Southeastern Wisconsin Conference

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The Southeastern Wisconsin Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1928 to 1963. All but one of its member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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1929–1953

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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The Southeastern Wisconsin Conference was formed for the 1928-29 school year by six high schools in southeastern Wisconsin: Clinton, Genoa City, Palmyra, Waterford, Williams Bay and Wilmot Union.[1] These were smaller schools than those in the Southern Five Conference, which covered roughly the same geographical area. In 1930, Union Grove and Walworth joined the conference, and with Palmyra's departure the conference now had seven members.[2] Palmyra rejoined the conference in 1932, and overall membership expanded to ten with the addition of Darien and Norris Foundation in Mukwonago.[3] Mukwonago and Racine County Agricultural in Rochester joined the Southeastern in 1934, and the league subdivided into Eastern and Western Sections of six schools each:[4]

Eastern Section Western Section
Mukwonago Clinton
Norris Foundation Darien
Rochester Aggies Genoa City
Union Grove Palmyra
Waterford Walworth
Wilmot Union Williams Bay

Walworth left to join the Southern Five Conference in 1935, with Palmyra leaving a year later[5] and Wilmot moving to the conference's Western Section. In 1937, Clinton, Darien, Genoa City and Williams Bay would leave the Southeastern to form the Southern Regional Conference along with Capron (now North Boone) High School in Illinois.[6] East Troy joined the remaining six schools in the Southeastern to create a seven-member circuit for the 1937-38 school year.[7] The Southeastern Wisconsin Conference began sponsorship of football that season, with six of the seven members coming over from the disbanded Lower Fox Conference, a football-only circuit that had been in existence since 1933.[8][9] Membership would continue in this configuration for sixteen years (with Walworth joining as a football-only member in 1947)[10] before East Troy, Mukwonago and Wilmot left to join the new Southern Lakes Conference in 1953.[11] They were replaced by Hartland, Pewaukee and Slinger, who were left without a conference after the dissolution of the 4-C Conference.[12]

1953–1963

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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The far-flung geographic footprint of conference membership ushered in a volatile period of changes during the Southeastern Wisconsin Conference's final decade. Hartland High School was closed in 1956 and replaced by Arrowhead High School,[13] who took Hartland's place in the conference.[14] Slinger left to join the new Scenic Moraine Conference in 1958,[15] and they were replaced by three returning members and one newcomer. Big Foot, Clinton and Palmyra were left without a conference after consolidation and closings whittled away membership of the Southern Regional Conference, and they rejoined the Southeastern in 1958.[16] That same year, Salem Central (now Westosha Central) High School joined the Southeastern after dealing with their own issues with long travel distances as members of the Braveland Conference.[17] In 1959, the Southeastern lost three schools: Arrowhead to the Little Ten, Pewaukee to the Scenic Moraine, and Racine County Agricultural to the school's closing. Pewaukee remained in the Southeastern as a football-only member for the 1959 season before their full membership in the Scenic Moraine started with the winter sports season.[18] Williams Bay rejoined the conference that year after leaving the Southern Wisconsin Private Schools (SWAPS) Conference to bring membership to eight schools.[19] Two years later, Big Foot left to join the Southern Lakes Conference, and their place was taken by St. Mary's (now Catholic Central) High School in Burlington, the only private school ever to play in the conference.[20]

Epilogue

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The Southeastern Conference ended operations in 1963. Four of its members (Salem Central, St. Mary's, Union Grove and Waterford) formed the new Southeastern Badger Conference,[21] while the other four (Clinton, Norris Foundation, Palmyra and Williams Bay) joined with Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva and Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan to form the Indian Trails Conference.[22]

