Classic Conference

The Classic Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Consisting entirely of private schools during its ten year existence from 1973 to 1983, all member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.

History

1973–1978

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University Lake School
St. John's Military Academy
St. Bonaventure
Sheboygan Christian
Notre Dame
de Sales Prep
Central Wisconsin Christian
Location of Original Classic Conference Members

The Classic Conference was founded in 1973 by seven private high schools in southeastern Wisconsin: Central Wisconsin Christian in Waupun, de Sales Prep in St. Francis, Notre Dame in Milwaukee, Sheboygan Christian, St. Bonaventure in Sturtevant, St. John’s Military Academy in Delafield and University Lake School in Hartland.[1] Notre Dame and St. Bonaventure were previously part of the Milwaukee Catholic Conference, and the other five schools were independents at the time of the Classic Conference’s formation.[2] SJMA would only spend one season in the conference before joining the Midwest Prep Conference in 1974, and they were replaced by Maranatha Baptist Academy in Watertown.[3] Shoreland Lutheran in Somers joined in 1975,[4] and Brookfield Academy became members of the Classic Conference in 1976.[5] They swapped affiliations with Maranatha Baptist Academy, who left to join the Indian Trails Conference.[6] Kettle Moraine Lutheran in Jackson joined as full members in 1977 after becoming members in girls’ sports the year prior.[7] The Prairie School in Wind Point also joined the conference, bringing membership in the Classic Conference to ten schools.[8] This was KML’s first conference affiliation after opening a few years earlier, while The Prairie School came over from the Indian Trails Conference.

1978–1983

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Winnebago Lutheran
The Prairie School
St. Lawrence Seminary
St. Bonaventure
Shoreland Lutheran
Sheboygan Lutheran
Sheboygan Christian
Notre Dame
Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Central Wisconsin Christian
Brookfield Academy
Location of Final Classic Conference Members

De Sales Preparatory Seminary closed its doors in 1979, and were immediately replaced by another Catholic seminary, St. Lawrence in Mount Calvary. Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac also joined the conference that year, bringing the roster to eleven members.[9] Both schools were previously members of the Bay-Lakes Conference, which had disbanded the season before. In 1981, University Lake School left the Classic Conference[10] to compete as an independent for one season prior to the formation of the Southern Wisconsin and Illinois Small Schools (SWISS) Conference in 1982.[11] Sheboygan Lutheran joined the Classic Conference to take ULS’s place.[12] The eleven schools would compete until 1983, when a merger agreement was reached with the Midwest Prep Conference.[13] All but two schools in the conference joined the new Midwest Classic Conference for the 1983-84 school year, with Brookfield Academy competing as an independent before entering the SWISS Conference in 1984 and St. Bonaventure High School closing its doors after over eighty years of operation.[14]

Conference membership history

Final members

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Brookfield Academy Brookfield, WI Private (Nonsectarian) Blue Knights     1976[5] 1983[13] Independent Midwest Classic
Central Wisconsin Christian Waupun, WI Private (Reformed) Crusaders     1973[1] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Trailways
Kettle Moraine Lutheran Jackson, WI Private (WELS) Chargers     1977[7] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Glacier Trails
Notre Dame Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic) Redwings     1973[1] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Closed in 1988
Sheboygan Christian Sheboygan, WI Private (Christian) Eagles     1973[1] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Big East
Sheboygan Lutheran Sheboygan, WI Private (LCMS) Crusaders     1981[12] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Big East
Shoreland Lutheran Somers, WI Private (WELS) Pacers     1975[4] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
St. Bonaventure Sturtevant, WI Private (Catholic) Cardinals     1973[1] 1983[13] Closed in 1983
St. Lawrence Seminary Mount Calvary, WI Private (Catholic, Capuchin) Hilltoppers     1979[9] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Wisconsin Flyway
The Prairie School Wind Point, WI Private (Nonsectarian) Hawks       1977[8] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
Winnebago Lutheran Fond du Lac, WI Private (WELS) Vikings     1979[9] 1983[13] Midwest Classic Wisconsin Flyway

Previous members

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
de Sales Preparatory Seminary St. Francis, WI Private (Catholic) Saints     1973[1] 1979[9] Closed
Maranatha Baptist Academy Watertown, WI Private (Baptist) Crusaders     1974[3] 1976[6] Indian Trails
St. John's Military Academy Delafield, WI Private (Nonsectarian, Military) Lancers     1973[1] 1974[3] Midwest Prep Midwest Classic
University Lake School Hartland, WI Private (Nonsectarian) Lakers     1973[1] 1981[10] Independent Lake City

