Greater Metro Conference

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Greater Metro Conference
Greater Metro Conference Logo.jpg
Conference WIAA
CommissionerBrian A. Henson
No. of teams10
Headquarters Brookfield, Wisconsin
Official website www.greatermetroconference.com

The Greater Metro Conference is a high school athletics conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Formed in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Greater Metro Conference was founded in 1997 by nine large high schools in the greater Milwaukee area: Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Marquette University, Menomonee Falls, Nathan Hale, Sussex Hamilton, Wauwatosa East and West Allis Central. [1] Brookfield Central, Brookfield East and Wauwatosa West were former Woodland Conference members, Nathan Hale and West Allis Central were late of the Southeast Conference, [2] Menomonee Falls came from the North Shore Conference [3] and Sussex Hamilton was previously in the Parkland Conference. [4] Divine Savior Holy Angels and Marquette University were both former members of the Metro Conference, a conference for private high schools affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. [4] The Metro Conference was dissolved in anticipation of the coming merger between the WIAA and WISAA. [5] Membership remained stable for the first twenty years of the Greater Metro Conference's existence, with the only changes coming in 2017. Germantown joined from the North Shore Conference, and Wauwatosa West swapped affiliations with West Allis Central, with the latter moving on to the Woodland Conference. [6]

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. [7] The Greater Metro Conference entered the 2020 season with eight members for football. Seven members were also full members of the conference (Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Germantown, Marquette University, Menomonee Falls, Nathan Hale and Sussex Hamilton), with former full members West Allis Central returning as a football-only member. Full Greater Metro members Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West were placed into the newly revived Parkland Conference for football. [8] This alignment lasted through the 2022-2023 realignment cycle before further changes were made. [9] West Allis Central shifted their football affiliation to the Parkland Cofnerence, and the conference decreased to seven members for football. The Greater Metro Conference also entered into a scheduling partnership with the Classic 8 Conference to play one interconference game per school counting towards the overall conference standings. [10] For the 2026-2027 cycle, the Greater Metro Conference will be losing Nathan Hale to the Woodland Conference and Sussex Hamilton to the Classic 8. Franklin will be joining from the Southeast Conference and Waukesha West will be swapping affiliation with Sussex Hamilton to join the Greater Metro, which maintains its alliance with the Classic 8 for interlocking conference games. [11]

List of conference members

Current members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Brookfield Central Brookfield, WI Public1,270Lancers  1997 [1]
Brookfield East Brookfield, WI Public1,362Spartans  1997 [1]
Divine Savior Holy Angels Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)1,344 (Girls only)Dashers  1997 [1]
Germantown Germantown, WI Public1,295Warhawks  2017 [6]
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic, Jesuit)1,794 (Boys only)Hilltoppers  1997 [1]
Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, WI Public1,292Phoenix  1997 [1]
Nathan Hale West Allis, WI Public1,373Huskies  1997 [1]
Sussex Hamilton Sussex, WI Public1,551Chargers  1997 [1]
Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI Public1,047Red Raiders  1997 [1]
Wauwatosa West Wauwatosa, WI Public1,028Trojans  2017 [6]

Future football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoiningPrimary Conference
Franklin Franklin, WI Public1,570Sabers  2026 Southeast
Waukesha West Waukesha, WI Public1,194Wolverines  2026 Classic 8

Former members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
West Allis Central West Allis, WI Public1,126Bulldogs  1997 [1] 2017 [6] Woodland

Former football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsSeasonsPrimary Conference
West Allis Central West Allis, WI Public1,126Bulldogs  2020-2023 [8] [9] Woodland

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members (since 2020)

