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Approved Plans

The WIAA Board of Control accepted the following proposals from the Conference Realignment Task Force on March 5, 2024.  All accepted plans will take effect in the fall of 2025.  

Ashland (boys’ hockey to the Middle Border)
          NOTE:  Spooner to Middle Border
Berlin (East Central to South Central)
Central WI Christian (girls’ soccer to Wisconsin Flyway)
DeForest (boys’ volleyball to Big Eight)
Dr. Howard Fuller (Independent to Lake City)
Elk Mound (Dunn-St. Croix to Cloverbelt-West)
Fox Valley Lutheran (North Eastern to Bay)
Merrill (Wisconsin Valley to the Great Northern)
Osseo-Fairchild (Cloverbelt to Dairyland)
Ripon (East Central to South Central)
Waupun (East Central to Capitol North; mandatory crossovers Capitol North and South)
West DePere (Bay to Fox River Classic)
Winneconne (East Central to the Bay)
Badger Conference (lacrosse) to consist of Watertown, DeForest, Oregon co-op, Sauk Prairie co-op, Waunakee, Edgewood co-op, Middleton, Sun Prairie co-op, Verona co-op, and the La Crosse co-op

The following proposals were REMANDED to the Conference Realignment Task Force by the WIAA Board of Control on March 5, 2024. The Task Force will reconvene on April 9, 2024 and bring final proposals to the WIAA BOC on April 23, 2024.  

NEW CONFERENCE created consisting of Grafton, Kewaskum, Plymouth, Port Washington, Sheboygan South, West Bend East, and West Bend West; North Shore Conference realigned to include Cedarburg, Hartford, Homestead, Nicolet, Whitefish Bay, Slinger, and Germantown. 
Kettle Moraine Lutheran (East Central to Metro Classic)
Waukesha North (Classic Eight to Woodland)
Waukesha South (Classic Eight to Woodland)
Oak Creek (request to move to the Greater Metro/Classic 8)

 

In 2022-23 the Conference Realignment Task Force outlined an 8-player and 11-player football plan to start in 2024. The final, WIAA Board of Control approved plans are below.

Modified 8-player Plan: Visual
Modified 11-player Plan: Visual
(revised 12-6-2023 - Milw. Excellence removed from Capitol Conference) |  Visual (original 4-11-2023)

Requests Received

Click on the link below to select the school year and realignment requests, to review the application.

Realignment Requests 

Preliminary Solutions

Preliminary solutions from the Conference Realignment Task Force on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.

Ashland (boys’ hockey to the Middle Border), modified 15-0
           NOTE:  Spooner to Middle Border
Berlin (East Central to South Central), modified 15-0 
           NOTE:  Ripon to South Central, Waupun to Capitol, Plymouth and Kewaskum to North Shore
Central WI Christian (girls’ soccer to Wisconsin Flyway), accepted 15-0
Clinton (Lake Mills to Rock Valley), denied 0-15
DeForest (boys’ volleyball to Big Eight), accepted 15-0
Dr. Howard Fuller (Independent to Lake City), accepted 15-0
Elk Mound (Dunn-St. Croix to Cloverbelt-West), accepted 15-0
Fox Valley Lutheran (North Eastern to Bay), accepted 15-0
Kettle Moraine Lutheran (East Central to Metro Classic), accepted 15-0
Lincoln Academy (Independent to Trailways), denied 0-15
Merrill (Wisconsin Valley to the Great Northern), accepted 15-0
Oak Creek (Southeast to Greater Metro), denied 0-15
Osseo-Fairchild (Cloverbelt to Dairyland), accepted 15-0
Ripon (East Central to South Central), modified 15-0 
           NOTE:  Berlin to East Central, Waupun to Capitol, Plymouth and Kewaskum to North Shore
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Lake City to Midwest Classic), denied 0-15
Sun Prairie East (boys’ and girls’ lacrosse), modified 15-0
            NOTE:  Sun Prairie to Big Eight, lacrosse co-op to Big Eight
Waukesha North (Classic Eight to Woodland), modified 15-0
           NOTE:  Waukesha North and Waukesha South to Woodland
Waukesha South (Classic Eight to Woodland), modified 15-0
            NOTE:  Waukesha North and Waukesha South to Woodland
West DePere (Bay to Fox River Classic), accepted 15-0
Winneconne (East Central to the Bay), accepted 15-0

Task Force Appeal & Affected School Hearings

Jan. 4, 2024 Newly affected school hearings: Big 8 Conference (lacrosse), North Shore Conference Capitol Conference, Classic 8 Conference, Plymouth and Kewaskum

Jan. 11, 2024 Denied school appeals: Oak Creek, St. Augustine Preparatory Academy

Feb. 8, 2024 Newly affected school hearings: 

Modified Plans

Jan. 11, 2024 - Modified Conference Realignment Plan

In response to the Capitol Conference appeal, create an 8-team New Conference, an 8-team Capitol Conference, and a 7-team Rock Valley Conference.
Yes - 16
No - 0

