Olympian-Packerland Conference

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The Olympian-Packerland Conference is a former high school football conference with its membership base in northeastern Wisconsin. It was in existence from 2007 through the 2014 football season, and the conference was affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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Olympian-Packerland Conference
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Location of Original Olympian-Packerland Conference Members

In 2007, two previously established high school athletic conferences in northeastern Wisconsin, the Olympian and Packerland Conferences, joined forces to create a new football-only conference. [1] All members with the exception of Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Green Bay (who did not sponsor football at that time) participated, and the conference was partitioned into divisions for large and small schools: [2]

Olympian-Packerland LargeOlympian-Packerland Small
ChiltonAlgoma
KewauneeBrillion
MishicotGibraltar
OcontoHilbert
Southern DoorManitowoc Lutheran
Sturgeon BayReedsville
ValdersRoncalli
WrightstownSevastopol
St. Mary Catholic

Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran joined the conference in 2010 when it started a football program and was immediately placed in the small schools division. [3] For the 2011 football season, Brillion and Roncalli were moved to the large schools division, [4] and N.E.W. Lutheran played its last season of eleven-man football before leaving the conference to transition to eight-man football. [5] Gibraltar and Sevastopol would do the same after the 2012 football season, [6] and the conference was left with fifteen schools. Mishicot and Oconto were placed with the small schools, which is how it stayed until the Olympian Conference ceased operations after the 2014-2015 school year. [7] The football partnership between the two conferences was also dissolved, with the Packerland Conference reinstating football and the former Olympian Conference schools joining other conferences.

Conference membership history

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsSeasonsConference JoinedPrimary Conference
Algoma Algoma, WI Public219Wolves  2007-2014 Packerland Packerland
Brillion Brillion, WI Public342Lions  2007-2014 Eastern Wisconsin Olympian
Chilton Chilton, WI Public401Tigers  2007-2014 Eastern Wisconsin Olympian
Gibraltar Fish Creek, WI Public182Vikings  2007-2012 Great 8 Packerland
Hilbert Hilbert, WI Public141Wolves  2007-2014 Big East Olympian
Kewaunee Kewaunee, WI Public298Storm  2007-2014 Packerland Packerland
Manitowoc Lutheran Manitowoc, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)227Lancers  2007-2014 Big East Olympian
Mishicot Mishicot, WI Public280Indians  2007-2014 Big East Olympian
Oconto Oconto, WI Public282Blue Devils  2007-2014 Packerland Packerland
Reedsville Reedsville, WI Public192Panthers  2007-2014 Big East Olympian
Roncalli Manitowoc, WI Private (Catholic)223Jets  2007-2014 Eastern Wisconsin Olympian
Sevastopol Sturgeon Bay, WI Public180Pioneers  2007-2012 Great 8 Packerland
Southern Door Brussels, WI Public323Eagles  2007-2014 Packerland Packerland
St. Mary Catholic Neenah, WI Private (Catholic)277Zephyrs  2007-2014 Big East Olympian
Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay, WI Public394Clippers  2007-2014 Packerland Packerland
Valders Valders, WI Public298Vikings  2007-2014 Eastern Wisconsin Olympian
Wrightstown Wrightstown, WI Public402Tigers  2007-2014 North Eastern Olympian
N.E.W. Lutheran Green Bay, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)145Blazers  2010-2011 Great 8 Packerland

Membership timeline

Olympian-Packerland Conference

 Large Schools Small Schools

List of state champions

Football
SchoolYearDivision
Brillion2010Division 5
Kewaunee2010Division 4
Wrightstown2011Division 4

List of conference champions

SchoolQuantityYears
Brillion42007, 2009, 2010, 2012
Kewaunee42007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Wrightstown42008, 2011, 2012, 2014
Algoma32011, 2013, 2014
Hilbert32008, 2011, 2012
Chilton12012
Manitowoc Lutheran12011
Roncalli12013
Gibraltar0
Mishicot0
N.E.W. Lutheran0
Oconto0
Reedsville0
Sevastopol0
Southern Door0
St. Mary Catholic0
Sturgeon Bay0
Valders0

References

  1. Venci, Scott (June 30, 2007). "It will be a new era". Green Bay Press-Gazette. pp. C-1. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. "Setting It Straight". Appleton Post-Crescent. July 28, 2007. pp. D-4. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. Lawrenz, Lee (September 1, 2010). "Kewaunee romps Denmark". Kewaunee County News. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. "Football: By The Numbers (see Olympian-Packerland Large)". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 30, 2011. pp. B-2. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. "Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Football History". MaxPreps. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  6. "Great 8 (8-Man) Football Standings (2013 Season)". MaxPreps. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  7. Gannett Wisconsin Media (January 30, 2014). "WIAA approves realignment plan". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. pp. A7 –A8. Retrieved June 10, 2025.