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Fox River Classic Conference

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Fox River Classic Conference
ConferenceWIAA
Founded2007
No. of teams10
HeadquartersGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Official websitewww.frccathletics.com

The Fox River Classic Conference (often shortened to FRCC) is a high school athletic conference made up of ten full members, one affiliate member and three football-only members in Northeastern Wisconsin, centering primarily around schools in Brown County, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, and the high schools of the Sheboygan Area School District, which maintained deep rivalries with the schools of the Green Bay Area School District in the forerunner Fox River Valley Conference. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Current members

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Fox River Classic Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon, WI Public 989 Jaguars     2007
Bay Port Suamico, WI Public 1,915 Pirates     2007
De Pere De Pere, WI Public 1,457 Redbirds     2007
Green Bay Preble Green Bay, WI Public 2,137 Hornets     2007
Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI Public 1,090 Trojans     2007
Manitowoc Lincoln Manitowoc, WI Public 1,573 Ships     2007
Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI Private, Catholic 727 Tritons     2007
Pulaski Pulaski, WI Public 1,141 Red Raiders     2007
Sheboygan North Sheboygan, WI Public 1,716 Golden Raiders     2007
Sheboygan South Sheboygan, WI Public 1,332 Redwings     2007

Affiliated members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Sports Primary Conference
Green Bay East Green Bay, WI Public 1,207 Red Devils     Football Bay
Green Bay West Green Bay, WI Public 945 Wildcats     Football Bay
Menasha Menasha, WI Public 966 Blue Jays     Football Bay
West De Pere De Pere, WI Public 1,087 Phantoms     Football, Girls' Swimming (co-op with De Pere) Bay

Former Full Members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Green Bay East Green Bay, WI Public 1,207 Red Devils     2007 2015 Bay
Green Bay West Green Bay, WI Public 945 Wildcats     2007 2015 Bay

History

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The FRCC was formed in 2007 when Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski left the Bay Conference and joined up with a stronger eight team Fox River Valley Conference. This was mainly done to level the playing field as the four Bay Schools were larger than most of the other Bay Schools. In 2011, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC and Green Bay East asked to leave the conference also. Both Green Bay East and West have stated they have not been able to compete in the FRCC. In January 2014, the WIAA approved a Realignment plan that would put Green Bay West and Green Bay East out of the FRCC and into the Bay Conference. This took effect for the 2015–16 school year.[2] Another football-only realignment plan surfaced in 2018; West De Pere, Menasha, Green Bay East and Green Bay West would join the conference, which would be split into two divisions. The original plan called for Preble, Bay Port, Green Bay East, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon and Green Bay West in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, De Pere, Menasha, West De Pere and Notre Dame in the other. A revised proposal came out in February 2019, this one including Preble, De Pere, Bay Port, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, West De Pere and Ashwaubenon in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, Menasha, Notre Dame, Green Bay East and Green Bay West in the other.[3] The plan was approved in April 2019 to take effect for the 2020–2021 school year.[4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all full members of the FRCC besides Notre Dame joined with some teams from the Fox Valley Association and Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference football conference, which will play in spring 2021.[5]

Nearby West De Pere High School had started to petition joining the FRCC as early as 2016, After a few denials, in December 2023 West De Pere had made a formal move once again to move into the FRCC this time seeking unanimous support. A Final vote was approved and West De Pere will join in 2025. Another move in the latest rounds will see the Exit of Sheboygan South which will be moved to a To be named conference as part of the Dissolvement of the East Central Conference and Restructure of the North Shore [6]

Divisions (2007-2015)

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From 2007 to 2015, the Conference was divided into East and West divisions based on which side of the Fox River the school was on. For football, the divisions changed based on standings from the previous season. With Green Bay East and Green Bay West leaving at the end of 2015, the FRCC eliminated the divisions and teams played all the others in a season.

West Division

Ashwaubenon Jaguars

Bay Port Pirates

Green Bay Southwest Trojans

*Green Bay West Wildcats

Pulaski Red Raiders

Notre Dame Academy Tritons

East Division

De Pere Redbirds

*Green Bay East Red Devils

Green Bay Preble Hornets

Manitowoc Lincoln Ships

Sheboygan North Golden Raiders

Sheboygan South Redwings

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References

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  1. ^ "Member Schools of the FRCC - Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC)".
  2. ^ "FRCC conference - Green Bay, WI". frccwi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. ^ Venci, Scott. "High school football: WIAA, WFCA update realignment plan". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Football-only conference vote approved for 2020". WLUK. 16 April 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Twenty high schools form spring football conference". The Press Times. Multi Media Channels. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Green Bay Press-Gazette Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts".
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