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The Peninsula Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in northeastern Wisconsin. It was founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1970, and all public school members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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The Peninsula Conference was fomed in 1933 by six small high schools in northeastern Wisconsin: Brussels, Casco, Gibraltar, Luxemburg, Mishicot and Sevastopol. [1] It was named the Peninsula Conference because its six members were located in or near the Door Peninsula, and the conference featured schools from Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. Because of its geography and lack of proximity to similarly-sized schools, conference membership remained relatively stable over the course of its history. In 1962, Brussels High School was replaced by Southern Door High School due to the consolidation of local school districts. [2] [3] Consolidation claimed another member of the conference in 1967 when Luxemburg and Casco merged to form Luxemburg-Casco High School. [4] To keep membership at six schools, the Peninsula Conference added Manitowoc Lutheran, who competed as an independent after the dissolution of the Badger Lutheran Conference in 1964. [5] The Peninsula Conference would be realigned out of existence in 1970, as part of a larger realignment of high school conferences in northeastern Wisconsin. [6] Three of the outgoing schools (Gibraltar, Manitowoc Lutheran and Sevastopol) formed the nucleus of the new Bay-Lakes Conference, [7] two schools (Luxemburg-Casco and Southern Door) joined the new Packerland Conference [8] and Mishicot became a charter member of the Olympian Conference. [9]

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Brussels Brussels, WI PublicN/ABroncos  1933 [1] 1962 [2] [3] Closed (replaced by Southern Door)
Casco Casco, WI PublicN/AComets  1933 [1] 1967 [4] Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco)
Gibraltar Fish Creek, WI Public182Vikings  1933 [1] 1970 [6] Bay-Lakes Packerland
Luxemburg Luxemburg, WI PublicN/ABluebirds  1933 [1] 1967 [4] Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco)
Mishicot Mishicot, WI Public280Indians  1933 [1] 1970 [6] Olympian Big East
Sevastopol Sturgeon Bay, WI Public180Pioneers  1933 [1] 1970 [6] Bay-Lakes Packerland
Southern Door Brussels, WI Public323Eagles  1962 [2] [3] 1970 [6] Packerland
Luxemburg-Casco Luxemburg, WI Public610Spartans  1967 [4] 1970 [6] Packerland North Eastern
Manitowoc Lutheran Manitowoc, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS)227Lancers  1967 [5] 1970 [6] Bay-Lakes Big East

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  2. 1 2 3 "Lloyd J. Jilot New Principal for Brussels". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 10 August 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mishicot Given Peninsula Meet". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 30 March 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "No Petitions Oppose Kewaunee-Co. Plan". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 17 November 1966. p. 32. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Lancers Face Tough Slate as New Foes in 'Peninsula'". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 29 August 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 1967.{{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Peninsula Conference to Disband". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 16 September 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bay-Lakes Conference Very Unpredictable". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 4 September 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pick 'Packerland' as New Loop Name". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 4 March 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Zima, Jim (14 December 1969). "Staff's Stuff". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 38. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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