Suburban Park Conference
{{Short description|Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference}}
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The Suburban Park Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, operating from 1985 to 1993 and consisting of larger high schools in the southern suburbs of Milwaukee.
History
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The Suburban Park Conference was formed in the aftermath of extensive athletic conference realignment in southeastern Wisconsin following the 1984-85 school year. It was one of three new conferences created that year (along with the Big Nine and North Shore conferences), and comprised former members of both the folded Suburban Conference (Cudahy, Nathan Hale, South Milwaukee and West Allis Central) and the Parkland Conference (Greendale, Greenfield, Kettle Moraine, Muskego and Oak Creek).{{Cite news |last=Fensin |first=Lee |date=27 August 1985 |title=Waukesha teams begin play in new conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1067452969/?match=1&terms=%22suburban%20park%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Waukesha County Freeman |pages=19}} The conference was named after the two conferences (Suburban and Parkland) where member schools came from, and membership was consistent over its eight-year lifespan. In 1993, the Suburban Park Conference was realigned out of existence by the WIAA, along with the Big Nine and Braveland Conferences.{{Cite news |last=Fensin |first=Lee |date=8 August 1992 |title=Many Braveland schools share in success |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065679094/?match=1&terms=%22braveland%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=30 April 2025 |work=Waukesha Freeman |pages=10D}} The five largest schools in the Suburban Park (Kettle Moraine, Muskego, Nathan Hale, Oak Creek and West Allis Central) helped form the new fifteen-member Southeast Conference{{Cite news |last=Fensin |first=Lee |date=22 February 1992 |title=Realignment talks bring surprises |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065949430/?match=1&terms=%22suburban%20park%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Waukesha County Freeman |pages=8D}}{{Cite news |date=29 February 1992 |title=Realignment met with mixed reviews |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/343091234/?match=1&terms=%22suburban%20park%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Racine Journal Times |pages=1C}} and four smallest schools (Cudahy, Greendale, Greenfield and South Milwaukee) became members of the new Woodland Conference.{{Cite news |date=11 September 1993 |title=High School Scoreboard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1067569402/?match=1&terms=%22woodland%20conference%22 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=Waukesha Freeman |pages=31}}{{clear}}
Conference membership history
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|+ !School !Location !Affiliation ![https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1292447 Enrollment] !Mascot !Colors !Joined !Left !Conference Joined !Current Conference |
| Cudahy
|Public |677 |Packers |{{color box|330072}} {{color box|ffc72c}} | colspan="2" |Woodland |
| Greendale
|Public |931 |Panthers |{{color box|00843d}} {{color box|black}} | colspan="2" |Woodland |
| Greenfield
|Public |1,163 |Hustlin' Hawks |{{color box|115740}} {{color box|b3a369}} | colspan="2" |Woodland |
| Kettle Moraine
|Public |1,251 |Lasers |{{color box|ffc72c}} {{color box|002d6c}} |
| Muskego
|Public |1,683 |Warriors |{{color box|ba0c2f}} {{color box|black}} |
| Nathan Hale
|Public |1,373 |Huskies |{{color box|173f35}} {{color box|white}} |
| Oak Creek
|Public |2,170 |Knights |{{color box|0032a0}} {{color box|white}} |Classic 8 (2025) |
| South Milwaukee
|Public |1,002 |Rockets |{{color box|black}} {{color box|d50032}} | colspan="2" |Woodland |
| West Allis Central
|Public |1,126 |Bulldogs |{{color box|6f2c3f}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |
Membership timeline
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List of state champions
= Fall sports =
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|+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Fall/Football/State-Results-Archive Football] !School !Year !Division |
| Kettle Moraine
|1988 |Division 2 |
= Winter sports =
| class="wikitable"
|+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Winter/Gymnastics/State-Results-Archive Gymnastics] !School !Year !Division |
| Kettle Moraine
|1992 |Division 1 |
= Spring sports =
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|+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Softball/State-Results-Archive Softball] !School !Year !Division |
| South Milwaukee
|1988 |Class A |
= Summer sports =
| class="wikitable"
|+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball/Summer-Baseball-Archive/State-Results-Archive Baseball]{{efn|Baseball was sponsored by the WIAA as a spring and summer sport from 1965-2018. The Suburban Park Conference competed in baseball as a summer sport during this time period.}} !School !Year !Division |
| Greendale
|1987 |Single Division |
| Kettle Moraine
|1988 |Single Division |
= Notes =
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List of conference champions
= Boys Basketball =
| class="wikitable"
!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #173f35; color: white" | Nathan Hale
|3 |1989, 1991, 1992 |
| style="background: #ba0c2f; color: black" | Muskego
|2 |1986, 1987 |
| style="background: #330072; color: #ffc72c" | Cudahy
|1 |1990 |
| style="background: #ffc72c; color: #002d6c" | Kettle Moraine
|1 |1989 |
| style="background: #0032a0; color: white" | Oak Creek
|1 |1993 |
| style="background: black; color: #d50032" | South Milwaukee
|1 |1988 |
| style="background: #00843d; color: black" | Greendale
|0 | |
| style="background: #115740; color: #b3a369" | Greenfield
|0 | |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: #ffc72c" | West Allis Central
|0 | |
= Girls Basketball =
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!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #00843d; color: black" | Greendale
|5 |1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| style="background: black; color: #d50032" | South Milwaukee
|3 |1987, 1988, 1989 |
| style="background: #ffc72c; color: #002d6c" | Kettle Moraine
|1 |1988 |
| style="background: #173f35; color: white" | Nathan Hale
|1 |1993 |
| style="background: #330072; color: #ffc72c" | Cudahy
|0 | |
| style="background: #115740; color: #b3a369" | Greenfield
|0 | |
| style="background: #ba0c2f; color: black" | Muskego
|0 | |
| style="background: #0032a0; color: white" | Oak Creek
|0 | |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: #ffc72c" | West Allis Central
|0 | |
= Football =
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!School !Quantity !Years |
| style="background: #00843d; color: black" | Greendale
|3 |1986, 1991, 1992 |
| style="background: #ba0c2f; color: black" | Muskego
|2 |1985, 1987 |
| style="background: #6f2c3f; color: #ffc72c" | West Allis Central
|2 |1989, 1990 |
| style="background: #330072; color: #ffc72c" | Cudahy
|1 |1988 |
| style="background: #ffc72c; color: #002d6c" | Kettle Moraine
|1 |1988 |
| style="background: #173f35; color: white" | Nathan Hale
|1 |1989 |
| style="background: #115740; color: #b3a369" | Greenfield
|0 | |
| style="background: #0032a0; color: white" | Oak Creek
|0 | |
| style="background: black; color: #d50032" | South Milwaukee
|0 | |
References
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{{Wisconsin high school athletic conferences}}
Category:Wisconsin high school sports conferences
Category:Sports organizations established in 1985