Parkland Conference

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The Parkland Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. It was in existence from 1963 to 2006 and all member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. It was revived in 2020 as a football-only conference with most of its member schools in Waukesha County.

History

1963-1980

Template:OSM Location map The Parkland Conference was formed in 1963 as a result of population growth and new school districts being formed in the Milwaukee area during the previous decade. Most of the high schools in these new districts joined the Braveland Conference, which was founded in 1953 and grew to seventeen members after only a decade of competition.[1] The eight schools located south of Interstate 94 (Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Muskego, New Berlin, Oak Creek, St. Francis and Whitnall) split from the Braveland and became the original members of the Parkland Conference.[2][3] A ninth member was added in 1970 when New Berlin Eisenhower opened as the New Berlin district's second high school.[4] The Parkland Conference competed as a nine-member loop for the next decade before major changes would occur.

1980-1985

In 1980, the high school athletic conferences in southeastern Wisconsin went through a comprehensive realignment after years of discussion and failing to reach agreements. Two conferences were disbanded (the Scenic Moraine and South Shore),[5] and four of the schools that were displaced (Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee, Racine Case and Slinger) became Parkland Conference members.[6][7] Mukwonago also moved over from the Southern Lakes Conference that year,[8] and the conference split into Eastern and Western divisions:[9]

Eastern Division Western Division
Greendale Franklin
Greenfield Kettle Moraine
Mukwonago New Berlin Eisenhower
Muskego Pewaukee
New Berlin Slinger
Oak Creek St. Francis
Racine Case Whitnall

Racine Case left the Parkland Conference for membership in the Suburban Conference in 1983,[10] and the league would compete with thirteen members in two divisions for two more seasons.

1985-1997

Template:OSM Location map A second extensive realignment occurred in 1985 after failing to fix some of the issues with travel and competitive balance that the 1980 realignment was supposed to remedy. This time, the Suburban Conference met its demise with one of the displaced schools, West Milwaukee, joining the Parkland Conference. Brown Deer also moved over from the Braveland Conference as part of the realignment, swapping affiliations with Mukwonago in the process. Most significantly, the Parkland Conference lost five members to the new Suburban Park Conference: Greendale, Greenfield, Kettle Moraine, Muskego and Oak Creek.[11] These were some of the largest schools in the conference, and the new-look Parkland emerged with a larger geographic footprint and a smaller average enrollment than some of the other new conferences created. The Parkland Conference continued with this roster until 1992, when West Milwaukee High School closed its doors.[12] Shorewood joined from the North Shore Conference to take their place.[13] Another change occurred in 1993, when Franklin left to join the new Woodland Conference with Sussex Hamilton replacing them after being displaced from the shuttered Braveland Conference.[14]

1997-2006

Template:OSM Location map In 1997, the Parkland Conference lost four member schools: three joined the Woodland Conference (New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West and Whitnall) and Sussex Hamilton became a charter member of the Greater Metro Conference.[15] Taking their place were four private schools who were in the process of joining the WIAA as part of the merger with their previous organization, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.[16] Dominican in Whitefish Bay and Martin Luther in Greendale joined in 1997,[17] while Kettle Moraine Lutheran in Jackson and Luther Prep in Watertown entered the year after.[18] Aside from Martin Luther returning to the Midwest Classic Conference in 2003,[19] the Parkland Conference continued with this membership roster until it was disbanded in 2006. Four schools joined the Woodland Conference (Brown Deer, Pewaukee, Shorewood and St. Francis),[20] Dominican entered the Midwest Classic Conference,[21] Kettle Moraine Lutheran became a charter member of the Wisconsin Flyway Conference,[22] Luther Prep joined the Capitol Conference[23] and Slinger shifted to the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference.[24]

2020-present (football-only)

