Eastern Suburban Conference

The Eastern Suburban Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, originally formed in 1969 and disbanding in 2001. With the exception of the conference's two private schools, all members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and were located in south central Wisconsin.

History 1969–1977

The Eastern Suburban Conference was formed in 1969 after the dissolution of the eighteen-member Madison Suburban Conference. Six of its original members were part of that conference's Eastern Section (Cambridge, Deerfield, Johnson Creek, Juneau-Reeseville, Lakeside Lutheran in Lake Mills, and Marshall) with Palmyra and Queen of Apostles in Madison rounding out the original membership roster. Juneau-Reeseville (later renamed Dodgeland) left the conference after only one season to become a charter member of the newly created Flyway Conference. They were replaced by Hustisford and Williams Bay, formerly of the Fox Valley Tri-County League and Indian Trails Conference, respectively.

1977–1987 Waterloo joined the Eastern Suburban Conference from the Capitol Conference in 1977, and two years later, Queen of Apostles High School left the conference after it was closed by the Catholic order (Pallotine Fathers and Brothers of Milwaukee) that ran the school. They were replaced in 1980 by Dodgeland, making their return to the Eastern Suburban after ten years of competition as members of the Flyway Conference. Lake Mills became members of the conference after exiting the Capitol Conference in 1983, giving Lakeside Lutheran a crosstown rival for conference play. For a three-year period, the Eastern Suburban Conference was partitioned into Northern and Southern divisions: Northern DivisionSouthern DivisionDodgelandCambridgeHustisfordDeerfieldLakeside LutheranJohnson CreekMarshallLake MillsWaterlooPalmyra-EagleWilliams Bay

1987–2001

Lake Mills' stint in the Eastern Suburban Conference was short-lived, as they returned to the Capitol Conference in 1987. Palmyra-Eagle would leave the Eastern Suburban to join the Rock Valley Conference in 1990, and in 1991, the Eastern Suburban and Dual County Conferences traded members for their football-only alignments. Gone were the three smallest schools in the conference (Deerfield, Hustisford and Johnson Creek), and in its place entered the three largest schools from the Dual County (Montello, Pardeeville and Westfield). Lakeside Lutheran would make their exit from the Eastern Suburban Conference in 1995 for membership in the Capitol Conference. The Eastern Suburban Conference would end its run in 2001 with three schools (Cambridge, Marshall and Waterloo) joining the Capitol Conference and the remaining five (Deerfield, Dodgeland, Hustisford, Johnson Creek and Williams Bay) joining with the Dual County Conference to create the new Trailways Conference.

Conference membership history

Final members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceCambridgeCambridge, WIPublicBluejays 19692001CapitolDeerfieldDeerfield, WIPublicDemons 19692001TrailwaysDodgelandJuneau, WIPublicTrojans 1969, 19801970, 2001TrailwaysHustisfordHustisford, WIPublicFalcons 19702001TrailwaysJohnson CreekJohnson Creek, WIPublicBluejays 19692001TrailwaysMarshallMarshall, WIPublicCardinals 19692001CapitolWaterlooWaterloo, WIPublicPirates 19772001CapitolWilliams BayWilliams Bay, WIPublicBulldogs 19702001Trailways

Previous Members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceLake MillsLake Mills, WIPublicL-Cats 19831987CapitolLakeside LutheranLake Mills, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Warriors 19691995CapitolPalmyra-EaglePalmyra, WIPublicPanthers 19691990Rock ValleyTrailwaysQueen of ApostlesMadison, WIPrivate (Catholic, Pallotine)Raiders 19691979Closed

Football-only members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary ConferenceMontelloMontello, WIPublicHilltoppers 1991-2000Dual CountyPardeevillePardeeville, WIPublicBulldogs 1991-2000Dual CountyWestfieldWestfield, WIPublicPioneers 1991-2000Dual County

Membership timeline

Full members

List of state champions

Fall sports +Boys Cross CountrySchoolYearDivision Lakeside Lutheran1992WISAA Division 2 +Girls Cross CountrySchoolYearDivision Cambridge1984Class C +FootballSchoolYearDivision Cambridge1979Division 5 +Girls VolleyballSchoolYearDivision Cambridge1974Class C Cambridge1975Class C Cambridge1980Class C Hustisford2000Division 4

Winter sports +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivision Marshall1976Class C Marshall1977Class C Johnson Creek1984Class C Lakeside Lutheran1987WISAA Class B +GymnasticsSchoolYearDivision Marshall1973Single Division

Spring sports +BaseballSchoolYearDivision Hustisford1978Class C Waterloo1999Division 3 +SoftballSchoolYearDivision Marshall1987Class C Marshall1989Class C Marshall1994Division 3 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivision Deerfield1980Class C Deerfield1981Class C Cambridge1987Class C Deerfield1996Division 3 +Girls Track & FieldSchoolYearDivision Palmyra-Eagle1978Class C Waterloo1987Class C

List of conference champions Boys Basketball SchoolQuantityYears Lakeside Lutheran91975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994 Marshall61972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1999, 2000 Waterloo61980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1998 Palmyra-Eagle51974, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990 Cambridge41971, 1996, 1997, 2001 Williams Bay41977, 1987, 1988, 1995 Deerfield11984 Dodgeland11970 Hustisford11997 Johnson Creek0 Lake Mills0 Queen of Apostles0

Girls Basketball SchoolQuantityYears Cambridge61990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Hustisford51991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Marshall51976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984 Johnson Creek41980, 1982, 1983, 1984 Dodgeland31981, 1988, 1989 Palmyra-Eagle21986, 1987 Waterloo22000, 2001 Lakeside Lutheran11985 Deerfield0 Lake Mills0 Queen of Apostles0 Williams Bay0

Football SchoolQuantityYears Cambridge151971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999 Waterloo91983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 Marshall71972, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000 Lakeside Lutheran41970, 1975, 1990, 1994 Deerfield21969, 1985 Queen of Apostles21973, 1976 Dodgeland11981 Johnson Creek11978 Palmyra-Eagle11987 Pardeeville11999 Hustisford0 Lake Mills0 Montello0 Westfield0 Williams Bay0

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