Draft:Scenic Moraine Conference



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.

History

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The Scenic Moraine Conference was formed in 1958 by six high schools located in Washington and Fond du Lac Counties[1] Campbellsport, Germantown, Grafton, Kewaskum, North Fond du Lac and Slinger. Pewaukee joined in 1959[2][3], and Random Lake joined as a full member the year after[4], bringing conference membership to eight schools. The conference remained at eight members for its entire existence, with Arrowhead[5] replacing Random Lake[6][7] in 1969 and Kettle Moraine[8] and Mayville[9] replacing Campbellsport and North Fond du Lac in 1970[10]. This alignment remained for the rest of the conference's history, but large gulfs were developing between member school districts in enrollment levels[11][12], and by the mid-1970s it became clear that realignment was imminent[13][14]. In 1980, the conference was realigned out of existence[15], as three schools each were moved 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

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Campbellsport Campbellsport, WI Public 470 Cougars     1958 1970 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Germantown Germantown, WI Public 1,295 Warhawks     1958 1980 Braveland Greater Metro
Grafton Grafton, WI Public 713 Black Hawks     1958 1980 Braveland North Shore
Kewaskum Kewaskum, WI Public 572 Indians     1958 1980 Eastern Wisconsin East Central
North Fond du Lac North Fond du Lac, WI Public 466 Orioles     1958 1970 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Slinger Slinger, WI Public 1,052 Owls     1958 1980 Parkland North Shore
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates     1959 1980 Parkland Woodland
Random Lake Random Lake, WI Public 244 Rams     1960 1969 Central Lakeshore Big East
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public 2,076 Warhawks     1969 1980 Braveland Classic Eight
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public 1,251 Lasers     1970 1980 Parkland Classic Eight
Mayville Mayville, WI Public 375 Cardinals     1970 1980 Flyway Wisconsin Flyway

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Kewaskum 1961 Small Schools
Kettle Moraine 1970 Small Schools
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Pewaukee 1974 Class B
Pewaukee 1974 Class B

Winter Sports

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None

Spring Sports

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Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Germantown 1972 Class B

References

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  1. ^ "Indians Get Set to Open Play in New Scenic Moraine League". Kewaskum Statesmen. 22 August 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ "SEC Takes No Action". The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin. 10 May 1959. p. 27. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Indians to Open Cage Season with Cedar Grove Here Tonight". Kewaskum Statesmen. 20 November 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "High School Joins Scenic Moraine". The Random Lake Times. 5 February 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "No Unfairness Involved". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 19 December 1968. p. 18. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "High School Basketball (includes Scenic Moraine Conference standings)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 21 December 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "High School Cage Results (includes Scenic Moraine Conference)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 13 December 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "KM to Scenic Moraine". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 17 May 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Scenic Moraine Adds Mayville to Conference". Kewaskum Statesman. 11 July 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Standings (includes Scenic Moraine Conference)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 12 December 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ^ Polzin, Connie. "At Mayville, Staff Cuts Proposed". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. ^ Kohl, Tom (11 August 1978). "Coaches back plan". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 15. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ^ Fensin, Lee (3 February 1975). "Suburban Seeks Realignment Encouragement". Waukesha Daily Freeman. p. 11. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Realignment Not Dead". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 2 December 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Scenic broken up". Fond du Lac Reporter. 24 October 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  16. ^ "1981 Warhawk". 1981 Arrowhead High School Yearbook, page 144 ("Frogmen Attack State Meet"). 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Warhawk 1981". 1981 Washington High School Yearbook, page 94 ("Dear Warhawk"). 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Aeneid 1981". 1981 Grafton High School Yearbook, page 84 ("Braveland Proves Tougher Than Scenic Moraine"). 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  19. ^ "1981 Whitnall High School Yearbook". 1981 Whitnall High School Yearbook, page 137 (see Boys Basketball schedule - members of Parkland Conference Western Division appear twice). 1981.
  20. ^ "1981 Chieftain". 1981 Kewaskum High School Yearbook, page 60-61 ("KHS Sports At A Glance, Kewaskum vs. New Conference). 1981.
  21. ^ "Huskies offer Raiders a run". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 3 September 1980. p. 9. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  22. ^ "1981 Rocket". 1981 Mayville High School Yearbook, page 98 (see Cross Country entry). 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Luehring, Wellhoefer are keys for Mayville". Fond du Lac Reporter. 23 November 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 6 November 2024.