7-C Conference[10] | Western 7-C Conference[11] |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lake | Almond | Adams-Friendship |
| Markesan | Coloma | Montello |
| Omro | Hancock | Plainfield |
| Princeton | Neshkoro | Port Edwards |
| Redgranite | Oxford | Wautoma |
| Wild Rose | Westfield |
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| Eastern 7-C Conference | Northern 7-C Conference | Western 7-C Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lake | Almond | Adams-Friendship |
| Markesan | Coloma | Montello |
| Princeton | Endeavor | Plainfield |
| Redgranite | Hancock | Port Edwards |
| Wild Rose | Neshkoro | Wautoma |
| Oxford | Westfield |
1942–1946
[edit | edit source]In 1942, the 7-C Conference disbanded for basketball because of wartime travel issues.[14] The conference was revived for the 1943-44 school year, albeit with a reduced grouping of Adams-Friendship, Almond, Hancock, Plainfield, Port Edwards, Wautoma and Westfield.[15] Former conference member Montello returned to the 7-C in 1944[16] along with several other schools, and the league split into two divisions by school enrollment size:
| Big 7-C Conference[17] | Little 7-C Conference[18][19] |
|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship | Coloma |
| Almond | Endeavor |
| Montello | Green Lake |
| Plainfield | Hancock |
| Port Edwards | Markesan |
| Wautoma | Oxford |
| Westfield | Princeton |
In 1945, the league welcomed back former members Omro and Wild Rose after the end of World War II.[20] These two schools, along with Green Lake from the Little 7-C, were placed into the Big 7-C. The Little 7-C was left with five members following Green Lake's move and Markesan joining the Dual County Conference.[21] The 7-C Conference also began sponsoring football with four conference members participating: Adams-Friendship, Omro, Wautoma and Westfield.[22][23] Neshkoro was reinstated as a sixth member to the Little 7-C before the start of league competition, and the 7-C started the 1945-46 season with a sixteen-member roster:[24]
| Big 7-C Conference[25] | Little 7-C Conference[24] |
|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship | Coloma |
| Almond | Endeavor |
| Green Lake | Hancock |
| Montello | Neshkoro |
| Omro | Oxford |
| Plainfield | Princeton |
| Port Edwards | |
| Wautoma | |
| Westfield | |
| Wild Rose |
1946–1962
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). After the end of World War II, the 7-C Conference began to lose members to school district consolidation. Coloma was the first to leave the conference for this reason, with their district folded into Westfield in 1946.[26] To offset this loss, the Little 7-C added former members Redgranite and Wild Rose after the latter's shift from the Big 7-C.[27] The next year, Hancock and Plainfield merged to form the new Tri-County High School in Plainfield.[28] Almond moved over from the Big 7-C as their replacement.[29] In 1948, the 7-C Conference lost two high schools to consolidation: Neshkoro (redistricted to Westfield)[30] and Redgranite (redistricted to Berlin and Wautoma).[31] In 1951, Endeavor High School closed its doors when it was consolidated into Oxford.[32] That same year, Green Lake of the Big 7-C joined the four Little 7-C schools in seceding from the conference to form the new Central Lakes Conference.[33][34] The seven members of what was formerly known as the Big 7-C continued on until Omro left to join the Little Nine Conference in 1956.[35] Membership was whittled down to five schools in 1958 when Port Edwards left to join the Central Lakes Conference.[36] Montello joined the Dual County Conference in 1961,[37] further decreasing conference membership to four schools. Due in part to the rapid decline in membership, the 7-C Conference ceased operations in 1962. Three of its former members (Adams-Friendship, Tri-County and Westfield) aligned with the five Central Lakes Conference schools and Madonna High School in Mauston to form the new Central-C Conference.[38] The fourth school (Wautoma) joined the Central Wisconsin Conference[39] in the aftermath of the 7-C Conference's demise.
