Flyway Conference

The Flyway Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in east central Wisconsin. Founded in 1970 and disbanded in 2001, all of its members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

1970–1999

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1999–2001

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In 1999, two schools left to join the East Central Conference (Laconia and Markesan) along with Campbellsport's departure to the Eastern Wisconsin Conference. To counter the losses, four private schools joined as a result of the pending WIAA/WISAA merger set to be finalized in 2000. Three schools joined from the Midwest Classic Conference (Central Wisconsin Christian in Waupun, St. Lawrence Seminary in Mount Calvary and Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac) and St. Mary's Springs Academy in Fond du Lac joined from the former Fox Valley Christian Conference.^[7] Laconia and Markesan stayed on as football-only members for the last two seasons of the conference to counter the loss of Mayville and St. Mary's Springs to the East Central Conference for that sport.^[8] 2001 saw the end of the Flyway Conference as the merger agreement originally reached two years prior with the East Central Conference was finalized. The East Central Flyway Conference would begin play in the 2001-02 school year.^[9]

Conference membership history

Final members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined	Left	Conference Joined	Current Conference
Central Wisconsin Christian	Waupun, WI	Private (Reformed)	119	Crusaders	1999^[7]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Trailways
Horicon	Horicon, WI	Public	275	Marshmen	1970^[1]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Trailways
Lomira	Lomira, WI	Public	323	Lions	1970^[1]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Wisconsin Flyway
Mayville	Mayville, WI	Public	375	Cardinals	1980^[4]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Wisconsin Flyway
North Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac, WI	Public	466	Orioles	1970^[1]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Wisconsin Flyway
Oakfield	Oakfield, WI	Public	158	Oaks	1970^[1]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Trailways
St. Lawrence Seminary	Mount Calvary, WI	Private (Catholic, Capuchin)	256	Hilltoppers	1999^[7]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Independent
St. Mary's Springs	Fond du Lac, WI	Private (Catholic)	263	Ledgers	1999^[7]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Wisconsin Flyway
Winnebago Lutheran	Fond du Lac, WI	Private (Lutheran, WELS)	319	Vikings	1999^[7]	2001^[9]	East Central Flyway	Wisconsin Flyway

Previous members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined	Left	Conference Joined	Current Conference
Campbellsport	Campbellsport, WI	Public	470	Cougars	1970^[1]	1999^[7]	Eastern Wisconsin	Wisconsin Flyway
Dodgeland	Juneau, WI	Public	278	Trojans	1970^[1]	1980^[4]	Eastern Suburban	Trailways
Laconia	Rosendale, WI	Public	317	Spartans	1970^[1]	1999^[7]	East Central	Wisconsin Flyway
Markesan	Markesan, WI	Public	254	Hornets	1977^[3]	1999^[7]	East Central	Trailways

Football-only members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Seasons	Primary Conference
Wautoma	Wautoma, WI	Public	381	Hornets	1995-1998	East Central
Laconia	Rosendale, WI	Public	317	Spartans	1999-2000	East Central
Markesan	Markesan, WI	Public	254	Hornets	1999-2000	East Central

Membership timeline

Full members

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 bar:8  color:tan1 from:1977 till:1999 text:Markesan (1977-1999)
 bar:9  color:tan1 from:1980 till:2001 text:Mayville (1980-2001)
 bar:10  color:tan1 from:1999 till:2001 text:Central Wisconsin Christian (1999-2001)
 bar:11  color:tan1 from:1999 till:2001 text:St. Lawrence Seminary (1999-2001)
 bar:12  color:tan1 from:1999 till:2001 text:St. Mary's Springs (1999-2001)
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Football members

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List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
School	Year	Division
Campbellsport	1972	Medium Schools

Girls Cross Country
School	Year	Division
Mayville	1992	Division 2
Mayville	1993	Division 2

Football
School	Year	Division
Mayville	1994	Division 4

Girls Volleyball
School	Year	Division
Laconia	1998	Division 3

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
School	Year	Division
Mayville	1983	Class B
Markesan	1994	Division 3
Markesan	1996	Division 3

Girls Basketball
School	Year	Division
Oakfield	1979	Class C
Lomira	1991	Division 3
North Fond du Lac	1997	Division 3
North Fond du Lac	2000	Division 3

Boys Wrestling
School	Year	Division
Campbellsport	1980	Class B

Spring sports

Baseball
School	Year	Division
Oakfield	1984	Class C
Oakfield	1986	Class C
Lomira	1991	Division 3

Softball
School	Year	Division
Oakfield	1997	Division 3
Mayville	1999	Division 2

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Mayville	10	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
Markesan	9	1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998
Oakfield	7	1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1995
Campbellsport	6	1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1999
Laconia	2	1980, 1997
Lomira	2	1985, 2000
North Fond du Lac	2	1973, 2001
Dodgeland	1	1973
Horicon	1	1975
Central Wisconsin Christian	0
St. Lawrence Seminary	0
St. Mary's Springs	0
Winnebago Lutheran	0

Girls Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Markesan	9	1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
Mayville	9	1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
North Fond du Lac	6	1977, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Oakfield	5	1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988
Laconia	3	1980, 1981, 1983
Lomira	2	1980, 1993
St. Mary's Springs	1	2001
Campbellsport	0
Central Wisconsin Christian	0
Dodgeland	0
Horicon	0
Winnebago Lutheran	0

Football

School	Quantity	Years
Mayville	14	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998
Horicon	6	1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1990
Lomira	4	1974, 1981, 1984, 1997
Markesan	4	1979, 1986, 1998, 1999
Laconia	3	1995, 1997, 2000
Dodgeland	2	1972, 1978
North Fond du Lac	2	1972, 1973
Campbellsport	1	1979
Oakfield	0
Wautoma	0
Winnebago Lutheran	0

References

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Flyway Conference

Contents

History

1970–1999

1999–2001

Conference membership history

Final members

Previous members

Football-only members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

References

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History

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1999–2001

Conference membership history

Final members

Previous members

Football-only members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

References

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