 New Conference

 Capitol Conference

 Rock Valley

 Belleville 279  

 Clinton 359 

 Big Foot 449 

 Brodhead 315 

 Columbus 390 

 Delavan-Darien 628 

Cambridge 246 

Lodi 451 

East Troy 504 

 Marshall 292 

 Lake Mills 491 

 Edgerton 537

 New Glarus 323 

 Lakeside Lutheran 506 

 Evansville 507

 Poynette 310 

 Waupun 573 

 Monroe 742

 Waterloo 259 

 Jefferson 604 

 Turner 460

 Wisconsin Heights 228 

 Whitewater 606 

 

 

In response to Kewaskum and Plymouth's need for a conference, place Kewaskum in the WI Flyway and Sheboygan South to the North Shore.
Yes - 14
No - 1

 Flyway

 North Shore

 Fox River Classic

 Campbellsport 492

 Cedarburg 1087

 Ashwaubenon 989

 Laconia 324

 Hartford 1281

 Bay Port 1915

 Lomira 315

 Homestead 1261

 De Pere 1457

 Mayville. 363

 Nicolet 1086

 Green Bay Preble 2235

 Omro 331

Whitefish Bay 944

 Green Bay Southwest 1145 

 North Fond du Lac 463

 Slinger 1052

 Manitowoc Lincoln 1573

 St. Lawrence Seminary 270

 Plymouth 746

 Notre Dame 727

 St. Mary's Springs Academy 263

 Grafton 713

 Pulaski 1141

 Winnebago Lutheran Academy 340 

 Port Washington 815

 Sheboygan North 1716

 Kewaskum 572

 Sheboygan South 1332 

 West De Pere 1087

 

 West Bend East 948

 

 

West Bend West 1077

 

 

In response to Oak Creek’s appeal and the response of the Classic 8 Conference, place Oak Creek into the Classic 8.
Yes - 12
No - 3

 Classic 8

 Southeast

 

 Arrowhead 2076

 Kenosha Bradford 1887

 

 Catholic Memorial 576 

 Kenosha Indian Trail 2298 

 

 Oak Creek 2150

 Kenosha Tremper 1822

 

 Kettle Moraine 1251

 Racine Case 1849

 

 Mukwonago 1619

 Racine Horlick 1289

 

 Muskego 1683

 Racine Park 1173

 

 Oconomowoc 1657

 Franklin 1628

 

 Waukesha West 1194

 

 

 

In response to the Big 8 appeal and the addition of the La Crosse co-op, combine the Big 8 lacrosse schools and the La Crosse Central co-op with the Badger Conference.
Yes - 14
No - 0

Badger Lacrosse Conference

 Watertown

 

 DeForest

 

 Oregon

Brodhead, Evansville, McFarland, Stoughton

 Sauk Prairie

Baraboo, Lodi, Wisconsin Heights

 Waunakee

 

 Edgewood

Madison East, Madison LaFollete, Madison Memorial, Madison West, Monona Grove

 Middleton

 

 Sun Prairie East 

 Sun Prairie West

 Verona

Mount Horeb

 La Crosse Central 

 Logan, Aquinas, Onalaska, Holmen, Luther, West Salem

 

Recommendations to Board of Control

Plans from December 5, 2023

Ashland (boys’ hockey to the Middle Border), modified 15-0
           NOTE:  Spooner to Middle Border
Berlin (East Central to South Central), modified 15-0 
           NOTE:  Ripon to South Central, Waupun to Capitol
Central WI Christian (girls’ soccer to Wisconsin Flyway), accepted 15-0
DeForest (boys’ volleyball to Big Eight), accepted 15-0
Dr. Howard Fuller (Independent to Lake City), accepted 15-0
Elk Mound (Dunn-St. Croix to Cloverbelt-West), accepted 15-0
Fox Valley Lutheran (North Eastern to Bay), accepted 15-0
Kettle Moraine Lutheran (East Central to Metro Classic), accepted 15-0
Merrill (Wisconsin Valley to the Great Northern), accepted 15-0
Osseo-Fairchild (Cloverbelt to Dairyland), accepted 15-0
Ripon (East Central to South Central), modified 15-0 
           NOTE:  Berlin to East Central, Waupun to Capitol
Waukesha North (Classic Eight to Woodland), modified 15-0
           NOTE:  Waukesha North and Waukesha South to Woodland
Waukesha South (Classic Eight to Woodland), modified 15-0
            NOTE:  Waukesha North and Waukesha South to Woodland
West DePere (Bay to Fox River Classic), accepted 15-0
Winneconne (East Central to the Bay), accepted 15-0

Plans from January 11, 2024

Badger Conference (lacrosse) to consist of Watertown, DeForest, Oregon co-op, Sauk Prairie co-op, Waunakee, Edgewood co-op, Middleton, Sun Prairie co-op, Verona co-op, and the La Crosse co-op

Plans from February 8, 2024

NEW CONFERENCE created consisting of Grafton, Kewaskum, Plymouth, Port Washington, Sheboygan South, West Bend East, and West Bend West; North Shore Conference realigned to include Cedarburg, Hartford, Homestead, Nicolet, Whitefish Bay, Slinger, and Germantown. (accepted 10-3)