Coulee Conference Explained

Coulee Conference
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Conference:WIAA
Division:Divisions 2-3 (Baseball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling)Divisions 3-4 (Basketball)Divisions 4-6 (Football)
Teams:7
Sports:20
Mens:10
Womens:10
Headquarters:, Wisconsin
Commissioner:Louie Ferguson
Website:Coulee Conference

The Coulee Conference is a seven-member high school athletic conference in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. It 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:

Schools

InstitutionLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColors
ArcadiaArcadiaPublic417Raiders
Black River FallsBlack River FallsPublic481Tigers
Gale-Ettrick-TrempealeauGalesvillePublic400Red Hawks
LutherOnalaskaPrivate 228Knights
ViroquaViroquaPublic339Blackhawks
West SalemWest SalemPublic607Panthers
WestbyWestbyPublic305Norsemen

Former schools

State championships

Football

Boys' golf

Softball

Boys' Track & Field

Girls' Track & Field

Spring Baseball

State championship runners-up

Football

Boys' basketball

Girls' basketball

Spring baseball

Summer baseball

Boys' cross country

Girls' golf

Boys' golf

Gymnastics

Girls' hockey

Boys' Track & Field

Girls' Track & Field

Softball

Wrestling

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-2018 Enrollments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032205/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/News/Bulletin/Bulletin10_21_16.pdf#page=8 . 2023-09-07 . 2017-02-28 . www.wiaawi.org.
  2. Web site: 2 May 2018 . WIAA 2019 Football Realignment Plan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032213/https://wiscnews.com/juneaucountystartimes/uploaded_pdfs/wiaa-football-realignment-plan/pdf_02ec5e58-de6f-5b02-af4f-3d31335014fd.html . 2023-09-07 . WiscNews.
  3. https://www.wiaawi.org/News/NewsReleases/tabid/113/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14854/Revised-Football-Only-Conference-Plan-Released.aspx
  4. Web site: Football State_Records results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510014609/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Football/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2024-05-10 . www.wiaawi.org.
  5. Web site: State Boys Basketball Champions (1916-2019) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128163024/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Boys/teamchamps.pdf . 2020-01-28 . www.wiaawi.org.
  6. Web site: Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau vs Brillion (03/17/12 at Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907163542/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Boys/2012/d3game3.htm . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-02-28 . 2018-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223452/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Girls/teamchamps.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Baseball Champions 1948-2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032206/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07.
  9. Web site: Summer Baseball Championship Game History (1965-2018) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032205/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Summer/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  10. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1913-2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304044805/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf . 2024-03-04 . www.wiaawi.org.
  11. Web site: State Girls Golf Champions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304044805/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf . 2024-03-04 . www.wiaawi.org.
  12. Web site: WIAA State Boys Golf Champions (1923-2024) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032206/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  13. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Gymnastics Team Champions (1971-2024) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032205/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  14. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Hockey State Champions (2002-24) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819090935/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Hockey_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-08-19 . www.wiaawi.org.
  15. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Track & Field Team Champions (1895-2024) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032211/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  16. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Track Champions 1971-2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032213/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf . 2023-09-07 . www.wiaawi.org.
  17. Web site: WIAA State Softball Champions (1976-2023) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214752/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Softball/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2023-08-02 . www.wiaawi.org.
  18. Web site: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Wrestling Team Champions 1940- . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620185859/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Wrestling/State%20Records/teamchamps.pdf . 2024-06-20 . www.wiaawi.org.
  19. Web site: 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" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907032205/https://www.instagram.com/p/B3yVi8vAv2N/ . 2023-09-07 . Instagram.