Peninsula Conference
{{Short description|Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference}}
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The Peninsula Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in northeastern Wisconsin. It was founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1970, and all public school members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
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The Peninsula Conference was formed in 1933 by six small high schools in northeastern Wisconsin: Brussels, Casco, Gibraltar, Luxemburg, Mishicot and Sevastopol.{{Cite news |date=18 October 1933 |title=Adopt Name for School Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1028161351/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20standings |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Two Rivers Reporter |pages=2}} It was named the Peninsula Conference because its six members were located in or near the Door Peninsula, and the conference featured schools from Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. Because of its geography and lack of proximity to similarly-sized schools, conference membership remained relatively stable over the course of its history. In 1962, Brussels High School was replaced by Southern Door High School due to the consolidation of local school districts.{{Cite news |date=10 August 1960 |title=Lloyd J. Jilot New Principal for Brussels |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/187940808/?match=1&terms=%22southern%20door%20county%20school%20district%22 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |pages=14}}{{Cite news |date=30 March 1962 |title=Mishicot Given Peninsula Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/189331756/?match=1&terms=%22southern%20door%20high%20school%22%20%22peninsula%20conference%22 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |pages=20}} Consolidation claimed another member of the conference in 1967 when Luxemburg and Casco merged to form Luxemburg-Casco High School.{{Cite news |date=17 November 1966 |title=No Petitions Oppose Kewaunee-Co. Plan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/188661791/?match=1&terms=luxemburg%20casco%20school%20merge |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |pages=32}} To keep membership at six schools, the Peninsula Conference added Manitowoc Lutheran, who were former members of the Kettle Moraine Conference.{{Cite news |date=29 August 1967 |title=Lancers Face Tough Slate as New Foes in 'Peninsula' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/292230751/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20%22manitowoc%20lutheran%22 |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter |pages=12}} The Peninsula Conference would be realigned out of existence in 1970, as part of a larger realignment of high school conferences in northeastern Wisconsin.{{Cite news |date=16 September 1969 |title=Peninsula Conference to Disband |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/293664710/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter |pages=12}} Three of the outgoing schools (Gibraltar, Manitowoc Lutheran and Sevastopol) formed the nucleus of the new Bay-Lakes Conference,{{Cite news |date=4 September 1970 |title=Bay-Lakes Conference Very Unpredictable |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/293750213/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter |pages=17}} two schools (Luxemburg-Casco and Southern Door) joined the new Packerland Conference{{Cite news |date=4 March 1970 |title=Pick 'Packerland' as New Loop Name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/293949822/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter |pages=25}} and Mishicot became a charter member of the Olympian Conference.{{Cite news |last=Zima |first=Jim |date=14 December 1969 |title=Staff's Stuff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/188939711/?match=1&terms=%22peninsula%20conference%22%20%22olympian%20conference%22%20mishicot |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |pages=38}}
Conference membership history
= Full members =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!School !Location !Affiliation ![https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1292447 Enrollment] !Mascot !Colors !Joined !Left !Conference Joined !Current Conference |
| Brussels
|Public |N/A |Broncos |{{color box|9d2235}} {{color box|a2aaad}} | colspan="2" |Closed (replaced by Southern Door) |
| Casco
|Public |N/A |Comets |{{color box|115740}} {{color box|white}} | colspan="2" |Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco) |
