Peninsula Conference

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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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Location of Original Peninsula Conference Members

The Peninsula Conference was formed 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 were former members of the Kettle Moraine Conference. [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

Full members

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 Sevastopol, 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

Football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary Conference
Sturgeon Bay "B" Sturgeon Bay, WI Public394Clippers  1936-1942 Northeastern Wisconsin

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members

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List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Casco111944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1964
Mishicot91946, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
Gibraltar81939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1963, 1969, 1970
Luxemburg71940, 1947, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
Brussels21960, 1962
Sevastopol21937, 1938
Southern Door21965, 1967
Luxemburg-Casco0
Manitowoc Lutheran0

Football

SchoolQuantityYears
Luxemburg131941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962
Sevastopol71939, 1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1965
Casco51947, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1965
Mishicot51949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969
Luxemburg-Casco31967, 1968, 1969
Brussels21954, 1958
Gibraltar21965, 1969
Southern Door21964, 1965
Manitowoc Lutheran0
Sturgeon Bay "B"0
Champions from 1936-1938 unknown

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Adopt Name for School Circuit". Two Rivers Reporter. October 18, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lloyd J. Jilot New Principal for Brussels". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 10, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mishicot Given Peninsula Meet". Green Bay Press-Gazette. March 30, 1962. p. 20. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "No Petitions Oppose Kewaunee-Co. Plan". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 17, 1966. p. 32. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Lancers Face Tough Slate as New Foes in 'Peninsula'". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. August 29, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Peninsula Conference to Disband". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. September 16, 1969. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  7. "Bay-Lakes Conference Very Unpredictable". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. September 4, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. "Pick 'Packerland' as New Loop Name". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. March 4, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. Zima, Jim (December 14, 1969). "Staff's Stuff". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 38. Retrieved December 19, 2024.