Lake Superior Conference

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The Lake Superior Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership centered around the Twin Ports region at the mouth of the Saint Louis River in Lake Superior. It was founded in 1939 and its member schools belong to the Minnesota State High School League and Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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1939-1974

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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The Lake Superior Conference was formed in 1939, and it was originally known as the Big Six Conference to reflect the number of its original member schools (Cloquet, Denfeld, Duluth Central, Morgan Park, Proctor and Two Harbors).[1] At the time of the Big Six Conference's formation, all of its members also belonged to the Head of the Lakes Conference, which included Duluth Cathedral and three high schools across the Saint Louis River in Wisconsin (Superior Cathedral, Superior Central and Superior East). After a short hiatus from 1946[2] to 1948,[3] the Big Six resumed competition and changed its name as the conference grew; becoming the Big Seven in 1951 (Duluth East),[4] the Big Eight in 1954 (Grand Marais),[5] the Big Nine in 1958 (Silver Bay)[6] and finally, the Big Ten in 1962 (Hermantown).[7] The Big Ten Conference maintained its member roster until 1974, when Duluth Cathedral joined the conference, and the conference changed its name to the Lake Superior Conference due to there being more than ten member schools.[8]

1974-present

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After the conference's name change, the Lake Superior Conference stayed at eleven schools until 1982, when Morgan Park closed its doors[9] and merged into Denfeld.[10] The school became known as Denfeld-Morgan Park for one school year before reverting to the original Denfeld name in 1983. The next year, the Lake Superior Conference accepted its first ever Wisconsin-based member in Superior High School.[11] Membership in the Lake Superior Conference remained stable for sixteen years until in 1999, four schools (Duluth Central, Duluth East, Silver Bay and Superior) left the conference; Silver Bay joined the Polar League and the other three schools became independents.[12] Prior to the exit of these four schools, the members of the conference voted to disband following the 1999-2000 season, citing disparities in enrollment and competition levels.[13] In 2000, the members of the Lake Superior Conference decided not to disband and two schools made their return: Duluth Central and Superior.[14] Their entry into the Lake Superior Conference offset the loss of Cook County to independent status. In 2006, Two Harbors left to join the Polar League and were replaced by Ashland, who had just left the WIAA's Lumberjack Conference.[15] In preparation for the closing of Duluth Central High School, the athletic programs at Central and Denfeld merged in 2010, initially competing under the Central banner before reverting to Denfield after the two schools merged in 2011.[16] Ashland left the Lake Superior Conference to compete as an independent for the 2020-21 school year prior to joining the WIAA's Heart O'North Conference.[17] They were replaced by Grand Rapids, who previously competed as an independent after leaving the Iron Range Conference in 2019.[18] They were followed by Hibbing in 2021, who left the Iron Range in 2020 and brought the Lake Superior Conference to its current tally of eight member schools.[19]

Football (1958-1977)

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Football was sponsored for the first time with Silver Bay's entry into the Big Nine in 1958, and all nine schools participated with the conference's first season. Membership was split into two divisions: the four Duluth schools were placed in the City Division and the other five became the Seaway Division.[20] Hermantown joined the Seaway Division for football when it entered the conference for all other sports in 1962.[21] For the 1966 season, Cloquet was shifted over to join with the Duluth schools, and the City Division was renamed the Zenith Division.[22] Duluth Cathedral joined the football roster in 1974, competing in the Zenith Division for the final four seasons of football sponsorship.[23] The Lake Superior Conference discontinued sponsorship of football after the 1977 season as part of a larger realignment of football schools in the Iron Range. All six Zenith Division schools joined with Grand Rapids and Hibbing to form the Northern Lakes Conference,[24] four schools in the Seaway Division (Hermantown, Proctor, Silver Bay and Two Harbors) partnered with five former Iron Range Conference schools (Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, Eveleth, Greenway, International Falls and Virginia) in the new Sea-Range Conference,[25] and Grand Marais became members of the Arrowhead Conference.[26]

