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The '''Bay Conference''' is an high school [[athletic conference]] with nine members from around the [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]] area. Its nine member high schools are [[Denmark, Wisconsin|Denmark]] Vikings, [[Hortonville, Wisconsin|Hortonville]] Polar Bears, [[Luxemburg, Wisconsin|Luxemburg-Casco]] Spartans, [[Marinette, Wisconsin|Marinette]] Marines, [[New London, Wisconsin|New London]] Bulldogs, [[Oconto Falls, Wisconsin|Oconto Falls]] Panthers, [[Shawano, Wisconsin|Shawano]] Hawks, [[Seymour, Wisconsin|Seymour]] Thunder and the [[West De Pere High School]] Phantoms.


The '''Bay Conference''', is a high school athletic conference made up of 9 teams in northeastern [[Wisconsin]], centering primarily around the Green Bay / Fox Valley Metropolitan Areas. Conference schools are members of the [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association]] based in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]].
==History==

==Current Members==
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Team & Mascot'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''School'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Year Joined'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Former Conference'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Enrollment'''
|-
!align=center style="background:purple;color:gold"| Denmark Vikings
| [[Denmark High School|Denmark HS]]
| 2007
| [[Packerland Conference|Packerland]]
| 542
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| Hortonville Polar Bears
| [[Hortonville High School|Hortonville HS]]
| 2007
| [[Valley 8 Conference|Valley 8]]
| 1172
|-
!align=center style="background:maroon;color:gold"| Luxemburg-Casco Spartans
| [[Luxemburg-Casco High School|Luxemburg-Casco HS]]
| 2007
| [[Packerland Conference|Packerland]]
| 669
|-
!align=center style="background:purple;color:white"| Marinette Marines
| [[Marinette High School|Marinette HS]]
| 1970
| None; Charter Member
| 722
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| New London Bulldogs
| [[New London High School|New London HS]]
| 1979
| [[East Central Conference|East Central]]
| 888
|-
!align=center style="background:darkorange;color:black"| Oconto Falls Panthers
| [[Oconto Falls High School|Oconto Falls HS]]
| 1970 & 2007*
| [[Valley 8 Conference|Valley 8]]
| 632
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| Seymour Thunder
| [[Seymour High School|Seymour HS]]
| 1970
| None, Charter Member
| 826
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| Shawano Hawks
| [[Shawano Community High School|Shawano Community HS]]
| 1980
| [[Wisconsin Valley Conference|Wisconsin Valley]]
| 962
|-
!align=center style="background:darkorange;color:black"| West De Pere Phantoms
| [[West De Pere High School|West De Pere HS]]
| 1970
| None; Charter Member
| 778
|-
|}
*Oconto Falls left the Bay Conference in 1979 and later rejoined in 2007.<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php</ref>

==Affiliated Members==
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Team & Mascot'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''School'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Current Conference'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Member for:'''
|-
!align=center style="background:navy;color:gold"| Bonduel Bears
| [[Bonduel High School|Bonduel HS]]
| Central Wisconsin
| Girls Swimming; Combined with Shawano
|-
!align=center style="background:darkorange;color:black"| Clintonville Truckers
| [[Clintonville High School|Clintonville HS]]
| Eastern Valley
| Girls Swimming
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| Sturgeon Bay Clippers
| [[Sturgeon Bay High School|Sturgeon Bay HS]]
| [[Packerland Conference|Packerland]]
| Girls Swimming
|-
|}
<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php</ref>
==Former Members==
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Team & Mascot'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''School'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Year Joined'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Year Left'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Current Conference'''
|-
!align=center style="background:darkgreen;color:gold"| Ashwaubenon Jaguars
| [[Ashwaubenon High School|Ashwaubenon HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 2007
| Fox River Classic
|-
!align=center style="background:navy;color:lightsteelblue"| Bay Port Pirates
| [[Bay Port High School|Bay Port HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 2007
| Fox River Classic
|-
!align=center style="background:darkorange;color:black"| Clintonville Truckers
| [[Clintonville High School|Clintonville HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 1999
| Eastern Valley
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| De Pere Redbirds
| [[De Pere High School|De Pere HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 2007
| Fox River Classic
|-
!align=center style="background:navy;color:gold"| Oconto Blue Devils
| [[Oconto High School|Oconto HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 1979
| [[Packerland Conference|Packerland]]
|-
!align=center style="background:darkred;color:white"| Pulaski Red Raiders
| [[Pulaski High School|Pulaski HS]]
| 1970, Charter Member
| 2007
| Fox River Classic
|-
|}

