WikiMini

Central Lakeshore Conference

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

[edit]
Map
About OpenStreetMaps
Maps: terms of use
13km
8.1miles
Random Lake
Ozaukee
Oostburg
Kohler
Howards Grove
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
Cedar Grove-Belgium
Location of Original Central Lakeshore Conference Members

The Central Lakeshore Conference was formed in 1969 by seven small high schools in Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties in east central Wisconsin.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] 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[4] to 1981.[5] Oakfield joined as a football-only member from 1987[6][7] through the 1998 season[8] after competing in the Flyway Conference, which remained their primary affiliation for all other sports.[9] In 1999, two private high schools in Sheboygan (Sheboygan Christian and Sheboygan Lutheran) would join as part of the WIAA/WISAA merger.[10] Stockbridge rejoined the Central Lakeshore in 2007 for the final eight years of the conference's run.[11] 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.[12]

Conference membership history

[edit]

Full members

[edit]
School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cedar Grove-Belgium Cedar Grove, WI Public 291 Rockets     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Elkhart Lake, WI Public 148 Resorters     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Howards Grove Howards Grove, WI Public 283 Tigers     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Kohler Kohler, WI Public 223 Blue Bombers     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Oostburg Oostburg, WI Public 331 Dutchmen     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Ozaukee Fredonia, WI Public 188 Warriors     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
Random Lake Random Lake, WI Public 244 Rams     1969[1] 2015[12] Big East
John F. Kennedy Prep St. Nazianz, WI Private (Catholic) N/A Moors     1970[2] 1973[3] Independent Closed in 1982
Stockbridge Stockbridge, WI Public 54 Indians     1979,[4]

2007[11]

1981[5]

2015[12]

Independent
Sheboygan Christian Sheboygan, WI Private (Christian) 131 Eagles     1999[10] 2015[12] Big East
Sheboygan Lutheran Sheboygan, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 206 Crusaders     1999[10] 2015[12] Big East

Football-only members

[edit]
School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Seasons Primary Conference
Oakfield Oakfield, WI Public 158 Oaks     1987-1998[7][8] Flyway

Membership timeline

[edit]

Full members

[edit]

Football members

[edit]

List of state champions

[edit]

Fall sports

[edit]
Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Sheboygan Lutheran 2004 Division 3
Sheboygan Lutheran 2005 Division 3
Sheboygan Lutheran 2006 Division 3
Cedar Grove-Belgium 2009 Division 3
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
Oostburg 1994 Division 2
Sheboygan Christian 2002 Division 3
Sheboygan Christian 2003 Division 3
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Random Lake 1975 Class B
Howards Grove 1976 Class C
Random Lake 1978 Class B
Ozaukee 1987 Class C
Oostburg 1994 Division 3
Oostburg 2011 Division 3
Oostburg 2012 Division 3

Winter sports

[edit]
Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Kohler 1980 Class C
Kohler 1982 Class C
Kohler 1983 Class C
Oostburg 1986 Class C
Oostburg 1987 Class C
Oostburg 1995 Division 3
Kohler 1999 Division 4
Sheboygan Lutheran 2012 Division 5
Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Kohler 1982 Class C
Oostburg 1990 Class C
Oostburg 1994 Division 3
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 2002 Division 4
Ozaukee 2004 Division 3
Oostburg 2008 Division 3

Spring sports

[edit]
Boys Golf
School Year Division
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 1990 Class C
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 1991 Division 3
Howards Grove 1992 Division 3
Howards Grove 1993 Division 3
Oostburg 1998 Division 3
Kohler 2011 Division 3
Girls Soccer
School Year Division
Ozaukee 2003 Division 3
Ozaukee 2005 Division 3
Ozaukee 2006 Division 3
Ozaukee 2013 Division 3
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Kohler 1970 Class C
Kohler 1971 Class C
Kohler 1972 Class C
Kohler 1973 Class C
Kohler 1974 Class C
Ozaukee 1975 Class C
Kohler 1979 Class C
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 1988 Class C
Howards Grove 2002 Division 3
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Kohler 1976 Class C
Kohler 1977 Class C

List of conference champions

[edit]

Boys Basketball

[edit]
School Quantity Years
Oostburg 23 1975, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Kohler 10 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994
Howards Grove 8 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2015
Cedar Grove-Belgium 5 1970, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2005
Sheboygan Christian 3 2003, 2009, 2010
Sheboygan Lutheran 3 2005, 2012, 2014
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 2 1990, 1993
John F. Kennedy Prep 2 1972, 1973
Ozaukee 2 1999, 2015
Random Lake 1 1988
Stockbridge 0

Girls Basketball

[edit]
School Quantity Years
Oostburg 24 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ozaukee 9 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Howards Grove 6 1976, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2012
Kohler 3 1978, 1982, 1987
Cedar Grove-Belgium 2 1981, 1984
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 2 1996, 1997
Random Lake 2 1977, 1994
Sheboygan Christian 1 2015
Sheboygan Lutheran 0
Stockbridge 0

Football

[edit]
School Quantity Years
Howards Grove 16 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2006
Random Lake 10 1973, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
Cedar Grove-Belgium 9 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Kohler 9 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988
Oostburg 7 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2000, 2007, 2010
Ozaukee 5 1976, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2015
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 2 1981, 1993
Oakfield 1 1988
John F. Kennedy Prep 0
KLC 0
Sheboygan Lutheran/
Kohler
0
Stockbridge 0
Sheboygan Lutheran 0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "E-W Offshoot League Becomes Central Lakeshore". The Sheboygan Press. November 29, 1968. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "JFK Enters Lakeshore Loop". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. January 21, 1970. p. 24. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hernet, Dennis (December 29, 1972). "From the Sidelines..." Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. p. 12. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Lutheran looks for new conference". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. October 12, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "10 lettermen set for Stockbridge". Appleton Post-Crescent. November 18, 1981. pp. B-10. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Prep Football Standings (see Flyway)". Wisconsin State Journal. September 30, 1986. pp. 6, Section 2. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Scoreboard (see Football, Central Lakeshore standings)". Sheboygan Press. September 26, 1987. p. 22.
  8. ^ a b "Resorters improve to 4-0 with victory over Rockets". Sheboygan Press. September 26, 1998. pp. B5. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Laybourn returns to lift Markesan (see Flyway standings)". Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. September 27, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Barth, Pete (April 21, 1998). "Christian, Lutheran accepted by WIAA". The Sheboygan Press. pp. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  11. ^ a b VanderPas, Dan (November 14, 2006). "Kimberly's Lamers heading to Minn.-Duluth". Appleton Post-Crescent. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hansen, Scott (February 20, 2015). "Christian girls play for CLC title tonight". The Sheboygan Press. pp. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2024.