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The Suburban Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1925 to 1985 with its membership concentrated in the suburbs of Milwaukee.

History

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Formative Years (1925-1942)

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The Suburban Conference, originally known as the Milwaukee Suburban Interscholastic Athletic Association, was formed in 1925 by seven high schools located in the streetcar suburbs of Milwaukee: Cudahy, Milwaukee County Agricultural, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, Waukesha, Wauwatosa and West Allis.[1] It was the second athletic conference to form in the Milwaukee area, preceded only by the Milwaukee City Conference in 1893.[2] Milwaukee County School of Agriculture left the conference when it closed in 1928,[3] and its place was taken by the newly opened high school in West Milwaukee in 1929.[4] Four years later, Whitefish Bay joined the conference,[5][6] bringing membership to eight schools.

Post-war Metropolitan Growth (1942-1974)

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The growth of the Suburban Conference coincided with population growth in the Milwaukee area. West Allis added a second high school in 1939 when Nathan Hale High School added senior high school grades,[7] and they joined the conference in 1942.[8][9] West Allis High School changed their name to West Allis Central in the process. Scheduling issues with having nine members led the Suburban Conference to explore adding a tenth member in the early 1950s.[10] After making unsuccessful overtures to Oconomowoc High School to leave the Little Ten Conference, the Suburban extended an invite to Greendale High School, and they joined the conference in 1952.[11] Port Washington and Watertown were also candidates for expansion but formed half of the new Braveland Conference in 1953.[12][13] Wauwatosa West High School joined the conference in 1961 (the same year it opened), with Wauwatosa High School becoming Wauwatosa East.[14] They replaced Greendale, who left to join the Braveland Conference[15] for two years before becoming a charter member of the Parkland Conference.[16] A conference realignment plan that merged the Suburban and Braveland Conferences was also discussed that year but never implemented.[17] 1974 brought an eleventh member to the conference in the form of the newly opened[18][19] Waukesha North High School[20], and Waukesha High School changed its name to Waukesha South.

Realignment and Collapse (1974-1985)

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After years of discussion, a major conference realignment was unveiled by the WIAA for southeastern Wisconsin in 1980. Five new schools joined the Suburban: four of the smaller schools from the Milwaukee City Conference (Juneau, Riverside, Rufus King[21] and West Division) and Racine Horlick from the former South Shore Conference.[22] In 1983, Racine Case joined from the Parkland Conference and Racine Park joined from the Milwaukee Area Conference[23]. For the last two years of the Suburban Conference's existence, it was aligned into two divisions based on enrollment size: the Gold Division contained larger schools and the Blue Division contained the smaller ones:[24]

Gold Division Blue Division
Milwaukee Juneau Cudahy
Milwaukee Rufus King Milwaukee Riverside
Racine Case Milwaukee West Division
Racine Horlick Nathan Hale
Racine Park Shorewood
Waukesha North South Milwaukee
Waukesha South West Allis Central
Wauwatosa East West Milwaukee
Wauwatosa West Whitefish Bay

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, North Shore and Suburban Park conferences).[25][26] The two Waukesha high schools joined an overhauled Braveland Conference, 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).[27]

