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The Dual County Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, inaugurated in 1926 as the Columbia County Little Six Conference and ending competition in 2001. All conference members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

Beginnings (1926-1939)

The Dual County Conference opened competition in 1926 as the Columbia County Forensic League. [1] It was started as a league for academic competition before branching out into athletics in 1928. [2] Its membership consisted of six small high schools in south central Wisconsin: five in Columbia County (Cambria, Fall River, Pardeeville, Poynette and Rio) and one just across the county line in Dodge County (Randolph). The conference expanded to seven schools in 1934, adding Fox Lake High School to its membership roster. [3] The name of the conference became the Columbia County Little Seven Conference, despite the fact that the conference now had two schools in Dodge County. [4]

Name Change and Expansion (1939-1970)

In 1939, the conference added Reeseville High School and changed its name to the Dual County Conference, [5] owing to the fact that the conference now had three member schools in Dodge County instead of one. Reeseville left the conference in 1942 [6] [7] when they suspended their athletic program during World War II and were replaced by Markesan High School three years later. [8] This marked the Dual County Conference's first foray into Green Lake County, but the name remained unchanged. Poynette, which had historically been the largest school in the conference, joined the Tri-County League in 1954 and were immediately replaced by Princeton (previously of the Little 7-C Conference). [9] Fox Lake made its exit five years later to join the Fox Valley Tri-County League [10] for its final three years before consolidating with Waupun in 1962. [11] Montello, formerly a member of the Big 7-C Conference, joined the Dual County Conference in 1961. [12] In 1970, Green Lake and Westfield joined the Dual County Conference from the Fox Valley Tri-County League and Vacationland Conference, respectively. [13]

Final Years and Eastern Suburban Merger (1970-2001)

During the final three decades of the Dual County Conference, there were relatively few changes to membership. Markesan left in 1977 to join the Flyway Conference, and were replaced by Poynette, who were previously part of the Capitol Conference and making their return to the Dual County after a nearly quarter century absence. [14] They rejoined the Capitol Conference in 1987, [15] and membership in the Dual County Conference stayed consistent through the rest of the conference's history. The end of the Dual County Conference came in 2001, when they merged with another conference of small schools in south central Wisconsin (the Eastern Suburban Conference) to form the new Trailways Conference. [16]

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Cambria-Friesland Cambria, WI Public100Hilltoppers  1926 [1] 2001 [16] Trailways
Fall River Fall River, WI Public157Pirates  1926 [1] 2001 [16] Trailways
Pardeeville Pardeeville, WI Public263Bulldogs  1926 [1] 2001 [16] Trailways
Poynette Poynette, WI Public310Indians  1926, [1] 1977 [14] 1954, [9] 1987 [15] Tri-County, Capitol Capitol
Randolph Randolph, WI Public198Rockets  1926 [1] 2001 [16] Trailways
Rio Rio, WI Public111Vikings  1926 [1] 2001 [16] Trailways
Fox Lake Fox Lake, WI PublicN/ALakers  1934 [3] 1959 [10] Fox Valley Tri-County Closed in 1962 [11]
Reeseville Reeseville, WI PublicN/ACardinals  1939 [5] 1942 [6] [7] IndependentClosed in 1970 [17]
Markesan Markesan, WI Public254Hornets  1945 [8] 1977 [14] Flyway Trailways
Princeton Princeton, WI Public109Tigers  1954 [9] 2001 [16] Trailways
Montello Montello, WI Public251Hilltoppers  1961 [12] 2001 [16] Trailways
Green Lake Green Lake, WI Public101Lakers  1970 [13] 2001 [16] Trailways
Westfield Westfield, WI Public295Pioneers  1970 [13] 2001 [16] South Central

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

None

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Pardeeville1936Class C
Randolph1996Division 4
Randolph1998Division 4
Curling
SchoolYearDivision
Pardeeville1964Single Division
Gymnastics
SchoolYearDivision
Fall River1981Class B
Fall River1982Class B

Spring Sports

Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Pardeeville1980Class C
Poynette1984Class C

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