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WIAA makes initial proposal for large-scale conference realignment in eastern and northeastern Wisconsin

04/02/2013, 9:15pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

Conference realignment has been an ongoing discussion within the WIAA and its member schools for decades, but we haven't seen significant movement in over five years.

That could all change under a proposal the WIAA has sent to athletic directors to gauge feedback and generate discussion.

To view the full proposal including enrollment numbers for all teams impacted, click here.

Under the proposal first reported by Craig Hoffman of the Tri-County News, a total of 9 conferences in east and northeast Wisconsin would be effected, with 19 schools changing conference affiliation.

The proposal is in its very early stages, and with so many changes for so many teams, you can be sure there will numerous discussions, debates, objections, and ultimately a final draft that is different from this first submission.

A few highlights of the proposal include:

-- Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Xavier, & Menasha moving to the Bay
-- Wrightstown and Oconto Falls to the Eastern Valley
-- Hortonville to the FVA
-- A new, as yet unnamed, conference of large schools from the Eastern Valley and Eastern Wisconsin along with Winnebago Lutheran

All 19 schools directly impacted along with with old conference and new conference alignments under the proposal can be found below.

To view the full proposal including enrollment numbers for all teams impacted, click here.

Schools moving conferences under WIAA proposed realignment

School Old Conference New Conference
Denmark Bay Eastern Wisconsin
Hortonville Bay Fox Valley Association
Oconto Falls Bay Eastern Valley
Berlin Eastern Valley (Unnamed new conference)
Ripon Eastern Valley (Unnamed new conference)
Xavier Eastern Valley Bay
Campbellsport Eastern Wisconsin (Unnamed new conference)
Kewaskum Eastern Wisconsin (Unnamed new conference)
Plymouth Eastern Wisconsin (Unnamed new conference)
Waupun Eastern Wisconsin (Unnamed new conference)
Winnebago Lutheran Flyway (Unnamed new conference)
Green Bay East FRCC Bay
Green Bay West FRCC Bay
Menasha Fox Valley Association Bay
Chilton Olympian Eastern Wisconsin
Roncalli Olympian Eastern Wisconsin
Wrightstown Olympian Eastern Valley
Kewaunee Packerland Olympian
Oneida Nation Independent Packerland

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