The Central Lakeshore Conference is a former high school athletic conference in east central Wisconsin. It was operational from 1969 to 2015 and all member schools (with the exception of one) were members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
The Central Lakeshore Conference was formed in 1969 by seven small high schools in Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties in east central Wisconsin. Four members were previously in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference (Cedar Grove, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Kohler and Oostburg), two entered from the disbanded Kettle Moraine Conference (Howards Grove and Ozaukee) and Random Lake joined after leaving the Scenic Moraine Conference. The recently opened John F. Kennedy Prep in St. Nazianz joined a year later, but their stay in the conference was short-lived. The Catholic high school was removed from the Central Lakeshore Conference in 1973 because of alleged violations against rules on student transfers. The Central Lakeshore Conference's membership roster would remain relatively stable for a quarter century with the only change being a short stint in the conference for Stockbridge from 1979 to 1981. Oakfield joined as a football-only member from 1987 through the 1998 season after competing in the Flyway Conference, which remained their primary affiliation for all other sports. In 1999, two private high schools in Sheboygan (Sheboygan Christian and Sheboygan Lutheran) would join as part of the WIAA/WISAA merger. Stockbridge rejoined the Central Lakeshore in 2007 for the final eight years of the conference's run. In 2015, all members of the Central Lakeshore Conference with the exception of Stockbridge joined with five members of the Olympian Conference (Hilbert, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, Reedsville and St. Mary Catholic in Neenah) to form the fourteen-member Big East Conference.
Conference membership history
Final members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceCedar Grove-BelgiumCedar Grove, WIPublicRockets 19692015Big EastElkhart Lake-GlenbeulahElkhart Lake, WIPublicResorters 19692015Big EastHowards GroveHowards Grove, WIPublicTigers 19692015Big EastKohlerKohler, WIPublicBlue Bombers 19692015Big EastOostburgOostburg, WIPublicDutchmen 19692015Big EastOzaukeeFredonia, WIPublicWarriors 19692015Big EastRandom LakeRandom Lake, WIPublicRams 19692015Big EastSheboygan ChristianSheboygan, WIPrivate (Christian)Eagles 19992015Big EastSheboygan LutheranSheboygan, WIPrivate (Lutheran, LCMS)Crusaders 19992015Big EastStockbridgeStockbridge, WIPublicIndians 1979, 20071981 2015Independent
Previous members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceJohn F. Kennedy PrepSt. Nazianz, WIPrivate (Catholic)Moors 19701973IndependentClosed in 1982
Football-only members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary ConferenceOakfieldOakfield, WIPublicOaks 1987-1998Flyway
Membership timeline
Full members
Football members
List of state champions
Fall sports +Boys Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionSheboygan Lutheran2004Division 3Sheboygan Lutheran2005Division 3Sheboygan Lutheran2006Division 3Cedar Grove-Belgium2009Division 3 +Boys SoccerSchoolYearDivisionOostburg1994Division 2Sheboygan Christian2002Division 3Sheboygan Christian2003Division 3 +Girls VolleyballSchoolYearDivisionRandom Lake1975Class BHowards Grove1976Class CRandom Lake1978Class BOzaukee1987Class COostburg1994Division 3Oostburg2011Division 3Oostburg2012Division 3
Winter sports +Boys BasketballSchoolYearDivisionKohler1980Class CKohler1982Class CKohler1983Class COostburg1986Class COostburg1987Class COostburg1995Division 3Kohler1999Division 4Sheboygan Lutheran2012Division 5 +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivisionKohler1982Class COostburg1990Class COostburg1994Division 3Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah2002Division 4Ozaukee2004Division 3Oostburg2008Division 3
Spring sports +Boys GolfSchoolYearDivisionElkhart Lake-Glenbeulah1990Class CElkhart Lake-Glenbeulah1991Division 3Howards Grove1992Division 3Howards Grove1993Division 3Oostburg1998Division 3Kohler2011Division 3 +Girls SoccerSchoolYearDivisionOzaukee2003Division 3Ozaukee2005Division 3Ozaukee2006Division 3Ozaukee2013Division 3 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionKohler1970Class CKohler1971Class CKohler1972Class CKohler1973Class CKohler1974Class COzaukee1975Class CKohler1979Class CElkhart Lake-Glenbeulah1988Class CHowards Grove2002Division 3 +Girls Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionKohler1976Class CKohler1977Class C
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball SchoolQuantityYearsOostburg231975, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013Kohler101970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994Howards Grove81979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2015Cedar Grove-Belgium51970, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2005Sheboygan Christian32003, 2009, 2010Sheboygan Lutheran32005, 2012, 2014Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah21990, 1993John F. Kennedy Prep21972, 1973Ozaukee21999, 2015Random Lake11988Stockbridge0
Girls Basketball SchoolQuantityYearsOostburg241976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Ozaukee91983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010Howards Grove61976, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2012Kohler31978, 1982, 1987Cedar Grove-Belgium21981, 1984Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah21996, 1997Random Lake21977, 1994Sheboygan Christian12015Sheboygan Lutheran0Stockbridge0
Football SchoolQuantityYearsHowards Grove161979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2006Random Lake101973, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007Cedar Grove-Belgium91996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013Kohler91969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988Oostburg71972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2000, 2007, 2010Ozaukee51976, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2015Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah21981, 1993Oakfield11988John F. Kennedy Prep0KLC0Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler0Stockbridge0Sheboygan Lutheran0
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