==Conference History (1970-2007)==
*The '''Bay Conference''' was established in 1970 by charter members: '''Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, Clintonville, De Pere, Marinette, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Seymour, and West De Pere'''.
*1979 brought the addition of former [[East Central Conference]] member '''New London''' in exchange for departing '''Oconto Falls'''.
*1980 brought the addition of former [[Wisconsin Valley Conference]] member '''Shawano'''.
*In 1999, '''Clintonville''' left the Bay to join the newly formed [[Valley 8 Conference]].

Of the ten original members, only '''Marinette, Seymour, and West De Pere''' have remained in the conference since its inception.

==Conference History (2007-Present)==
The 2007 WIAA Realignment brought major changes to the Bay Conference. The desire for a top-level, highly competitive Green Bay Metro high school sports conference prompted the transfer of Bay Conference powerhouses '''Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, & Pulaski''' to the Fox River Classic Conference where they joined the larger Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan Area High Schools.

These changes also included the transfer of '''Hortonville and Oconto Falls''' from the now defunct [[Valley 8 Conference]] as well as the transfer of '''Denmark & Luxemburg-Casco''' from the [[Packerland Conference]]. Each of these schools have increasing enrollments and had out-grown their previous conferences.

In late 2008, '''Hortonville High School''' officially petitioned the WIAA for consideration in moving the growing school into the [[Fox Valley Association]] in exchange for [[Menasha High School]] whose declining enrollment prompted them to look at other alternatives. Hortonville cited travel times and costs as well as well as the imbalance that currently exists within the Bay Conference as reasons to leave. Hortonville's enrollment is nearly twice as large as the Bay Conference's smallest school and 200 students more than the second largest school. The issue came to a vote at a Menasha School Board meeting, which resulted in Menasha's decision to remain in the FVA.<ref>http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage</ref>

==Sports Offered==

==Cooperative Teams & Affiliates==
In 1982, the WIAA approved cooperative teams, allowing two or more schools to combine to form a team in a sport where neither school has enough athletes to run the sport on its own. Several Bay Conference members have cooperative arrangements, primarily in the sport of Ice Hockey.
*'''Denmark''' participates in a combined Boys Ice Hockey team with: [[Lincoln High School (Manitowoc)|Manitowoc Lincoln]], [[Manitowoc Lutheran High School|Manitowoc Lutheran]], [[Mishicot High School|Mishicot]], [[Roncalli High School (Wisconsin)|Roncalli]], [[Two_Rivers,_Wisconsin#Education|Two Rivers]] & [[Valders,_Wisconsin#Valders_School_District|Valders]] High Schools.
*'''Hortonville''' participates in a combined Boys Ice Hockey team with [[Neenah High School]]. The team competes in the Badgerland Hockey Conference.
*'''Shawano''' fields a Coed Hockey team in conjunction with [[Bonduel, Wisconsin|Bonduel]] & [[Clintonville, Wisconsin|Clintonville]] High Schools.
*'''Seymour & West De Pere''' participate in a combined Girls Ice Hockey team with: [[Green Bay East High School|Green Bay East]], [[Preble High School|Green Bay Preble]], [[Green Bay Southwest High School|Green Bay Southwest]], [[Green Bay West High School|Green Bay West]], [[Ashwaubenon High School|Ashwaubenon]], [[Bay Port High School|Bayport]], [[De Pere High School|De Pere]], & [[Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, Wisconsin)|Notre Dame]] High Schools.
*'''West De Pere''' participates in a combined Boys Ice Hockey team with [[De Pere High School]]. The team competes in the Badgerland Hockey Conference.

