Western Wisconsin Conference

{{Short description|Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference}}

The Western Wisconsin Conference is a former high school athletic conference in west central Wisconsin. Founded in 1931 and disbanded in 1937, all members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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The Western Wisconsin Conference was formed by three large high schools in western Wisconsin in 1931: Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire and La Crosse Central.{{Cite news |date=4 January 1932 |title=New High School Athletic Group Formed at Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/416982368/?match=1&terms=%22western%20wisconsin%20conference%22 |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=Chippewa Herald-Telegram |pages=7}} It was created to guarantee scheduled games for its member schools in response to the dwindling number of independent high schools in the area. Standings were no longer kept after 1937,{{Cite news |date=10 September 1946 |title=Weigent, Hanson Guide 1946 Red Raider Squad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/511566805/?match=1&terms=%22western%20wisconsin%20conference%22%20standings |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=La Crosse Tribune |pages=21}} but the three schools of the Western Wisconsin Conference continued to schedule games against each other on a yearly basis. In later years, all three schools became members of the Big Rivers Conference.{{clear}}