Bay-Lakes Conference

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The Bay-Lakes Conference is a former high school athletic conference in northeast Wisconsin, operating from 1970 to 1979. Its public school members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and its private school members were part of the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.

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History

The Bay-Lakes Conference, named so for its proximity to Green Bay and the many lakes in northeastern Wisconsin, was formed in 1970 by a mix of seven small public and private schools in the region. [1] [2] Six of the seven schools were members of conferences that had disbanded prior to the 1970-71 school year: three from the Peninsula Conference (Gibraltar, Manitowoc Lutheran and Sevastopol), two from the Fox Valley Tri-County League (St. Lawrence Seminary and Winnebago Lutheran) and one from the Wisconsin Seminary League (Sacred Heart Seminary). [3] Stockbridge, the seventh member, was an independent prior to joining the conference, as they had competed without affiliation since the demise of the Kettle Moraine Conference in 1963. The conference kept the same membership over the course of its nine-year history with the exception of Sacred Heart Seminary's exit in 1976 due to its closing. [4] The Bay-Lakes Conference split up in 1979 with two public high schools moving to the Packerland Conference (Gibraltar and Sevastopol), two private schools joining the Classic Conference (St. Lawrence Seminary and Winnebago Lutheran), Stockbridge joined the Central Lakeshore Conference and Manitowoc Lutheran became an independent. [5]

Conference Member History

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Gibraltar Fish Creek, WI Public182Vikings  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Packerland
Manitowoc Lutheran Manitowoc, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)227Lancers  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Independent Big East
Sacred Heart Seminary Oneida, WI Private (Catholic)N/AScouts  1970 [1] [2] 1976 [4] Closed in 1976
Sevastopol Sturgeon Bay, WI Public180Pioneers  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Packerland
St. Lawrence Seminary Mount Calvary, WI Private (Catholic, Capuchin)256Hilltoppers  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Classic Independent
Stockbridge Stockbridge, WI Public54Indians  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Central Lakeshore Independent
Winnebago Lutheran Fond du Lac, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)319Vikings  1970 [1] [2] 1979 [5] Classic Wisconsin Flyway

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
St. Lawrence Seminary1975 [6] WISAA Class B
St. Lawrence Seminary1977 [7] WISAA Class B

Winter Sports

None

Spring Sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Gibraltar1979Class C
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Winnebago Lutheran1978 [8] WISAA Class B
Winnebago Lutheran1979 [9] WISAA Class B

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