Peninsula Conference
The Peninsula Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in northeastern Wisconsin. It was founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1970, and all public school members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
[edit]The Peninsula Conference was fomed in 1933 by six small high schools in northeastern Wisconsin: Brussels, Casco, Gibraltar, Luxemburg, Mishicot and Sevastopol.[1] It was named the Peninsula Conference because its six members were located in or near the Door Peninsula, and the conference featured schools from Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. Because of its geography and lack of proximity to similarly-sized schools, conference membership remained relatively stable over the course of its history. In 1962, Brussels High School was replaced by Southern Door High School due to the consolidation of local school districts.[2][3] Consolidation claimed another member of the conference in 1967 when Luxemburg and Casco merged to form Luxemburg-Casco High School.[4] To keep membership at six schools, the Peninsula Conference added Manitowoc Lutheran, who competed as an independent after the dissolution of the Badger Lutheran Conference in 1964.[5] The Peninsula Conference would be realigned out of existence in 1970, as part of a larger realignment of high school conferences in northeastern Wisconsin.[6] Three of the outgoing schools (Gibraltar, Manitowoc Lutheran and Sevastopol) formed the nucleus of the new Bay-Lakes Conference,[7] two schools (Luxemburg-Casco and Southern Door) joined the new Packerland Conference[8] and Mishicot became a charter member of the Olympian Conference.[9]
Conference Membership History
[edit]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | Brussels, WI | Public | N/A | Broncos | 1933[1] | 1962[2][3] | Closed (replaced by Southern Door) | ||
| Casco | Casco, WI | Public | N/A | Comets | 1933[1] | 1967[4] | Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco) | ||
| Gibraltar | Fish Creek, WI | Public | 182 | Vikings | 1933[1] | 1970[6] | Bay-Lakes | Packerland | |
| Luxemburg | Luxemburg, WI | Public | N/A | Bluebirds | 1933[1] | 1967[4] | Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco) | ||
| Mishicot | Mishicot, WI | Public | 280 | Indians | 1933[1] | 1970[6] | Olympian | Big East | |
| Sevastopol | Sturgeon Bay, WI | Public | 180 | Pioneers | 1933[1] | 1970[6] | Bay-Lakes | Packerland | |
| Southern Door | Brussels, WI | Public | 323 | Eagles | 1962[2][3] | 1970[6] | Packerland | ||
| Luxemburg-Casco | Luxemburg, WI | Public | 610 | Spartans | 1967[4] | 1970[6] | Packerland | North Eastern | |
| Manitowoc Lutheran | Manitowoc, WI | Private (Lutheran, WELS) | 227 | Lancers | 1967[5] | 1970[6] | Bay-Lakes | Big East | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Adopt Name for School Circuit". Two Rivers Reporter. 18 October 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd J. Jilot New Principal for Brussels". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 10 August 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mishicot Given Peninsula Meet". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 30 March 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "No Petitions Oppose Kewaunee-Co. Plan". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 17 November 1966. p. 32. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Lancers Face Tough Slate as New Foes in 'Peninsula'". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 29 August 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Peninsula Conference to Disband". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 16 September 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Bay-Lakes Conference Very Unpredictable". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 4 September 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Pick 'Packerland' as New Loop Name". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. 4 March 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Zima, Jim (14 December 1969). "Staff's Stuff". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 38. Retrieved 19 December 2024.