Southern Six Conference
The Southern Six Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, consisting of schools in the state's south central region. It was in operation from 1928 to 1941 and all members were part of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
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The Southern Six Conference, also known as the Southern Wisconsin Six in its early years, was formed in 1928 by six medium-sized high schools in south central Wisconsin: Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Monroe, Stoughton, Watertown and the University of Wisconsin High School (Wisconsin High).[1] Three conference members (Edgerton, Fort Atkinson and Stoughton) formerly belonged to the Rock River Valley League, Monroe entered the conference from the Southwest Wisconsin Athletic League, and Watertown was previously a member of the Little Ten Conference[2] but left to seek out stronger competition in athletics.[3] The conference lasted for thirteen years before Watertown was forced out by the five other conference members, and the conference was dissolved in 1941.[4] The remaining schools, along with five schools who left the South Central Conference for similar reasons (Baraboo, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center and Wisconsin Dells) went on to form the Southern Ten Conference,[5] which competed for eleven years before its dissolution in 1952.[6]
Conference membership history
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | Edgerton, WI | Public | 537 | Crimson Tide | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Southern Ten | Rock Valley | |
| Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson, WI | Public | 964 | Blackhawks | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Southern Ten | Badger | |
| Monroe | Monroe, WI | Public | 742 | Cheesemakers | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Southern Ten | Rock Valley | |
| Stoughton | Stoughton, WI | Public | 868 | Vikings | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Southern Ten | Badger | |
| Watertown | Watertown, WI | Public | 1,170 | Goslings | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Independent | Badger | |
| Wisconsin High | Madison, WI | Public (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | N/A | Badger Preps | 1928[1] | 1941[5] | Southern Ten | Closed in 1964 |
Membership timeline
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List of state champions
[edit | edit source]Fall sports
[edit | edit source]None
Winter sports
[edit | edit source]| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin High | 1931 | Single Division |
| Watertown | 1939 | Class B |
Spring sports
[edit | edit source]None
List of conference champions
[edit | edit source]Boys Basketball
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin High | 6 | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 |
| Stoughton | 4 | 1935, 1937, 1940, 1941 |
| Watertown | 3 | 1930, 1936, 1939 |
| Monroe | 2 | 1930, 1941 |
| Edgerton | 1 | 1932 |
| Fort Atkinson | 1 | 1938 |
Football
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Watertown | 7 | 1928, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940 |
| Stoughton | 4 | 1929, 1933, 1937, 1941 |
| Fort Atkinson | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| Wisconsin High | 2 | 1930, 1938 |
| Edgerton | 0 | |
| Monroe | 0 |
References
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