Currently, the '''Clintonville Truckers & Sturgeon Bay Clippers''' compete in the Bay Conference in Girls Swimming only, as their respective conferences do not carry the sport. '''Sturgeon Bay''' fields a girls swimming team in conjunction with [[Sevastopol,_Wisconsin|Sevastopol High School]]. The '''Shawano''' Girls Swimming team also includes members from neighboring [[Bonduel, Wisconsin|Bonduel High School]].<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php</ref>


The Bay Conference Was Formed in 1970. The first schools were De Pere, West De Pere, Seymour, Clintonville, Marinette, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port and Pulaski. In 1979, New London joined the Bay Conference, leaving the [[East Central Conference]]. In 1980, Shawano joined the Bay Conference from the [[Wisconsin Valley Conference]]. In 1999, Clintonville left the Bay to join the newly formed Valley 8 Conference. In 2007 Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Bay Port and Pulaski left the Bay to join the much bigger FRCC. This was in exchange for Denmark and Luxemburg-Casco from the Packerland, and Oconto Falls and Hortonville from the Valley 8.


==State Tournament Appearances==
==State Tournament Appearances==
'''Bold''' indicates State Champion '''//''' Asterisk* indicates appearance predated membership in Bay Conference
The Conference has many state appearances and holds many state titles in various sports. Seymour has appeared at the boys state basketball tournament in 1996, 1997 and from 2000 to 2007, winning the D2 title three times (1997, 2001 and 2006.) They hold five runner-up trophies (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.) New London has appeared twice at the boys state basketball tournament, being runner-up in 1998 and state champions in 1999. Shawano has been to the boys state tournament once as a member of the Bay Conference (1982). Seymour football has been to the state championships in 1985 and 1991, winning the D3 title in 1985 and runner-up in 1991. Marinette football won the D2 state title in 1989. Oconto Falls won the D2 state football title in 1997. Denmark and New London have appeared in the State Football Championships but have not won a title. Luxemburg-Casco Girls Basketball has appeared at the State Tournament four times and holds three titles in girls basketball (1988, 1994 and 2004.) New London Girls Basketball has appeared at the state tournament in 2006 and 2007. Denmark Softball has appeared at the state tournament seven times and holds four state titles (1982, 1983, 1991 and 1997.) Hortonville Softball has appeared five times at the state tournament, holding two titles (1996 and 2000.) Shawano has two appearances in volleyball (1987, 1988) winning the title in 1988. They went to the girls state basketball tournament in 1989 and hold one softball title from 2002. New London and Luxemburg-Casco each have one appearance at the state softball tournament but have not won a title. Hortonville Baseball has appeared at the state baseball tournament eight times, holding three titles (1987, 1997 and 1998.) West De Pere Has Appeared in the State Tournament in 2002 & 2008 Winning the Division 2 State Title in 2008. Denmark, Luxemburg-Casco, Oconto Falls and Shawano have appeared at the state basbeball tournament, not winning a title. Shawano has back-to-back state titles in boys basketball (1956 and 1957.)

{| class="wikitable" width=80%
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Sport'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Team'''
!align=center bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| '''Years'''
|-
!Baseball<ref>Baseball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=289</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 2005 (D1)
|-
!
| Bay Port
| 1983 (A), 1998 (D1), 2001 (D1), 2003 (D-1), 2005 (D-1), 2007 (D-1)
|-
!
| Clintonville
| 1962*, 1993 (D2)
|-

!
| De Pere
| 1960*, 1986 (B), 2004 (D1), 2006 (D1)
|-

!
| Denmark
| 2002 (D2)*, 2005 (D2)*
|-

!
| Hortonville
| 1980 (B)*, 1982 (B)*, 1984 (B)*, '''1987 (B)*''', 1994 (D2)*, 1995 (D2)*, '''1997 (D2)*''', '''1998 (D2)*'''
|-

