Olympian-Packerland Conference
The Olympian-Packerland Conference is a former high school football conference with its membership base in northeastern Wisconsin. It was in existence from 2007 through the 2014 football season, and the conference was affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
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In 2007, two previously established high school athletic conferences in northeastern Wisconsin, the Olympian and Packerland Conferences, joined forces to create a new football-only conference.[1] All members with the exception of Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Green Bay (who did not sponsor football at that time) participated, and the conference was partitioned into divisions for large and small schools:[2]
| Olympian-Packerland Large | Olympian-Packerland Small |
|---|---|
| Chilton | Algoma |
| Kewaunee | Brillion |
| Mishicot | Gibraltar |
| Oconto | Hilbert |
| Southern Door | Manitowoc Lutheran |
| Sturgeon Bay | Reedsville |
| Valders | Roncalli |
| Wrightstown | Sevastopol |
| St. Mary Catholic |
Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran joined the conference in 2010 when it started a football program and was immediately placed in the small schools division.[3] For the 2011 football season, Brillion and Roncalli were moved to the large schools division,[4] and N.E.W. Lutheran played its last season of eleven-man football before leaving the conference to transition to eight-man football.[5] Gibraltar and Sevastopol would do the same after the 2012 football season,[6] and the conference was left with fifteen schools. Mishicot and Oconto were placed with the small schools, which is how it stayed until the Olympian Conference ceased operations after the 2014-2015 school year.[7] The football partnership between the two conferences was also dissolved, with the Packerland Conference reinstating football and the former Olympian Conference schools joining other conferences.
Conference membership history
[edit]Membership timeline
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Large Schools Small Schools
List of state champions
[edit]| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Brillion | 2010 | Division 5 |
| Kewaunee | 2010 | Division 4 |
| Wrightstown | 2011 | Division 4 |
List of conference champions
[edit]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Brillion | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Kewaunee | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Wrightstown | 4 | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Algoma | 3 | 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Hilbert | 3 | 2008, 2011, 2012 |
| Chilton | 1 | 2012 |
| Manitowoc Lutheran | 1 | 2011 |
| Roncalli | 1 | 2013 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | |
| Mishicot | 0 | |
| N.E.W. Lutheran | 0 | |
| Oconto | 0 | |
| Reedsville | 0 | |
| Sevastopol | 0 | |
| Southern Door | 0 | |
| St. Mary Catholic | 0 | |
| Sturgeon Bay | 0 | |
| Valders | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Venci, Scott (June 30, 2007). "It will be a new era". Green Bay Press-Gazette. pp. C-1. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Setting It Straight". Appleton Post-Crescent. July 28, 2007. pp. D-4. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Lawrenz, Lee (September 1, 2010). "Kewaunee romps Denmark". Kewaunee County News. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Football: By The Numbers (see Olympian-Packerland Large)". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 30, 2011. pp. B-2. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Football History". MaxPreps. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Great 8 (8-Man) Football Standings (2013 Season)". MaxPreps. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Gannett Wisconsin Media (January 30, 2014). "WIAA approves realignment plan". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. pp. A7 – A8. Retrieved June 10, 2025.