The Central Lakeshore Conference is a former high school
athletic conference
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in east central
Wisconsin
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. It was operational from 1969 to 2015 and all member schools (with the exception of one) were members of the
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
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.
History
The Central Lakeshore Conference was formed in 1969 by seven small high schools in
Sheboygan
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Places in Wisconsin
* Sheboygan, Wisconsin, city
* Sheboygan (town), Wisconsin, town
* Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, county
* Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, city
* Sheboygan Falls (town), Wisconsin, town
* Sheboygan River
...
and
Ozaukee Counties in east central Wisconsin.
Four members were previously in the
Eastern Wisconsin Conference
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(
Cedar Grove,
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah,
Kohler
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*Anton Kohler (1907–1961), German chess player
*Berthold Kohler (born 1961 ...
and
Oostburg
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), two entered from the disbanded
Kettle Moraine Conference (
Howards Grove and
Ozaukee) and
Random Lake
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Geography
Random Lake is located at (43.552, -87.960).
...
joined after leaving the
Scenic Moraine Conference
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. The recently opened
John F. Kennedy Prep in
St. Nazianz joined a year later,
but their stay in the conference was short-lived. The
Catholic
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high school was removed from the Central Lakeshore Conference in 1973 because of alleged violations against rules on student transfers.
The Central Lakeshore Conference's membership roster would remain relatively stable for a quarter century with the only change being a short stint in the conference for Stockbridge from 1979
to 1981.
joined as a football-only member from 1987
through the 1998 season
after competing in the Flyway Conference, which remained their primary affiliation for all other sports.
In 1999, two private high schools in
Sheboygan
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Places in Wisconsin
* Sheboygan, Wisconsin, city
* Sheboygan (town), Wisconsin, town
* Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, county
* Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, city
* Sheboygan Falls (town), Wisconsin, town
* Sheboygan River
...
(
Sheboygan Christian and
Sheboygan Lutheran) would join as part of the WIAA/
WISAA merger.
rejoined the Central Lakeshore in 2007 for the final eight years of the conference's run.
In 2015, all members of the Central Lakeshore Conference with the exception of Stockbridge joined with five members of the
Olympian Conference (
Hilbert
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Hilbert discovered and developed a broad ...
,
Manitowoc Lutheran,
Mishicot,
Reedsville and
St. Mary Catholic in
Neenah
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) to form the fourteen-member
Big East Conference
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.
Conference membership history
Full members
Football-only members
Membership timeline
Full members
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Football members
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List of state champions
Fall sports
Winter sports
Spring sports
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Football
References
{{Wisconsin high school athletic conferences
Wisconsin high school sports conferences
Sports organizations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Wisconsin
2015 disestablishments in Wisconsin