Conference Membership History

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cudahy Cudahy, WI Public 677 Packers     1925[1] 1985[25] Suburban Park Woodland
Milwaukee County School of Agriculture Wauwatosa, WI Public N/A Aggies Unknown 1925[1] 1928[3] Closed 1928
Shorewood Shorewood, WI Public 662 Greyhounds     1925[1] 1985[25] North Shore Woodland
South Milwaukee South Milwaukee, WI Public 1,002 Rockets     1925[1] 1985[25] Suburban Park Woodland
Waukesha South[a] Waukesha, WI Public 1,179 Blackshirts     1925[1] 1985[25] Braveland Classic Eight[b]
Wauwatosa East[c] Wauwatosa, WI Public 1,047 Red Raiders     1925[1] 1985[25] North Shore Greater Metro
West Allis Central[d] West Allis, WI Public 1,126 Bulldogs     1925[1] 1985[25] Suburban Park Woodland
West Milwaukee West Milwaukee, WI Public N/A Mustangs     1929[4] 1985[25] Parkland Closed 1992
Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI Public 944 Blue Dukes     1933[6] 1985[25] North Shore
Nathan Hale West Allis, WI Public 1,373 Huskies     1942[8] 1985[25] Suburban Park Greater Metro
Greendale Greendale, WI Public 931 Panthers     1952[11] 1961[15] Braveland Woodland
Wauwatosa West Wauwatosa, WI Public 1,028 Trojans     1961[14] 1985[25] North Shore Greater Metro
Waukesha North Waukesha, WI Public 1,018 Northstars     1974[20] 1985[25] Braveland Classic Eight[e]
Milwaukee Juneau Milwaukee, WI Public 233 Pioneers       1980[21] 1985[25] Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Riverside Milwaukee, WI Public 1,235 Tigers     1980[21] 1985[25] Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Rufus King Milwaukee, WI Public 1,284 Generals     1980[21] 1985[25] Milwaukee City
Milwaukee West Division[f] Milwaukee, WI Public 1,023 Redmen     1980[21] 1985[25] Milwaukee City
Racine Horlick Racine, WI Public 1,360 Rebels     1980[22] 1985[25] Big Nine Southeast
Racine Case Racine, WI Public 1,892 Eagles     1983[23] 1985[25] Big Nine Southeast
Racine Park Racine, WI Public 1,059 Panthers     1983[23] 1985[25] Big Nine Southeast

Notes

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  1. ^ Known as Waukesha High School prior to 1974
  2. ^ Joining Woodland Conference prior to 2025-26 school year
  3. ^ Known as Wauwatosa High School prior to 1961
  4. ^ Known as West Allis High School prior to 1941
  5. ^ Joining Woodland Conference prior to 2025-26 school year
  6. ^ Currently known as Milwaukee High School of the Arts

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
West Allis 1934 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1937 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1938 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1939 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1940 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1941 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1946 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1949 Small Schools
South Milwaukee 1950 Small Schools
South Milwaukee 1951 Small Schools
South Milwaukee 1952 Small Schools
Wauwatosa 1953 Large Schools
Wauwatosa 1954 Large Schools
Whitefish Bay 1955 Small Schools
Waukesha 1956 Large Schools
Whitefish Bay 1957 Medium Schools
West Allis Central 1958 Large Schools
Whitefish Bay 1961 Medium Schools
Whitefish Bay 1962 Medium Schools
South Milwaukee 1965 Medium Schools
Nathan Hale 1968 Large Schools
Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
West Allis Central 1977 Single Division
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
Whitefish Bay 1982 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1983 Single Division
Girls Tennis
School Year Division
Whitefish Bay 1971 Single Division
Wauwatosa West 1972 Single Division
Wauwatosa West 1973 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1974 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1979 Single Division
Boys Volleyball
School Year Division
Waukesha 1951 Single Division
Waukesha 1952 Single Division
Waukesha 1953 Single Division
Waukesha 1955 Single Division
Waukesha 1957 Single Division
Waukesha 1958 Single Division
Waukesha 1959 Single Division
Waukesha 1960 Single Division
Waukesha 1961 Single Division
Wauwatosa West 1964 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1966 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1973 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1974 Single Division
Nathan Hale 1975 Single Division
Nathan Hale 1976 Single Division
Nathan Hale 1979 Single Division
Waukesha South 1981 Single Division
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Wauwatosa East 1974 Class A
Wauwatosa East 1975 Class A
Nathan Hale 1976 Class A
Nathan Hale 1979 Class A
Wauwatosa East 1980 Class A
West Milwaukee 1980 Class B
Wauwatosa East 1985 Class A

