Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic AssociationFounded | 1957 |
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Ceased | 1968 |
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No. of teams | 34(1957), 41(1968) |
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Headquarters | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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WCIAA Member School Locations (1957)
The Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association is a former organization for high school athletics in Wisconsin. Its membership consisted entirely of parochial high schools, and was in operation from 1957 to 1968.
History
The origins of the Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association date back to 1928, when Marquette University in Milwaukee sponsored a basketball tournament for the state's Catholic high schools.[1] This was the first such competition in the state, and it eventually became an annual event. In 1957, the thirty-four Catholic high schools participating in that year's tournament assembled to form the Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association.[2] At the time of the WCIAA's founding, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association limited its membership to public high schools, and the WCIAA gave parochial schools the chance to compete for statewide championships. Over the course of its eleven-year existence, the WCIAA sponsored championships for:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Wrestling
By the late 1960s, many new independent high schools had opened up in the state of Wisconsin that were outside the Catholic church, sponsored either by other religions or private entities. The forty-one members of the WCIAA added twelve non-Catholic high schools in 1968 (along with Queen of Apostles, a Catholic high school in Madison who was already slated to join) and became the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association to reflect its expanded scope.[3]
Executive Directors
- Phil Schrempf (1957-1959)[4]
- Steve Pavela (1959-1968)[4]
WCIAA membership history
Membership timeline
Alignments are listed for WCIAA membership dates only; see links for full conference histories.
School
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Location
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Tenure
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Assumption High School
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Wisconsin Rapids
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1957-1968
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Campion Jesuit High School
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Prairie du Chien
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1957-1968
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Columbus Catholic High School
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Marshfield
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1957-1968
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Newman Catholic High School
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Wausau
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1957-1968
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Pacelli High School
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Stevens Point
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1957-1968
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McDonell Central Catholic High School
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Chippewa Falls
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1961-1968
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Regis High School
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Eau Claire
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1963-1968
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Aquinas High School
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La Crosse
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1964-1968
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School
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Location
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Tenure
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Abbot Pennings High School
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De Pere
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1957-1968
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Marinette Central Catholic High School
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Marinette
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1957-1968
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Our Lady of Premontre High School
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Green Bay
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1957-1968
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St. John High School
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Little Chute
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1957-1968
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St. Mary Catholic High School
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Neenah
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1957-1968
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St. Mary's Springs Academy
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Fond du Lac
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1957-1968
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Lourdes Academy
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Oshkosh
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1961-1968
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Xavier High School
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Appleton
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1961-1968
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School
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Location
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Tenure
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Catholic Memorial High School
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Waukesha
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1957-1968
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Don Bosco High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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Marquette University High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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Messmer High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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Notre Dame High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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Pius XI High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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St. Bonaventure High School
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Sturtevant
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1957-1968
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St. Catherine's High School
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Racine
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1957-1968
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St. John's Cathedral High School
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Milwaukee
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1957-1968
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Dominican High School
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Whitefish Bay
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1958-1968
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St. Joseph High School
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Kenosha
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1958-1968
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St. Benedict the Moor High School
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Milwaukee
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1959-1964
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Francis Jordan High School
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Milwaukee
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1961-1968
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WCIAA members in non-WCIAA conferences
List of state champions
Baseball
Year
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Champion
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1957[19]
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Notre Dame
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1958[20]
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Edgewood
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1959[21]
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Marquette University
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1960[22]
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Edgewood
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1961[23]
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Edgewood
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1962[24]
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Marquette University
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1963[25]
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Pius XI
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1964[26]
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Pius XI
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1965[27]
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St. Joseph
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1966[28]
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Edgewood
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1967[29]
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Edgewood
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1968[30]
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St. Catherine's
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Basketball
Year
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Champion
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1957[31]
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St. Norbert
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1958[32]
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St. Catherine's
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1959[33]
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St. Catherine's
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1960[34]
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St. Mary Catholic
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1961[35]
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St. Catherine's
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1962[36]
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Edgewood
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1963[37]
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Xavier
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1964[38]
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Marinette Central Catholic
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1965[39]
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Marquette University
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1966[40]
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Messmer
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1967[41]
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Marquette University
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1968[42]
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Messmer
