Mississippi Valley Triangular League

Last updated

The Mississippi Valley Triangular League is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Comprising three schools in west central Wisconsin, it was in existence from 1936 to 1940 and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Contents

History

Mississippi Valley Triangular League
Transparent.svg
Transparent.svg
30km
19miles
Transparent square.svg
Transparent square.svg
Location of Mississippi Valley Triangular League Members

The Mississippi Valley Triangular League was formed as a basketball-only conference in 1936 [1] by three schools that left the Little Eight Conference in 1935: Augusta, Black River Falls and Neillsville. Competition lasted for four years before the conference stopped keeping records in 1940, [2] however the conference members continued to schedule each other on an annual basis until the late 1950s.

Conference membership history

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Augusta Augusta, WI Public226Beavers  1936 [1] 1940 Mississippi Valley Dairyland
Black River Falls Black River Falls, WI Public481Tigers  1936 [1] 1940 Mississippi Valley Coulee
Neillsville Neillsville, WI Public269Warriors  1936 [1] 1940Independent Cloverbelt

Membership timeline

Mississippi Valley Triangular League

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Augusta31937, 1938, 1939
Neillsville31937, 1939, 1940
Black River Falls11940

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Basketball Work Attracts 30 Boys". Marshfield News-Herald. 6 November 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. "Neillsville High Beats Black River". Marshfield News-Herald. 9 February 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 18 April 2025.