Little Five Conference (Wisconsin)

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The Little Five Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. It was operational from 1930 to 1935 and all conference members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Little Five Conference was formed in 1930 by five small high schools in Dodge County and Jefferson County in southeastern Wisconsin: Fox Lake, Hustisford, Johnson Creek, Juneau and Reeseville. [1] Juneau left the conference in 1932 to compete as an independent and were replaced by Hartland after their exit from the Little Seven Conference a few years earlier. [2] In 1934, Fox Lake left the conference to become members of the Columbia County Little Seven Conference, which a few years later would change its name to the Dual County Conference. [3] The Little Five continued with four schools for one more season before disbanding in 1935. Hartland and Johnson Creek found new homes right away: Hartland to the 4-C Conference [4] and Johnson Creek to the Madison Suburban Conference. [5] Hustisford and Reeseville continued as independents until finding new affiliations in later years.

Conference membership history

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Fox Lake Fox Lake, WI PublicN/ALakers  1930 [1] 1934 [3] Columbia County Little Seven Closed in 1962 (consolidated into Waupun)
Hustisford Hustisford, WI Public105Falcons  1930 [1] 1935Independent Trailways
Johnson Creek Johnson Creek, WI Public180Bluejays  1930 [1] 1935 [5] Madison Suburban Trailways
Juneau Juneau, WI PublicN/AChiefs  1930 [1] 1932 [2] IndependentClosed in 1969 (merged into Dodgeland)
Reeseville Reeseville, WI PublicN/ACardinals  1930 [1] 1935IndependentClosed in 1969 (merged into Dodgeland)
Hartland Hartland, WI PublicN/ABeavers  1932 [2] 1935 [4] 4-C Closed in 1956 (replaced by Arrowhead)

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Little Five Conference (Wisconsin)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Items of Interest from the Fox Lake Public Schools". Fox Lake Representative. 22 May 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fox Lake Wins from Reeseville". Fox Lake Representative. 22 December 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Poynette Prep Five Trims Fox Lake, 16-13". Wisconsin State Journal. 26 November 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "County Seat Cagers Leading Conference Race". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. 28 December 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Johnson Creek Joins Suburban Conference". Wisconsin State Journal. 25 September 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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