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The Trailways Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Formed in 2001, its membership consists of smaller public and private high schools in east central and south central Wisconsin. All member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Trailways Conference was formed in 2001 with most of the members coming from two recently disbanded conferences for small schools in south central Wisconsin: the Dual County Conference (Cambria-Friesland, Fall River, Green Lake, Montello, Pardeeville, Princeton, Randolph, Rio) and the Eastern Suburban Conference (Deerfield, Dodgeland, Hustisford, Johnson Creek and Williams Bay). Two private schools who had recently joined the WIAA as part of the WIAA/WISAA merger (Abundant Life Christian in Madison and Valley Christian in Oshkosh) rounded out the initial membership roster of the Trailways Conference. [1] The fifteen schools were initially subdivided into North and South Divisions:

North DivisionSouth Division
Cambria-FrieslandAbundant Life Christian
Green LakeDeerfield
MontelloDodgeland
PardeevilleFall River
PrincetonHustisford
RandolphJohnson Creek
Valley ChristianRio
Williams Bay

Central Wisconsin Christian joined the conference after leaving the East Central Flyway Conference in 2004, and two years later the Trailways Conference took three more former East Central Flyway schools into the fold: Lourdes Academy, Markesan and Oakfield. All three schools joined the North Division with Pardeeville moving over to the South Division to accommodate the expansion: [2]

North DivisionSouth Division
Cambria-FrieslandAbundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin ChristianDeerfield
Green LakeDodgeland
Lourdes AcademyFall River
MarkesanHustisford
MontelloJohnson Creek
OakfieldPardeeville
PrincetonRio
RandolphWilliams Bay
Valley Christian

This alignment would only last for two years, as the Trailways split into Central, North and South Divisions in 2008: [3]

Central DivisionNorth DivisionSouth Division
Cambria-FrieslandGreen LakeAbundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin ChristianLourdes AcademyDeerfield
MarkesanMontelloDodgeland
PardeevilleOakfieldFall River
RandolphPrincetonHustisford
Valley ChristianJohnson Creek
Rio
Williams Bay

In 2012, Green Lake and Princeton High Schools entered into a cooperative agreement for their schools' athletics, and the newly created program remained in the North Division. [4] That same year, Horicon [5] and Madison Country Day School [6] in Waunakee joined the Trailways, and Rio moved to the North Division to keep membership at six schools. The Trailways Conference was realigned to a two-division format in 2013:

North DivisionSouth Division
Cambria-FrieslandAbundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin ChristianDeerfield
Green Lake/PrincetonDodgeland
Lourdes AcademyFall River
MarkesanHoricon
MontelloHustisford
OakfieldJohnson Creek
PardeevilleMadison Country Day
RandolphRio
Valley ChristianWilliams Bay

In 2014, Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam joined the Trailways South Division, [7] and St. Ambrose Academy in Madison joined with Abundant Life Christian School for most sponsored sports (they would move to their own stand-alone programs in 2023). [8] The North/South divisional alignment would last for two more years before the Trailways realigned to three divisions in 2016:

Central DivisionNorth DivisionSouth Division
Cambria-FrieslandGreen Lake/PrincetonAbundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin ChristianLourdes AcademyDeerfield
HoriconMarkesanDodgeland
PardeevilleMontelloFall River
RandolphOakfieldHustisford
Wayland AcademyValley ChristianJohnson Creek
Madison Country Day
Rio
St. Ambrose Academy
Williams Bay

This alignment would only last a single season, as Palmyra-Eagle and Parkview joined the Trailways as all-sport members in 2017 after leaving the Rock Valley Conference, [9] bringing conference membership to the current twenty-four schools and the current East/South/West divisional alignment.

List of Member Schools

Current Members

East Division

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Central Wisconsin Christian Waupun, WI Private (Reformed)119Crusaders  2004 [2]
Dodgeland Juneau, WI Public278Trojans  2001 [1]
Horicon Horicon, WI Public275Marshmen  2012 [5]
Hustisford Hustisford, WI Public105Falcons  2001 [1]
Lourdes Academy Oshkosh, WI Private (Catholic)178Knights  2006 [2]
Oakfield Oakfield, WI Public158Oaks  2006 [2]
Valley Christian Oshkosh, WI Private (Christian)144Warriors  2001 [1]
Wayland Academy Beaver Dam, WI Private (Nonsectarian)159Big Red  2014 [7]

South Division

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Abundant Life Christian Madison, WI Private (Christian)141Challengers  2001 [1]
Deerfield Deerfield, WI Public216Demons  2001 [1]
Johnson Creek Johnson Creek, WI Public181Bluejays  2001 [1]
Madison Country Day Waunakee, WI Private (Nonsectarian)124Prairie Hawks  2012 [6]
Palmyra-Eagle Palmyra, WI Public195Panthers  2017 [9]
Parkview Orfordville, WI Public238Vikings  2017 [9]
St. Ambrose Academy Madison, WI Private (Catholic)96Guardians  2014 [8]
Williams Bay Williams Bay, WI Public178Bulldogs  2001 [1]

West Division

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Cambria-Friesland Cambria, WI Public100Hilltoppers  2001 [1]
Fall River Fall River, WI Public157Pirates  2001 [1]
Green Lake/Princeton Green Lake, WI

Princeton, WI

Public

Public

101

109

Tigersharks  2012 [4]
Markesan Markesan, WI Public254Hornets  2006 [2]
Montello Montello, WI Public251Hilltoppers  2001 [1]
Pardeeville Pardeeville, WI Public263Bulldogs  2001 [1]
Randolph Randolph, WI Public198Rockets  2001 [1]
Rio Rio, WI Public111Vikings  2001 [1]

Former Members

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Green Lake Green Lake, WI Public101Lakers  2001 [1] 2012 [4] Entered into athletics cooperative with Princeton
Princeton Princeton, WI Public109Tigers  2001 [1] 2012 [4] Entered into athletics cooperative with Green Lake

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Pardeeville2002Division 3
Girls Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Lourdes Academy2010Division 3
Lourdes Academy2011Division 3
Lourdes Academy2013Division 3
Lourdes Academy2014Division 3
Lourdes Academy2015Division 3
Dodgeland2017Division 3
Lourdes Academy2019Division 3
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Cambria-Friesland2002Division 7
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Williams Bay2003Division 4
Williams Bay2004Division 4
Williams Bay2005Division 4

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Randolph2002Division 4
Randolph2003Division 4
Randolph2004Division 4
Randolph2005Division 4
Randolph2007Division 4
Randolph2010Division 4
Randolph2011Division 5
Randolph2013Division 5
Hustisford2021Division 5
Lourdes Academy2021Division 4
Randolph2022Division 5

Spring Sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Johnson Creek2007Division 4
Rio2015Division 4
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
Horicon2002Division 3
Horicon2003Division 3
Williams Bay2007Division 4
Oakfield2009Division 4
Oakfield2011Division 4
Oakfield2012Division 4
Oakfield2014Division 4
Horicon2018Division 4
Horicon2019Division 4
Oakfield2021Division 5
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Lourdes Academy2014Division 3
Deerfield2024Division 3

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