!
| Luxemburg-Casco
| 1990 (B)*
|-

!
| Marinette
| 1980 (A), 1990 (A)
|-


!
==Rivalries==
| New London
| 1951*, 1964*, 1977*
|-


The current rivalries that are in the Bay Conference are New London and Hortonville. New London and Hortonville met up with each other for the first time in conference play since 1978 with a New London vs. Hortonville football game at Hortonville, New London Wins 40-0 in 2008 Hortonville Played @ New London For New London's Homcoming, New London wins 35-9. In Boys basketball, Hortonville Wins at New London 54-49 and later in the Season, New London wins 56-52 at Hortonville. In 2008-2009 New London Sweeps Hortonville 57-33 at New London & 63-41 at Hortonville. Hortonville In girls basketball, New London Wins 59-47 at New London, while Hortonville wins 46-25 at Hortonville. 2008-2009 the Bulldogs Sweep the Polar Bears 51-41 at Hortonville & 39-28 at New London. Shawano and Clintonville have also been long time rivals primarily due to the geographical location of the two schools, They regularly play Non Conference Games In Boys & Girls Basketball. New London & Clintonville had a strong Rivalry due to geographical location as well. Every year since Clintonville left the Bay New London & Clintonville Boys & Girls play each other in basketball over the Holiday Break. Clintonville & New London also play in other sports. For many years, the Green Bay schools that were part of the Bay Conference were bitter rivals with each other (Bay Port,Pulaski,Ashwaubenon, De Pere and West De Pere).


!
A rivalry that was just introduced to the Bay Conference in 2008 was Denmark and Luxemburg Casco. Due to their close proximity and previous conference affiliations there is no love lost when these two schools get together.
| Oconto Falls
| '''1973''', '''1978 (B)''', 1979 (B)*, 1987(B)*
|-


!
==Former members==
| Pulaski
*Ashwaubenon 1970 - 2007
| 1956*, 1957*
*Bay Port 1970 - 2007
|-
*Clintonville 1970 - 1999
!
*De Pere 1970 - 2007
| Shawano
*Oconto 1970 - 1979
| 1964*, 1984 (A), 1986 (A), 1994 (D1), 1997 (D1)
*Pulaski 1970 - 2007
|-


