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Suburban Park Conference
The Suburban Park Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1985 to 1993 and consisting of larger high schools in the southern suburbs of Milwaukee. History The Suburban Park Conference was formed in the aftermath of extensive athletic conference realignment in southeastern Wisconsin following the 1984-85 school year. It was one of three new conferences created that year (along with the Big Nine and North Shore conferences), and comprised former members of both the folded Suburban Conference ( Cudahy, Nathan Hale, South Milwaukee and West Allis Central) and the Parkland Conference ( Greendale, Greenfield, Kettle Moraine, Muskego and Oak Creek). The conference was named after the two conferences (Suburban and Parkland) where member schools came from, and membership was consistent over its eight-year lifespan. In 1993, the Suburban Park Conference was realigned out of existence by the WIAA, along with the Big Nine and Bravelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Conference (Wisconsin)
The Southeast Conference is a high school athletic conference consisting of large schools in southeastern Wisconsin. The conference and its member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1993-1997 The Southeast Conference was formed in 1993 as a fifteen-member superconference, taking all of its schools from three recently disbanded conferences. Five members came from the Big Nine Conference (Wisconsin), Big Nine (Mary D. Bradford High School, Kenosha Bradford, George Nelson Tremper High School, Kenosha Tremper, Jerome I. Case High School, Racine Case, William Horlick High School, Racine Horlick and Washington Park High School, Racine Park), five from the Suburban Park Conference, Suburban Park (Kettle Moraine High School, Kettle Moraine, Muskego High School, Muskego, Nathan Hale High School (Wisconsin), Nathan Hale, Oak Creek High School, Oak Creek and West Allis Central High School, West Allis Central) and four from the Bravel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Organizations Established In 1985
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin High School Sports Conferences
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
South Milwaukee is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,795 at the 2020 census. Situated on the western shore of Lake Michigan, South Milwaukee developed as a streetcar suburb located south of Milwaukee. History South Milwaukee was laid out in 1891 by the South Milwaukee company within the Town of Oak Creek, with the purpose of serving as a rival industrial suburb of the City of Milwaukee, and was named from its location south of Milwaukee. South Milwaukee was incorporated as a village in 1892, then as a city in 1897. South Milwaukee has a rich immigrant history, as immigrants from England and Germany made up a large portion of the population in the early 1900s. Geography South Milwaukee is located at (42.911016, −87.864030). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 21,156 people, 9,043 households, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Oak Creek is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and is located immediately south of Milwaukee. The population was 36,497 at the 2020 census. In 2011, the city was one of the fastest growing in Milwaukee County and all of Wisconsin. The area has experienced an economic boom in recent years, with the addition of large companies such as Amazon, IKEA, and the Astronautics Corporation of America. History On January 2, 1838, the territorial legislature divided Milwaukee County into two towns: the Town of Milwaukee, encompassing everything north of the present Greenfield Avenue, and the Town of Lake encompassing everything south of the present Greenfield Avenue; "and the polls of election shall be opened at the house of Elisha Higgins, in said town." On March 8, 1839, a new Town of Kinnikennick was created, encompassing the western part of Lake (later the Towns of Greenfield and Franklin); finally, on August 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Metro Conference
The Greater Metro Conference is a high school athletics conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Formed in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Greater Metro Conference was founded in 1997 by nine large high schools in the greater Milwaukee area: Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Marquette University, Menomonee Falls, Nathan Hale, Sussex Hamilton, Wauwatosa East and West Allis Central. Brookfield Central, Brookfield East and Wauwatosa West were former Woodland Conference members, Nathan Hale and West Allis Central were late of the Southeast Conference, Menomonee Falls came from the North Shore Conference and Sussex Hamilton was previously in the Parkland Conference. Divine Savior Holy Angels and Marquette University were both former members of the Metro Conference The Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Wisconsin, eleventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. History The name West Allis derives from Edward P. Allis (businessman), Edward P. Allis, whose Edward P. Allis Company was a large Milwaukee-area manufacturing firm in the late 19th century. In 1901, the Allis company became Allis-Chalmers. In 1902, the company built a large new manufacturing plant west of its existing plant. The locale in which the new plant was constructed was at the time called North Greenfield; prior to the 1880s, the area had been called Honey Creek. With the building of the western Allis plant, the area was incorporated as the Village of West Allis, and it became the City of West Allis in 1906. With the presence of Allis-Chalmers, the largest manufacturer in the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskego, Wisconsin
Muskego () is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,032. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The name Muskego is derived from the Potawatomi Indian name for the area, "Mus-kee-Guaac", meaning sunfish. The Potawatomi were the original inhabitants of Muskego. Muskego is the fifth-largest community in Waukesha County, and has a large Norwegian American population. There are three lakes within the city's boundaries. History The history of Muskego started originally as the home of the Potawatomi, who named it "Mus-kee-Guaac", which means "sunfish". The first European came in 1827 and a few years later (1833), the Potawatomi tribe ceded their lands in Wisconsin to the United States government. The first permanent settlers, coming from New Hampshire, were the Luther Parker family. Once an agricultural area, Muskego was incorporated as a city in 1964. When it became a city it included the unincorporated c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic 8 Conference
The Classic 8 Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Classic 8 Conference was formed in 1997 by eight large high schools in the western suburbs of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The six public school members of the new conference were previously members of the Southeast Conference (Arrowhead, Kettle Moraine, Mukwonago, Waukesha North, Waukesha South and Waukesha West). Two private Catholic high schools that were formerly in the Metro Conference ( Catholic Memorial in Waukesha and Pius XI in Milwaukee) joined the conference in conjunction with the coming merger between the WIAA and their previous parent organization, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. The original lineup remained intact for the first fifteen years of competition. In 2012, Pius XI, which was the sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales, Wisconsin
Wales is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, first settled by Welsh immigrants. The population was 2,862 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Wales is located at (43.003882, −88.377558). It is about 28 miles (45 km) west of Milwaukee. The city is also a few miles south of Lapham Peak State Forest, notable for its many popular hiking trails and for being home to the highest point in Waukesha County, at 1,233 ft (376 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,549 people, 949 households, and 792 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 987 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenfield, Wisconsin
Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 37,803 as of the 2020 census. Greenfield is one of many bedroom communities in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. History On March 8, 1839, the Town of Kinnikennick was created by the territorial legislature, encompassing the western part of the Town of Lake); and on December 20, 1839, the south portion of the Town of Kinnikennick was split off to form the town of Franklin. As of the 1840 census, the population of the Town of Kinnikennick or Kinnikinnick was 404. On February 19, 1841, the name of the town was changed to Greenfield, taking its name from the name of the Post Office in the Town of Kinnickinnic. Greenfield was the final municipality in Milwaukee County to incorporate, and was the final municipality to leave the Town form of government in 1957. This was done to prevent total annexation by the City of Milwaukee. Before 1957, Milwaukee slowly nibbled away at Greenfield's land. Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
