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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports leagueThe Bay Conference is a high school athletics conference made up of eight teams in northeastern Wisconsin, centering primarily around the Green Bay and Fox Valley metropolitan areas. The conference and its member schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

1970–2007

Template:OSM Location map The Bay Conference was established in 1970 by charter members Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, Clintonville, De Pere, Marinette, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Seymour, and West De Pere.[1] Eight of the original members of the Bay Conference competed previously in the Northeastern Wisconsin Conference, all with the exception of Clintonville (Mid-Eastern Conference) and Marinette (independent).1979 brought the addition of former East Central Conference member New London and former Wisconsin Valley Conference member Shawano, in exchange for Oconto and Oconto Falls, who would go to the Central Wisconsin Conference.[2] In 1999, Clintonville left the Bay Conference to join the newly formed Valley 8 Conference.[3] Of the ten original members, only Seymour and West De Pere have remained in the conference since its inception.

2007–2015

In 2007, realignment in the Fox Valley region by the WIAA brought major changes to the Bay Conference. Four schools (Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski) transferred to the Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC), where they joined the larger Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan area high schools.[4] Replacing the departing schools were two former members of the Packerland Conference (Denmark and Luxemburg-Casco)[5] and two schools from the shuttered Valley 8 Conference (Hortonville and Oconto Falls).[6] Each of these schools had increasing enrollments and had outgrown their previous conferences.

In late 2008, Hortonville petitioned the WIAA to move the growing school into the Fox Valley Association in exchange for Menasha High School, whose declining enrollment prompted them to look at other alternatives. Hortonville cited travel times and costs as well as the imbalance that existed in the Bay Conference as reasons to leave. Hortonville's enrollment was nearly twice as large as the Bay Conference's smallest school and 200 students more than the second largest school. The issue came to a vote at a Menasha School Board meeting, which resulted in Menasha's decision to remain in the FVA.[7] In September 2011, at an WIAA area meeting held in Appleton, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC to join the Bay Conference, and Green Bay East asked to go if needed.[8][9] West and East both cited their inability to compete in the FRCC. In a September 2012 WIAA area meeting, New London asked to leave the Bay Conference to move to the Eastern Valley Conference, and Denmark requested to leave. Green Bay East and West are still seeking to move.[10] At a WIAA Board of Control meeting in September, the board gave first approval to swap Hortonville with FVA member Menasha before the 2014-15 school year. A final vote was taken after the 40-day appeal window and passed.[11] In December 2013, the WIAA Board of Control gave first approval for the departure of Denmark, Luxemburg–Casco, Marinette and Oconto Falls to the Eastern Valley in Return for the FRCC's Green Bay East & West and the EVC's Xavier. Waupaca would be in the Bay for football only. A final vote was taken after the 40-day appeal window & successfully passed for implementation for the 2015–2016 school year along with several other conference realignments.[12]

2015–present

Starting in 2015, the conference stayed steady at eight schools. However, in September 2016, West De Pere requested to move to the FRCC, citing inadequate athletic competition in the Bay and a school size that was rapidly growing. Other reasons included rivalries against teams in the FRCC like De Pere, Ashwaubenon and Pulaski. In December 2019, as part of the realignment process, West De Pere formally filed a request to move to the FRCC. After a committee reviewed the process, West De Pere's request was denied due to their failure to provide documents showing discussions with the Northeastern Conference which was provided as a solution to fill the void leaving the Bay Conference. West De Pere chose not to appeal the rejection.[13][14][15][16]

In 2018, the WIAA and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association released a realignment plan to go into effect starting in fall 2020 for football only. The proposal has Green Bay West, Green Bay East, West De Pere, and Menasha moving to the FRCC, with Fox Valley Lutheran and Marinette joining the five other remaining Bay football schools in a revamped Bay where Shawano would be the largest school in terms of enrollment. After some modifications the final Bay Conference will consist of current schools New London, Seymour, Shawano, Waupaca and Xavier, as well as football-only schools Fox Valley Lutheran and Winneconne. In 2022 A slight modification sent FVL to the Northeastern for 2 seasons setting up double crossover games between the Bay and Northeastern Conferences in Weeks 3 and 4 of the regular season, These 2 games counted in the conference standings and for playoff qualification purposes. FVL will return in 2024 and teams in the Bay and Northeastern will have 1 Crossover game to count in the conference and playoff standings. Football Only conferences run on a 2 year window to make changes.[17][18][19]