!
Oconto Falls was also a member from 1970-1979, then rejoined in 2007.
| West De Pere
| 2004 (D2), 2006 (D2), '''2008 (D2)'''
|-
!Basketball (Boys)<ref>Boys Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=225</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 2006
|-
!
| Clintonville
| 1963*, 1976, '''1977 (B)''', 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, '''1989 (B)'''
|-
!
| De Pere
| '''1934 (B)*''', 1977
|-
!
| Denmark
| 1938*, 1939*, '''1985 (B)*'''
|-
!
| Marinette
| 1924*, 1939*, 1942*
|-
!
| New London
| 1934*, 1936*, 1938*, 1944*, 1998, '''1999 (D2)'''
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1975, 1989
|-
!
| Seymour
| 1935*, 1993, 1996, '''1997 (D2)''', 2000, '''2001 (D2)''', 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, '''2006 (D2)''', 2007
|-
!
| Shawano
| 1923*, 1925*, 1926*, 1933*, 1937*, '''1938 (B)*''', '''1940*''', 1941*, 1943*, '''1956*''', '''1957*''', 1958*, 1961*, 1982
|-
!
| West De Pere
| 1933*
|-
!Basketball (Girls)<ref>Girls Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=234</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 2004, '''2006 (D1)'''
|-
!
| Bay Port
| 1988, 2000
|-
!
| Clintonville
| 1993
|-
!
| De Pere
| 1982, '''1983 (A)''', '''2005 (D1)'''
|-
!
| Denmark
| 1982*, 1983*
|-
!
| Hortonville
| 1987*
|-
!
| Luxemburg-Casco
| '''1988 (B)*''', '''1994 (D2)*''', 1995*, 2000*, '''2004 (D2)*'''
|-
!
| Marinette
| 1993, 1997
|-
!
| New London
| 2006, 2007
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
|-
!
| Shawano
| 1989
|-
!
| West De Pere
| 1978
|-
!Cross Country (Girls/Team)<ref>Cross Country State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=94</ref>
| Luxemburg-Casco
| Girls: 1981 (B)*, '''1982 (B)*''', 1983 (B)*, '''1987 (B)*''', '''1989 (B)*''', 1990 (D2)*, '''1998 (D2)*''', 1999 (D2)*, '''2000 (D3)*'''
|-
!
| Marinette
| 1990 (D1)
|-
!
| Oconto Falls
| '''1992 (D2)*'''
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 2004 (D1)
|-
!Football<ref>State Football Championship Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=45</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 1993 (D2), '''1996 (D2)''', 1998 (D2), '''2000 (D2)''', '''2001 (D2)''', '''2005 (D2)'''
|-
!
| Clintonville
| 1976 (D2)*, '''1978 (D2)*''',
|-
!
| Denmark
| 1977 (D3)*, 1978 (D3)*, 1998 (D2)*
|-
!
| Marinette
| '''1989 (D2)'''
|-
!
| Oconto Falls
| 1982 (D4)*, 1984 (D3)*, '''1997 (D3)*'''
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1980 (D2)
|-
!
| Seymour
| '''1985 (D3)''', 1991 (D2)
|-
!Golf (Boys/Team)<ref>Boys Golf State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=249</ref>
| Shawano
| 1955*
|-
!Gymnastics (Team)<ref>Gymnastics State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=185</ref>
| Clintonville
| 1972, 1997 (D2)
|-
!
| De Pere
| 1983 (D2), 1985 (D2), '''1986 (D2)''', '''1987 (D2)''', '''1988 (D2)''', '''1989 (D2)''', '''1990 (D2)'''
|-
!Soccer (Boys)<ref>Boys Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=115</ref>
| Bay Port
| 1992 (D1)
|-
!
| De Pere
| 1992 (D2), 1993 (D2), 1995 (D2), 1999 (D2)
|-
!Soccer (Girls)<ref>Girls Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=281</ref>
| De Pere
| 2006 (D1)
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 2004 (D1)
|-
!Softball<ref>Softball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=269</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 1978, 1980 (A), 1982 (A), 1983 (A), 1986 (A), 1988 (A), 1989 (A), '''1992 (D1)''', '''1993 (D1)''', '''1994 (D1)''', 1995 (D1), 1997 (D1), 1998 (D), 1999 (D1), 2004 (D1), '''2006 (D1)'''
|-
!
| Denmark
| '''1982 (B)*''', '''1983 (B)*''', 1984 (B)*, 1985 (B)*, 1990 (B)*, '''1991 (D2)*''', '''1997 (D2)*'''
|-
!
| Hortonville
| '''1996 (D2)*''', 1999 (D2)*, '''2000 (D2)*''', 2001 (D2)*, 2005 (D1)*
|-
!
| Luxemburg-Casco
| 1998 (D2)*
|-
!
| New London
| 2005 (D2)
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1991 (D1), 1996 (D1)
|-
!
| Shawano
| '''2002 (D2)''', 2003 (D2)
|-
!Swimming (Boys/Team)<ref>Boys Swimming & Diving State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=173</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 1996 (D2), 2001 (D2), '''2002 (D2)'''
|-
!Tennis (Boys)<ref>Boys Tennis State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=257</ref>
| Shawano
| '''1939*''', '''1940*''', '''1941*''', 1942*
|-
!Track & Field (Team)<ref>Track & Field State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=301</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 1970 (B), '''1974 (B)''',
|-
!
| Marinette
| '''1902*'''
|-
!
| New London
| 1934*
|-
!
| Oconto Falls
| 1926*
|-
!
| Pulaski
|
|-
!
| Seymour
| 1932*, 1939*, '''1981 (B)'''
|-
!
| Shawano
| '''1936*''', 1938*, 1952*
|-
!Volleyball<ref>Volleyball Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=144</ref>
| Ashwaubenon
| 1980, 1982
|-
!
| Clintonville
| 1993, 1997
|-
!
| De Pere
| 1989, 1991, 2006
|-
!
| Oconto Falls
| 1998*, 2007
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1996, 1997
|-
!
| Seymour
| 1985, 1986, '''1988 (B)'''
|-
!
| Shawano
| '''1973''', 1974, 1975, 1987, '''1988 (B)'''
|-
!Wrestling (Team)<ref>Wrestling Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=214 </ref>
| Luxemburg-Casco
| '''1992 (D2)*''', '''1994 (D2)*''', '''1996 (D2)*''', '''1999 (D2)*''', '''2001 (D2)*''', '''2002 (D2)*''', '''2003 (D2)*''', 2004 (D2)*, '''2005 (D2)*''', '''2006 (D2)*''', 2007 (D2), 2008 (D2)
|-
!
| New London
| 1992
|-
!
| Oconto Falls
| 2009
|-
!
| Pulaski
| 1993, 1994
|-
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:10, 6 June 2009