| Gibraltar
|Public |182 |Vikings |{{color box|0032a0}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |
| Luxemburg
|Public |N/A |Bluebirds |{{color box|005eb8}} {{color box|white}} | colspan="2" |Closed (consolidated into Luxemburg-Casco) |
| Mishicot
|Public |280 |Indians |{{color box|ff8200}} {{color box|black}} |
| Sevastopol
|Public |180 |Pioneers |{{color box|black}} {{color box|d50032}} |
| Southern Door
|Public |323 |Eagles |{{color box|69b3e7}} {{color box|d50032}} | colspan="2" |Packerland |
| Luxemburg-Casco
|Public |610 |Spartans |{{color box|6f2c3f}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |
| Manitowoc Lutheran
|227 |Lancers |{{color box|d50032}} {{color box|a2aaad}} |
= Football-only members =
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!School !Location !Affiliation !Enrollment !Mascot !Colors !Seasons !Primary Conference |
| Sturgeon Bay "B"
|Public |394 |Clippers |{{color box|041e42}} {{color box|d50032}} |1936-1942 |
Membership timeline
= Full members =
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bar:2 color:tan1 from:1933 till:1967 text:Casco (1933-1967)
bar:3 color:tan1 from:1933 till:1970 text:Gibraltar (1933-1970)
bar:4 color:tan1 from:1933 till:1967 text:Luxemburg (1933-1967)
bar:5 color:tan1 from:1933 till:1970 text:Mishicot (1933-1970)
bar:6 color:tan1 from:1933 till:1970 text:Sevastopol (1933-1970)
bar:7 color:tan1 from:1962 till:1970 text:Southern Door (1962-1970)
bar:8 color:tan1 from:1967 till:1970 text:Luxemburg-Casco (1967-1970)
bar:9 color:tan1 from:1967 till:1970 text:Manitowoc Lutheran (1967-1970)
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= Football members =
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bar:3 color:lavender from:1936 till:1970 text:Sevastopol (1936-1969)
bar:4 color:lavender from:1936 till:1943 text:Sturgeon Bay "B" (1936-1942)
bar:5 color:lavender from:1941 till:1962 text:Brussels (1941-1961)
bar:6 color:lavender from:1944 till:1967 text:Casco (1944-1966)
bar:7 color:lavender from:1944 till:1970 text:Mishicot (1944-1969)
bar:8 color:lavender from:1962 till:1970 text:Southern Door (1962-1969)
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bar:10 color:lavender from:1967 till:1970 text:Manitowoc Lutheran (1967-1969)
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List of conference champions
= Boys Basketball =
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!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #115740; color: white" |Casco
|11 |1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1964 |
| style="background: #ff8200; color: black" |Mishicot
|9 |1946, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| style="background: #ffc72c; color: #0032a0" |Gibraltar
|8 |1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1963, 1969, 1970 |
| style="background: #005eb8; color: white" |Luxemburg
|7 |1940, 1947, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 |
| style="background: #9d2235; color: #a2aaad" |Brussels
|2 |1960, 1962 |
| style="background: #d50032; color: black" |Sevastopol
|2 |1937, 1938 |
| style="background: #69b3e7; color: #d50032" |Southern Door
|2 |1965, 1967 |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: #ffc72c" |Luxemburg-Casco
|0 | |
| style="background: #a2aaad; color: #d50032" |Manitowoc Lutheran
|0 | |
= Football =
| class="wikitable"
!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #005eb8; color: white" |Luxemburg
|13 |1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962 |
| style="background: #d50032; color: black" |Sevastopol
|7 |1939, 1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1965 |
| style="background: #115740; color: white" |Casco
|5 |1947, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1965 |
| style="background: #ff8200; color: black" |Mishicot
|5 |1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969 |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: #ffc72c" |Luxemburg-Casco
|3 |1967, 1968, 1969 |
| style="background: #9d2235; color: #a2aaad" |Brussels
|2 |1954, 1958 |
| style="background: #ffc72c; color: #0032a0" |Gibraltar
|2 |1965, 1969 |
| style="background: #69b3e7; color: #d50032" |Southern Door
|2 |1964, 1965 |
| style="background: #a2aaad; color: #d50032" |Manitowoc Lutheran
|0 | |
| style="background: #041e42; color: #d50032" |Sturgeon Bay "B"
|0 | |
| colspan="3" |Champions from 1936-1938 unknown |
References
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{{Wisconsin high school athletic conferences}}
Category:Wisconsin high school sports conferences
Category:Sports organizations established in 1933