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Marawood Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin

The Marawood Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in north central Wisconsin. It was founded in 1949 and all member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

Origins and early years (1949–1972)

The Marawood Conference was founded in 1949 by seven small high schools in north central Wisconsin: Athens, Auburndale, Edgar, Marathon, Pittsville, Rudolph, and Startford. [1] These schools were all former members of the Marathon County League (1928-1949) and Wood County League (1925-1942), and the name of the conference reflects the location of its original member schools. Membership remained consistent through the first thirteen years of the conference's history, with the first changes coming in 1962. Rudolph High School closed and was consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids, [2] and two schools (Granton and Spencer) joined after the dissolution of the 3-C Conference. [3] Abbotsford moved over from the Cloverbelt Conference in 1966, [4] increasing the roster to nine schools. That number jumped to eleven in 1970 when two schools who were displaced by their conferences disbanding entered: Nekoosa from the Vacationland Conference and Rib Lake from the Flambeauland Conference. [5]

Expansion and private school additions (1972–2005)

Granton left to join the Central State Conference in 1972, [6] bringing membership back down to ten schools. They would rejoin in 1976, [7] replacing the departing Auburndale and Nekoosa, who both moved on to the Lumberjack Conference. Two years later, Prentice would join from the Lakeland Conference, [8] and the conference's stable would stay intact for just over two decades until three new schools were added in 2000: Assumption in Wisconsin Rapids, Columbus Catholic in Marshfield, and Newman Catholic in Wausau. [9] These schools were recent additions to the WIAA after the merger with WISAA, and all were previously members of the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference. Auburndale would also reenter the Marawood Conference that year, [10] and a fifteenth member school would join in 2005 (Northland Lutheran in Kronenwetter). [11] The Marawood Conference would split into North and South Divisions to accommodate the recent expansion:

North DivisionSouth Division
AbbotsfordAssumption
AthensAuburndale
EdgarColumbus Catholic
MarathonGranton
Newman CatholicNorthland Lutheran
PrenticePittsville
Rib LakeSpencer
Stratford

Present day (2008–present)

In 2008, Park Falls and Phillips joined the Marawood Conference after the Lumberjack Conference ceased operations. [12] They joined the North Division, with Edgar, Marathon and Newman Catholic moving to the South Division. These three schools replaced Columbus Catholic, Granton and Spencer, all of whom joined the Cloverbelt Conference. [13] In 2009, Park Falls was merged with Glidden of the Indianhead Conference to form Chequamegon, [14] who inherited Park Falls' Marawood Conference membership. Divisional alignment remained intact for the next five years before Edgar was moved back to the North Division. [15] This lasted for three years before moving back to the South Division to replace two schools that left to join the Central Wisconsin Conference: Northland Lutheran and Pittsville. [16] Currently, the Marawood Conference has twelve members in the following alignment:

North DivisionSouth Division
AbbotsfordAssumption
AthensAuburndale
ChequamegonEdgar
PhillipsMarathon
PrenticeNewman Catholic
Rib LakeStratford

List of member schools

Current members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Abbotsford Abbotsford, WI Public241Falcons  1966 [4]
Assumption Wisconsin Rapids, WI Private (Catholic)139Royals  2000 [9]
Athens Athens, WI Public127Bluejays  1949 [1]
Auburndale Auburndale, WI Public229Eagles  1949, [1] 2000 [10]
Chequamegon Park Falls, WI Public241Screaming Eagles  2009 [14]
Edgar Edgar, WI Public201Wildcats  1949 [1]
Marathon Marathon City, WI Public260Red Raiders  1949 [1]
Newman Catholic Wausau, WI Private (Catholic)128Cardinals  2000 [9]
Phillips Phillips, WI Public217Loggers  2008 [12]
Prentice Prentice, WI Public122Buccaneers  1978 [8]
Rib Lake Rib Lake, WI Public132Redmen  1970 [5]
Stratford Stratford, WI Public272Tigers  1949 [1]

Former members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Pittsville Pittsville, WI Public168Panthers  1949 [1] 2017 [16] Central Wisconsin
Rudolph Rudolph, WI PublicN/AReindeer  1949 [1] 1962 [2] Closed (consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids)
Granton Granton, WI Public62Bulldogs  1962, [3] 1976 [7] 1972, [6] 2008 [13] Central State, Cloverbelt Cloverbelt
Spencer Spencer, WI Public220Rockets  1962 [3] 2008 [13] Cloverbelt
Nekoosa Nekoosa, WI Public295Papermakers  1970 [5] 1976 [7] Lumberjack South Central
Columbus Catholic Marshfield, WI Private (Catholic)146Dons  2000 [9] 2008 [13] Cloverbelt
Northland Lutheran Kronenwetter, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)82Wildcats  2005 [11] 2017 [16] Central Wisconsin
Park Falls Park Falls, WI PublicN/ACardinals  2008 [12] 2009 [14] Closed (merged into Chequamegon)

