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The Southern Eight Conference is a former high school athletic conference in southwestern Wisconsin, operating from 1971 to 1987. All member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Southern Eight Conference was formed as the result of a split of member schools in the Southwest Wisconsin Athletic League. In 1970, Richland Center High School was accepted as the fifteenth member of the SWAL (effective 1971) and was added to the seven-member North Section. [1] Soon after their acceptance, the other eight schools in the South Section voted to split the conference along geographic lines [2] [3] to maintain traditional rivalries and cut transportation expenses. [4] The Southern Eight began competition in 1971, and its membership roster was remarkably stable over the course of its history. The only changes happened in 1983 with Mount Horeb's exit to the Capitol Conference [5] and the addition of Southwestern High School in Hazel Green. [6] The end of the Southern Eight Conference came in 1987, when the conference remerged with the Southwest Wisconsin Athletic League to create a new fourteen-member conference subdivided by enrollment size. [7]

Conference Membership History

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Cuba City Cuba City, WI Public273Cubans  1971 [3] 1987 [7] Southwest Wisconsin Activities League
Darlington Darlington, WI Public280Redbirds  1971 [3] 1987 [7] Southwest Wisconsin Activities League
Dodgeville Dodgeville, WI Public375Dodgers  1971 [3] 1987 [7] SWAL Southwest Wisconsin
Iowa-Grant Livingston, WI Public204Panthers  1971 [3] 1987 [7] Southwest Wisconsin Activities League
Lancaster Lancaster, WI Public295Flying Arrows  1971 [3] 1987 [7] SWAL Southwest Wisconsin
Mineral Point Mineral Point, WI Public245Pointers  1971 [3] 1987 [7] Southwest Wisconsin Activities League
Mount Horeb Mount Horeb, WI Public792Vikings  1971 [3] 1983 [5] Capitol Badger
Platteville Platteville, WI Public513Hillmen  1971 [3] 1987 [7] SWAL Southwest Wisconsin
Southwestern Hazel Green, WI Public162Wildcats  1983 [6] 1987 [7] Southwest Wisconsin Activities League

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Dodgeville1972Small Schools
Platteville1979Class B
Platteville1980Class B
Mount Horeb1981Class B
Platteville1984Class B
Darlington1985Class C
Darlington1986Class C
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Iowa-Grant1977Division 3
Platteville1984Division 4
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Platteville1977Class B
Iowa-Grant1978Class C
Platteville1979Class B

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Cuba City1981Class B
Iowa-Grant1981Class C
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Lancaster1976Class B
Cuba City1977Class B
Lancaster1979Class B
Cuba City1980Class B
Platteville1984Class B
Gymnastics
SchoolYearDivision
Mount Horeb1978Class B
Mount Horeb1983Class B
Boys Wrestling
SchoolYearDivision
Mineral Point1980Class C
Mineral Point1981Class C
Mineral Point1982Class C
Mineral Point1983Class C
Mineral Point1985Class C
Mineral Point1986Class C

Spring Sports

None

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References

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  2. "Six Schools Bolt SWAL To Form Own Conference". The Boscobel Dial. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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  6. 1 2 "Realignment plan approved". Racine Journal Times. pp. 2C. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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