Lower Fox Conference
{{Short description|Former Wisconsin high school football conference}}
The Lower Fox Conference is a former high school football conference with its membership concentrated in the lower Fox River valley in southeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1933 and playing its last season in 1936, the conference's member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
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The Lower Fox Conference was formed in 1933 by five small high schools in southeastern Wisconsin: East Troy, Mukwonago, Racine County Agricultural, Waterford and Wilmot Union.{{Cite news |date=18 September 1933 |title=Sport Briefs (see East Troy) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1128147536/?match=1&terms=%22lower%20fox%22%20football |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Stoughton Courier |pages=5}} All original members with the exception of East Troy belonged to the Southeastern Wisconsin Conference for other sports, which did not sponsor football at that time. Fellow SEC members Union Grove and Williams Bay joined in 1934,{{Cite news |last=Grace |first=Carey |title=Kenosha County News of Interest (see Wilmot) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/596047884/?match=1&terms=%22lower%20fox%22%20football%20%22union%20grove%22%20%22williams%20bay%22 |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Kenosha News |pages=8}} and the conference maintained its seven-member lineup until its last season was played in 1936. The Southeastern Wisconsin Conference began sponsorship of football in the 1937 season, with six of the seven members of the Lower Fox Conference becoming members.{{Cite news |date=21 September 1937 |title=Wilmot High in Football League |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/596108862/?match=1&terms=east%20troy%20mukwonago%20norris%20rochester%20union%20grove%20waterford%20wilmot%20standings |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Kenosha News |pages=8}} Williams Bay, the only holdout, transitioned to six-man football and joined the Southern Regional Conference along with Clinton and Darien.{{Cite news |date=24 September 1937 |title=Clinton to Play 6-Man Football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1128062710/?match=1&terms=%22williams%20bay%22%20football |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Stoughton Courier |pages=6}}{{clear}}
Conference membership history
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!School !Location !Affiliation ![https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1292447 Enrollment] !Mascot !Colors !Seasons !Conference Joined !Primary Conference |
| East Troy
|Public |504 |Trojans |{{color box|black}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |Independent |
| Mukwonago
|Public |1,619 |Indians |{{color box|005eb8}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |
| Racine County Agricultural
|Public |N/A |Aggies |{{color box|6f2c3f}} {{color box|white}} |
| Waterford
|Public |958 |Wolverines |{{color box|115740}} {{color box|white}} |
| Wilmot Union
|Public |951 |Panthers |{{color box|d50032}} {{color box|black}} |
| Union Grove
|Public |1,049 |Broncos |{{color box|black}} {{color box|d50032}} |
| Williams Bay
|Public |212 |Bulldogs |{{color box|ff8200}} {{color box|black}} |
Membership timeline
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bar:3 color:lavender from:1933 till:1937 text:Rochester Aggies (1933-1936)
bar:4 color:lavender from:1933 till:1937 text:Waterford (1933-1936)
bar:5 color:lavender from:1933 till:1937 text:Wilmot Union (1933-1936)
bar:6 color:lavender from:1934 till:1937 text:Union Grove (1934-1936)
bar:7 color:lavender from:1934 till:1937 text:Williams Bay (1934-1936)
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List of conference champions
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!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #005eb8; color: #ffc72c" | Mukwonago
|3 |1933, 1934, 1936 |
| style="background: #115740; color: white" | Waterford
|1 |1935 |
| style="background: black; color: #ffc72c" | East Troy
|0 | |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: white" | Rochester Aggies
|0 | |
| style="background: #d50032; color: black" | Wilmot Union
|0 | |
| style="background: black; color: #d50032" | Union Grove
|0 | |
| style="background: #ff8200; color: black" | Williams Bay
|0 | |
References
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{{Wisconsin high school athletic conferences}}
Category:Wisconsin high school sports conferences
Category:Sports organizations established in 1933