Madison Suburban Conference

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The Madison Suburban Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, founded in 1926 and ending competition in 1969. Its members were located in south central Wisconsin, predominantly around the Madison area.

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History

Founding and Early Years (1926-1952)

The Madison Suburban Conference formed in 1926 by ten schools in and around Dane County that were smaller in enrollment than those in the city of Madison: Cambridge, Deerfield, DeForest, Lodi, Marshall, Middleton, Oregon, Sun Prairie, Verona and Waterloo [1] [2] . It was subdivided into Eastern and Western sections after the first season of competition [3] :

Eastern SectionWestern Section
CambridgeDeForest
DeerfieldLodi
MarshallMiddleton
Sun PrairieOregon
WaterlooVerona

Divisions were eliminated for the 1931-32 season [4] , and Lodi left the conference for the Tri-County League at that season’s conclusion [5] . Johnson Creek joined the conference in 1935 after moving over from the Little Five Conference [6] .

Post-War Expansion (1952-1963)

Growth in the Madison area during the post-war years accompanied some substantial shifts with the athletic conferences in south central Wisconsin. Middleton exited the Madison Suburban Conference in 1952 to join the new Badger Conference [7] , and Juneau joined the following year after the break-up of the 4-C Conference [8] . Verona left in 1954 to join the Tri-County League [9] , and in 1955 the conference would add three schools that left the Badger Conference: Evansville, Lake Mills and Milton [10] .

Final Expansion and Collapse (1963-1969)

In 1963, the high school athletic conferences in the Madison area went through some significant realignment [11] . Sun Prairie left the conference to join the Badger Conference that year [12] , and their place was immediately taken by the new high school in McFarland [13] . The conference also absorbed the former Tri-County League, which had been reduced from ten to six schools [14] due to a series of consolidations and the defection of Sauk Prairie High School to the South Central Conference [15] . Former members Lodi and Verona rejoined the conference, and they were accompanied by Poynette, River Valley in Spring Green, Waunakee and Wisconsin Heights in Mazomanie [16] . In order to accommodate the new schools, the Madison Suburban Conference was subdivided into three sections of six schools each [17] :

Central SectionEastern SectionWestern Section
DeForestCambridgeLodi
EvansvilleDeerfieldPoynette
Lake MillsJohnson CreekRiver Valley
MiltonJuneauVerona
OregonMarshallWaunakee
WaterlooMcFarlandWisconsin Heights

River Valley would leave after only one season in the conference to join the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League, and their place was taken by Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills. They joined the Eastern Section with McFarland moving over to the Western Section [18] :

Central SectionEastern SectionWestern Section
DeForestCambridgeLodi
EvansvilleDeerfieldMcFarland
Lake MillsJohnson CreekPoynette
MiltonJuneauVerona
OregonLakeside LutheranWaunakee
WaterlooMarshallWisconsin Heights

In the long term, this level of growth proved to be unsustainable and in 1969, the Madison Suburban Conference split up into three separate conferences [19] , predominantly along the final sectional alignment. All six schools in the Western Section (along with DeForest and Waterloo from the Central Section) formed the Capitol Conference [20] , the six schools in the Eastern Section (along with Palmyra and Queen of Apostles in Madison) formed the Eastern Suburban Conference, and the four remaining schools in the Central Section (along with Beloit Turner and Clinton) formed the Central Suburban Conference [21] .

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Cambridge Cambridge, WI Public266Bluejays  19261969 Eastern Suburban Capitol
Deerfield Deerfield, WI Public216Demons  19261969 Eastern Suburban Trailways
DeForest DeForest, WI Public1,093Norskies  19261969 Capitol Badger
Lodi Lodi, WI Public451Blue Devils  1926, 19631932, 1969 Tri-County,

Capitol

Capitol
Marshall Marshall, WI Public292Cardinals  19261969 Eastern Suburban Capitol
Middleton Middleton, WI Public2,357Cardinals  19261952 Badger Big Eight
Oregon Oregon, WI Public1,248Panthers [a]   19261969 Central Suburban Badger
Sun Prairie [b] Sun Prairie, WI Public1,239Cardinals  19261963 Badger Big Eight
Verona Verona, WI Public1,801Wildcats [c]   1926,

1963

1954,

1969

 Tri-County,

Capitol

Big Eight
Waterloo Waterloo, WI Public259Pirates  19261969 Capitol Capitol
Johnson Creek Johnson Creek, WI Public180Bluejays  19351969 Eastern Suburban Trailways
Juneau Juneau, WI Public278 [d] Chiefs  19531969 Eastern Suburban [e] Trailways
Evansville Evansville, WI Public507Blue Devils  19551969 Central Suburban Rock Valley
Lake Mills Lake Mills, WI Public491L-Cats  19551969 Central Suburban Capitol
Milton Milton, WI Public1,059RedHawks [f]   19551969 Central Suburban Badger
McFarland McFarland, WI Public774Spartans  19631969 Capitol Badger
Poynette Poynette, WI Public310Pumas [g]   19631969 Capitol Capitol
River Valley Spring Green, WI Public389Blackhawks  19631964 SWAL Southwest Wisconsin
Waunakee Waunakee, WI Public1,309Warriors  19631969 Capitol Badger
Wisconsin Heights Mazomanie, WI Public228Vanguards  19631969 Capitol Capitol
Lakeside Lutheran Lake Mills, WI Private

(WELS)

506Warriors  19641969 Eastern Suburban Capitol

Notes

  1. ↑ Nickname was Orioles prior to 1963
  2. ↑ Known as Sun Prairie High School prior to 2022
  3. ↑ Nickname was Indians prior to 1992
  4. ↑ Enrollment figure shown is for Dodgeland High School
  5. ↑ Athletics program merged with Lowell-Reeseville in 1969, schools merged in 1970 to form Dodgeland High School
  6. ↑ Nickname was Redmen prior to 1999
  7. ↑ Nickname was Indians prior to 2009Dodgeland High School

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

None

Winter Sports

Curling
SchoolYearDivision
Poynette1966Single Division

Spring Sports

None

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