Metro Alliance
| Classification | MSHSL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Ceased | 2005 |
| Region |  Minnesota |
The Metro Alliance was a Minnesota State High School League-sanctioned athletics conference that existed from 1997 to 2005. The conference was formed for the 1997-98 school year by seven schools. The majority of the schools came from the Tri-Metro Conference and included Brooklyn Center High School, Mahtomedi High School, Mound Westonka High School, Orono High School, and St. Anthony Village High School.[1] Columbia Heights High School and Fridley High School, the other two founding members of the conference, left the North Suburban Conference to join.[2] Farmington High School declined an invitation to be an eighth founding member;[3] however, Benilde-St. Margaret's ultimately joined the conference as final school.[4]
The break-up of the short-lived conference began soon after it formed. Mahtomedi left the Metro Alliance to join the new Classic Suburban Conference at the end of the 2000-01 school year.[5] When the conference broke up in 2005, Fridley and Benilde-St. Margaret's joined the North Suburban Conference.[6] St. Anthony and Brooklyn Center returned to the Tri-Metro after being placed by the Minnesota State High School League.[7]
Membership history
- Benilde-St. Margaret's - 1997-2005
- Brooklyn Center - 1997-2005
- Columbia Heights - 1997-2005
- Fridley - 1997-2005
- Mahtomedi - 1997-2001
- Mound Westonka - 1997-2005
- Orono - 1997-2005
- St. Anthony - 1997-2005
Rivalries
- Columbia Heights vs. St. Anthony[8]
Notable athletes
References
- ^ "New seven-team Metro Alliance to begin play in fall." St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 28, 1997, pg. 7D
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- ^ "Boys' Basketball History." Benilde-St. Margaret's. http://www.bsm-online.org/boysbbhistory.aspx
- ^ Leighton, Tim. "It's bye-week for 6 SPS schools," St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 3, 2000, pg. 1D
- ^ Haggstrom, Ron. "Season Preview: Metro Alliance." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 1, 2004.
- ^ "Teams Headed for New Homes." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, April 27, 2005.
- ^ La Vaque, David. "Revived Highway 65." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 28, 2005.