Membership timeline

Marawood Conference

List of State Champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Rib Lake1999Division 3
Girls Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Edgar1983Class C
Prentice1985Class C
Prentice1986Class C
Prentice1987Class C
Edgar1988Class C
Edgar2008Division 3
Edgar2009Division 3
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Edgar1979Division 4
Stratford1986Division 5
Edgar1992Division 5
Edgar1999Division 5
Edgar2001Division 5
Stratford2003Division 6
Stratford2004Division 6
Stratford2005Division 6
Stratford2006Division 6
Stratford2007Division 6
Stratford2008Division 6
Edgar2009Division 6
Edgar2010Division 6
Edgar2016Division 7
Edgar2023Division 7
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Abbotsford1981Class C
Abbotsford1982Class C
Abbotsford1983Class C
Abbotsford1997Division 4
Abbotsford1998Division 4
Abbotsford1999Division 4
Abbotsford2001Division 4
Newman Catholic2013Division 4
Newman Catholic2014Division 4
Newman Catholic2015Division 4
Newman Catholic2016Division 4

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Marathon1975Class C
Marathon1976Class C
Marathon1977Class C
Edgar1997Division 4
Marathon2011Division 4
Newman Catholic2023Division 5
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Prentice1981Class C
Prentice1989Class C
Prentice1992Division 4
Marathon1998Division 3
Newman Catholic2002Division 3
Newman Catholic2010Division 4
Newman Catholic2011Division 5
Assumption2015Division 5
Assumption2016Division 5
Assumption2021Division 5
Boys Wrestling
SchoolYearDivision
Athens1984Class C
Athens1987Class C
Athens1991Division 3
Athens1993Division 3
Athens1994Division 3
Athens1995Division 3
Stratford2017Division 3
Stratford2018Division 3

Spring sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Auburndale1960Single Division
Athens1982Class C
Marathon1992Division 3
Spencer1994Division 4
Abbotsford2006Division 4
Marathon2008Division 3
Marathon2010Division 3
Athens2017Division 4
Athens2018Division 4
Stratford2019Division 3
Girls Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Assumption2014Division 4
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
Assumption2001Division 3
Assumption2005Division 4
Assumption2022Division 5
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Marathon1990Class C
Athens2005Division 3
Newman Catholic2006Division 3
Newman Catholic2007Division 3
Stratford2008Division 3
Edgar2012Division 3
Marathon2015Division 3
Marathon2016Division 3
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Marathon1981Class C
Marathon1982Class C
Marathon1983Class C
Marathon1985Class C
Marathon1986Class C
Newman Catholic2009Division 3
Edgar2010Division 3
Edgar2011Division 3
Edgar2012Division 3
Edgar2013Division 3

Summer sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Auburndale1970Single Division

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Rudolph Defeats Athens 29-24". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. November 16, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Rudolph School Merger with Wisconsin Rapids Ordered". Stevens Point Journal. March 2, 1962. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cloverbelt, Marawood Open Conference Seasons Friday". Marshfield News-Herald. November 15, 1962. p. 17. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Abbotsford 5 Prepares for First MC Season". Wausau Daily Herald. November 12, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Marawood Conference votes to enroll Nekoosa". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. October 22, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "CSC Admits Two New for 1971-72". Stevens Point Journal. November 22, 1971. p. 14. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Papers, Apaches shifted to Lumberjack". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. June 27, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Edgar eyes another Marawood crown". Marshfield News-Herald. August 22, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Kohn, Dan (April 8, 1999). "New home for Dons: They'll join Marawood Conference". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Christopher, Joel (May 7, 1999). "Marawood Conference an all-around realignment winner". Wausau Daily Herald. pp. 1C. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Lecker, Paul (December 8, 2005). "Marawood Conference coaches mixed about schedule changes". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Massoglia, Mark (December 4, 2008). "New-look Pittsville strives for more success". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Jake (August 3, 2008). "Finding opponents tough for teams in new-look WVC". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. pp. 4B. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "School District Consolidation History (table)". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. July 26, 2009. pp. A6. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Marawood - North". MaxPreps. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 Johnson, Tim (June 23, 2016). "Proposal would expand CWC to 21 schools". Wausau Daily Herald. pp. B1. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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