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Cross Country
Year
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Champion
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1967[43]
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Pius XI
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Golf
Year
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Champion
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1957[44]
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Aquinas
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1958[45]
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Marquette University
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1959[46]
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St. Mary's Springs
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1960[47]
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St. Catherine's
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1961[48]
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St. Catherine's
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1962[49]
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Don Bosco
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1963[50]
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Marquette University
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1964[51]
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Marquette University
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1965[52]
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Marquette University
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1966[53]
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Marquette University
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1967[54]
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St. Joseph
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1968[55]
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Pius XI
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Tennis
Year
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Champion
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1960[56]
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Catholic Memorial
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1961[57]
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Catholic Memorial
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1962[58]
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Catholic Memorial
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1963[59]
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Catholic Memorial, Xavier (tie)
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1964[60]
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Catholic Memorial
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1965[61]
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Marquette University
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1966[62]
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Marquette University
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1967[63]
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Beloit Catholic, Marquette University (tie)
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1968[64]
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Edgewood
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Track & Field
Year
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Champion
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1957[65]
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Marquette University
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1958[66]
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Marquette University
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1959[67]
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Pius XI
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1960[68]
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Pius XI
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1961[69]
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Pius XI
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1962[70]
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Marquette University
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1963[71]
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Marquette University
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1964[72]
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Aquinas
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Year
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Class A
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Class B
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1965
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Marquette University[73]
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Assumption[74]
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1966
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Messmer[75]
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Columbus Catholic[76]
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1967
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Pius XI[77]
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Assumption[78]
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1968
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Messmer[79]
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Assumption[80]
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Wrestling
Year
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Champion
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1957[81]
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St. Catherine's
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1958[82]
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Don Bosco
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1959[83]
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Catholic Memorial
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1960[84]
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Catholic Memorial
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1961[85]
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St. Joseph
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1962[86]
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St. Joseph
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1963[87]
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St. Joseph
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1964[88]
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St. Joseph
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1965[89]
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St. Joseph
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1966[90]
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St. Joseph
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1967[91]
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Aquinas
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1968[92]
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Aquinas
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- ^ "Gary Moston Hurls Edgewood to Title". The Capital Times. 26 May 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "Edgewood Wins Catholic Tourney". The Capital Times. 23 May 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ Associated Press (21 May 1962). "Marquette High Wins State Title". Waukesha County Freeman. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (20 May 1963). "Pius Nine Beats Edgewood for Catholic Crown". Stevens Point Journal. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (27 May 1964). "Catholic Baseball Crown to Pius". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Lancer '9' wins state". Kenosha News. 24 May 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Edgewood is State Catholic Champ". The Capital Times. 23 May 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ Hintz, Gene W. (2 March 1964). "Marty Crowe's Marinette Team Wins Catholic Title". Eau Claire Daily Telegram. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Wilkerson, Jerry (1 March 1965). "Angels Lose 80-65 in Catholic Finals". Racine Journal Times. p. 17. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Hartnett, Ken (7 March 1966). "Messmer Snares 1st Catholic Title". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (6 March 1967). "Milwaukee Marquette Five Wins State Catholic Tourney". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 17. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (4 March 1968). "Messmer Raps St. Catherine". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Newman 8th in State CC Meet". Wausau Daily Herald. 6 November 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (11 May 1957). "Aquinas Wins State Catholic Golf Meet". Stevens Point Journal. p. 6. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Edgewood Third in State Catholic Golf Tournament". Wisconsin State Journal. 16 May 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (8 May 1959). "St. Mary Springs Wins State Catholic Prep Golf Tourney". Appleton Post-Crescent. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Angels Capture State Golf Title". Racine Journal Times. 27 May 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "St. Catherine Golfers Cop Loop Crown Again". Racine Journal Times. 27 May 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (1 June 1962). "Don Bosco Wins State Catholic Links Tourney". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (24 May 1963). "Milwaukee Wins State Catholic Golf Tournament". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ United Press International (31 May 1964). "Edgewood Golfers Ninth in Tourney". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 11. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (28 May 1965). "Marquette Wins State Catholic Golfing Crown". Eau Claire Daily Telegram. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Marquette Takes 4th Title in Row". Racine Journal Times. 20 May 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Kenosha St. Joseph Takes State Catholic Golf Title". Racine Journal Times. 19 May 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "CMHS Wins Tennis Crown". Waukesha County Freeman. 22 May 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Catholic Memorial Cops State Net Title". Waukesha County Freeman. 21 May 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Two Lancers score in tennis tourney". Kenosha News. 20 May 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "Lancers fourth in state". Kenosha News. 24 May 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "Pius XI Wins State Catholic Track Crown". Waukesha County Freeman. 23 May 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "Angels Win Mat Title". Racine Journal Times. 7 April 1957. p. 35. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "1958 Wrestling State Champions". St. Thomas More High School Wall of Champions. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ "CMHS Repeats as State Mat Champs". Waukesha County Freeman. 21 March 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "St. Joseph to Honor Cage, Mat Teams". Kenosha News. 20 March 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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- ^ Kornkven, Jim (17 February 1964). "Lancers win title No. 4". Kenosha News. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Kornkven, Jim (15 February 1965). "Lancer wrestlers win No. 5". Kenosha News. p. 17. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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