Template:OSM Location map In February 2019, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, the WIAA released a sweeping football-only realignment for Wisconsin to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle.[25] As part of this realignment, the Parkland Conference name returned for use by an eight-team football-only conference featuring Catholic Memorial in Waukesha, Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Pius XI in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West.[26] The new conference was originally referred to as the Woodland West in preseason realignment materials, since five members had all-sport affiliation in the Woodland Conference (Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Pewaukee and Pius XI). Membership remained intact for the first four seasons of play before three schools left the conference: Milwaukee Lutheran fully aligned with the Woodland Conference, Pewaukee became football-only members of the Classic 8 Conference and Pius XI joined the Midwest Classic Conference in the large-schools division. Two former Classic 8 members (Waukesha North and Waukesha South) along with West Allis Central (formerly of the Greater Metro Conference) replaced the three outgoing members.[27] For the 2026-2027 cycle, West Allis Central will be exiting to join the Woodland Conference, giving the Parkland Conference seven football members. The Parkland and Woodland Conferences will be entering into a scheduling partnership during this period with one interlocking game per member school that counts in their respective conference standings.[28]

Conference membership history

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Franklin Franklin, WI Public 1,570 Sabers <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1993[14] Southeast
Greendale Greendale, WI Public 931 Panthers <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1985[11] Suburban Park Woodland
Greenfield Greenfield, WI Public 1,163 Hustlin' Hawks <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1985[11] Suburban Park Woodland
Muskego Muskego, WI Public 1,683 Warriors <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1985[11] Suburban Park Woodland
New Berlin West New Berlin, WI Public 699 Vikings <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1997[15] Woodland
Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI Public 2,170 Knights <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1985[11] Suburban Park Classic 8 (2025)
St. Francis St. Francis, WI Public 522 Mariners <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 2006[20] Woodland Midwest Classic
Whitnall Greenfield, WI Public 826 Falcons <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1963[1] 1997[15] Woodland
New Berlin Eisenhower New Berlin, WI Public 711 Lions <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1970[4] 1997[15] Woodland
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public 1,251 Lasers <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1980[6] 1985[11] Suburban Park Classic 8
Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI Public 1,619 Indians <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1980[8] 1985[11] Braveland Classic 8
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1980[6] 2006[20] Woodland
Racine Case Racine, WI Public 1,892 Eagles <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1980[6] 1983[10] Suburban Southeast
Slinger Slinger, WI Public 1,052 Owls <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1980[6] 2006[24] Wisconsin Little Ten North Shore
Brown Deer Brown Deer, WI Public 579 Falcons <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1985[11] 2006[20] Woodland
West Milwaukee West Milwaukee, WI Public N/A Mustangs <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1985[11] 1992[12] Closed in 1992
Shorewood Shorewood, WI Public 662 Greyhounds <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1992[13] 2006[20] Woodland
Sussex Hamilton Sussex, WI Public 1,551 Chargers <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1993[14] 1997[15] Greater Metro
Dominican Whitefish Bay, WI Private (Catholic, Sinsinawa Dominicans) 324 Knights <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1997[17] 2006[21] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
Martin Luther Greendale, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 407 Spartans <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1997[17] 2003[19] Midwest Classic Metro Classic
Kettle Moraine Lutheran Jackson, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 553 Chargers <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1998[18] 2006[22] Wisconsin Flyway Glacier Trails (2025)
Luther Prep Watertown, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 649 Phoenix <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  1998[18] 2006[23] Capitol Midwest Classic

List of football-only conference members

Current members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Primary Conference
Catholic Memorial Waukesha, WI Private (Catholic) 576 Crusaders <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020 Classic 8
New Berlin Eisenhower New Berlin, WI Public 711 Lions <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020 Woodland
New Berlin West New Berlin, WI Public 699 Vikings <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020 Woodland
Waukesha North Waukesha, WI Public 1,018 Northstars <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2024 Woodland (2025)
Waukesha South Waukesha, WI Public 1,179 Blackshirts <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2024 Woodland (2025)
Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI Public 1,047 Red Raiders <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020 Greater Metro
Wauwatosa West Wauwatosa, WI Public 1,028 Trojans <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020 Greater Metro
West Allis Central West Allis, WI Public 1,126 Bulldogs <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2024 Woodland

