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The Scenic Moraine Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1958 to 1980 with its membership concentrated in the Kettle Moraine region.

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History

The Scenic Moraine Conference was formed in 1958 by six high schools located in Washington, Fond du Lac and Ozaukee Counties: [1] Campbellsport, Germantown, Grafton, Kewaskum, North Fond du Lac and Slinger. At the time of the conference's formation, there was already a high school athletic conference based in Sheboygan County called the Kettle Moraine Conference, and the Scenic Moraine name was chosen to avoid confusion between the two leagues. Pewaukee joined the Scenic Moraine in 1959, [2] [3] and Random Lake joined as a full member in 1960, [4] bringing conference membership to eight schools.

The Scenic Moraine Conference remained an eight-member loop for its entire existence. Arrowhead [5] joined from the Southeastern Badger Conference in 1969, replacing Random Lake [6] [7] after they left to join the new Central Lakeshore Conference. The next year, Kettle Moraine [8] and Mayville [9] replaced Campbellsport and North Fond du Lac when they became charter members of the Flyway Conference. [10] The Scenic Moraine's membership roster remained unchanged for the rest of the conference's history, but large gulfs were developing between member school districts in enrollment levels [11] [12] which led to discussions on realignment between conferences in southeastern Wisconsin in the mid-1970s. [13] [14] The Scenic Moraine Conference was one of two conferences dissolved in 1980, [15] along with the South Shore Conference. Three schools each were dispersed to the Braveland Conference (Arrowhead, [16] Germantown [17] and Grafton [18] ) and Parkland Conference [19] (Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee and Slinger). The other two schools, Kewaskum and Mayville, moved to the Eastern Wisconsin [20] [21] and Flyway [22] [23] conferences, respectively.

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Campbellsport Campbellsport, WI Public470Cougars  19581970 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Germantown Germantown, WI Public1,295Warhawks  19581980 Braveland Greater Metro
Grafton Grafton, WI Public713Black Hawks  19581980 Braveland North Shore
Kewaskum Kewaskum, WI Public572Indians  19581980 Eastern Wisconsin East Central
North Fond du Lac North Fond du Lac, WI Public466Orioles  19581970 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Slinger Slinger, WI Public1,052Owls  19581980 Parkland North Shore
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public874Pirates  19591980 Parkland Woodland
Random Lake Random Lake, WI Public244Rams  19601969 Central Lakeshore Big East
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public2,076Warhawks  19691980 Braveland Classic Eight
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public1,251Lasers  19701980 Parkland Classic Eight
Mayville Mayville, WI Public375Cardinals  19701980 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway

Membership Timeline

Scenic Moraine Conference

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Kewaskum1961Small Schools
Kettle Moraine1970Small Schools
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Pewaukee1974Class B
Pewaukee1974Class B

Winter Sports

None

Spring Sports

Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Germantown1972Class B

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