Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference

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Location of Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference Members (1964–1975)

The Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference was formed by six parochial high schools in central Wisconsin in 1956. Original members were Assumption in Wisconsin Rapids, Campion Jesuit in Prairie du Chien, Columbus Catholic in Marshfield, McDonell Central Catholic in Chippewa Falls, Newman Catholic in Wausau and Pacelli in Stevens Point.^[1] Two other high schools were also part of the initial group (Aquinas in La Crosse and Regis in Eau Claire), but originally were not slated to join until 1957 because of previous athletic commitments.^[2] Madonna in Mauston and Maryheart in Pittsville were also invited to join the conference but declined due to smaller enrollment compared to the other eight schools.^[3]

In 1957, McDonell Central Catholic left the conference to compete as an independent,^[4][5] then returned as a full member four years later.^[6] Regis wouldn't officially join in CWCC competition until 1963,^[7] and Aquinas followed suit in 1964, bringing the conference to eight member schools.^[8] Campion would close in 1975,^[9] leaving the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference with seven members. It would stay this way for nearly a quarter century until Aquinas was invited to join the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1996 with conference play starting the next year.^[10] In 1997, WISAA agreed to a merger with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to group public and private high schools under one organizational umbrella for interscholastic competition, finalizing in 2000.^[11] The Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference was folded along with WISAA that year, with its members going to the Central Wisconsin Conference (Pacelli),^[12] Cloverbelt Conference (McDonell Central Catholic and Regis)^[13] and Marawood Conference (Assumption, Columbus Catholic and Newman Catholic).^[14]