Southern Ten Conference
The Southern Ten Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, comprising schools in the south central part of the state. It was in operation from 1941 to 1952 and all member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
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The Southern Ten Conference split in 1952 due to the reformation of the South Central Conference by the five schools that originally competed in that conference.[5] The five remaining schools that were originally part of the Southern Six joined with members of the disbanded Rock River Valley League (Evansville, Jefferson, Lake Mills and Milton) and Middleton (formerly of the Madison Suburban Conference) to form the new Badger Conference.[6][7]
Conference membership history
[edit | edit source]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | Public | 919 | Thunderbirds | 1941[2] | 1952[5] | South Central | Badger | |
| Edgerton | Edgerton, WI | Public | 537 | Crimson Tide | 1941[2] | 1952[7] | Badger | Rock Valley | |
| Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson, WI | Public | 964 | Blackhawks | 1941[2] | 1952[7] | Badger | ||
| Monroe | Monroe, WI | Public | 742 | Cheesemakers | 1941[2] | 1952[7] | Badger | Rock Valley | |
| Portage | Portage, WI | Public | 705 | Warriors | 1941[2] | 1952[5] | South Central | Badger | |
| Reedsburg | Reedsburg, WI | Public | 897 | Beavers | 1941[2] | 1952[5] | South Central | Badger | |
| Richland Center | Richland Center, WI | Public | 418 | Hornets | 1941[2] | 1952[5] | South Central | Southwest Wisconsin | |
| Stoughton | Stoughton, WI | Public | 868 | Vikings | 1941[2] | 1952[7] | Badger | ||
| Wisconsin Dells | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Public | 596 | Chiefs | 1941[2] | 1952[5] | South Central | ||
| Wisconsin High | Madison, WI | Public (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | N/A | Badger Preps | 1941[2] | 1952[7] | Badger | Closed in 1964 | |
Membership timeline
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List of conference champions
[edit | edit source]Boys Basketball
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | 3 | 1943, 1944, 1952 |
| Monroe | 3 | 1943, 1946, 1947 |
| Reedsburg | 3 | 1943, 1948, 1949 |
| Baraboo | 2 | 1945, 1951 |
| Wisconsin High | 2 | 1944, 1945 |
| Portage | 1 | 1943 |
| Stoughton | 1 | 1950 |
| Wisconsin Dells | 1 | 1942 |
| Fort Atkinson | 0 | |
| Richland Center | 0 |
Football
[edit | edit source]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 3 | 1945, 1946, 1950 |
| Portage | 3 | 1942, 1944, 1945 |
| Baraboo | 2 | 1943, 1948 |
| Edgerton | 2 | 1947, 1948 |
| Wisconsin Dells | 1 | 1951 |
| Wisconsin High | 1 | 1949 |
| Fort Atkinson | 0 | |
| Reedsburg | 0 | |
| Richland Center | 0 | |
| Stoughton | 0 |
References
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