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The Braveland Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, formed in 1953 and ending competition in 1993.

History

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Formation (1953–1955)

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The Braveland Conference was formed in 1953 by four high schools in the outer suburbs of Milwaukee: Cedarburg, Menomonee Falls, Port Washington and Watertown.[1] Cedarburg and Menomonee Falls had previously been members of the 4-C Conference,[2] and Port Washington and Watertown competed as independents before joining.

Rapid Growth (1955–1963)

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Due to the rapid growth around the Milwaukee area occurring after World War II, new school districts began to pop up in and around Milwaukee County. In 1955, Salem Central (now Westosha Central) joined the conference,[3][4] followed by Brookfield (now Brookfield Central) and Nicolet in 1956.[5] Salem Central left the Braveland in 1958[6] and were replaced by Granville (now Brown Deer).[7] Muskego and Oak Creek joined the conference in 1959, just as Watertown left to rejoin the Little Ten Conference.[8][9] In 1961, the conference added four schools: Greendale[10] (formerly in the Suburban Conference[11]), Greenfield, Homestead and Whitnall. During that same year, the conference split into two six-team divisions:

Northern Braveland[12][13] Southern Braveland[14]
Cedarburg Brookfield
Granville Greendale
Homestead Greenfield
Menomonee Falls Muskego
Nicolet Oak Creek
Port Washington Whitnall

In 1962, two high schools were added to the Southern Braveland: Brookfield East and New Berlin (now New Berlin West). Brookfield Central shifted to the Northern Braveland, giving each division seven teams:

Northern Braveland[15][16] Southern Braveland[17][18]
Brookfield Central Brookfield East
Cedarburg Greendale
Granville Greenfield
Homestead Muskego
Menomonee Falls New Berlin
Nicolet Oak Creek
Port Washington Whitnall

Conference Split and Sustained Membership (1963–1980)

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Having ballooned to fourteen members by 1963, six members of the Southern Braveland left to form the Parkland Conference: Greendale, Greenfield, Muskego, New Berlin, Oak Creek and Whitnall (along with former independents Franklin and St. Francis).[19] The exiting members were all located in Milwaukee's southern suburbs, and their departure solidified the Braveland as a conference for the Milwaukee area's northern suburban schools. Hamilton High School in Sussex joined that same year, bringing conference membership to nine.[20] In 1966, Granville High School changed its name to Brown Deer High School,[21] due in part to annexation of the formerly unincorporated town of Granville into the city of Milwaukee a few years earlier.[22] Conference membership increased to ten in 1969 with the split of Menomonee Falls High School into Menomonee Falls East and Menomonee Falls North.[23]

WIAA-Mandated Realignment (1980–1985)

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Discussions on realignment between the athletic conferences in southeastern Wisconsin first started in the mid-1960s,[24][25] but it wasn't until 1980 that the WIAA stepped in and hastened the process. Four new schools from two conferences that were disbanded joined the Braveland that year: Arrowhead,[26] Germantown[27] and Grafton[28] from the Scenic Moraine Conference and Kenosha Bradford[29] from the South Shore Conference. Kenosha Bradford would leave the conference three years later,[30] and in 1984, the two Menomonee Falls high schools merged to form a new Menomonee Falls High School[31] on East's campus.

Final Realignment and Collapse (1985–1993)

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In 1985, another round of conference realignment had occurred in southeastern Wisconsin, and seven schools left the Braveland Conference. Brown Deer joined the Parkland Conference, and six schools (Cedarburg, Germantown, Grafton, Homestead, Nicolet and Port Washington) left to form the North Shore Conference (along with former Suburban Conference members Shorewood, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West and Whitefish Bay).[32] Replacing the seven schools exiting the conference were Mukwonago[33] from the Parkland Conference and Waukesha North[34] and Waukesha South[35] from the Suburban Conference. For the final eight years of the conference's existence, all of its member schools were located in Waukesha County.[36]