Winter Sports

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Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Shorewood 1942 Single Division
Waukesha 1944 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1948 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1952 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1976 Class A
Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Wauwatosa East 1981 Class A
Boys Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
West Allis 1926 Single Division
West Milwaukee 1932 Single Division
Shorewood 1933 Single Division
Shorewood 1935 Single Division
Shorewood 1936 Single Division
Shorewood 1937 Single Division
Shorewood 1938 Single Division
Shorewood 1939 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1940 Single Division
Shorewood 1941 Single Division
Shorewood 1942 Single Division
Shorewood 1943 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1944 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1945 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1946 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1947 Single Division
Waukesha 1948 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1949 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1950 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1951 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1953 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1954 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1956 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1957 Single Division
Waukesha 1958 Single Division
Waukesha 1959 Single Division
Waukesha 1960 Single Division
Waukesha 1962 Single Division
Waukesha 1964 Single Division
Waukesha 1965 Single Division
Waukesha 1966 Single Division
Waukesha 1967 Single Division
Waukesha 1968 Single Division
Waukesha 1969 Single Division
Waukesha 1970 Single Division
Wauwatosa West 1971 Single Division
Waukesha 1972 Single Division
Waukesha 1973 Single Division
Waukesha 1974 Single Division
Boys Wrestling
School Year Division
West Milwaukee 1948 Single Division
Waukesha South 1980 Class A

Spring Sports

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Boys Golf
School Year Division
South Milwaukee 1926 Single Division
South Milwaukee 1927 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1937 Single Division
Nathan Hale 1942 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1946 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1954 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1979 Single Division
Girls Soccer
School Year Division
Whitefish Bay 1983 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1984 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1985 Single Division
Boys Tennis
School Year Division
Shorewood 1925 Single Division
Shorewood 1926 Single Division
Shorewood 1927 Single Division
Shorewood 1929 Single Division
West Allis 1930 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1947 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1949 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1955 Single Division
Wauwatosa 1956 Single Division
Whitefish Bay 1975 Single Division
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
South Milwaukee 1935 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1937 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1938 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1939 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1940 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1941 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1942 Class B
Wauwatosa 1943 Class A
Whitefish Bay 1943 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1944 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1945 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1946 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1947 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1948 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1949 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1950 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1951 Class B
Whitefish Bay 1952 Class B
West Milwaukee 1955 Class B
Greendale 1956 Class B
Waukesha 1959 Class A
Whitefish Bay 1962 Class A
Whitefish Bay 1970 Class A
Wauwatosa East 1972 Class A
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Racine Horlick 1984 Class A

References

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  2. ^ "Milwaukee City Conference". MKE Rec - A department of MPS. 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District". LandmarkHunter.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Cards Hope to Win Game on Sunday". Waukesha County Freeman. 25 October 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Whitefish Bay High School: The Beginning". Whitefish Bay Track and Field History. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Suburban League Principals Meet". Waukesha County Freeman. 9 March 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ^ "History of Nathan Hale High School". Nathan Hale High School. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Pulaski "11" First Obstacle for Waukesha". Waukesha County Freeman. 17 September 1942. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ Delmore, Bill (21 February 1941). "A Lot About Nothing". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Cooney High May Enter Suburban Conference". Waukesha County Freeman. 17 November 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b "'Shirts in Homecoming Tilt on Friday". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 23 October 1952. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  12. ^ "OHS One to Be Considered for Suburban League?". Oconomowoc Enterprise. 23 November 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  13. ^ "New League". The Capital Times. 25 September 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Suburban Conference May Split Up Into 3 Leagues". Waukesha County Freeman. 15 January 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Greendale Enters Braveland League". Waukesha County Freeman. 20 September 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  16. ^ "5 County Teams in Meet". Waukesha County Freeman. 10 May 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  17. ^ Schmitt, Pete (20 September 1960). "The Braveland Solves the Problem". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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  19. ^ "North Grid Coach To Be Schiele?". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 6 April 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Prep Basketball Standings". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 14 December 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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  22. ^ a b Associated Press (20 March 1979). "Task force proposes alternative realignment". Stevens Point Journal. p. 21. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  23. ^ a b c Brezonick, Michael J. (16 March 1983). "Bittersweet season for North". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Scoreboard (see Suburban Conference standings)". Waukesha County Freeman. 5 January 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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  26. ^ Fensin, Lee (27 August 1985). "Waukesha teams begin play in new conference". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 19. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  27. ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (30 January 2024). "Urban spelunking: Liberace's West Milwaukee alma mater". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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