Little Ten Conference (Wisconsin)

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The Little Ten Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, formed in 1925 and reorganizing into the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference in 1970.

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History

Formation and Sustained Stability (1925-1959)

The Little Ten Conference was founded in 1925 by ten medium- to smaller-sized schools in south central Wisconsin: Beaver Dam, Berlin, Columbus, Hartford Union, Horicon, Mayville, Portage, Ripon, Watertown and Waupun. [1] The conference went through a few membership changes during its first few seasons, starting with the loss of Portage to the South Central Conference in 1926 [2] [3] and Watertown to the Southern Six in 1928. [4] [5] The conference added West Bend in 1929 [6] [7] and Oconomowoc in 1930 to bring conference membership back up to ten. [8] Membership would remain consistent until 1959, when Arrowhead joined from the Southeastern Wisconsin Conference and Watertown rejoined from the Braveland Conference. [9]

Division Split and Reformation (1959-1970)

With conference membership increasing to twelve, the Little Ten subdivided into Northern and Southern Divisions for the 1959-60 school year: [10]

Northern Little TenSouthern Little Ten
BerlinArrowhead
ColumbusBeaver Dam
HoriconHartford Union
MayvilleOconomowoc
RiponWatertown
WaupunWest Bend

In 1965, Arrowhead left to join the Southeastern Badger Conference, [11] [12] bringing conference membership to eleven. By the late 1960s, increasing gaps in enrollment between the smaller schools in the Northern Little Ten and the larger schools in the Southern Little Ten were creating problems with competitive balance, and the schools in the Southern Little Ten began looking to secede from the conference. [13] [14] [15] The conference officially subdivided into two separate conferences in 1966 [16] and both conferences completely disbanded in 1970. The five Southern Little Ten members (six with the split of West Bend into East and West) [17] joined with Waupun, who had the highest enrollment in the Northern Little Ten, [18] to form the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference. [19] The five schools in the Northern Little Ten disbanded to find other conferences with schools more similar in enrollment size. [20] [21]

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI Public1,124Golden Beavers  19251970 Wisconsin Little Ten Badger
Berlin Berlin, WI Public474Indians  19251970 East Central
Columbus Columbus, WI Public390Cardinals  19251970 Central Suburban Capitol
Hartford Union Hartford, WI Public1,281Orioles  19251970 Wisconsin Little Ten North Shore
Horicon Horicon, WI Public275Marshmen  19251970 Flyway Trailways
Mayville Mayville, WI Public275Cardinals  19251970 Scenic Moraine Wisconsin Flyway
Portage Portage, WI Public705Warriors  19251926 Southern Six Badger
Ripon Ripon, WI Public484Tigers  19251970 East Central
Watertown Watertown, WI Public1,170Goslings  1925,

1959

1928,

1970

 Southern Six, Wisconsin Little Ten Badger
Waupun Waupun, WI Public573Warriors  19251970 Wisconsin Little Ten East Central
West Bend [a] West Bend, WI Public2,025Badgers  19291970 Wisconsin Little Ten North Shore
Oconomowoc Oconomowoc, WI Public1,657Raccoons  19301970 Wisconsin Little Ten Classic Eight
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public2,076Warhawks  19591965 Southeastern Badger Classic Eight

Notes

  1. ↑ Split into West Bend East and West Bend West High Schools prior to the 1970-71 school year.

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

None

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Watertown1928Single Division
Mayville1935Class B
Beaver Dam1937Class B

Spring Sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
West Bend1951Single Division
Oconomowoc1959Single Division
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Berlin1931Class B
West Bend1934Class B
Horicon1937Class C
Horicon1938Class C
Horicon1939Class C
Horicon1954Class C
Horicon1959Class C
Berlin1961Class B
Arrowhead1965Class B
Ripon1968Class B

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