Conference Membership History

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment [37] Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cedarburg Cedarburg, WI Public 1,087 Bulldogs     1953 1985 North Shore
Menomonee Falls North[a] Menomonee Falls, WI Public N/A Indians     1953 1984 Merged with Menomonee Falls East
Port Washington Port Washington, WI Public 815 Pirates     1953 1985 North Shore[b]
Watertown Watertown, WI Public 1,170 Goslings     1953 1959 Little Ten Badger
Salem Central[c] Paddock Lake, WI Public 1,220 Falcons     1955 1958 Southeastern Wisconsin Southern Lakes
Brookfield Central[d] Brookfield, WI Public 1,270 Lancers     1956 1993 Woodland Greater Metro
Nicolet Glendale, WI Public 1,086 Knights     1956 1985 North Shore
Brown Deer[e] Brown Deer, WI Public 579 Falcons     1958 1985 Parkland Woodland
Muskego Muskego, WI Public 1,683 Warriors     1959 1963 Parkland Classic Eight
Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI Public 2,170 Knights     1959 1963 Parkland Southeast[f]
Greendale Greendale, WI Public 931 Panthers     1961 1963 Parkland Woodland
Greenfield Greenfield, WI Public 1,163 Hustlin' Hawks     1961 1963 Parkland Woodland
Homestead Mequon, WI Public 1,261 Highlanders     1961 1985 North Shore
Whitnall Greenfield, WI Public 826 Falcons     1961 1963 Parkland Woodland
Brookfield East Brookfield, WI Public 1,362 Spartans     1962 1993 Woodland Greater Metro
New Berlin[g] New Berlin, WI Public 699 Vikings     1962 1963 Parkland Woodland
Sussex Hamilton Sussex, WI Public 1,551 Chargers     1963 1993 Parkland Greater Metro
Menomonee Falls East Menomonee Falls, WI Public N/A Titans     1969 1984 Merged with Menomonee Falls North
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public 2,076 Warhawks     1980 1993 Southeast Classic Eight
Germantown Germantown, WI Public 1,332 Warhawks     1980 1985 North Shore Greater Metro
Grafton Grafton, WI Public 713 Black Hawks     1980 1985 North Shore
Kenosha Bradford Kenosha, WI Public 1,765 Red Devils     1980 1983 Milwaukee Area Southeast
Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, WI Public 1,292 Phoenix     1984 1993 North Shore Greater Metro
Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI Public 1,619 Indians     1985 1993 Southeast Classic Eight
Waukesha North Waukesha, WI Public 1,018 Northstars     1985 1993 Southeast Classic Eight[h]
Waukesha South Waukesha, WI Public 1,179 Blackshirts     1985 1993 Southeast Classic Eight[i]

Notes

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  1. ^ Known as Menomonee Falls High School prior to 1969.
  2. ^ Joining new yet-to-be-named conference for 2025-26 school year.
  3. ^ Currently known as Westosha Central High School.
  4. ^ Known as Brookfield High School from 1956-1962.
  5. ^ Known as Granville Union High School from 1958-1966.
  6. ^ Joining Classic Eight Conference for 2025-26 school year.
  7. ^ Currently known as New Berlin West High School.
  8. ^ Joining Woodland Conference for 2025-26 school year.
  9. ^ Joining Woodland Conference for 2025-26 school year.

List of State Champions

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Fall Sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Port Washington 1956 Small Schools
Port Washington 1957 Small Schools
Port Washington 1960 Small Schools
Brookfield Central 1964 Medium Schools
Homestead 1967 Medium Schools
Menomonee Falls North 1971 Medium Schools
Menomonee Falls North 1976 Class A
Menomonee Falls North 1982 Class A
Brookofield Central 1986 Class A
Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
Waukesha North 1992 Division 1
Football
School Year Division
Menomonee Falls East 1976 Division 2
Grafton 1981 Division 2
Grafton 1982 Division 2
Girls Golf
School Year Division
Nicolet 1984 Single Division
Girls Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
Homestead 1984 Single Division
Arrowhead 1987 Single Division
Girls Tennis
School Year Division
Nicolet 1975 Single Division
Nicolet 1976 Single Division
Nicolet 1977 Single Division
Nicolet 1978 Single Division
Nicolet 1980 Single Division
Nicolet 1981 Single Division
Nicolet 1982 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1983 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1984 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1985 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1986 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1987 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1991 Single Division

Winter Sports

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Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Brookfield Central 1985 Class A
Arrowhead 1988 Class A
Arrowhead 1991 Class A
Gymnastics
School Year Division
Homestead 1975 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1976 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1977 Single Division
Brookfield East 1978 Class A
Brookfield East 1979 Class A
Nicolet 1980 Class A
Nicolet 1981 Class A
Nicolet 1982 Class A
Brookfield Central 1988 Class A
Brookfield Central 1991 Class A
Boys Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
Greenfield 1963 Single Division
Boys Wrestling
School Year Division
Port Washington 1971 Single Division
Port Washington 1984 Class A

Spring Sports

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Baseball
School Year Division
Watertown 1955 Single Division
Boys Golf
School Year Division
Brookfield Central 1978 Single Division
Nicolet 1980 Single Division
Waukesha South 1989 Single Division
Softball
School Year Division
Menomonee Falls East 1979 Class A
Arrowhead 1982 Class A
Boys Tennis
School Year Division
Nicolet 1959 Single Division
Nicolet 1967 Single Division
Nicolet 1968 Single Division
Nicolet 1969 Single Division
Nicolet 1970 Single Division
Nicolet 1971 Single Division
Nicolet 1972 Single Division
Nicolet 1973 Single Division
Nicolet 1974 Single Division
Nicolet 1976 Single Division
Nicolet 1977 Single Division
Nicolet 1978 Single Division
Brookfield East 1979 Single Division
Brookfield East 1980 Single Division
Brookfield East 1981 Single Division
Nicolet 1982 Single Division
Nicolet 1983 Single Division
Nicolet 1984 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1985 Single Division
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Port Washington 1954 Class B
Homestead 1963 Class B
Homestead 1964 Class B
Sussex Hamilton 1978 Class A
Brookfield Central 1983 Class A
Waukesha North 1993 Class A
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Homestead 1983 Class A

Summer Sports

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Baseball[a]
School Year Division
Brown Deer 1966 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1969 Single Division
Homestead 1974 Single Division
Brown Deer 1975 Single Division
Brookfield Central 1976 Single Division
Brown Deer 1977 Single Division
Homestead 1978 Single Division
Sussex Hamilton 1981 Single Division
Nicolet 1985 Single Division

Notes

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  1. ^ Baseball was sponsored by the WIAA as a spring and summer sport from 1965-2018. The Braveland Conference competed in baseball as a summer sport during this time period.

