Upper Wisconsin Conference

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The Upper Wisconsin Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership base in the northern part of the state. Founded in 1926 and disbanded in 1937, the conference and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The Upper Wisconsin Conference was formed in 1926 by seven small high schools in far northern Wisconsin: Butternut, Fifield, Glidden, Hurley, Iron Belt, Mellen and Park Falls.[1][2] Charter members of the conference were located in three counties (Ashland, Iron and Price) and five of the original seven schools were located along Wisconsin Highway 13, a major north-south thoroughfare connecting Wisconsin Dells and Superior. Hurley left the Upper Wisconsin Conference in 1928,[3][4] only to return the next year.[5] Their second stint in the conference ended in 1932, and the circuit continued with six member schools.[6] In 1935, Fifield left the Upper Wisconsin Conference and were replaced by Saxon to keep the roster at six schools.[7] By this time, the conference was referred to informally as the Soo Line League.[8] Fifield rejoined the conference the next year, offsetting the loss of Mellen and Park Falls to independent status.[9] The conference ended play in 1937 after failing to agree to a league schedule.[10][11]

Conference membership history

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Butternut Butternut, WI Public 57 Midgets     1926[1][2] 1937[10][11] Independent Northern Lights
Fifield Fifield, WI Public N/A Vikings     1926,[1][2] 1936 1935,[7] 1937[10][11] Independent Closed in 1962 (consolidated into Park Falls)
Glidden Glidden, WI Public N/A Vikings     1926.[1][2] 1937[10][11] Independent Closed in 2009 (merged into Chequamegon)
Hurley Hurley, WI Public 192 Midgets     1926,[1][2] 1929[5] 1928,[3][4] 1932[6] Independent Northern Lights
Iron Belt Iron Belt, WI Public N/A Hornets     1926[1][2] 1937[10][11] Independent Closed in 1957 (consolidated into Hurley)
Mellen Mellen, WI Public 81 Granite Diggers     1926[1][2] 1936[9] Independent Northern Lights
Park Falls Park Falls, WI Public N/A Cardinals     1926[1][2] 1936[9] Independent Closed in 2009 (merged into Chequamegon)
Saxon Saxon, WI Public N/A Knights     1935[7] 1937[10][11] Independent Closed in 1964 (consolidated into Hurley)

Membership timeline

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 bar:1  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1937 text:Butternut (1926-1937)
 bar:2  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1935 text:Fifield (1926-1935)
 bar:2  color:tan1 from:1936 till:1937 text:(1936-1937)
 bar:3  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1937 text:Glidden (1926-1937)
 bar:4  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1928 text:Hurley (1926-1938)
 bar:4  color:tan1 from:1929 till:1932 text:(1929-1932)
 bar:5  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1937 text:Iron Belt (1926-1937)
 bar:6  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1936 text:Mellen (1926-1936)
 bar:7  color:tan1 from:1926 till:1936 text:Park Falls (1926-1936)
 bar:8  color:tan1 from:1935 till:1937 text:Saxon (1935-1937)

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References

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