7-C Conference

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The 7-C Conference was formed in 1926 as the Four-County Conference, named after the four counties where member schools were located (Adams, Marquette, Portage and Waushara). It was initially made up of eleven small schools located in central Wisconsin: Adams-Friendship, Almond, Coloma, Hancock, Montello, Oxford, Plainfield, Redgranite, Wautoma, Westfield and Wild Rose.{{Cite news |date=10 December 1926 |title=Sportoscope |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/250608165/?match=1&terms=%22four-county%22%20standings |access-date=3 March 2025 |work=Stevens Point Journal |pages=7}} In 1929, the Four-County Conference added Neshkoro and Princeton to bring membership to thirteen schools.{{Cite news |date=19 December 1929 |title=Three Are Leading Four County Loop Not Yet Defeated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/250596693/?match=1&terms=%22four%20county%22%20neshkoro%20standings |access-date=3 March 2025 |work=Stevens Point Journal |pages=6}} Despite the expansion into Green Lake County, the league did not change its name. Green Lake and Omro joined the 4-C Conference in 1931, and Winneconne became members of the conference in 1932. That same year, the conference's name was changed to the 6-C Conference, representing its expanded geographic footprint:{{Cite news |date=12 October 1932 |title=A-F Gridders Show Spirit in Game at Dells |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243156192/?match=1&terms=%22big%206-c%22 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=8}}

In 1934 the conference renamed itself the 7-C Conference because of the expansion into Wood County, adding Markesan to the Little 7-C{{Cite news |date=8 February 1935 |title=Coloma Continues to Set Pace in 7-C Conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/250466900/?match=1&terms=%227-c%22%20markesan%20standings |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Stevens Point Journal |pages=8}} and Port Edwards (formerly of the Wood County League) to the Big 7-C.{{Cite news |date=19 April 1934 |title=Bill Chandler Port Edwards Speaker Last Night |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243133634/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=7}} Winneconne left to join the Little Nine Conference in 1935,{{Cite news |date=19 September 1935 |title=Basketball Schedule, Little Nine Conference, 1935-1936 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/396174290/? |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=18}} and in 1937, the 7-C Conference realigned itself by geography instead of enrollment size:{{Cite news |date=11 November 1937 |title=Omro High Cagers Start Practices for Court Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/246223056/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Oshkosh Northwestern |pages=18}}

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Endeavor joined the 7-C Conference in 1938 as its eighteenth overall member, and was assigned to the Northern 7-C.{{Cite news |date=30 January 1939 |title=Hancock Ties Endeavor for League Lead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/250448296/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22%20endeavor |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Stevens Point Journal |pages=6}} In 1940, Wild Rose moved back to the Eastern 7-C after Omro's exit from the conference:{{Cite news |date=18 May 1940 |title=7C Conference Shifts Made; Omro Resigns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/611049792/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Portage Daily Register |pages=4}}

In 1942, the 7-C Conference disbanded for basketball because of wartime travel issues.{{Cite news |date=11 November 1942 |title=Big 7-C Conference Disbanded for the Duration |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243219454/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=5}} The conference was revived for the 1943-44 school year, albeit with a reduced grouping of Adams-Friendship, Almond, Hancock, Plainfield, Port Edwards, Wautoma and Westfield.{{Cite news |date=1 October 1943 |title=7-C League to Function Again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/476740200/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Oshkosh Northwestern |pages=11}} Former conference member Montello returned to the 7-C in 1944{{Cite news |date=17 May 1944 |title=Montello High School Returns to Big 7-C Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243343352/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=6}} along with several other schools, and the league split into two divisions by school enrollment size:

In 1945, the league welcomed back former members Omro and Wild Rose after the end of World War II.{{Cite news |date=22 March 1945 |title=Seven-C Prep Conference Reorganizes Sports Plan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/518493336/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22%20omro |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=The Capital Times |pages=23}} These two schools, along with Green Lake from the Little 7-C, were placed into the Big 7-C. The Little 7-C was left with five members following Green Lake's move and Markesan joining the Dual County Conference.{{Cite news |date=22 November 1945 |title=Prep Notes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/396054621/?match=1&terms=%22dual%20county%22%20markesan |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |pages=29}} Neshkoro was reinstated as a sixth member to the Little 7-C before the start of league competition, and the 7-C started the 1945-46 season with a sixteen-member roster:{{Cite news |date=30 November 1945 |title=Hancock Nips Coloma 5 to Head Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243540294/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22%20omro |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=5}}

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After the end of World War II, the 7-C Conference began to lose members to school district consolidation. Coloma was the first to leave the conference for this reason, with their district folded into Westfield in 1946.{{Cite news |date=12 September 1946 |title=Strike Against Westfield by Coloma Students Is on Wane |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243359326/?match=1&terms=%22coloma%20high%20school%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=1}} To offset this loss, the Little 7-C added former members Redgranite and Wild Rose after the latter's shift from the Big 7-C.{{Cite news |date=23 December 1946 |title=Oxford Prep Cagers Top Little 7-C Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/518709602/?match=1&terms=%227-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=The Capital Times |pages=11}} The next year, Hancock High School closed and its students were redistricted to Plainfield, which named itself Tri-County High School soon thereafter.{{Cite news |date=19 November 1947 |title=Tri-County High Cops Debut, 38-21 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243156111/?match=1&terms=%22tri-county%20high%20school%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=6}} Almond moved over from the Big 7-C as their replacement.{{Cite news |date=6 December 1947 |title=Westfield Is 37-35 Victor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243172062/?match=1&terms=%22little%207-c%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=5}} In 1948, the 7-C Conference lost two high schools to consolidation: Neshkoro (redistricted to Westfield){{Cite news |date=28 February 1949 |title=Views of the Press (School Consolidation) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243298257/?match=1&terms=%22neshkoro%20high%20school%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=4}} and Redgranite (redistricted to Berlin and Wautoma).{{Cite news |date=1 May 1948 |title=Hold Parley on School Problem |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/476874565/?match=1&terms=%22redgranite%20high%20school%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Oshkosh Northwestern |pages=13}} In 1951, Endeavor High School closed its doors when it was consolidated into Oxford.{{Cite news |date=18 July 1951 |title=School Vote is in Favor of the Planned Merger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/611302443/?match=1&terms=%22endeavor%20high%20school%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Portage Daily Register |pages=1}} The next year, Green Lake of the Big 7-C joined the four Little 7-C schools in seceding from the conference to form the new Central Lakes Conference.{{Cite news |date=2 October 1952 |title=Green Lake To Enter New Loop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/246439010/?match=1&terms=%22central%20lakes%20conference%22 |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Oshkosh Northwestern |pages=17}} The seven members of what was formerly known as the Big 7-C continued on until Omro left to join the Little Nine Conference in 1956.{{Cite news |date=21 November 1955 |title=Omro to Join Little 9 Loop in 1956-57 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/396119416/? |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=17}} Membership was whittled down to five schools in 1958 when Port Edwards left to join the Central Lakes Conference.{{Cite news |date=5 April 1958 |title=Nekoosa, Port 9's Open Prep Slate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243361801/?match=1&terms=%22central%20lakes%20conference%22%20port%20edwards |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |pages=6}} Montello joined the Dual County Conference in 1961,{{Cite news |date=16 September 1961 |title=Thrillers Played in Dual County |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/519285860/?match=1&terms=%22dual%20county%22%20montello |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=The Capital Times |pages=13}} further decreasing conference membership to four schools. Due in part to the rapid decline in membership, the 7-C Conference ceased operations in 1962. Three of its former members (Adams-Friendship, Tri-County and Westfield) aligned with the five Central Lakes Conference schools and Madonna High School in Mauston to form the new Central-C Conference.{{Cite news |date=25 January 1962 |title=Central-C Conference Is Formed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/519302085/?match=1&terms=%22central-c%20conference%22 |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=The Capital Times |pages=20}} The fourth school (Wautoma) joined the Central Wisconsin Conference{{Cite news |date=19 November 1961 |title=Wautoma Joins Central Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/398366749/?match=1&terms=%22central%20wisconsin%20conference%22%20wautoma |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |pages=35}} in the aftermath of the 7-C Conference's demise.

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