Classic 8 Conference

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Classic 8 Conference
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Association WIAA
Founded1997; 24 years ago
CommissionerDave Sternig
Sports fielded
  • 15
    • men's: 15
    • women's: 14
DivisionDivisions 1-2
No. of teams8 (see list)
Headquarters Waukesha, Wisconsin
Region
Official website Classic8Conference.org

The Classic 8 Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Classic 8 Conference was formed in 1997 by eight large high schools in the western suburbs of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The six public school members of the new conference were previously members of the Southeast Conference (Arrowhead, Kettle Moraine, Mukwonago, Waukesha North, Waukesha South and Waukesha West). [1] Two private Catholic high schools that were formerly in the Metro Conference (Catholic Memorial in Waukesha and Pius XI in Milwaukee) joined the conference in conjunction with the coming merger between the WIAA and their previous parent organization, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. [2] The original lineup remained intact for the first fifteen years of competition. In 2012, Pius XI, which was the smallest school in the conference, left the Classic 8 to join the Woodland Conference and compete with schools that were closer in size. [3] They were replaced by Muskego, who joined the Classic 8 from the Southeast Conference after the new Indian Trail High School opened on the west side of Kenosha. [4] The Classic 8 absorbed a ninth member in 2017 when Oconomowoc joined from the shuttered Wisconsin Little Ten Conference. [5] In 2020, Catholic Memorial left the Classic 8 as a football member due to difference in competition level with the conference's public high schools, joining the football-only Parkland Conference for that sport. [6] [7] The Classic 8 has returned to an eight-member roster for the 2025-26 school year with Waukesha North and Waukesha South both joining the Woodland Conference and Oak Creek moving over from the Southeast Conference. [8]

Football-only alignment

In February 2019, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, the WIAA released a sweeping football-only realignment for Wisconsin to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle. [9] Most of the Classic 8 remained intact for football, with the exception of Catholic Memorial shifting to the new football-only Parkland Conference to create an eight-member loop. [10] This alignment stayed intact through the 2022-2023 cycle. [11] In 2024, the Classic 8 experienced a net loss of one member, with Waukesha North and Waukesha South moving over to the Parkland Conference, with Pewaukee swapping affiliations to make a seven-member conference. The Classic 8 also entered into a scheduling alliance with the Greater Metro Conference where there would be one mandatory crossover game per school that would count towards the conference standings. [12] For the 2026-2027 realignment cycle, the Classic 8 will be losing Pewaukee to the North Shore Conference and Waukesha West to the Greater Metro Conference. These two schools are currently slated to be replaced by Oak Creek of the Southeast Conference and Sussex Hamilton of the Greater Metro Conference. [13]

List of member schools

Current members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public2,076Warhawks  1997 [1]
Catholic Memorial Waukesha, WI Private (Catholic)576Crusaders  1997 [2]
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public1,251Lasers  1997 [1]
Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI Public1,619Indians  1997 [1]
Muskego Muskego, WI Public1,683Warriors  2012 [4]
Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI Public2,170Knights  2025 [8]
Oconomowoc Oconomowoc, WI Public1,657Raccoons  2017 [5]
Waukesha West Waukesha, WI Public1,194Wolverines  1997 [1]

Current football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedPrimary Conference
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public874Pirates  2024 [12] Woodland

Future football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoiningFormer ConferencePrimary Conference
Sussex Hamilton Sussex, WI Public1,551Chargers  2026 [13] Greater Metro Greater Metro

Former members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Pius XI Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)699Popes  1997 [2] 2012 [3] Woodland
Waukesha North Waukesha, WI Public1,018Northstars  1997 [1] 2025 [8] Woodland
Waukesha South Waukesha, WI Public1,179Blackshirts  1997 [1] 2025 [8] Woodland

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members (since 2020)

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Membership map

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Location of Classic 8 Conference full members:
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Arrowhead
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Catholic Memorial
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Kettle Moraine
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Mukwonago
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Muskego
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Oak Creek
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Oconomowoc
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Waukesha West

