Big Nine Conference (Wisconsin)

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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 Big Nine Conference was disbanded along with the Braveland and Suburban Park Conferences. 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

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

Membership timeline

List of state champions

Fall sports

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

None

Spring sports

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

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Racine Horlick 5 1986. 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
Kenosha Tremper 2 1992, 1993
Milwaukee Bay View 2 1990, 1993
Racine Case 1 1987
Racine Park 1 1991
Kenosha Bradford 0
Milwaukee Hamilton 0
Milwaukee Pulaski 0
Milwaukee South Division 0

Girls Basketball

School Quantity Years
Racine Horlick 6 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Racine Case 4 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993
Racine Park 3 1989, 1990, 1991
Kenosha Bradford 0
Kenosha Tremper 0
Milwaukee Bay View 0
Milwaukee Hamilton 0
Milwaukee Pulaski 0
Milwaukee South Division 0

Football

School Quantity Years
Racine Park 5 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992
Kenosha Tremper 2 1990, 1991
Racine Case 2 1986, 1987
Kenosha Bradford 1 1987
Milwaukee Bay View 0
Milwaukee Hamilton 0
Milwaukee Pulaski 0
Milwaukee South Division 0
Racine Horlick 0

References

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