List of conference members

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Current members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Cloquet Cloquet, MN Public 662 Lumberjacks     1939[1]
Denfeld Duluth, MN Public 729 Hunters     1939,[1] 2011[16]
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MN Public 953 Thunderhawks     2020[18]
Hermantown Hermantown, MN Public 618 Hawks     1962[7]
Hibbing Hibbing, MN Public 564 Bluejackets     2021[19]
Marshall School Duluth, MN Private (Nonsectarian) 232 Hilltoppers     1974[8]
Proctor Proctor, MN Public 472 Rails     1939[1]
Superior Superior, WI Public 1,308[27] Spartans     1983,[11] 2000[14]

Former members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Duluth Central Duluth, MN Public N/A Trojans     1939,[1] 2000[14] 1999,[12] 2011[16] Independent Closed (merged into Denfeld)
Morgan Park Duluth, MN Public N/A Wildcats     1939[1] 1982[9][10] Closed (merged into Denfeld)
Two Harbors Two Harbors, MN Public 290 Agates     1939[1] 2006[15] Polar League
Duluth East Duluth, MN Public 1,358 Greyhounds     1951[4] 1999[12] Independent
Cook County Grand Marais, MN Public 137 Vikings     1954[5] 2000[14] Independent Polar League
Silver Bay Silver Bay, MN Public 91 Mariners     1958[6] 1999[12] Polar League
Ashland Ashland, WI Public 635[27] Oredockers     2006[15] 2020[17][18] Independent Heart O'North

Membership timeline

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Full members

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 bar:2  color:tan1 from:2011 till:2030 text:(2011-present)
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 bar:4  color:tan1 from:1939 till:1982 text:Morgan Park (1939-1982)
 bar:5  color:tan1 from:1939 till:2030 text:Proctor (1939-present)
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 bar:7  color:tan1 from:1951 till:1999 text:Duluth East (1951-1999)
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 bar:12  color:tan1 from:1983 till:1999 text:Superior (1983-1999)
 bar:12  color:tan1 from:2000 till:2030 text:(2000-present)
 bar:13  color:tan1 from:2006 till:2020 text:Ashland (2006-2020)
 bar:14  color:tan1 from:2020 till:2030 text:Grand Rapids (2020-present)
 bar:15  color:tan1 from:2021 till:2030 text:Hibbing (2021-present)

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</timeline>

Football members

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 bar:2  color:lightpurple from:1958 till:1978 text:Denfeld (1958-1977)
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</timeline> City/Zenith Division  Seaway Division

Membership map

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List of state champions

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Fall sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Organization Division
Duluth Central 1943 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1945 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1949 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1951 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1956 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1957 MSHSL
Esko/Cloquet 1984 MSHSL Class AA
Esko/Cloquet 1985 MSHSL Class AA
Girls Cross Country
School Year Organization Division
Hermantown 1984 MSHSL Class A
Hermantown 1985 MSHSL Class A
Duluth East 1992 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1993 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1994 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1995 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1996 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1997 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth East 1998 MSHSL Class AA
Boys Soccer
School Year Organization Division
Marshall School 2007 MSHSL Class A
Ashland 2013[28] WIAA Division 3
Girls Volleyball
School Year Organization Division
Hermantown 1976 MSHSL Class A