Membership timeline

List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
School Year Organization Division
Central Wisconsin Christian 1978[15] WISAA Class C
Boys Soccer
School Year Organization
Notre Dame 1977[16] WISAA
University Lake School 1978[17] WISAA
Girls Tennis
School Year Organization
The Prairie School 1980[18] WISAA

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
School Year Organization Division
Notre Dame 1976[19] WISAA Class B
Notre Dame 1978[20] WISAA Class B
Notre Dame 1979[21] WISAA Class B
Central Wisconsin Christian 1980[22] WISAA Class B
Sheboygan Christian 1981[23] WISAA Class B
The Prairie School 1982[24] WISAA Class B

Spring sports

Girls Track & Field
School Year Organization Division
Winnebago Lutheran 1980[25] WISAA Class C

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Notre Dame 6 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
Central Wisconsin Christian 3 1980, 1982, 1983
The Prairie School 3 1980, 1981, 1983
St. Bonaventure 1 1974
Brookfield Academy 0
de Sales Prep 0
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0
Maranatha Baptist Academy 0
Sheboygan Christian 0
Sheboygan Lutheran 0
Shoreland Lutheran 0
St. John’s Military Academy 0
St. Lawrence Seminary 0
University Lake School 0
Winnebago Lutheran 0

Girls Basketball

School Quantity Years
Winnebago Lutheran 2 1980, 1982
Brookfield Academy 1 1983
Central Wisconsin Christian 1 1981
Shoreland Lutheran 1 1982
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0
Maranatha Baptist Academy 0
Notre Dame 0
Sheboygan Christian 0
Sheboygan Lutheran 0
St. Bonaventure 0
The Prairie School 0
University Lake School 0
Champions pre-1980 unknown

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "ULS, St. John's Join New League". Waukesha Daily Freeman. October 12, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Seven Schools Form Classic Conference". Wisconsin State Journal. October 13, 1972. p. 26. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Maranatha Joins Classic Conference". Waukesha County Freeman. March 18, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Maranatha Joins Classic Loop". Sheboygan Press. March 19, 1974. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "BA Switches Conferences". Waukesha County Freeman. November 5, 1975. p. 17. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Changes to Classic Conference". Racine Journal Times. November 7, 1975. p. 16. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Kohl, Tom (November 15, 1977). "Bart Bruins wears 3 hats well". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 38. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Prairie Hawks get a classic change". Racine Journal Times. February 19, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Vikes, Hilltops to join Classic". Fond du Lac Reporter. August 1, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Casper, Jim (November 26, 1981). "New lineup at Shoreland". Kenosha News. p. 25. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "ULS Joins New League". Oconomowoc Enterprise. January 28, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Lutheran High Joins Classic Conference". Sheboygan Press. September 18, 1980. p. 29. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Classic, Midwest loops merge". Sheboygan Press. November 18, 1982. p. 33. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "St. Bonaventure may have buyer". Racine Journal Times. February 15, 1984. pp. 4A. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "Waupun Christian wins Class C". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. October 30, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  16. ^ "Squires Beaten in Finals". Green Bay Press Gazette. November 7, 1977. pp. B-5. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  17. ^ "ULS wins state soccer championship". Oconomowoc Enterprise. November 9, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  18. ^ "Prairie girls win WISAA tennis title". Racine Journal Times. October 12, 1980. pp. 3C. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Marquette Upset, Pius WISAA Champ". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. March 8, 1976. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  20. ^ "Notre Dame recaptures WISAA "B" cage crown". Wausau Daily Herald. March 6, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  21. ^ "Notre Dame captures WISAA B championship". Appleton Post-Crescent. March 5, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  22. ^ UPI (March 10, 1980). "Prairie runs out of gas". Kenosha News. p. 20. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  23. ^ "They drove coach bananas, but came up winners". Sheboygan Press. March 9, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  24. ^ Uschan, Michael (March 7, 1982). "Lepp key to state title". Kenosha News. pp. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  25. ^ "Aquinas boys WISAA track champions". La Crosse Tribune. May 25, 1980. p. 23. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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