Metro Conference (Wisconsin)

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The Metro Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, formed in 1974 and dissolving in 1997. It comprised mostly Catholic high schools within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

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History

The Metro Conference was formed in 1974 as the successor to the Milwaukee Catholic Conference [1] and had twelve original members. It was formed in the wake of the successful application by Milwaukee Lutheran High School to join the Milwaukee Catholic Conference in the early 1970s. [2] All of its member schools competed under the banner of the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association, an organization for private high school athletic programs in the state of Wisconsin. [3]

The conference maintained a very consistent membership roster during its existence, only losing three members: St. John's Cathedral in 1976, Messmer in 1984 [4] [5] and St. Joan Antida in 1989. The Metro Conference was very successful at state-level competitions, with its most high-profile successes coming in basketball. During its twenty-three year history, Metro Conference member schools won twenty boys and eighteen girls WISAA basketball championships. [6]

The end of the Metro Conference came in 1997, after the merger between WISAA and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association was approved. [7] All of its member schools went to established WIAA conferences after the 1996-97 school year [8]

List of Member Schools

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Catholic Memorial Waukesha, WI Private (Catholic)576Crusaders  19741997 Classic Eight
Divine Savior Holy Angels Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)1,344

(Girls only)

Dashers   19741997 Greater Metro
Dominican Whitefish Bay, WI Private (Catholic, Sinsinawa Dominicans)324Knights   19741997 Parkland Metro Classic
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic, Jesuit)1,794

(Boys only)

Hilltoppers  19741997 Greater Metro
Messmer Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)499Bishops  19741984IndependentMidwest Classic
Milwaukee Lutheran Milwaukee, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS)908Red Knights  19741997 North Shore Woodland
Pius XI Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)699Popes  19741997 Classic Eight Woodland
St. Catherine's Racine, WI Private (Catholic, Dominican)472Angels   19741997 Lakeshore Metro Classic
St. Joan Antida Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)376

(Girls only)

Jaguars  19741989Midwest Classic Lake City
St. John's Cathedral Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)N/AEagles  19741976Closed in 1976
St. Joseph Kenosha, WI Private (Catholic)229Lancers  19741997 Lakeshore Metro Classic
St. Thomas More Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic)547Cavaliers  19741997 Woodland Metro Classic

List of State Championships (WISAA)

Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
St. Thomas More1974Class A
St. Catherine's1975Class A
St. Thomas More1976Class A
St. Thomas More1978Class A
St. Thomas More1980Class A
St. Thomas More1981Class A
Marquette University1984Class A
St. Catherine's1985Class A
Marquette University1986Class A
Marquette University1987Class A
Marquette University1988Class A
Marquette University1989Class A
Marquette University1990Class A
Marquette University1991Class A
Marquette University1992Division 1
Pius XI1993Division 1
Marquette University1994Division 1
Marquette University1995Division 1
St. Catherine's1996Division 1
Girls Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Catholic Memorial1980Single Division
Catholic Memorial1981Class A
Catholic Memorial1982Class A
Catholic Memorial1983Class A
Dominican1984Class A
Catholic Memorial1985Class A
Catholic Memorial1988Class A
Catholic Memorial1989Class A
Catholic Memorial1991Class A
Catholic Memorial1992Division 1
Catholic Memorial1993Division 1
Catholic Memorial1994Division 1
Catholic Memorial1995Division 1
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1975Single Division
St. Thomas More1976Class A
St. Thomas More1977Class A
Catholic Memorial1979Class A
St. Thomas More1981Class A
Marquette University1982Class A
Marquette University1985Class A
Marquette University1987Class A
Marquette University1988Class A
Catholic Memorial1989Division 1
Dominican1990Division 2
Catholic Memorial1993Division 1
Marquette University1994Division 1
Catholic Memorial1996Division 1
Golf
SchoolYearDivision
St. Catherine's1974Single Division
Pius XI1976Single Division
Marquette University1982Single Division
Marquette University1983Single Division
Marquette University1992Single Division
Catholic Memorial1993Single Division
Catholic Memorial1994Single Division
Boys Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1979Single Division
Pius XI1980Single Division
Marquette University1981Single Division
Marquette University1982Single Division
Catholic Memorial1983Single Division
Marquette University1984Single Division
Marquette University1985Single Division
Marquette University1986Single Division
Pius XI1988Single Division
Marquette University1989Single Division
Marquette University1990Single Division
Catholic Memorial1991Single Division
Marquette University1992Division 1
Pius XI1993Division 1
Marquette University1994Division 1
Marquette University1995Division 1
Marquette University1996Division 1
Girls Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Dominican1978Single Division
Dominican1979Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1992Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1993Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1994Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1996Single Division
Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Dominican1974Single Division
Milwaukee Lutheran1975Single Division
Dominican1976Single Division
Milwaukee Lutheran1977Single Division
St. Catherine's1978Single Division
Dominican1979Single Division
Pius XI1981Class A
Pius XI1982Class A
Pius XI1983Class A
Pius XI1984Class A
Divine Savior Holy Angels1985Class A
Pius XI1986Class A
Pius XI1987Class A
Pius XI1988Class A
Pius XI1989Class A
Pius XI1990Class A
Pius XI1991Class A
Pius XI1992Division 1
Pius XI1993Division 1
Pius XI1994Division 1