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Membership map

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List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1997 [12] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University1998 [13] Division 1 (WISAA)
Nathan Hale2000Division 1
Brookfield Central2009Division 1
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1997 [14] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University1999 [15] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University2009Division 1
Brookfield East2016Division 2
Brookfield East2019Division 2
Marquette University2023Division 1
Girls Golf
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield Central2003Division 1
Brookfield Central2020Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2023Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2024Division 1
Boys Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield East1997Division 1
Marquette University1997 [16] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University1998 [16] Division 1 (WISAA)
Wauwatosa East1998Division 1
Marquette University1999 [16] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University2000Division 1
Marquette University2001Division 1
Marquette University2002Division 1
Marquette University2003Division 1
Marquette University2005Division 1
Marquette University2008Division 1
Marquette University2010Division 1
Marquette University2011Division 1
Marquette University2012Division 1
Brookfield East2014Division 2
Marquette University2014Division 1
Marquette University2015Division 1
Marquette University2016Division 1
Marquette University2017Division 1
Marquette University2018Division 1
Brookfield Central2019Division 2
Marquette University2020Division 1
Marquette University2021Division 1
Girls Swimming & Diving
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield East2019Division 1
Brookfield East2020Division 1
Brookfield East2021Division 1
Girls Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Divine Savior Holy Angels1998 [17] Division 1 (WISAA)
Divine Savior Holy Angels1999 [18] Division 1 (WISAA)
Divine Savior Holy Angels2001Division 1
Brookfield Central2002Division 1
Brookfield Central2003Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2004Division 1
Brookfield Central2006Division 1
Brookfield East2024Division 1
Boys Volleyball
SchoolYear
Marquette University2002
Marquette University2004
Marquette University2005
Wauwatosa East2006
Marquette University2007
Marquette University2008
Marquette University2011
Marquette University2013
Marquette University2014
Marquette University2017
Germantown2018
Marquette University2021
Sussex Hamilton2024
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Nathan Hale1998Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2001Division 1
Menomonee Falls2013Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2014Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2015Division 1
Sussex Hamilton2020Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2022Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2023Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2024Division 1

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1999 [19] Division 1 (WISAA)
Wauwatosa East2008Division 1
Brookfield Central2019Division 1
Wauwatosa East2021Division 1
Marquette University2024Division 1
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Divine Savior Holy Angels2015Division 1
Germantown2021Division 1
Boys Swimming & Diving
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield East1999Division 2
Brookfield co-op2022Division 1

Spring sports

Boys Golf
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University2016Division 1
Marquette University2018Division 1
Marquette University2019Division 1
Girls Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield Central2002Division 1
Brookfield Central2003Division 1
Brookfield Central2004Division 1
Brookfield Central2005Division 2
Divine Savior Holy Angels2008Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2009Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2014Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels2016Division 1
Brookfield Central2017Division 1
Brookfield Central2018Division 2
Divine Savior Holy Angels2021Division 1
Boys Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1998 [20] Division 1 (WISAA)
Marquette University1999 [21] Division 1 (WISAA)
Brookfield Central2000Division 1
Brookfield Central2001Division 1
Marquette University2002Division 1
Marquette University2003Division 1
Marquette University2007Division 1
Marquette University2008Division 1
Marquette University2009Division 1
Marquette University2010Division 1
Marquette University2011Division 1
Marquette University2012Division 1
Marquette University2013Division 1
Brookfield East2014Division 1
Marquette University2015Division 1
Marquette University2016Division 1
Marquette University2017Division 1
Marquette University2018Division 1
Marquette University2019Division 1
Brookfield East2021Division 1
Brookfield East2022Division 1
Marquette University2023Division 1
Brookfield Central2024Division 1
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield East2011Division 1
Brookfield East2012Division 1
Brookfield East2013Division 1
Brookfield East2016Division 1
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Brookfield Central2008Division 1

Summer sports

Baseball
SchoolYear
Brookfield Central2000
Marquette University2006
Marquette University2008
Brookfield Central2014
Menomonee Falls2015
Menomonee Falls2016

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Marquette University101998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024
Wauwatosa East101999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021
Brookfield Central82002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025
Sussex Hamilton32013, 2019, 2023
Menomonee Falls22010, 2022
Wauwatosa West22023, 2025
West Allis Central12012
Brookfield East0
Germantown0
Nathan Hale0

Girls Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
DSHA111998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
Brookfield East62003, 2004, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Brookfield Central52005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Germantown42019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Sussex Hamilton42012, 2013, 2017, 2018
Nathan Hale22000, 2018
Wauwatosa East22006, 2025
Menomonee Falls11999
Wauwatosa West0
West Allis Central0

Football

SchoolQuantityYears
Marquette University161997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024
Brookfield Central101998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Sussex Hamilton42011, 2021, 2022, 2023
Menomonee Falls32004, 2019, 2020
Brookfield East12012
West Allis Central11999
Germantown0
Nathan Hale0
Wauwatosa East0
Wauwatosa West0

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