The Scenic Moraine Conference is a former high school

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, operating from 1958 to 1980 with its membership concentrated in the

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region. The conference and its member schools belonged to the

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History

1958-1969

The Scenic Moraine Conference was formed in 1958 by six high schools located in

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, Fond du Lac and Ozaukee Counties: Campbellsport, Germantown, Grafton, Kewaskum, North Fond du Lac and Slinger. At the time of the conference's formation, there was already a high school athletic conference based in

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called the

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, and the Scenic Moraine name was chosen to avoid confusion between the two leagues. Only four conference members (Campbellsport, Kewaskum, North Fond du Lac and Slinger) competed in the conference's first football season in 1958, with full members Germantown and Grafton joining the year after. The Scenic Moraine Conference added

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as a full member in 1959 (and for football the year after) and

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in 1960, bringing conference membership to eight schools.

1969-1980

The Scenic Moraine Conference remained an eight-member loop for its entire existence.

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joined from the

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in 1969, replacing Random Lake after they left to join the new

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. The next year,

and Mayville replaced Campbellsport and North Fond du Lac when they became charter members of the

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. The Scenic Moraine's membership roster remained unchanged for the rest of the conference's history, but large gulfs were developing between member school districts in enrollment levels which led to discussions on realignment between conferences in southeastern Wisconsin in the mid-1970s. The Scenic Moraine Conference was one of two conferences dissolved in 1980, along with the

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. Three schools each were dispersed to the

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(Arrowhead, Germantown and Grafton) and

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(Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee and Slinger). The other two schools, Kewaskum and Mayville, moved to the Eastern Wisconsin and

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conferences, respectively.

Conference membership history

Membership timeline

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List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

None

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 1958 1958 establishments in Wisconsin 1980 disestablishments in Wisconsin