Lakeshore Conference (Wisconsin)

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The Lakeshore Conference is a former high school athletic conference with membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. It was operational from 1997 to 2008, and all members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association at the time of the conference's dissolution.

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Lakeshore Conference (Wisconsin)
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Location of Lakeshore Conference Members

The Lakeshore Conference was formed in 1997 during a period of realignment among high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin. The five public high schools (Badger, Union Grove, Waterford, Westosha Central and Wilmot Union) were all former members of the Eastern Division of the Southern Lakes Conference, which was dissolved that year. The sixth member of the Eastern Division, Burlington, would go on to join the Southeast Conference. [1] The two private high schools (St. Catherine's in Racine and St. Joseph in Kenosha) were former members of the Metro Conference, which had been affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. [2] In 1997, WISAA began a merger process with the WIAA that would be finished for the 2000-01 school year, which was the main catalyst for the Metro Conference's ending. [3] The Lakeshore Conference maintained the same seven-member roster during the entirety of its eleven-year existence. In 2008, the five public high schools returned to the Southern Lakes Conference in a reversal of the realignment that had occurred eleven years earlier. [4] That same year, St. Catherine's and St. Joseph both joined the Midwest Classic Conference, and both were part of a group of eight schools that split off from the conference to create the Metro Classic Conference in 2012. [5]

Conference membership history

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Badger Lake Geneva, WI Public1,320Badgers  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Southern Lakes
St. Catherine's Racine, WI Private (Catholic, Racine Dominicans)472Angels   1997 [2] 2008 [4] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
St. Joseph Kenosha, WIPrivate (Catholic)229Lancers  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
Union Grove Union Grove, WI Public1,049Broncos  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Southern Lakes
Waterford Waterford, WI Public958Wolverines  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Southern Lakes
Westosha Central Paddock Lake, WI Public1,220Falcons  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Southern Lakes
Wilmot Union Wilmot, WI Public951Panthers  1997 [2] 2008 [4] Southern Lakes

Membership timeline

Lakeshore Conference (Wisconsin)

List of state champions

Fall sports

Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Westosha Central2003Division 1
Westosha Central2004Division 1
Westosha Central2006Division 1

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
St. Catherine's2005Division 2
St. Catherine's2006Division 2
St. Catherine's2007Division 2

Spring sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Westosha Central2002Division 1
St. Joseph2005Division 2
St. Joseph2006Division 3
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
Union Grove2007Division 2

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
St. Catherine’s61998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
St. Joseph41999, 2001, 2003, 2004
Badger12008
Union Grove12007
Westosha Central11998
Waterford0
Wilmot Union0

Girls Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
St. Catherine’s61999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Waterford22005, 2006
Badger11998
St. Joseph12001
Union Grove12007
Westosha Central12008
Wilmot Union0

Football

SchoolQuantityYears
Wilmot Union51998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
St. Joseph41997, 2002, 2003, 2005
Union Grove22005, 2006
Waterford22004, 2007
Badger12007
St. Catherine’s12007
Westosha Central12005

References

  1. Luehr, Robb (August 7, 1996). "Locals favor latest realignment proposal". Racine Journal Times. p. 15. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New conference named". Racine Journal Times. November 22, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. Hernandez, Rob (January 13, 1996). "Alphabet soup ends for prep athletics". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Goodbye, Lakeshore". Kenosha News. March 9, 2008. p. 17. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. "New eras kick off all around". Kenosha News. August 14, 2012. p. 13. Retrieved January 23, 2025.