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Coulee Conference
The Coulee Conference is a high school athletic conference of medium-sized schools based in west central Wisconsin. Founded in 1926, it is one of Wisconsin's oldest athletic conferences and its member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1926-1977 The Coulee Conference was formed in 1926 by six small high schools in west central Wisconsin: Bangor, Galesville, Holmen, Mindoro, