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The Trailways Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Formed in 2001, its membership consists of smaller public and private high schools in east central and south central Wisconsin. All member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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The Trailways Conference was formed in 2001 with most of the members coming from two recently disbanded conferences for small schools in south central Wisconsin: the Dual County Conference (Cambria-Friesland, Fall River, Green Lake, Montello, Pardeeville, Princeton, Randolph, Rio) and the Eastern Suburban Conference (Deerfield, Dodgeland, Hustisford, Johnson Creek and Williams Bay). Two private schools who had recently joined the WIAA as part of the WIAA/WISAA merger (Abundant Life Christian in Madison and Valley Christian in Oshkosh) rounded out the initial membership roster of the Trailways Conference.[1] The fifteen schools were initially subdivided into North and South Divisions:

North Division South Division
Cambria-Friesland Abundant Life Christian
Green Lake Deerfield
Montello Dodgeland
Pardeeville Fall River
Princeton Hustisford
Randolph Johnson Creek
Valley Christian Rio
Williams Bay

Central Wisconsin Christian joined the conference after leaving the East Central Flyway Conference in 2004, and two years later the Trailways Conference took three more former East Central Flyway schools into the fold: Lourdes Academy, Markesan and Oakfield. All three schools joined the North Division with Pardeeville moving over to the South Division to accommodate the expansion:[2]

North Division South Division
Cambria-Friesland Abundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin Christian Deerfield
Green Lake Dodgeland
Lourdes Academy Fall River
Markesan Hustisford
Montello Johnson Creek
Oakfield Pardeeville
Princeton Rio
Randolph Williams Bay
Valley Christian

This alignment would only last for two years, as the Trailways split into Central, North and South Divisions in 2008:[3]

Central Division North Division South Division
Cambria-Friesland Green Lake Abundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin Christian Lourdes Academy Deerfield
Markesan Montello Dodgeland
Pardeeville Oakfield Fall River
Randolph Princeton Hustisford
Valley Christian Johnson Creek
Rio
Williams Bay

In 2012, Green Lake and Princeton High Schools entered into a cooperative agreement for their schools' athletics, and the newly created program remained in the North Division.[4] That same year, Horicon[5] and Madison Country Day School[6] in Waunakee joined the Trailways, and Rio moved to the North Division to keep membership at six schools. The Trailways Conference was realigned to a two-division format in 2013:

North Division South Division
Cambria-Friesland Abundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin Christian Deerfield
Green Lake/Princeton Dodgeland
Lourdes Academy Fall River
Markesan Horicon
Montello Hustisford
Oakfield Johnson Creek
Pardeeville Madison Country Day
Randolph Rio
Valley Christian Williams Bay

In 2014, Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam joined the Trailways South Division,[7] and St. Ambrose Academy in Madison joined with Abundant Life Christian School for most sponsored sports (they would move to their own stand-alone programs in 2023).[8] The North/South divisional alignment would last for two more years before the Trailways realigned to three divisions in 2016:

Central Division North Division South Division
Cambria-Friesland Green Lake/Princeton Abundant Life Christian
Central Wisconsin Christian Lourdes Academy Deerfield
Horicon Markesan Dodgeland
Pardeeville Montello Fall River
Randolph Oakfield Hustisford
Wayland Academy Valley Christian Johnson Creek
Madison Country Day
Rio
St. Ambrose Academy
Williams Bay

This alignment would only last a single season, as Palmyra-Eagle and Parkview joined the Trailways as all-sport members in 2017 after leaving the Rock Valley Conference,[9] bringing conference membership to the current twenty-four schools and the current East/South/West divisional alignment.

List of Member Schools

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Current Members

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East Division

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Central Wisconsin Christian Waupun, WI Private (Reformed) 119 Crusaders     2004[2]
Dodgeland Juneau, WI Public 278 Trojans     2001[1]
Horicon Horicon, WI Public 275 Marshmen     2012[5]
Hustisford Hustisford, WI Public 105 Falcons     2001[1]
Lourdes Academy Oshkosh, WI Private (Catholic) 178 Knights     2006[2]
Oakfield Oakfield, WI Public 158 Oaks     2006[2]
Valley Christian Oshkosh, WI Private (Christian) 144 Warriors     2001[1]
Wayland Academy Beaver Dam, WI Private (Nonsectarian) 159 Big Red     2014[7]

South Division

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Abundant Life Christian Madison, WI Private (Christian) 115 Challengers     2001[1]
Deerfield Deerfield, WI Public 216 Demons     2001[1]
Johnson Creek Johnson Creek, WI Public 180 Bluejays     2001[1]
Madison Country Day Waunakee, WI Private (Nonsectarian) 108 Prairie Hawks     2012[6]
Palmyra-Eagle Palmyra, WI Public 195 Panthers     2017[9]
Parkview Orfordville, WI Public 238 Vikings     2017[9]
St. Ambrose Academy Madison, WI Private (Catholic) 96 Guardians     2014[8]
Williams Bay Williams Bay, WI Public 212 Bulldogs     2001[1]

West Division

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Cambria-Friesland Cambria, WI Public 100 Hilltoppers     2001[1]
Fall River Fall River, WI Public 157 Pirates     2001[1]
Green Lake/Princeton Green Lake, WI

Princeton, WI

Public

Public

101

109

Tigersharks     2012[4]
Markesan Markesan, WI Public 254 Hornets     2006[2]
Montello Montello, WI Public 251 Hilltoppers     2001[1]
Pardeeville Pardeeville, WI Public 263 Bulldogs     2001[1]
Randolph Randolph, WI Public 198 Rockets     2001[1]
Rio Rio, WI Public 111 Vikings     2001[1]

Former Members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Green Lake Green Lake, WI Public 101 Lakers     2001[1] 2012[4] Entered into athletics cooperative with Princeton
Princeton Princeton, WI Public 109 Tigers     2001[1] 2012[4] Entered into athletics cooperative with Green Lake

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Pardeeville 2002 Division 3
Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
Lourdes Academy 2010 Division 3
Lourdes Academy 2011 Division 3
Lourdes Academy 2013 Division 3
Lourdes Academy 2014 Division 3
Lourdes Academy 2015 Division 3
Dodgeland 2017 Division 3
Lourdes Academy 2019 Division 3
Football
School Year Division
Cambria-Friesland 2002 Division 7
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Williams Bay 2003 Division 4
Williams Bay 2004 Division 4
Williams Bay 2005 Division 4

Winter Sports

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Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Randolph 2002 Division 4
Randolph 2003 Division 4
Randolph 2004 Division 4
Randolph 2005 Division 4
Randolph 2007 Division 4
Randolph 2010 Division 4
Randolph 2011 Division 5
Randolph 2013 Division 5
Hustisford 2021 Division 5
Lourdes Academy 2021 Division 4
Randolph 2022 Division 5

Spring Sports

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Baseball
School Year Division
Johnson Creek 2007 Division 4
Rio 2015 Division 4
Softball
School Year Division
Horicon 2002 Division 3
Horicon 2003 Division 3
Williams Bay 2007 Division 4
Oakfield 2009 Division 4
Oakfield 2011 Division 4
Oakfield 2012 Division 4
Oakfield 2014 Division 4
Horicon 2018 Division 4
Horicon 2019 Division 4
Oakfield 2021 Division 5
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Lourdes Academy 2014 Division 3
Deerfield 2021 Division 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hernandez, Rob (2 May 2000). "Realignment falls right into place". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 4B. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Prepping for a new look?". Wisconsin State Journal. 30 July 2004. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Markesan streaks into new season". Fond du Lac Reporter. 28 November 2008. pp. 23 (Basketball 2008-09 insert). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Outlook: Prep Boys Basketball". Wisconsin State Hournal. 21 December 2012. pp. B7. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Kahl, Tom (17 November 2012). "Walking the plank". Portage Daily Register. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b Semrau, Dennis (20 October 2011). "Small enrollments with broad ambitions". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. B8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Wayland's move makes geographic, common sense". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. 30 January 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b Masson, Jon (17 December 2023). ""Cool being the start of something"". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. C1. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Prep sports: WIAA board OKs moving Palmyra-Eagle, Orfordville Parkview from Rock Valley Conference to Trailways". Wisconsin State Journal. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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