Former members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Seasons Conference Joined Primary Conference
Milwaukee Lutheran Milwaukee, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 908 Red Knights <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020-2023 Woodland Woodland
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020-2023 Classic 8 Woodland
Pius XI Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic) 699 Popes <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  2020-2023 Midwest Classic Woodland

Membership timeline

Full members (1963-2006)

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Football members (since 2020)

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List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
St. Francis 1975 Class B
Football
School Year Division
New Berlin Eisenhower 1995 Division 3
New Berlin Eisenhower 1996 Division 3
Slinger 1998 Division 3
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
Brown Deer 1992 Division 2
Shorewood 1997 Division 2
Slinger 2005 Division 2
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Oak Creek 1982 Class A
New Berlin West 1984 Class A
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 2003 Division 3
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 2004 Division 3

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
School Year Division
St. Francis 1976 Class B
Whitnall 1988 Class B
Dominican 1998[29] Division 1 (WISAA)
Dominican 2000[30] Division 2 (WISAA)
Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Dominican 2000[31] Division 2 (WISAA)

Spring sports

Boys Golf
School Year Division
Brown Deer 1991 Division 2
Pewaukee 2002 Division 2
Pewaukee 2003 Division 2
Softball
School Year Division
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1999[32] Division 2 (WISAA)
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
St. Francis 1976 Class B
Brown Deer 1997 Division 2
Brown Deer 1998 Division 2
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Brown Deer 1987 Class B

Summer sports

Baseball
School Year
Greendale 1980
Greenfield 1983
Whitnall 1991

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Whitnall 7 1966, 1972, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
Dominican 6 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
New Berlin Eisenhower 5 1976, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1993
New Berlin West 5 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1984
Greendale 4 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976
Brown Deer 3 1990, 1992, 1995
Kettle Moraine 3 1982, 1983, 1984
Muskego 3 1964, 1965, 1985
Franklin 2 1975, 1985
Greenfield 2 1967, 1968
Shorewood 2 1994, 1996
Slinger 2 1997, 2003
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1 2006
Oak Creek 1 1980
Pewaukee 1 2001
St. Francis 1 1977
Luther Prep 0
Martin Luther 0
Mukwonago 0
Racine Case 0
Sussex Hamilton 0
West Milwaukee 0

Girls Basketball

School Quantity Years
Slinger 7 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
New Berlin Eisenhower 6 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996
New Berlin West 5 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997
Oak Creek 4 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Whitnall 3 1982, 1994, 1995
Brown Deer 2 1992, 1993
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 2 2004, 2005
Pewaukee 2 2004, 2006
St. Francis 2 1981, 1983
Dominican 1 2001
Greendale 1 1985
Muskego 1 1984
Franklin 0
Greenfield 0
Kettle Moraine 0
Luther Prep 0
Martin Luther 0
Mukwonago 0
Racine Case 0
Shorewood 0
Sussex Hamilton 0
West Milwaukee 0
Champions from 1976-1980 unknown

Football (1963-2005)

School Quantity Years
New Berlin Eisenhower 7 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Muskego 6 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1984
Luther Prep 4 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
New Berlin West 4 1964, 1966, 1970, 1991
Slinger 4 1983, 1984, 1992, 1997
St. Francis 4 1980, 1996, 2002, 2003
Brown Deer 3 1991, 2004, 2005
Franklin 3 1982, 1989, 1990
Greendale 3 1968, 1969, 1981
Greenfield 3 1965, 1976, 1978
Sussex Hamilton 3 1993, 1994, 1995
Mukwonago 2 1982, 1983
Oak Creek 2 1963, 1972
Pewaukee 2 2002, 2005
Racine Case 1 1980
Dominican 0
Kettle Moraine 0
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0
Martin Luther 0
Shorewood 0
West Milwaukee 0
Whitnall 0

Football (2020-present)

School Quantity Years
Catholic Memorial 5 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Milwaukee Lutheran 0
New Berlin Eisenhower 0
New Berlin West 0
Pewaukee 0
Pius XI 0
Waukesha North 0
Waukesha South 0
Wauwatosa East 0
Wauwatosa West 0
West Allis Central 0

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