Coulee Conference
| Conference | WIAA |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Louie Ferguson |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Divisions 2-3 (Baseball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling)
Divisions 3-4 (Basketball) Divisions 4-6 (Football) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Headquarters | [[{{{hq_city}}}, Wisconsin]] |
| Official website | Coulee Conference |
Coulee Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin
The Coulee Conference is a seven-member high school athletic conference in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. It was founded in 1926 and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Conference schools have enrollments ranging from 236 to 540, with an average enrollment of 395.[1]
Beginning in 2014, West Salem will compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference for football only.
With the announcement and passing of football-only conference realignments by the WIAA, the Coulee Conference will be temporarily split up for the 2019 football season.[2] In the 2020 football season, the Coulee Conference will return, but Luther will join the Scenic Bluffs Conference. The Altoona Railroaders of the Cloverbelt Conference and Aquinas Blugolds (La Crosse) of the Mississippi Valley Conference will join the Coulee for football only.[3]
Sports
The Coulee Conference sponsors 20 varsity sports. They are:
- Fall - Football, boys' soccer, girls' tennis, volleyball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country and girls' golf
- Winter - Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, gymnastics, wrestling boys' hockey and girls' hockey.
- Spring - Boys' track, girls' track, boys' golf, boys' tennis, girls' soccer, baseball and softball.
Schools
| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment[1] | Mascot | Colors | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | Arcadia, WI | Public | 417 | Raiders | 1965 | |
| Black River Falls | Black River Falls, WI | Public | 481 | Tigers | 1977 | |
| Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | Galesville, WI | Public | 400 | Red Hawks | 1971 | |
| Luther | Onalaska, WI | Private (WELS) | 228 | Knights | 1997 | |
| Viroqua | Viroqua, WI | Public | 339 | Blackhawks | 1987 | |
| West Salem | West Salem, WI | Public | 607 | Panthers | 1926 | |
| Westby | Westby, WI | Public | 305 | Norsemen | 1977 |
Former schools
| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | Bangor, WI | Public | 203 | Cardinals | 1926 | 1977 | Scenic Central | Scenic Bluffs | |
| Gale-Ettrick | Galesville, WI | Public | N/A | Redmen | 1926 | 1971 | Merged with Trempeleau | ||
| Holmen | Holmen, WI | Public | 1,215 | Vikings | 1926 | 1989 | Mississippi Valley | ||
| Mindoro | Mindoro, WI | Public | N/A | Tigers | 1926 | 1965 | Merged with Melrose | ||
| Onalaska | Onalaska, WI | Public | 923 | Hilltoppers | 1926 | 1989 | Mississippi Valley | ||
| Trempeleau | Trempeleau, WI | Public | N/A | Bears | 1936 | 1971 | Merged with Gale-Ettrick | ||
| Melrose | Melrose, WI | Public | N/A | Eagles | 1942 | 1965 | Merged with Mindoro | ||
| Melrose-Mindoro | Melrose, WI | Public | 223 | Mustangs | 1965 | 1977 | Dairyland | ||
| Cochrane-Fountain City | Fountain City, WI | Public | 175 | Pirates | 1972 | 1977 | Dairyland | ||
| Royall | Elroy, WI | Public | 154 | Panthers | 1977 | 1979 | Scenic Bluffs | ||
| La Crescent | La Crescent, MN | Public | 347 | Lancers | 1980 | 2007 | Hiawatha Valley | Three Rivers | |
State championships
Football
Boys' golf
Softball
- 2014 - Arcadia[4]
Boys' Track & Field
- 1991 - Arcadia[4]
- 1992 - Arcadia
- 1994 - Arcadia
- 1995 - Arcadia
- 1998 - Arcadia
- 1999 - Arcadia
- 2004 - Arcadia
Girls' Track & Field
- 1979 - West Salem[4]
- 1998 - Arcadia
- 2003 - Arcadia
- 2004 - Arcadia
- 2007 - West Salem
- 2008 - Arcadia
- 2009 - Arcadia
Spring Baseball
- 2017 - West Salem
State championship runners-up
Football
- 1989 - Westby[4]
- 1999 - Black River Falls[4]
- 2002 - West Salem[4]
- 2005 - West Salem[4]
- 2009 - Arcadia[4]
Boys' basketball
Girls' basketball
- 1999 - Viroqua[7]
Spring baseball
Summer baseball
- 1984 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau[9]
Boys' cross country
- 1994 - West Salem[10]
Girls' golf
- 2008 - Arcadia/Cochrane-Fountain City[11]
Boys' golf
Gymnastics
- 1979 - Viroqua[13]
- 2004 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City[13]
- 2005 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City[13]
Girls' hockey
- 2002 - Viroqua/Cornerstone/Westby/Youth Initiative[14]
Boys' Track & Field
Girls' Track & Field
Softball
Wrestling
- 1995 - Arcadia[18]
The Vernon County Mega Bowl
Beginning in 2019, the Westby Norsemen and the Viroqua Blackhawks have played for the Vernon County Mega Bowl in their yearly football contest. The Norsemen won the first Mega Bowl game 21-8 in 2019. There was no Mega Bowl Game in 2020.[19]
Mega Bowl Game results
| Westby victories | Viroqua victories | Tie games |
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References
- ^ a b "2017-2018 Enrollments" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "WIAA 2019 Football Realignment Plan". WiscNews. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/News/NewsReleases/tabid/113/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14854/Revised-Football-Only-Conference-Plan-Released.aspx [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Football State_Records results" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2024.
- ^ "State Boys Basketball Champions (1916-2019)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau vs Brillion (03/17/12 at Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin)". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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- ^ "Summer Baseball Championship Game History (1965-2018)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1913-2023" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2024.
- ^ "State Girls Golf Champions" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "WIAA State Boys Golf Champions (1923-2024)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Gymnastics Team Champions (1971-2024)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Hockey State Champions (2002-24)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Track & Field Team Champions (1895-2024)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Track Champions 1971-2024" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "WIAA State Softball Champions (1976-2023)" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Wrestling Team Champions 1940-" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Noah Benish on Instagram: ""When they look back in the anals of history, people are gonna be talking about three things: The discovery of fire, invention of the submarine, and the Flint, Michigan Mega Bowl."-Jackie Moon #megabowl"". Instagram. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023.