List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial1999 [14] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West1999Division 1
Catholic Memorial2002Division 1
Arrowhead2010Division 1
Arrowhead2011Division 1
Oconomowoc2020Division 1
Girls Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial1997 [15] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial1998 [16] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West1998Division 1
Catholic Memorial1999 [14] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West1999Division 1
Waukesha West2000Division 1
Waukesha West2001Division 1
Waukesha West2004Division 1
Waukesha West2005Division 1
Arrowhead2007Division 1
Arrowhead2011Division 1
Arrowhead2012Division 1
Arrowhead2013Division 1
Muskego2018Division 1
Muskego2019Division 1
Muskego2022Division 1
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Mukwonago2004Division 1
Waukesha West2004Division 2
Arrowhead2007Division 1
Waukesha West2010Division 1
Arrowhead2012Division 1
Catholic Memorial2012Division 3
Arrowhead2013Division 1
Catholic Memorial2016Division 3
Catholic Memorial2018Division 3
Muskego2018Division 1
Catholic Memorial2019Division 3
Muskego2019Division 1
Kettle Moraine2022Division 2
Girls Golf
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead2004Division 1
Arrowhead2013Division 1
Arrowhead2016Division 1
Arrowhead2017Division 1
Kettle Moraine2018Division 1
Boys Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial2010Division 2
Muskego2013Division 1
Waukesha West2024Division 2
Girls Swimming & Diving
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead2002Division 1
Arrowhead2003Division 1
Arrowhead2004Division 1
Arrowhead2005Division 1
Arrowhead2006Division 1
Arrowhead2008Division 1
Arrowhead2009Division 1
Arrowhead2010Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2011Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2012Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2013Division 1
Arrowhead2014Division 1
Arrowhead2015Division 1
Arrowhead2022Division 1
Girls Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead2014Division 1
Catholic Memorial2019Division 2
Muskego2020Division 1
Catholic Memorial2021Division 2
Arrowhead2022Division 1
Arrowhead2023Division 1
Boys Volleyball
SchoolYear
Catholic Memorial2000
Pius XI2001
Catholic Memorial2010
Catholic Memorial2016
Kettle Moraine2020
Kettle Moraine2022
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial1997 [17] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial1998 [18] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI2002Division 1
Catholic Memorial2006Division 2
Catholic Memorial2009Division 2
Catholic Memorial2010Division 2
Catholic Memorial2011Division 2
Catholic Memorial2014Division 2
Catholic Memorial2015Division 2
Catholic Memorial2016Division 2
Arrowhead2019Division 1
Oconomowoc2021Division 1
Catholic Memorial2024Division 2

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI2000 [19] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial2004Division 2
Arrowhead2010Division 1
Catholic Memorial2010Division 2
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1998 [20] Division 1 (WISAA)
Kettle Moraine1999Division 1
Pius XI1999 [21] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI2000 [22] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI2010Division 1
Kettle Moraine2022Division 1
Kettle Moraine2023Division 1
Arrowhead2024Division 1
Boys Swimming & Diving
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead2002Division 1
Arrowhead2003Division 1
Arrowhead2004Division 1
Arrowhead2008Division 1
Catholic Memorial/

Waukesha South

2010Division 1
Catholic Memorial/

Waukesha South

2017Division 1
Boys Wrestling
SchoolYearOrganization
Catholic Memorial1998 [23] WISAA

Spring sports

Boys Golf
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead2001Division 1
Arrowhead2007Division 1
Arrowhead2008Division 1
Arrowhead2009Division 1
Arrowhead2010Division 1
Arrowhead2012Division 1
Arrowhead2015Division 1
Arrowhead2017Division 1
Arrowhead2021Division 1
Girls Lacrosse
SchoolYear
Kettle Moraine/Badger2024
Girls Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Arrowhead1998Division 1
Catholic Memorial1999 [24] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial2000 [24] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI2001Division 1
Catholic Memorial2004Division 2
Catholic Memorial2006Division 2
Catholic Memorial2007Division 2
Catholic Memorial2010Division 2
Catholic Memorial2012Division 2
Catholic Memorial2013Division 2
Catholic Memorial2014Division 3
Catholic Memorial2015Division 3
Catholic Memorial2016Division 3
Catholic Memorial2017Division 3
Catholic Memorial2019Division 3
Muskego2019Division 1
Muskego2022Division 1
Muskego2023Division 1
Muskego2024Division 1
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial2021Division 2
Boys Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial2021Division 2
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1998 [25] Division 1 (WISAA)
Arrowhead2004Division 1
Kettle Moraine2008Division 1
Arrowhead2009Division 1
Arrowhead2021Division 1
Arrowhead2022Division 1
Arrowhead2023Division 1
Arrowhead2024Division 1
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial1999 [26] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial2000 [27] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West2000Division 1
Waukesha West2004Division 1
Waukesha West2005Division 1
Waukesha West2006Division 1
Waukesha West2018Division 1
Muskego2019Division 1
Muskego2021Division 1
Arrowhead2024Division 1

Summer sports

Baseball
SchoolYear
Pius XI2001
Arrowhead2009
Muskego2018

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Arrowhead92003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024
Pius XI62000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
Catholic Memorial42003, 2004, 2008, 2010
Waukesha West41998, 2001, 2019, 2021
Kettle Moraine32014, 2018, 2025
Waukesha South31999, 2006, 2022
Muskego22015, 2016
Mukwonago12013
Oak Creek0
Oconomowoc0
Waukesha North0

Girls Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Arrowhead102008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Mukwonago82002, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Pius XI71998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
Kettle Moraine51999, 2003, 2016, 2021, 2022
Waukesha South22004, 2005
Muskego12025
Waukesha West12015
Catholic Memorial0
Oak Creek0
Oconomowoc0
Waukesha North0

Football

SchoolQuantityYears
Arrowhead112001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024
Muskego72014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Mukwonago61999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2021, 2022
Catholic Memorial51997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2016
Waukesha West52009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
Kettle Moraine12023
Oconomowoc12024
Pius XI12006
Oak Creek0
Pewaukee0
Waukesha North0
Waukesha South0

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  10. ↑ "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. February 6, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Proposed Football Only Conference Alignment - 11-Player" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. February 11, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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