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1975Class A
Pius XI1976Class A
St. Catherine's1977Class A
Dominican1978Class A
Dominican1979Class A
Marquette University1980Class A
Marquette University1981Class A
Marquette University1983Class A
Marquette University1984Class A
St. Catherine's1985Class A
Marquette University1986Class A
Catholic Memorial1987Class A
St. Thomas More1988Class A
Marquette University1989Class A
Dominican1991Class A
St. Catherine's1992Division 1
St. Catherine's1993Division 1
Marquette University1994Division 1
Pius XI1996Division 1
Dominican1997Division 1
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
St. Catherine's1976Single Division
Milwaukee Lutheran1977Single Division
Pius XI1980Class A
Pius XI1982Class A
Pius XI1983Class A
Pius XI1984Class A
Pius XI1985Class A
Pius XI1986Class A
Pius XI1987Class A
Pius XI1988Class A
Pius XI1989Class A
Pius XI1990Class A
Pius XI1991Class A
Pius XI1992Division 1
Pius XI1993Division 1
Pius XI1995Division 1
Divine Savior Holy Angels1996Division 1
Pius XI1997Division 1
Wrestling
SchoolYearDivision
St. Thomas More1975Single Division
St. Joseph1978Single Division
Pius XI1979Single Division
Marquette University1980Single Division
Marquette University1981Single Division
Marquette University1982Single Division
Catholic Memorial1991Single Division
Catholic Memorial1992Single Division
Catholic Memorial1995Single Division
Catholic Memorial1996Single Division

Spring Sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
St. Catherine's1975Single Division
St. Catherine's1976Single Division
St. Joseph1977Single Division
St. Thomas More1981Single Division
Marquette University1982Single Division
Catholic Memorial1983Single Division
St. Joseph1988Single Division
St. Catherine's1989Single Division
Catholic Memorial1990Single Division
Marquette University1992Single Division
Marquette University1993Single Division
Pius XI1994Single Division
Marquette University1995Single Division
St. Thomas More1996Single Division
Marquette University1997Single Division
Girls Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1987Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1988Single Division
Pius XI1989Single Division
Pius XI1990Single Division
Pius XI1991Single Division
Pius XI1992Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1993Single Division
Pius XI1994Single Division
Pius XI1995Single Division
Catholic Memorial1996Single Division
Pius XI1997Single Division
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
St. Catherine's1977Single Division
Milwaukee Lutheran1978Single Division
St. Joseph1979Single Division
Pius XI1980Single Division
Divine Savior Holy Angels1981Single Division
Dominican1982Single Division
Catholic Memorial1983Single Division
Pius XI1986Class A
Pius XI1989Class A
Pius XI1990Class A
Pius XI1991Class A
Pius XI1992Division 1
St. Catherine's1993Division 1
St. Catherine's1994Division 1
Pius XI1995Division 1
Boys Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Marquette University1981Single Division
Marquette University1982Single Division
Marquette University1983Single Division
Marquette University1984Single Division
Marquette University1985Single Division
Marquette University1986Single Division
Marquette University1988Single Division
Marquette University1989Single Division
Marquette University1990Single Division
Marquette University1991Single Division
Marquette University1992Single Division
Marquette University1993Single Division
Marquette University1994Single Division
Marquette University1995Single Division
Marquette University1996Single Division
Marquette University1997Single Division
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1975Class A
Marquette University1976Class A
Marquette University1977Class A
Pius XI1978Class A
Pius XI1979Class A
Marquette University1982Class A
Marquette University1983Class A
Marquette University1984Class A
Marquette University1985Class A
Marquette University1986Class A
Marquette University1988Class A
Marquette University1989Class A
Marquette University1990Class A
Catholic Memorial1991Class A
Catholic Memorial1992Division 1
Marquette University1995Division 1
Catholic Memorial1996Division 1
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Pius XI1979Class A
Pius XI1980Class A
Catholic Memorial1981Class A
Catholic Memorial1982Class A
Pius XI1983Class A
Pius XI1984Class A
Pius XI1985Class A
Pius XI1986Class A
Pius XI1987Class A
Pius XI1988Class A
Pius XI1989Class A
Pius XI1990Class A
Catholic Memorial1991Class A
Pius XI1992Division 1
Catholic Memorial1993Division 1
Catholic Memorial1994Division 1
Catholic Memorial1995Division 1
St. Joseph1995Division 2
Catholic Memorial1996Division 1

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