Granite Valley Conference
The Granite Valley Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership based in northeastern Wisconsin. Aside from a three-year stint from 1951 to 1954, the conference operated from 1945 to 1960 and its members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The Granite Valley Conference was formed in 1945 by four small high schools located along U.S. Route 141 in Marinette County: Amberg, Crivitz, Pembine and Wausaukee.[1] The conference was named after the quarrying industry prevalent in the area, specifically the mining of Amberg granite. In addition to their Granite Valley membership, Crivitz maintained dual membership in the Marinette & Oconto Conference during this period. The conference's roster remained stable through the first stint of its history, which ended in 1951 when the Granite Valley Conference was folded into the larger Marinette & Oconto Conference.[2] This arrangement lasted for three years before three of the four original members joined with Goodman to reform the Granite Valley Conference.[3] The second stint of the Granite Valley Conference lasted six years before folding in 1960 after the consolidation of Amberg into Wausaukee.[4] After the conference ceased operations, Goodman acquired membership in the Northern Lakes Conference,[5] and Pembine and Wausaukee became independents before joining new conferences a few years later.
Conference membership history
[edit | edit source]1945–1951
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberg | Amberg, WI | Public | N/A | Ravens | 1945[1] | 1951[2] | Marinette & Oconto | Closed in 1960 (merged into Wausaukee) | |
| Crivitz | Crivitz, WI | Public | 215 | Wolverines | 1945[1] | 1951[2] | Marinette & Oconto | ||
| Pembine | Pembine, WI | Public | 68 | Panthers | 1945[1] | 1951[2] | Marinette & Oconto | Northern Lakes (coop with Goodman) | |
| Wausaukee | Wausaukee, WI | Public | 126 | Rangers | 1945[1] | 1951[2] | Marinette & Oconto | ||
1954–1960
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberg | Amberg, WI | Public | N/A | Ravens | 1954[3] | 1960[4] | Closed (merged into Wausaukee) | ||
| Goodman | Goodman, WI | Public | 30 | Falcons | 1954[3] | 1960[4] | Northern Lakes | Northern Lakes (coop with Pembine) | |
| Pembine | Pembine, WI | Public | 68 | Panthers | 1954[3] | 1960[4] | Independent | Northern Lakes (coop with Goodman) | |
| Wausaukee | Wausaukee, WI | Public | 126 | Rangers | 1954[3] | 1960[4] | Independent | Marinette & Oconto | |
Membership timeline
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References
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