History of the WIAA's Suburban Conference (1924-1985)
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The Suburban Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1924 to 1985 with its membership concentrated in the suburbs of Milwaukee.
The Suburban Conference was formed in 1924 by seven high schools located in the streetcar suburbs of Milwaukee: Cudahy, Milwaukee County Agricultural, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, Waukesha, Wauwatosa and West Allis[1][2][3]. It was the second athletic conference to form in the Milwaukee area, preceded only by the Milwaukee City Conference (formed 1893[4]). Milwaukee County School of Agriculture left the conference when it closed in 1928[5], and its place was immediately taken by the newly opened high school in West Milwaukee[6]. Five years later, Whitefish Bay joined the conference[7], bringing membership to eight schools.
The growth of the Suburban Conference coincided with population growth in the Milwaukee area and the subdivision of several conference member schools. West Allis added a second high school in 1939 when Nathan Hale High School added senior high school grades[8], and they joined the conference in 1942[9]. West Allis High School changed their name to West Allis Central in the process. Greendale High School opened its doors in 1949 and joined the Suburban three years later[10][11]. Wauwatosa West High School joined the conference in 1961[12] (the same year it opened)[13], with Wauwatosa High School becoming Wauwatosa East. They replaced Greendale, who left to join the Braveland Conference[14] for two years before becoming a charter member of the Parkland Conference[15]. 1974 brought an eleventh member to the conference in the form of the newly opened[16][17]Waukesha North High School[18], and Waukesha High School changed its name to Waukesha South.
The Suburban Conference was realigned out of existence in 1985, with most of its members joining three newly formed conferences in southeastern Wisconsin (the Big Nine[25][26], North Shore[27] and Suburban Park conferences[28]). The two Waukesha high schools joined an overhauled Braveland Conference[29], the four Milwaukee high schools rejoined the City Conference, and West Milwaukee joined the Parkland Conference (where it would remain until it closed in 1992[30]).
^"Wamago 1941". 1941 Central High School Yearbook, page 40 (see Conference Games schedule - Nathan Hale is not listed as a conference member). 1941. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Olympian 1962". 1962 Wauwatosa West High School Yearbook, page 57 (see varsity basketball schedule - conference opponents appear twice in regular season schedule). 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Olympian 1962". 1962 Wauwatosa West High School Yearbook, page 2 (see "Foreword"). 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"1962 Pioneer". 1962 Greendale High School Yearbook, page 95 (see "Southern Division" standings). 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"1964 Pioneer". 1964 Greendale High School Yearbook, pages 100-101 (see Varsity Basketball entry). 1964. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"1981 Mercury". 1981 Riverside High School Yearbook, pages 50-51. 1981. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Phoenix 1981". 1981 Rufus King High School Yearbook, page 22. 1981. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Polaris 1980". 1980 Horlick High School Yearbook, page 2 ("New year brings new directions"). 1980. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Polaris 1985". 1985 Horlick High School Yearbook, page 91 ("Horlick Girls shoot to win"). 1985. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^Brezonick, Michael J. (16 March 1983). "Bittersweet season for North". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 12. Retrieved 16 March 1983. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^"Classic 86". 1986 Tremper High School Yearbook, page 198-199 ("Big 9 Time"). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Classic 86". 1986 Tremper High School Yearbook, page 200-201 ("One yard shy of State", season schedule - all games are conference games with the exception of Morton). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Touch of Class". 1986 Washington High School Yearbook, page 84 (see "Up Against a New Conference - North Shore". 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Vigilant 1986". 1986 Nathan Hale High School Yearbook, page 56 (see Girls Tennis schedule - non-conference opponents marked with asterisk). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^"Glory Days 1986". 1986 Waukesha South High School Yearbook, page 21. 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