References

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  1. ^ "Organize New Athletic Loop". Waukesha Freeman. October 5, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cedariel 1953". 1953 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 74 (see 4-C Conference Standings). 1953. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Cedariel 1955". 1955 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 80 (see Braveland Conference Standings). 1955. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Cedariel 1956". 1956 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 87 (see Braveland Conference Standings). 1956. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Cedariel 1957". 1957 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 85 (see Braveland Conference Standings). 1957. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Cedariel 1958". 1958 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 90 (see Conference Standings). 1958. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Cedariel 1959". 1959 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 97 (see Senior Varsity Conference Standings). 1959. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Cedariel 1960". 1960 Cedarburg High School Yearbook, page 28 (see Senior Varsity Basketball Season Record - conference members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1960. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Legend 1961". 1961 Brookfield High School Yearbook, page 75 (see 1960-61 Basketball Season - conference members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1961. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ^ "1963 Pioneer". 1963 Greendale High School Yearbook, pages 104 (see varsity basketball schedule - non-conference and tournament games are marked with asterisk) and 105 (mentioned as member of Southern Braveland). 1963. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ "1961 Pioneer". 1961 Greendale High School Yearbook, page 99 (see regular season schedule - conference opponents are all Suburban Conference members). 1961. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  12. ^ "1962 Falcon". 1962 Granville High School Yearbook, page 82 (see schedule - division opponents appear twice in regular season schedule). 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  13. ^ "1962 Shield". 1962 Nicolet High School Yearbook, page 55 (see varsity basketball schedule - division opponents appear twice in regular season schedule. 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  14. ^ "1962 Pioneer". 1962 Greendale High School Yearbook, page 95 (see Southern Division Standings). 1962. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Legend 1963". 1963 Brookfield Central High School Yearbook, page 168 (see Basketball 1962-63 Varsity Records - division members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1963. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Crest 1963". 1963 Homestead High School Yearbook, page 72 (see Scoreboard - division members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1963. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  17. ^ "1963 Spectrum". 1963 Greenfield High School Yearbook, page 48 (see Season Record - division members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1963. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  18. ^ "63 Chant". 1963 Muskego High School Yearbook, page 88 (see Basketball Records - division members appear twice in regular season schedule). 196. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  19. ^ "64 Falcon". 1964 Whitnall High School Yearbook, page 89 (see Varsity Basketball - non-conference opponents are marked with "NC" on schedule). 1964. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Crest 1964". 1964 Homestead High School Yearbook, page 45 (see Scoreboard - conference members appear twice in regular season schedule). 1964. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  21. ^ "School Building History". Brown Deer Public Library, School Building History, page 3 (see Brown Deer High School entry). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Village of Brown Deer, Wisconsin History". Village of Brown Deer. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Our History". Menomonee Falls Schools. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  24. ^ "The Great, Historic Suburban Conference". Whitefish Bay Track and Field History. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  25. ^ Friedell, John (3 May 1964). ""In the Spotlight with John Friedell"". Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin. p. 29. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  26. ^ "1981 Warhawk". 1981 Arrowhead High School Yearbook, page 144 (see Boys Swim Team entry). 1981. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Warhawk 1980-81". 1981 Washington High School Yearbook, page 94. 1981. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Aeneid 81". 1981 Grafton High School Yearbook, page 84 ("Braveland Proves Tougher than Scenic Moraine". 1981. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  29. ^ "1981 Spy". 1981 Bradford High School Yearbook, pages 60 (see Cross Country Scores), 70 (see Girls Volleyball) and 74 (see Boys Swimming). 1981.
  30. ^ "1984 Spy". 1984 Bradford High School Yearbook, page 154 "see Varsity Football entry". 1984.
  31. ^ "Chieftain Eighty-Five". 1985 Menomonee Falls High School Yearbook, page 2 (see "Once upon a year..."). 1985. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Touch of Class". 1986 Washington High School Yearbook, page 84 (see "Up Against a New Conference - North Shore"). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Arrow 1986". 1986 Mukwonago High School Yearbook, page 66 (see Girls Basketball entry). 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  34. ^ "1987 Northern Light". 1987 Waukesha North High School Yearbook, page 108 (see "Girls capture two key Braveland Conference meets"). 1987. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  35. ^ "Glory Days 1986". 1986 Waukesha South High School Yearbook, page 21. 1986. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  36. ^ "Straightalk '93". 1993 Menomonee Falls High School Yearbook, page 40 (see "It's Not How You Start"). 1993. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  37. ^ Wilson, Travis (27 November 2023). "All school enrollment figures for 2023-24 sports year with one- and five-year enrollment comparisons". Wisconsin Sports Network. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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