Winter sports

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Boys Alpine Skiing
School Year Organization
Duluth Central 1943 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1944 MSHSL
Cloquet 1945 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1946 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1947 MSHSL
Cloquet 1948 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1949 MSHSL
Cloquet 1950 MSHSL
Cloquet 1951 MSHSL
Cloquet 1952 MSHSL
Duluth East 1953 MSHSL
Duluth East 1954 MSHSL
Duluth East 1956 MSHSL
Cloquet 1957 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1958 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1959 MSHSL
Duluth East 1960 MSHSL
Duluth East 1961 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1962 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1963 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1964 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1965 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1966 MSHSL
Cloquet 1968 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1969 MSHSL
Grand Marais 1970 MSHSL
Duluth East 1985 MSHSL
Duluth East 1990 MSHSL
Duluth East 1991 MSHSL
Duluth East 1994 MSHSL
Duluth East 1995 MSHSL
Girls Alpine Skiing
School Year Organization
Cloquet 1977 MSHSL
Duluth East 1983 MSHSL
Duluth East 1994 MSHSL
Duluth East 1995 MSHSL
Hermantown 2012 MSHSL
Boys Basketball
School Year Organization Division
Denfeld 1947 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1950 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1961 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1971 MSHSL Class AA
Duluth Central 1979 MSHSL Class AA
Boys Hockey
School Year Organization Division
Duluth East 1960 MSHSL
Superior 1990[28] WIAA
Superior 1992[28] WIAA
Superior 1994[28] WIAA
Duluth East 1995 MSHSL Class AA
Superior 1995[28] WIAA
Superior 1996[28] WIAA
Duluth East 1998 MSHSL Class AA
Superior 2003[28] WIAA
Superior 2005[28] WIAA
Hermantown 2007 MSHSL Class A
Superior 2015[28] WIAA
Hermantown 2016 MSHSL Class A
Hermantown 2017 MSHSL Class A
Hermantown 2022 MSHSL Class A
Girls Hockey
School Year Organization Division
Superior 2005[28] WIAA
Proctor/Hermantown 2021 MSHSL Class A
Boys Nordic Skiing
School Year Organization
Duluth Central 1940 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1941 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1942 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1943 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1944 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1945 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1946 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1947 MSHSL
Cloquet 1948 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1949 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1950 MSHSL
Cloquet 1951 MSHSL
Cloquet 1952 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1953 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1954 MSHSL
Cloquet 1956 MSHSL
Denfeld 1957 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1958 MSHSL
Cloquet 1959 MSHSL
Cloquet 1960 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1961 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1962 MSHSL
Cloquet 1963 MSHSL
Cloquet 1966 MSHSL
Duluth East 1998 MSHSL
Duluth East 1999 MSHSL
Girls Nordic Skiing
School Year Division
Cloquet 1976 MSHSL
Cloquet 1977 MSHSL
Cloquet 1978 MSHSL
Duluth East 1996 MSHSL
Duluth East 1998 MSHSL
Duluth East 1999 MSHSL

Spring sports

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Baseball
School Year Organization Division
Denfeld 1950 MSHSL
Marshall School 2019 MSHSL Class AA
Boys Golf
School Year Organization Division
Duluth Central 1946 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1947 MSHSL
Duluth Central 1948 MSHSL
Duluth East 1960 MSHSL
Duluth East 1968 MSHSL
Marshall School 2004 MSHSL Class A
Cloquet 2021 MSHSL Class AA
Softball
School Year Organization Division
Hermantown 1991 MSHSL Class A
Hermantown 2002 MSHSL Class AA
Hermantown 2009 MSHSL Class AA
Boys Track & Field
School Year Organization Division
Denfeld 1949 MSHSL
Silver Bay 1977 MSHSL Class A
Hermantown 2005 MSHSL Class A

List of conference champions

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Boys Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Duluth Central 22 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998
Superior 17 1990, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024
Duluth East 16 1956, 1957, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996
Cloquet 15 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2014, 2021
Denfeld 13 1944, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2018, 2024, 2025
Two Harbors 11 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1970, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994
Hermantown 6 1965, 1990, 1992, 2019, 2023, 2024
(Grand Marais) Cook County 3 1993, 1999, 2000
Marshall School 2 1995, 2005
Morgan Park 2 1943, 1953
Silver Bay 2 1970, 1974
Proctor 1 1964
Ashland 0
Duluth Cathedral 0
Grand Rapids 0
Hibbing 0

Girls Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Hermantown 12 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Cloquet 7 1978, 1979, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2025
Denfeld 6 1977, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994
Duluth Central 6 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997
Duluth East 6 1977, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1996
Superior 6 1985, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Proctor 4 2002, 2003, 2019, 2020
Ashland 3 2009, 2010, 2015
Marshall School 3 1998, 2021, 2024
Two Harbors 3 1993, 1995, 2001
Grand Rapids 2 2022, 2023
Silver Bay 1 1980
(Grand Marais) Cook County 0
Duluth Cathedral 0
Hibbing 0
Morgan Park 0

Football

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City/Zenith Division

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School Quantity Years
Denfeld 7 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1977
Cloquet 5 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976
Duluth Central 4 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968
Morgan Park 3 1963, 1969, 1970
Duluth East 1 1960
Duluth Cathedral 0

Seaway Division

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School Quantity Years
Two Harbors 9 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977
Hermantown 4 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972
Cloquet 3 1959, 1960, 1962
Proctor 2 1963, 1971
Silver Bay 2 1973, 1974
Grand Marais 1 1966

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