Conference membership history
[edit | edit source]Final members
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship | Adams, WI | Public | 432 | Green Devils | 1929,[2] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1962[39] | Central-C | South Central | |
| Tri-County | Plainfield, WI | Public | 176 | Penguins | 1947[28] | 1962[39] | Central-C | Central Wisconsin | |
| Wautoma | Wautoma, WI | Public | 381 | Hornets | 1926,[1] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1962[39] | Central Wisconsin | South Central | |
| Westfield | Westfield, WI | Public | 295 | Pioneers | 1926,[1] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1962[39] | Central-C | South Central |
Previous members
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond | Almond, WI | Public | 109 | Eagles | 1926,[1] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1951[33][34] | Central Lakes | Central Wisconsin | |
| Coloma | Coloma, WI | Public | N/A | Cardinals | 1926,[1] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1946[26] | Closed (consolidated into Westfield) | ||
| Endeavor | Endeavor, WI | Public | N/A | Cardinals | 1938,[12] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1951[32] | Central Lakes | Closed in 1954 (consolidated into Portage) | |
| Friendship | Friendship, WI | Public | N/A | Gladiators | Unknown | 1926[1] | 1929[2] | Closed (merged into Adams-Friendship) | |
| Green Lake | Green Lake, WI | Public | 101 | Lakers | 1931,[4] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1951[33][34] | Central Lakes | Trailways (coop with Princeton) | |
| Hancock | Hancock, WI | Public | N/A | Unknown | 1926,[1] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1947[28] | Closed (merged into Tri-County) | ||
| Markesan | Markesan, WI | Public | 254 | Hornets | 1934,[5] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1945[21] | Dual County | Trailways | |
| Montello | Montello, WI | Public | 251 | Hilltoppers | 1926,[1] 1944[16] | 1942,[14] 1961[37] | Dual County | Trailways | |
| Neshkoro | Neshkoro, WI | Public | N/A | Unknown | 1929,[3] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1948[30] | Closed (consolidated into Westfield) | ||
| Omro | Omro, WI | Public | 333 | Foxes | 1931,[4] 1945[20] | 1940,[13] 1956[35] | Little Nine | Wisconsin Flyway | |
| Oxford | Oxford, WI | Public | N/A | Unknown | 1926,[1] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1951[33][34] | Central Lakes | Closed in 1963 (consolidated into Westfield) | |
| Plainfield | Plainfield, WI | Public | 176 | Eagles | 1926,[1] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1947[28] | Closed (merged into Tri-County) | ||
| Port Edwards | Port Edwards, WI | Public | 133 | Blackhawks | 1934,[6] 1943[15] | 1942,[14] 1958[36] | Central Lakes | Central Wisconsin | |
| Princeton | Princeton, WI | Public | 109 | Tigers | 1929,[3] 1944[18][19] | 1942,[14] 1951[33][34] | Central Lakes | Trailways (coop with Green Lake) | |
| Redgranite | Redgranite, WI | Public | N/A | Demons | 1926,[1] 1946[27] | 1942,[14] 1948[31] | Closed (consolidated into Berlin and Wautoma) | ||
| Winneconne | Winneconne, WI | Public | 551 | Wolves | 1932[4] | 1935[7] | Little Nine | Bay (2025) | |
Membership timeline
[edit | edit source]Full members
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Football members
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List of state champions
[edit | edit source]Fall sports
[edit | edit source]None
Winter sports
[edit | edit source]None
Spring sports
[edit | edit source]| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Wautoma | 1949 | Class C |
| Westfield | 1952 | Class C |
| Westfield | 1955 | Class C |
List of conference champions
[edit | edit source]Boys Basketball
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wautoma | 9 | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961 |
| Westfield | 9 | 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1954, 1958 |
| Adams-Friendship | 7 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1962 |
| Port Edwards | 6 | 1935, 1937, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951 |
| Omro | 5 | 1938, 1939, 1946, 1953, 1956 |
| Coloma | 4 | 1934, 1935, 1938, 1946 |
| Oxford | 4 | 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| Montello | 3 | 1932, 1937, 1945 |
| Plainfield | 3 | 1927, 1936, 1937 |
| Hancock | 2 | 1939, 1946 |
| Markesan | 2 | 1940, 1945 |
| Tri-County | 2 | 1953, 1959 |
| Wild Rose | 2 | 1942, 1951 |
| Almond | 1 | 1950 |
| Endeavor | 1 | 1946 |
| Neshkoro | 1 | 1940 |
| Winneconne | 1 | 1933 |
| Friendship | 0 | |
| Green Lake | 0 | |
| Princeton | 0 | |
| Redgranite | 0 | |
| Champions from 1928, 1941 (Eastern) and 1942 (Northern) unknown | ||
Football
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wautoma | 5 | 1947, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1960 |
| Adams-Friendship | 4 | 1945, 1946, 1958, 1961 |
| Omro | 3 | 1945, 1948, 1949 |
| Westfield | 3 | 1950, 1951, 1954 |
| Tri-County | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| Port Edwards | 1 | 1952 |
| Montello | 0 |
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