The Central Lakes Conference is a former high school athletic conference in central Wisconsin. Founded in 1952 and dissolved in 1962, the conference and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The Central Lakes Conference was formed in 1952 by five schools who seceded from the larger 7-C Conference in central Wisconsin: Almond, Green Lake, Oxford, Princeton and Wild Rose. [1] Princeton exited the conference in 1954 to join the Dual County Conference, [2] bringing membership down to four schools. Necedah's entry into the conference from the Juneau County League in 1956 brought the roster back up to five members. [3] A sixth school was added in 1958 when Port Edwards left the 7-C Conference for Central Lakes Conference membership. [4] Green Lake joined the Fox Valley Tri-County League in 1959, [5] leaving the Central Lakes Conference with five members, a roster that would stay intact until the conference's dissolution in 1962. The five remaining members of the conference joined with three former members of the 7-C Conference (Adams-Friendship, Tri-County and Westfield) and Madonna High School in Mauston to form the new Central-C Conference. [6]
School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
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Almond | Almond, WI | Public | 109 | Eagles | 1952 [1] | 1962 [6] | Central-C | Central Wisconsin | |
Green Lake | Green Lake, WI | Public | 101 | Lakers | 1952 [1] | 1959 [5] | Fox Valley Tri-County | Trailways (coop with Princeton) | |
Oxford | Oxford, WI | Public | N/A | Bluejays | 1952 [1] | 1962 [6] | Central-C | Closed in 1963 (consolidated into Westfield) | |
Princeton | Princeton, WI | Public | 109 | Tigers | 1952 [1] | 1954 [2] | Dual County | Trailways (coop with Green Lake) | |
Wild Rose | Wild Rose, WI | Public | 153 | Wildcats | 1952 [1] | 1962 [6] | Central-C | Central Wisconsin | |
Necedah | Necedah, WI | Public | 213 | Cardinals | 1956 [3] | 1962 [6] | Central-C | Scenic Bluffs | |
Port Edwards | Port Edwards, WI | Public | 133 | Blackhawks | 1958 [4] | 1962 [6] | Central-C | Central Wisconsin |