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| Conference | MSHSL |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Region |  Minnesota |
| Official website | www |
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The Mississippi 8 Conference (M8) is a high school athletic and activities conference in the Twin Cities area in Central Minnesota with 8 member high schools. The conference derives its name from 6 of the original 8 member schools being located within 10 miles from the Mississippi River.
The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville (STMA), and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.
Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools joined the conference for football in the fall of 2012. St. Francis, Chisago Lakes Area, and North Branch Area High School began competing in the Mississippi 8 Conference during 2013-14 school year.
Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference, Granite Ridge Conference, for the 2011 school year. Becker School District, and Elk River High School left the conference in 2012, Becker joined the Granite Ridge Conference, and Elk River High School football rejoined the Northwest Suburban Conference. In the 2013-14 school year, Princeton rejoined the M8. In 2018 STMA and Buffalo decided to leave the conference and were placed in the Lake Conference by the MSHSL and Rogers decided to leave for the Northwest Suburban Conference beginning in the Fall of 2019. Becker High School rejoined the conference in 2019 bringing the total number of schools back to 8.
The conference currently consists of 8 member schools.
| School [1] | Location | Established | Joined | Enrollment [2] | Nickname | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker High School | Becker, MN | 2004 and 2019 | 844 | Bulldogs | ||
| Big Lake High School | Big Lake, MN | 1917 | 2004 | 877 | Hornets | |
| Cambridge-Isanti High School | Cambridge, MN | 1869 | 2004 | 1,433 | Blue Jackets | |
| Chisago Lakes High School | Lindstrom, MN | 1943 | 2013 | 1,033 | Wildcats | |
| Monticello High School | Monticello, MN | 2004 | 1,189 | Magic | ||
| North Branch High School | North Branch, MN | 1932 | 2013 | 633 | Vikings | |
| Princeton High School | Princeton, MN | 2004 and 2013 | 843 | Tigers | ||
| Saint Francis High School | St. Francis, MN | 1914 | 2013 | 1,136 | Saints |
| School [3] | Location | Established | Nickname | Joined | Left | New Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo High School | Buffalo, MN | Bison | 2004 | 2019 | Lake | |
| Rogers High School | Rogers, MN | 2003 | Royals | 2004 | 2019 | Northwest Suburban |
| St. Michael-Albertville High School | St. Michael, MN | 1966 | Knights | 2004 | 2019 | Lake |
| Zimmerman High School | Zimmerman, MN | 2003 | Thunder | 2008 | 2010 | Granite Ridge |
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 6 | 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| STMA* | 4 | 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Monticello | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Princeton | 1 | 2019 |
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| STMA* | 6 | 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Becker | 3 | 2005, 2007, 2019 |
The inaugural Cross Country Championship meet was held at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. The 2006 meet was held at Liberty Elementary in Big Lake. The 2007 and 2014 meets were held at Buffalo Heights Golf Course. In 2008 the meet was held at Grandy 9 Golf Course in Cambridge. The 2009 and 2017 meets were hosted my Monticello at Vintage Golf Course and Lake Bertram Regional Park, respectively. 2010 meet was at the Princeton Golf Course. In 2011 Rogers hosted the meet at Fox Hollow Golf Course. The 2012 conference meet was held at St. Michael Rec Center. In 2013 and 2019 the meet was held at Ponds Golf Course and was hosted by St. Francis. In 2015 the meet was held at Isanti Middle School. Ki-Chi-Soga Park in Lindstrom was home to the 2016 meet.
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 3 | 2010, 2011 |
| Becker | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| STMA | 2 | 2007, 2013c, 2014c |
| Monticello | 2 | 2012, 2014c |
| Chisago Lakes | 2 | 2013c, 2014c |
| Buffalo | 1 | 2009 |
| Princeton | 1 | 2014c |
After the 2014 football season schools in the state of Minnesota were placed into one of 18 districts. The purpose of the changes was to reduce scheduling headaches for several schools. [4] All of the schools in the Mississippi 8 Conference were placed into the North Central District for the 2015 season. Prior to the 2017 season STMA was reclassified to 6A, as a result the school plays in the Metro District [5] and North Branch was moved to the Northeast District. The other schools continue to play in the North Central District.