The Bay Conference, is a high school athletic conference made up of 9 teams in northeastern Wisconsin, centering primarily around the Green Bay / Fox Valley Metropolitan Areas. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Current Members

Team & Mascot School Year Joined Former Conference Enrollment
Denmark Vikings Denmark HS 2007 Packerland 542
Hortonville Polar Bears Hortonville HS 2007 Valley 8 1172
Luxemburg-Casco Spartans Luxemburg-Casco HS 2007 Packerland 669
Marinette Marines Marinette HS 1970 None; Charter Member 722
New London Bulldogs New London HS 1979 East Central 888
Oconto Falls Panthers Oconto Falls HS 1970 & 2007* Valley 8 632
Seymour Thunder Seymour HS 1970 None, Charter Member 826
Shawano Hawks Shawano Community HS 1980 Wisconsin Valley 962
West De Pere Phantoms West De Pere HS 1970 None; Charter Member 778
  • Oconto Falls left the Bay Conference in 1979 and later rejoined in 2007.[1]

Affiliated Members

Team & Mascot School Current Conference Member for:
Bonduel Bears Bonduel HS Central Wisconsin Girls Swimming; Combined with Shawano
Clintonville Truckers Clintonville HS Eastern Valley Girls Swimming
Sturgeon Bay Clippers Sturgeon Bay HS Packerland Girls Swimming

[2]

Former Members

Team & Mascot School Year Joined Year Left Current Conference
Ashwaubenon Jaguars Ashwaubenon HS 1970, Charter Member 2007 Fox River Classic
Bay Port Pirates Bay Port HS 1970, Charter Member 2007 Fox River Classic
Clintonville Truckers Clintonville HS 1970, Charter Member 1999 Eastern Valley
De Pere Redbirds De Pere HS 1970, Charter Member 2007 Fox River Classic
Oconto Blue Devils Oconto HS 1970, Charter Member 1979 Packerland
Pulaski Red Raiders Pulaski HS 1970, Charter Member 2007 Fox River Classic

Conference History (1970-2007)

  • The Bay Conference was established in 1970 by charter members: Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, Clintonville, De Pere, Marinette, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Seymour, and West De Pere.
  • 1979 brought the addition of former East Central Conference member New London in exchange for departing Oconto Falls.
  • 1980 brought the addition of former Wisconsin Valley Conference member Shawano.
  • In 1999, Clintonville left the Bay to join the newly formed Valley 8 Conference.

Of the ten original members, only Marinette, Seymour, and West De Pere have remained in the conference since its inception.

Conference History (2007-Present)

The 2007 WIAA Realignment brought major changes to the Bay Conference. The desire for a top-level, highly competitive Green Bay Metro high school sports conference prompted the transfer of Bay Conference powerhouses Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, & Pulaski to the Fox River Classic Conference where they joined the larger Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan Area High Schools.

