Bay-Lakes Conference
The Bay-Lakes Conference is a former high school athletic conference in northeast Wisconsin, operating from 1970 to 1979. Its public school members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and its private school members were part of the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.
History
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The Bay-Lakes Conference, named so for its proximity to Green Bay and the many lakes in northeastern Wisconsin, was formed in 1970 by a mix of seven small public and private schools in the region.[1][2] Six of the seven schools were members of conferences that had disbanded prior to the 1970-71 school year: three from the Peninsula Conference (Gibraltar, Manitowoc Lutheran and Sevastopol), two from the Fox Valley Tri-County League (St. Lawrence Seminary and Winnebago Lutheran) and one from the Wisconsin Seminary League (Sacred Heart Seminary).[3] Stockbridge, the seventh member, was an independent prior to joining the conference, as they had competed without affiliation since the demise of the Kettle Moraine Conference in 1969. The conference kept the same membership over the course of its nine-year history with the exception of Sacred Heart Seminary's exit in 1976 due to its closing.[4] The Bay-Lakes Conference split up in 1979 with two public high schools moving to the Packerland Conference (Gibraltar and Sevastopol), two private schools joining the Classic Conference (St. Lawrence Seminary and Winnebago Lutheran), Stockbridge joined the Central Lakeshore Conference and Manitowoc Lutheran became an independent.[5]
Conference membership history
[edit | edit source]Final members
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | Fish Creek, WI | Public | 182 | Vikings | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Packerland | ||
| Manitowoc Lutheran | Manitowoc, WI | Private (Lutheran, WELS) | 227 | Lancers | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Independent | Big East | |
| Sevastopol | Sevastopol, WI | Public | 180 | Pioneers | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Packerland | ||
| St. Lawrence Seminary | Mount Calvary, WI | Private (Catholic, Capuchin) | 256 | Hilltoppers | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Classic | Wisconsin Flyway | |
| Stockbridge | Stockbridge, WI | Public | 54 | Indians | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Central Lakeshore | Independent | |
| Winnebago Lutheran | Fond du Lac, WI | Private (Lutheran, WELS) | 319 | Vikings | 1970[1][2] | 1979[5] | Classic | Wisconsin Flyway | |
Previous members
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Seminary | Oneida, WI | Private (Catholic) | N/A | Scouts | 1970[1][2] | 1976[4] | Closed in 1976 | ||
Membership timeline
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List of state champions
[edit | edit source]Fall sports
[edit | edit source]| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Seminary | 1975[6] | WISAA Class B |
| St. Lawrence Seminary | 1977[7] | WISAA Class B |
Winter sports
[edit | edit source]None
Spring sports
[edit | edit source]| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | 1979 | Class C |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Lutheran | 1978[8] | WISAA Class B |
| Winnebago Lutheran | 1979[9] | WISAA Class B |
List of conference champions
[edit | edit source]Boys Basketball
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | 4 | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 |
| Winnebago Lutheran | 4 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1974 |
| Manitowoc Lutheran | 1 | 1974 |
| Sacred Heart Seminary | 0 | |
| St. Lawrence Seminary | 0 | |
| Stockbridge | 0 |
Girls Basketball
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Lutheran | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | |
| Manitowoc Lutheran | 0 | |
| Sevastopol | 0 | |
| Stockbridge | 0 |
Football
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Lutheran | 4 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 1973, 1974 |
| Sevastopol | 2 | 1970, 1976 |
| St. Lawrence Seminary | 2 | 1972, 1976 |
| Winnebago Lutheran | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Stockbridge | 0 |
References
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