In late 2023 West De Pere once again filed a Fast Track Request to move to the FRCC, Also Winneconne and Fox Valley Lutheran made the request to move the growing schools into the Bay Conference. The first process saw both moves with Unanimous support from the Realignment Task Force Committee to move to the next steps. This proposal became official in April 2024 with the changes taking effect in the 2025-2026 School year.[20][21]

List of member schools

Current members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Green Bay East Green Bay, WI Public 1,164 Red Devils Template:Color box Template:Color box 2015[12]
Green Bay West Green Bay, WI Public 818 Wildcats Template:Color box Template:Color box 2015[12]
Menasha Menasha, WI Public 1,022 Bluejays Template:Color box Template:Color box 2014[11]
New London New London, WI Public 707 Bulldogs Template:Color box Template:Color box 1979[2]
Seymour Seymour, WI Public 595 Thunder Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1]
Shawano Shawano, WI Public 752 Hawks Template:Color box Template:Color box 1979[2]
West De Pere De Pere, WI Public 1,081 Phantoms Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1]
Xavier Appleton, WI Private (Catholic, De La Salle Brothers, Manitowoc Franciscans) 457 Hawks Template:Color box Template:Color box 2015[12]

Affiliate members

[22]

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Sports Primary Conference
Bonduel Bonduel, WI Public 263 Bears Template:Color box Template:Color box Girls Golf Central Wisconsin
Clintonville Clintonville, WI Public 404 Truckers Template:Color box Template:Color box Girls Swimming North Eastern
Fox Valley Lutheran Appleton, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 745 Foxes Template:Color box Template:Color box Football (2020-2021,2024), Girls Tennis and Boys Tennis North Eastern
Marinette Marinette, WI Public 645 Marines
Template:Color boxTemplate:Color box 		Girls Tennis, Girls Swimming North Eastern
Oconto Oconto, WI Public 252 Blue Devils Template:Color box Template:Color box Girls Golf Packerland
Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay, WI Public 404 Clippers Template:Color box Template:Color box Girls Swimming, Girls Golf Packerland
Waupaca Waupaca, WI Public 644 Comets Template:Color box Template:Color box Football North Eastern
Winneconne Winneconne, WI Public 510 Wolves Template:Color box Template:Color box Football (2024), Girls Golf East Central
Wittenberg-Birnamwood Wittenberg, WI Public 338 Chargers Template:Color box Template:Color box Girls Swimming Central Wisconsin

Future members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Former Conference
Fox Valley Lutheran Appleton, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 745 Foxes Template:Color box Template:Color box 2025[20][21] North Eastern
Winneconne Winneconne, WI Public 510 Wolves Template:Color box Template:Color box 2025[20][21] East Central

Former members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon, WI Public 989 Jaguars Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 2007[4] Fox River Classic
Bay Port Suamico, WI Public 1,915 Pirates Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 2007[4] Fox River Classic
Clintonville Clintonville, WI Public 412 Truckers Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 1999[3] Valley 8 North Eastern
De Pere De Pere, WI Public 1,457 Redbirds Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 2007[4] Fox River Classic
Marinette Marinette, WI Public 623 Marines Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 2015[12] North Eastern
Oconto Oconto, WI Public 282 Blue Devils Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 1979[2] Central Wisconsin Packerland
Oconto Falls Oconto Falls, WI Public 521 Panthers Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970,[1] 2007[6] 1979,[2] 2015[12] Central Wisconsin, North Eastern North Eastern
Pulaski Pulaski, WI Public 1,141 Red Raiders Template:Color box Template:Color box 1970[1] 2007[4] Fox River Classic
Denmark Denmark, WI Public 488 Vikings Template:Color box Template:Color box 2007[5] 2015[12] North Eastern
Hortonville Hortonville, WI Public 1,232 Polar Bears Template:Color box Template:Color box 2007[6] 2014[11] Fox Valley Association
Luxemburg-Casco Luxemburg, WI Public 610 Spartans Template:Color box Template:Color box 2007[5] 2015[12] North Eastern

