Fox River Classic Conference

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Fox River Classic Conference
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Conference WIAA
Founded2007
No. of teams10
Headquarters Green Bay, Wisconsin
Official website www.frccathletics.com

The Fox River Classic Conference (often shortened to FRCC) is a high school athletic conference made up of ten full members, one affiliate member and three football-only members in Northeastern Wisconsin, centering primarily around schools in Brown County, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, and the high schools of the Sheboygan Area School District, which maintained deep rivalries with the schools of the Green Bay Area School District in the forerunner Fox River Valley Conference. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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Current members

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Fox River Classic Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin

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SchoolMascot & ColorFormer ConferenceEnrollmentAffiliationLocation
Ashwaubenon HS Jaguars Bay 989Public Ashwaubenon, WI
Bay Port HS Pirates Bay 1,915Public Suamico, WI
De Pere HS Redbirds Bay 1,457Public De Pere, WI
Green Bay Preble HS Hornets FRVC 2,137Public Green Bay, WI
Green Bay Southwest HS Fighting Trojans FRVC 1,090Public Green Bay, WI
Manitowoc Lincoln HS Ships FRVC 1,573Public Manitowoc, WI
Notre Dame HS Tritons FRVC 727Private, Catholic Green Bay, WI
Pulaski HS Red Raiders Bay 1,141Public Pulaski, WI
Sheboygan North HS Golden Raiders FRVC 1,716Public Sheboygan, WI
Sheboygan South HS Redwings FRVC 1,332Public Sheboygan, WI

Affiliated members

SchoolMascot & ColorSportsPrimary ConferenceEnrollmentAffiliationLocation
Green Bay East HS Red DevilsFootball Bay 1,207Public Green Bay, WI
Green Bay West HS WildcatsFootball Bay 945Public Green Bay, WI
Menasha HS BluejaysFootball Bay 966Public Menasha, WI
West De Pere HS PhantomsFootball, Girls' Swimming (co-op with De Pere) Bay 1,087Public De Pere, WI

History

The FRCC was formed in 2007 when Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski left the Bay Conference and joined up with a stronger eight team Fox River Valley Conference. This was mainly done to level the playing field as the four Bay Schools were larger than most of the other Bay Schools. In 2011, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC and Green Bay East asked to leave the conference also. Both Green Bay East and West have stated they have not been able to compete in the FRCC. In January 2014, the WIAA approved a Realignment plan that would put Green Bay West and Green Bay East out of the FRCC and into the Bay Conference. This took effect for the 2015–16 school year. [2] Another football-only realignment plan surfaced in 2018; West De Pere, Menasha, Green Bay East and Green Bay West would join the conference, which would be split into two divisions. The original plan called for Preble, Bay Port, Green Bay East, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon and Green Bay West in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, De Pere, Menasha, West De Pere and Notre Dame in the other. A revised proposal came out in February 2019, this one including Preble, De Pere, Bay Port, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, West De Pere and Ashwaubenon in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, Menasha, Notre Dame, Green Bay East and Green Bay West in the other. [3] The plan was approved in April 2019 to take effect for the 2020–2021 school year. [4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all full members of the FRCC besides Notre Dame joined with some teams from the Fox Valley Association and Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference football conference, which will play in spring 2021. [5]

Nearby West De Pere High School had started to petition joining the FRCC as early as 2016, After a few denials, in December 2023 West De Pere had made a formal move once again to move into the FRCC this time seeking unanimous support. A Final vote is expected later on. [6]

Divisions (2007-2015)

From 2007 to 2015, the Conference was divided into East and West divisions based on which side of the Fox River the school was on. For football, the divisions changed based on standings from the previous season. With Green Bay East and Green Bay West leaving at the end of 2015, the FRCC eliminated the divisions and teams played all the others in a season.

West Division

Ashwaubenon Jaguars

Bay Port Pirates

Green Bay Southwest Trojans

*Green Bay West Wildcats

Pulaski Red Raiders

Notre Dame Academy Tritons

East Division

De Pere Redbirds

*Green Bay East Red Devils

Green Bay Preble Hornets

Manitowoc Lincoln Ships

Sheboygan North Golden Raiders

Sheboygan South Redwings

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References

  1. ↑ "Member Schools of the FRCC - Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC)".
  2. ↑ "FRCC conference - Green Bay, WI". frccwi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. ↑ Venci, Scott. "High school football: WIAA, WFCA update realignment plan". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Football-only conference vote approved for 2020". WLUK . 16 April 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Twenty high schools form spring football conference". The Press Times. Multi Media Channels. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/12/13/west-de-pere-excited-for-move-into-the-fox-river-classic-conference/71897272007/
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