Draft:Big Nine Conference (Wisconsin)



The Big Nine Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1985 to 1993 and consisting of nine large high schools in southeastern Wisconsin.

History

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The Big Nine 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 North Shore and Suburban Park conferences. This alignment placed the Racine and Kenosha high schools back together in a similar alignment to the old South Shore Conference, but with the addition of four high schools on the south side of Milwaukee[1]. The Milwaukee schools were not in favor of this alignment[2], going to the length of filing a lawsuit against the WIAA to rejoin the Milwaukee City Conference[3][4]. This finally happened in 1993, and the five high schools in Racine and Kenosha went on to form part of the new fifteen-member Southeast Conference[5][6].

Conference Membership History

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Kenosha Bradford Kenosha, WI Public 1,765 Red Devils     1985 1993 Southeast
Kenosha Tremper Kenosha, WI Public 1,835 Trojans     1985 1993 Southeast
Milwaukee Bay View Milwaukee, WI Public 966 Redcats     1985 1993 Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Hamilton Milwaukee, WI Public 1,475 Wildcats     1985 1993 Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Pulaski Milwaukee, WI Public 924 Rams     1985 1993 Milwaukee City
Milwaukee South Division Milwaukee, WI Public 1,109 Cardinals     1985 1993 Milwaukee City
Racine Case Racine, WI Public 1,892 Eagles     1985 1993 Southeast
Racine Horlick Racine, WI Public 1,360 Rebels     1985 1993 Southeast
Racine Park Racine, WI Public 1,059 Panthers     1985 1993 Southeast

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Racine Case 1989 Class A
Football
School Year Division
Racine Park 1988 Division 1
Kenosha Tremper 1991 Division 1
Girls Golf
School Year Division
Racine Case 1988 Single Division
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Racine Horlick 1990 Division 1

Winter Sports

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None

Spring Sports

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Baseball
School Year Division
Racine Park 1993 Division 1
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Milwaukee South Division 1986 Class A
Milwaukee South Division 1987 Class A
Milwaukee South Division 1988 Class A
Milwaukee South Division 1989 Class A
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Racine Horlick 1987 Class A
Racine Horlick 1988 Class A

References

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  1. ^ "City teams play Racine". Kenosha Sunday News. 4 August 1985. pp. D10. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Fensin, Lee (27 August 1985). "Waukesha teams begin play in new conference". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 19. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ Jackel, Peter (4 August 1985). "Big Nine Conference is practical, but will it last?". Racine Journal Times. pp. 1B. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Milwaukee schools want their own conference". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. 16 June 1990. pp. 1B. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Realignment met with mixed reviews". Racine Journal Times. 29 February 1992. pp. 1C.
  6. ^ Jackel, Peter (12 June 1992). "Super conference signed and sealed". Racine Journal Times. pp. 3B. Retrieved 6 November 2024.