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members

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Membership map

Template:OSM Location map

List of state champions

Fall sports

Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
Xavier 2022 Division 2
Xavier 2023 Division 2
Football
School Year Division
Clintonville 1978 Division 2
Seymour 1985 Division 3
Marinette 1989 Division 2
De Pere 1992 Division 3
Ashwaubenon 1996 Division 2
Ashwaubenon 2000 Division 2
Ashwaubenon 2001 Division 2
Ashwaubenon 2005 Division 2
West De Pere 2010 Division 3
West De Pere 2011 Division 3
Menasha 2014 Division 2
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
De Pere 1993 Division 2
Girls Tennis
School Year Division
Xavier 2020 Division 2
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Seymour 1988 Class B
Shawano 1988 Class A
Xavier 2022 Division 2
Xavier 2023 Division 2

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Clintonville 1977 Class B
Clintonville 1989 Class B
Seymour 1997 Division 2
New London 1999 Division 2
Seymour 2001 Division 2
Seymour 2006 Division 2
Xavier 2017 Division 3
Girls Basketball
School Year Division
De Pere 1983 Class A
De Pere 2005 Division 1
Ashwaubenon 2006 Division 1
New London 2011 Division 2
New London 2012 Division 2
Girls Gymnastics
School Year Division
De Pere 1986 Class B
De Pere 1987 Class B
De Pere 1988 Class B
De Pere 1989 Class B
De Pere 1990 Class B
Boys Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
Ashwaubenon 2002 Division 2
Boys Wrestling
School Year Division
Oconto Falls 2010 Division 2
Luxemburg-Casco 2012 Division 2
Luxemburg-Casco 2013 Division 2

Spring sports

Baseball
School Year Division
Oconto Falls 1973 Single Division
Oconto Falls 1978 Class B
West De Pere 2008 Division 2
Softball
School Year Division
Ashwaubenon 1992 Division 1
Ashwaubenon 1993 Division 1
Ashwaubenon 1994 Division 1
Shawano 2002 Division 2
Ashwaubenon 2006 Division 1
Luxemburg-Casco 2009 Division 2
Luxemburg-Casco 2010 Division 2
New London 2013 Division 2
Seymour 2019 Division 2
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Ashwaubenon 1974 Class B
Seymour 1981 Class B
Xavier 2017 Division 2
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Marinette 1992 Division 1
Marinette 1993 Division 1
Marinette 1994 Division 1
West De Pere 2022 Division 1

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Source:[23]

School Quantity Years
Seymour 15 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020
Pulaski 8 1972, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
Xavier 8 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Marinette 6 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2008
West De Pere 6 1971, 1976, 1986, 2013, 2022, 2025
Ashwaubenon 4 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006
Bay Port 4 1981, 2001, 2002, 2003
Clintonville 4 1974, 1979, 1980, 1989
De Pere 3 1973, 1978, 2005
Oconto 3 1973, 1974, 1975
New London 1 1983
Shawano 1 1982
Denmark 0
Green Bay East 0
Green Bay West 0
Hortonville 0
Luxemburg-Casco 0
Menasha 0
Oconto Falls 0

Girls Basketball

Source:[24]

School Quantity Years
West De Pere 11 1977, 1979, 1981, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025
Pulaski 10 1980, 1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
De Pere 9 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007
Bay Port 8 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004
Ashwaubenon 5 1976, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2005
New London 5 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Seymour 3 1978, 1991, 2018
Luxemburg-Casco 2 2010, 2011
Shawano 2 1988, 1989
Xavier 2 2022, 2024
Clintonville 1 1982
Denmark 0
Green Bay East 0
Green Bay West 0
Hortonville 0
Marinette 0
Menasha 0
Oconto 0
Oconto Falls 0

Football

Source:[25]

School Quantity Years
West De Pere 19 1971, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
Marinette 9 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000
Ashwaubenon 7 1979, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
De Pere 5 1972, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2005
Xavier 5 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Clintonville 4 1976, 1978, 1981, 1987
Pulaski 4 1970, 1980, 1991, 1998
Seymour 4 1985, 1991, 1996, 2009
Menasha 3 2014, 2016, 2017
New London 3 1982, 1984, 2007
Bay Port 2 2001, 2003
Denmark 1 2007
Oconto 1 1970
Shawano 1 2009
Winneconne 1 2024
Fox Valley Lutheran 0
Green Bay East 0
Green Bay West 0
Hortonville 0
Luxemburg-Casco 0
Oconto Falls 0
Waupaca 0

References

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External links

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