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 9 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008c, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019c, 2020 |
| Rogers* | 3 | 2010, 2013c, 2015 |
| Buffalo* | 2 | 2008c, 2014 |
| STMA* | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Chisago Lakes | 3 | 2013c, 2017, 2019c |
| St Francis | 1 | 2019c |
| Princeton | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 8 | 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014c, 2016, 2017c, 2018 |
| Rogers* | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014c, 2015, 2017c |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| St Francis | 1 | 2020, 2021 |
| Princeton | 1 | 2014c |
| Chisago Lakes | 1 | 2019 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011c, 2019 |
| STMA* | 5 | 2011c, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Buffalo* | 3 | 2005, 2011c, 2018 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 5 | 2007c, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012c |
| STMA* | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2012c |
| Princeton | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Rogers* | 1 | 2011 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2013 |
| Becker | 1 | 2007c |
| Chisago Lakes | 1 | 2019 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 10 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011c, 2012c, 2017, 2018 |
| Buffalo* | 3 | 2011c, 2012c, 2013 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| North Branch | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2020, 2021c |
| Big Lake | 1 | 2021c |
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 8 | 2006-07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012-13c, 2013–14, 2018-19c |
| Princeton | 5 | 2018-19c, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Rogers* | 4 | 2011-12c, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18 |
| STMA* | 3 | 2011-12c, 2012-13c, 2014–15 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2005-06 |
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 10 | 2005-06, 2008-09c, 2009-10c, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
| Becker | 4 | 2006-07, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-22 |
| Buffalo* | 3 | 2009-10c, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Rogers* | 1 | 2007-08 |
| Princeton | 1 | 2008-09c |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers* | 9 | 2005-06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
| Big Lake | 1 | 2006-07, |
| St. Cloud Cathedral | 1 | 2011-12 |
| Chisago Lakes | 1 | 2016-17 |
| St. Francis | 1 | 2017-18 |
| STMA* | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Becker | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge-Isanti | 9 | 2005-06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19c |
| Big Lake | 5 | 2009-10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018-19c |
| North Branch | 1 | 2013-14 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2018-19c |
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers* | 5 | 2006-07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 |
| Buffalo* | 5 | 2005-06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2018–19 |
| STMA* | 4 | 2014-15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18 |
| Monticello | 2 | 2019-20, 2020-21c |
| Chisago Lakes | 2 | 2020-21c, 2021-22 c |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 1 | 2021-22c |
Becker and Big Lake are part of the Becker-Big Lake Eagles boys hockey co-op. Monticello is the host school for a boys hockey co-op with Maple Lake High School and goes by the nickname of Moose for hockey instead of the primary school nickname Magic.
Monticello advanced to the Class A state tournament in hockey in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022 and made it to the Class A state title game in 2017. No other Mississippi 8 conference member has advanced further in boys hockey. Princeton has made the boys state tournament, competing three times in 2002, 2003, 2016. Chisago Lakes has also made the boys state tournament twice while North Branch and Cambridge-Isanti have both made it once.
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 5 | 2010-11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
| North Wright County* | 5 | 2008-09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 3 | 2005-06, 2006–07, 2007–08 |
| Chisago Lakes | 3 | 2019-20, 2020–21, 2021–22 |
| Rogers* | 1 | 2016-17 |
The North Wright County co-op that includes Monticello has reached the girls state tournament twice in 2011 and 2013. The Wright County co-op consisting of all the school in the current Buffalo and North Wright County co-ops made the state tournament in 2005. Chisago Lakes has also made the girls state tournament three times, once in 2004 as part of a co-op with Pine City and in 2010 and 2012.
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 7 | 2011-12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 |
| Monticello* | 3 | 2008-09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 3 | 2006-07, 2007–08, 2017–18 |
| Orono | 1 | 2005-06 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 14 | 2005-06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18c, 2018–19 |
| St. Francis | 1 | 2017-18c |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 7 | 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| St. Francis | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Big Lake | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2006 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 1 | 2008 |
| Buffalo* | 1 | 2011 |
| Chisago Lakes | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers* | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| STMA* | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Buffalo* | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Princeton | 1 | 2007 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 13 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| STMA* | 1 | 2019 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Becker | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Buffalo* | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2015c, 2017 |
| Rogers* | 4 | 2014, 2015c, 2016, 2019 |
| North Branch | 1 | 2018 |
| Chisago Lakes | 1 | 2021 |
| Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 4 | 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Buffalo* | 4 | 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019 |
| Becker | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Chisago Lakes | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2008 |
| Boys Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo* | 8 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| STMA* | 4 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| North Branch | 1 | 2015 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 1 | 2019 |
| Girls Team | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| STMA* | 7 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Monticello | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2070, 2011, 2012 |
| Cambridge-Isanti | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
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