These changes also included the transfer of Hortonville and Oconto Falls from the now defunct Valley 8 Conference as well as the transfer of Denmark & Luxemburg-Casco from the Packerland Conference. Each of these schools have increasing enrollments and had out-grown their previous conferences.

In late 2008, Hortonville High School officially petitioned the WIAA for consideration in moving the growing school into the Fox Valley Association in exchange for Menasha High School whose declining enrollment prompted them to look at other alternatives. Hortonville cited travel times and costs as well as well as the imbalance that currently exists within the Bay Conference as reasons to leave. Hortonville's enrollment is nearly twice as large as the Bay Conference's smallest school and 200 students more than the second largest school. The issue came to a vote at a Menasha School Board meeting, which resulted in Menasha's decision to remain in the FVA.[3]

Sports Offered

Cooperative Teams & Affiliates

In 1982, the WIAA approved cooperative teams, allowing two or more schools to combine to form a team in a sport where neither school has enough athletes to run the sport on its own. Several Bay Conference members have cooperative arrangements, primarily in the sport of Ice Hockey.

Currently, the Clintonville Truckers & Sturgeon Bay Clippers compete in the Bay Conference in Girls Swimming only, as their respective conferences do not carry the sport. Sturgeon Bay fields a girls swimming team in conjunction with Sevastopol High School. The Shawano Girls Swimming team also includes members from neighboring Bonduel High School.[4]


State Tournament Appearances

Bold indicates State Champion // Asterisk* indicates appearance predated membership in Bay Conference

