Eastern Wisconsin Conference

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The Eastern Wisconsin Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of 8 Teams around the Lake Shore & Eastern Wisconsin area. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

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History

The conference dates to the early 1980s, when members of the Packerland and Scenic Moraine conferences joined to form the Eastern Wisconsin Conference. In the 2015–2016 school year, as part of a 76-school northeastern Wisconsin realignment, longtime members Plymouth, Kewaskum, Campbellsport and Waupun left to join the East Central Conference and Brillion, Chilton, Roncalli and Valders joined from the Olympian Conference. Chilton and Roncalli were once members of the Eastern Wisconsin, leaving in 1999 and 2007 respectively.

Current members

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Eastern Wisconsin Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin
SchoolMascot & ColorsFormer ConferenceEnrollment
Brillion HS LionsOlympian342
Chilton HS TigersOlympian401
Kiel HS RaidersPackerland453
New Holstein HS HuskiesPackerland319
Roncalli Catholic HS JetsOlympian223
Sheboygan Falls HS FalconsPackerland480
Two Rivers HS Purple RaidersMid-Eastern496
Valders HS VikingsOlympian298

Former members

Team & MascotSchoolYear JoinedYear LeftCurrent Conference
Campbellsport Cougars Campbellsport HS 19992015 Flyway
Kewaskum Indians Kewaskum HS 1980?2015 ECC
Plymouth Panthers Plymouth HS Unknown2015 ECC
Waupun Warriors Waupun HS 20072015 ECC

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