Coulee Conference

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Coulee Conference
Conference WIAA
CommissionerLouie Ferguson
Sports fielded
  • 20
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivisions 2-3 (Baseball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling)

Divisions 3-4 (Basketball)

Divisions 4-6 (Football)
No. of teams7
Headquarters[[{{{hq_city}}}, Wisconsin]]
Official website Coulee Conference
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Coulee Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin

The Coulee Conference is a seven-member high school athletic conference in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. It is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Conference schools have enrollments ranging from 236 to 540, with an average enrollment of 395. [1]

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Beginning in 2014, West Salem will compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference for football only.

With the announcement and passing of football-only conference realignments by the WIAA, the Coulee Conference will be temporarily split up for the 2019 football season. [2] In the 2020 football season, the Coulee Conference will return, but Luther will join the Scenic Bluffs Conference. The Altoona Railroaders of the Cloverbelt Conference and Aquinas Blugolds (La Crosse) of the Mississippi Valley Conference will join the Coulee for football only. [3]

Sports

The Coulee Conference sponsors 20 varsity sports. They are:

Schools

InstitutionLocationAffiliationEnrollment [1] MascotColors
Arcadia Arcadia Public417Raiders  
Black River Falls Black River Falls Public481Tigers  
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Galesville Public400Red Hawks   
Luther Onalaska Private228Knights  
Viroqua Viroqua Public339Blackhawks  
West Salem West Salem Public607Panthers  
Westby Westby Public305Norsemen  

Former schools

State championships

Football

Boys' golf

Softball

Boys' Track & Field

Girls' Track & Field

Spring Baseball

State championship runners-up

Football

Boys' basketball

Girls' basketball

Spring baseball

Summer baseball

Boys' cross country

Girls' golf

Boys' golf

Gymnastics

Girls' hockey

Boys' Track & Field

Girls' Track & Field

Softball

Wrestling

The Vernon County Mega Bowl

Beginning in 2019, the Westby Norsemen and the Viroqua Blackhawks have played for the Vernon County Mega Bowl in their yearly football contest. The Norsemen won the first Mega Bowl game 21-8 in 2019. There was no Mega Bowl Game in 2020. [20]

Mega Bowl Game results

Westby victoriesViroqua victoriesTie games

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