Sport Team Years
Baseball[5] Ashwaubenon 2005 (D1)
Bay Port 1983 (A), 1998 (D1), 2001 (D1), 2003 (D-1), 2005 (D-1), 2007 (D-1)
Clintonville 1962*, 1993 (D2)
De Pere 1960*, 1986 (B), 2004 (D1), 2006 (D1)
Denmark 2002 (D2)*, 2005 (D2)*
Hortonville 1980 (B)*, 1982 (B)*, 1984 (B)*, 1987 (B)*, 1994 (D2)*, 1995 (D2)*, 1997 (D2)*, 1998 (D2)*
Luxemburg-Casco 1990 (B)*
Marinette 1980 (A), 1990 (A)
New London 1951*, 1964*, 1977*
Oconto Falls 1973, 1978 (B), 1979 (B)*, 1987(B)*
Pulaski 1956*, 1957*
Shawano 1964*, 1984 (A), 1986 (A), 1994 (D1), 1997 (D1)
West De Pere 2004 (D2), 2006 (D2), 2008 (D2)
Basketball (Boys)[6] Ashwaubenon 2006
Clintonville 1963*, 1976, 1977 (B), 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989 (B)
De Pere 1934 (B)*, 1977
Denmark 1938*, 1939*, 1985 (B)*
Marinette 1924*, 1939*, 1942*
New London 1934*, 1936*, 1938*, 1944*, 1998, 1999 (D2)
Pulaski 1975, 1989
Seymour 1935*, 1993, 1996, 1997 (D2), 2000, 2001 (D2), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (D2), 2007
Shawano 1923*, 1925*, 1926*, 1933*, 1937*, 1938 (B)*, 1940*, 1941*, 1943*, 1956*, 1957*, 1958*, 1961*, 1982
West De Pere 1933*
Basketball (Girls)[7] Ashwaubenon 2004, 2006 (D1)
Bay Port 1988, 2000
Clintonville 1993
De Pere 1982, 1983 (A), 2005 (D1)
Denmark 1982*, 1983*
Hortonville 1987*
Luxemburg-Casco 1988 (B)*, 1994 (D2)*, 1995*, 2000*, 2004 (D2)*
Marinette 1993, 1997
New London 2006, 2007
Pulaski 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
Shawano 1989
West De Pere 1978
Cross Country (Girls/Team)[8] Luxemburg-Casco Girls: 1981 (B)*, 1982 (B)*, 1983 (B)*, 1987 (B)*, 1989 (B)*, 1990 (D2)*, 1998 (D2)*, 1999 (D2)*, 2000 (D3)*
Marinette 1990 (D1)
Oconto Falls 1992 (D2)*
Pulaski 2004 (D1)
Football[9] Ashwaubenon 1993 (D2), 1996 (D2), 1998 (D2), 2000 (D2), 2001 (D2), 2005 (D2)
Clintonville 1976 (D2)*, 1978 (D2)*,
Denmark 1977 (D3)*, 1978 (D3)*, 1998 (D2)*
Marinette 1989 (D2)
Oconto Falls 1982 (D4)*, 1984 (D3)*, 1997 (D3)*
Pulaski 1980 (D2)
Seymour 1985 (D3), 1991 (D2)
Golf (Boys/Team)[10] Shawano 1955*
Gymnastics (Team)[11] Clintonville 1972, 1997 (D2)
De Pere 1983 (D2), 1985 (D2), 1986 (D2), 1987 (D2), 1988 (D2), 1989 (D2), 1990 (D2)
Soccer (Boys)[12] Bay Port 1992 (D1)
De Pere 1992 (D2), 1993 (D2), 1995 (D2), 1999 (D2)
Soccer (Girls)[13] De Pere 2006 (D1)
Pulaski 2004 (D1)
Softball[14] Ashwaubenon 1978, 1980 (A), 1982 (A), 1983 (A), 1986 (A), 1988 (A), 1989 (A), 1992 (D1), 1993 (D1), 1994 (D1), 1995 (D1), 1997 (D1), 1998 (D), 1999 (D1), 2004 (D1), 2006 (D1)
Denmark 1982 (B)*, 1983 (B)*, 1984 (B)*, 1985 (B)*, 1990 (B)*, 1991 (D2)*, 1997 (D2)*
Hortonville 1996 (D2)*, 1999 (D2)*, 2000 (D2)*, 2001 (D2)*, 2005 (D1)*
Luxemburg-Casco 1998 (D2)*
New London 2005 (D2)
Pulaski 1991 (D1), 1996 (D1)
Shawano 2002 (D2), 2003 (D2)
Swimming (Boys/Team)[15] Ashwaubenon 1996 (D2), 2001 (D2), 2002 (D2)
Tennis (Boys)[16] Shawano 1939*, 1940*, 1941*, 1942*
Track & Field (Team)[17] Ashwaubenon 1970 (B), 1974 (B),
Marinette 1902*
New London 1934*
Oconto Falls 1926*
Pulaski
Seymour 1932*, 1939*, 1981 (B)
Shawano 1936*, 1938*, 1952*
Volleyball[18] Ashwaubenon 1980, 1982
Clintonville 1993, 1997
De Pere 1989, 1991, 2006
Oconto Falls 1998*, 2007
Pulaski 1996, 1997
Seymour 1985, 1986, 1988 (B)
Shawano 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1988 (B)
Wrestling (Team)[19] Luxemburg-Casco 1992 (D2)*, 1994 (D2)*, 1996 (D2)*, 1999 (D2)*, 2001 (D2)*, 2002 (D2)*, 2003 (D2)*, 2004 (D2)*, 2005 (D2)*, 2006 (D2)*, 2007 (D2), 2008 (D2)
New London 1992
Oconto Falls 2009
Pulaski 1993, 1994

References

  1. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php
  2. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php
  3. ^ http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
  4. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/directory.php
  5. ^ Baseball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=289
  6. ^ Boys Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=225
  7. ^ Girls Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=234
  8. ^ Cross Country State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=94
  9. ^ State Football Championship Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=45
  10. ^ Boys Golf State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=249
  11. ^ Gymnastics State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=185
  12. ^ Boys Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=115
  13. ^ Girls Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=281
  14. ^ Softball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=269
  15. ^ Boys Swimming & Diving State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=173
  16. ^ Boys Tennis State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=257
  17. ^ Track & Field State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=301
  18. ^ Volleyball Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=144
  19. ^ Wrestling Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=214
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