Conference membership history

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Final members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Clinton Clinton, WI Public 359 Cougars     1928,[1] 1958[16] 1937,[6] 1963[22] Southern Regional, Indian Trails Rock Valley
Norris Foundation Mukwonago, WI Public, Alternative 10[23] Nors'men     1932[3] 1963[22] Indian Trails Dropped interscholastic athletics in 1982
Palmyra Palmyra, WI Public 195 Panthers     1928,[1] 1958[16] 1936,[5] 1963[22] Independent, Indian Trails Trailways
Salem Central Paddock Lake, WI Public 1,220 Falcons     1958[17] 1963[22] Southeastern Badger Southern Lakes
St. Mary's Burlington, WI Private (Catholic) 128 Hilltoppers     1961[20] 1963[22] Southeastern Badger Midwest Classic
Union Grove Union Grove, WI Public 1,049 Broncos     1930[2] 1963[22] Southeastern Badger Southern Lakes
Waterford Waterford, WI Public 958 Wolverines     1928[1] 1963[22] Southeastern Badger Southern Lakes
Williams Bay Williams Bay, WI Public 212 Bulldogs     1928,[1] 1959[19] 1937,[6] 1963[22] Southern Regional, Indian Trails Trailways

Previous members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public 2,076 Warhawks     1956[13][14] 1959[19] Little Ten Classic 8
Big Foot Walworth, WI Public 449 Chiefs     1958[16] 1961[20] Southern Lakes Rock Valley
Darien Darien, WI Public N/A Golden Eagles     1932[3] 1937[6] Southern Regional Closed in 1957 (consolidated into Delavan-Darien)
East Troy East Troy, WI Public 504 Trojans     1937[7] 1953[11] Southern Lakes Rock Valley
Genoa City Genoa City, WI Public N/A Orioles     1928[1] 1937[6] Southern Regional Closed in 1958 (consolidated into Badger)
Hartland Hartland, WI Public N/A Trojans     1953[12] 1956[13] Closed in 1956
Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI Public 1,619 Indians     1934[4] 1953[11] Southern Lakes Classic 8
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates     1953[12] 1959[19] Scenic Moraine Woodland
Racine County Agricultural Rochester, WI Public N/A Aggies     1934[4] 1959[19] Closed in 1959
Slinger Slinger, WI Public 1,052 Owls     1953[12] 1958[15] Scenic Moraine North Shore
Walworth Walworth, WI Public N/A Warriors     1930[2] 1935[5] Independent Closed in 1958 (consolidated into Big Foot)
Wilmot Union Wilmot, WI Public 951 Panthers     1928[1] 1953[11] Southern Lakes Southern Lakes

Football-only members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Seasons Primary Conference
Walworth Walworth, WI Public N/A Warriors     1947-1957[10][16] Southern Regional
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates     1959[18] Scenic Moraine

Membership timeline

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Full members

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Football members

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List of conference champions

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Boys Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Rochester Aggies 11 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957
Wilmot Union 8 1932, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951
Waterford 6 1929, 1930, 1932, 1944, 1945, 1963
Salem Central 4 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Arrowhead 3 1957, 1958, 1959
Mukwonago 3 1951, 1952, 1953
Union Grove 3 1934, 1935, 1945
Big Foot 2 1960, 1961
Clinton 2 1936, 1937
East Troy 1 1949
Hartland 1 1956
Norris Foundation 1 1935
Walworth 1 1935
Darien 0
Genoa City 0
Palmyra 0
Pewaukee 0
Slinger 0
St. Mary's 0
Williams Bay 0
Champions from 1931, 1936 (Eastern Section) and 1938 unknown

Football

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School Quantity Years
Waterford 9 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962
Rochester Aggies 7 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1953, 1956
Wilmot Union 4 1940, 1946, 1947, 1949
Mukwonago 3 1950, 1951, 1952
Union Grove 3 1948, 1954, 1961
East Troy 2 1945, 1948
Arrowhead 1 1958
Big Foot 0
Clinton 0
Hartland 0
Norris Foundation 0
Pewaukee 0
Salem Central 0
Slinger 0
St. Mary's 0
Walworth 0

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