Scenic Moraine Conference

The Scenic Moraine Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1958 to 1980 with its membership concentrated in the Kettle Moraine region. The conference and its member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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Location of Original Scenic Moraine Conference Members

1958-1969

The Scenic Moraine Conference was formed in 1958 by six high schools located in Washington, Fond du Lac and Ozaukee Counties:[1] 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 Sheboygan County called the Kettle Moraine Conference, 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,[2] with full members Germantown and Grafton joining the year after.[3] The Scenic Moraine Conference added Pewaukee as a full member in 1959[4][5] (and for football the year after)[6] and Random Lake in 1960,[7] bringing conference membership to eight schools.

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Location of Final Scenic Moraine Conference Members

1969-1980

The Scenic Moraine Conference remained an eight-member loop for its entire existence. Arrowhead[8] joined from the Southeastern Badger Conference in 1969, replacing Random Lake[9][10] after they left to join the new Central Lakeshore Conference. The next year, Kettle Moraine[11] and Mayville[12] replaced Campbellsport and North Fond du Lac when they became charter members of the Flyway Conference.[13] 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[14][15] which led to discussions on realignment between conferences in southeastern Wisconsin in the mid-1970s.[16][17] The Scenic Moraine Conference was one of two conferences dissolved in 1980,[18] along with the South Shore Conference. Three schools each were dispersed to the Braveland Conference (Arrowhead,[19] Germantown[20] and Grafton[21]) and Parkland Conference[22] (Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee and Slinger). The other two schools, Kewaskum and Mayville, moved to the Eastern Wisconsin[23][24] and Flyway[25][26] conferences, respectively.

Conference membership history

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Campbellsport Campbellsport, WI Public 470 Cougars     1958[1] 1970[13] Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Germantown Germantown, WI Public 1,295 Warhawks     1958[1] 1980[20] Braveland Greater Metro
Grafton Grafton, WI Public 713 Black Hawks     1958[1] 1980[21] Braveland North Shore
Kewaskum Kewaskum, WI Public 572 Indians     1958[1] 1980[23][24] Eastern Wisconsin Glacier Trails (2025)
North Fond du Lac North Fond du Lac, WI Public 466 Orioles     1958[1] 1970[13] Flyway Wisconsin Flyway
Slinger Slinger, WI Public 1,052 Owls     1958[1] 1980[22] Parkland North Shore
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates     1959[4][5] 1980[22] Parkland Woodland
Random Lake Random Lake, WI Public 244 Rams     1960[7] 1969[9][10] Central Lakeshore Big East
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public 2,076 Warhawks     1969[8] 1980[19] Braveland Classic 8
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public 1,251 Lasers     1970[11] 1980[22] Parkland Classic 8
Mayville Mayville, WI Public 375 Cardinals     1970[12] 1980[25][26] Flyway Wisconsin Flyway

Membership timeline

Non-football member

List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Kewaskum 1961 Small Schools
Kettle Moraine 1970 Small Schools
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Pewaukee 1974 Class B
Pewaukee 1974 Class B

Winter sports

None

Spring sports

Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Germantown 1972 Class B

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Grafton 7 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975
Arrowhead 5 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Mayville 3 1971, 1972, 1979
Campbellsport 2 1959, 1960
Germantown 2 1973, 1974
Kewaskum 2 1970, 1976
Slinger 2 1969, 1977
Kettle Moraine 1 1975
North Fond du Lac 1 1968
Pewaukee 1 1961
Random Lake 1 1962

Girls Basketball

School Quantity Years
Arrowhead 4 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Mayville 1 1976
Germantown 0
Grafton 0
Kettle Moraine 0
Kewaskum 0
Pewaukee 0
Slinger 0

Football

School Quantity Years
Grafton 8 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1978
Germantown 4 1965, 1973, 1974, 1979
Pewaukee 4 1962, 1965, 1967, 1978
North Fond du Lac 3 1959, 1960, 1963
Arrowhead 2 1972, 1976
Mayville 2 1970, 1971
Campbellsport 1 1959
Kewaskum 1 1975
Random Lake 1 1961
Slinger 1 1958
Kettle Moraine 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Indians Get Set to Open Play in New Scenic Moraine League". Kewaskum Statesmen. August 22, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Winter, M.C. (November 6, 1958). "Slinger Snatches Crown in Final 45 Seconds". Hartford Times-Press. p. 9. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Indians Trim Grafton in Final Game, 25-6; Tie for Third Place". Kewaskum Statesman. November 6, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "SEC Takes No Action". The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin. May 10, 1959. p. 27. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Indians to Open Cage Season with Cedar Grove Here Tonight". Kewaskum Statesmen. November 20, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Indians Ream Rams in Last Game, Finish 4th". Kewaskum Statesman. November 4, 1960. p. 9.
  7. ^ a b "High School Joins Scenic Moraine". The Random Lake Times. February 5, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "No Unfairness Involved". Waukesha Daily Freeman. December 19, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "High School Basketball (includes Scenic Moraine Conference standings)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. December 21, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "High School Cage Results (includes Scenic Moraine Conference)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. December 13, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "KM to Scenic Moraine". Waukesha Daily Freeman. May 17, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Scenic Moraine Adds Mayville to Conference". Kewaskum Statesman. July 11, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Standings (includes Scenic Moraine Conference)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. December 12, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Polzin, Connie. "At Mayville, Staff Cuts Proposed". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Kohl, Tom (August 11, 1978). "Coaches back plan". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 15. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Fensin, Lee (February 3, 1975). "Suburban Seeks Realignment Encouragement". Waukesha Daily Freeman. p. 11. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Realignment Not Dead". Waukesha Daily Freeman. December 2, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Scenic broken up". Fond du Lac Reporter. October 24, 1978. p. 26. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "1981 Warhawk". 1981 Arrowhead High School Yearbook, page 144 ("Frogmen Attack State Meet"). 1981. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Warhawk 1981". 1981 Washington High School Yearbook, page 94 ("Dear Warhawk"). 1981. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Aeneid 1981". 1981 Grafton High School Yearbook, page 84 ("Braveland Proves Tougher Than Scenic Moraine"). 1981. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d "1981 Whitnall High School Yearbook". 1981 Whitnall High School Yearbook, page 137 (see Boys Basketball schedule - members of Parkland Conference Western Division appear twice). 1981.
  23. ^ a b "1981 Chieftain". 1981 Kewaskum High School Yearbook, page 60-61 ("KHS Sports At A Glance, Kewaskum vs. New Conference). 1981.
  24. ^ a b "Huskies offer Raiders a run". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. September 3, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "1981 Rocket". 1981 Mayville High School Yearbook, page 98 (see Cross Country entry). 1981. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Luehring, Wellhoefer are keys for Mayville". Fond du Lac Reporter. November 23, 1980. p. 16. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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