Draft:Suburban Park Conference



The Suburban Park Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1985 to 1993 and consisting of larger high schools in the southern suburbs of Milwaukee.

History

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The Suburban Park Conference was formed in the aftermath of extensive athletic conference realignment in southeastern Wisconsin following the 1984-85 school year. It was one of three new conferences created that year (along with the Big Nine and North Shore conferences), and was comprised of former members of both the folded Suburban Conference (Cudahy, Nathan Hale, South Milwaukee and West Allis Central) and the Parkland Conference (Greendale, Greenfield, Kettle Moraine, Muskego and Oak Creek)[1]. Eight years after it was formed, the Suburban Park Conference was realigned out of existence by the WIAA. The five largest schools in the conference (Kettle Moraine, Muskego, Nathan Hale, Oak Creek and West Allis Central) helped form the new fifteen-member Southeast Conference[2][3] and four smallest schools (Cudahy, Greendale, Greenfield and South Milwaukee) became members of the new Woodland Conference.

Conference Membership History[4][5]

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cudahy Cudahy, WI Public 677 Packers     1985 1993 Woodland
Greendale Greendale, WI Public 931 Panthers     1985 1993 Woodland
Greenfield Greenfield, WI Public 1,163 Hustlin' Hawks     1985 1993 Woodland
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public 1,251 Lasers     1985 1993 Southeast Classic Eight
Muskego Muskego, WI Public 1,683 Warriors     1985 1993 Southeast Classic Eight
Nathan Hale West Allis, WI Public 1,373 Huskies     1985 1993 Southeast Greater Metro
Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI Public 2,170 Knights     1985 1993 Southeast
South Milwaukee South Milwaukee, WI Public 1,002 Rockets     1985 1993 Woodland
West Allis Central West Allis, WI Public 1,126 Bulldogs     1985 1993 Southeast Woodland

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Football
School Year Division
Kettle Moraine 1988 Division 2

Winter Sports

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Gymnastics
School Year Division
Kettle Moraine 1992 Division 1

Spring Sports

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Softball
School Year Division
South Milwaukee 1988 Class A

Summer Sports

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Baseball[a]
School Year Division
Greendale 1987 Single Division
Kettle Moraine 1988 Single Division

Notes

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  1. ^ Baseball was sponsored by the WIAA as a spring and summer sport from 1965-2018. The Suburban Park Conference competed in baseball as a summer sport during this time period.

References

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  1. ^ Fensin, Lee (27 August 1985). "Waukesha teams begin play in new conference". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 19. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Fensin, Lee (22 February 1992). "Realignment talks bring surprises". Waukesha County Freeman. pp. 8D. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Realignment met with mixed reviews". Racine Journal Times. 29 February 1992. pp. 1C. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Pioneer '86". 1986 Greendale High School Yearbook, page 200-201 ("Bold beginning" - article states that all football opponents were in conference with the exception of one (Martin Luther)). 1986. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Arrow '94". 1994 Cudahy High School Yearbook, page 134 ("Girls Track Team Suffers Tough Year" - mentions 1993 as the last year for the Suburban Park Conference). 1994. Retrieved 24 October 2024.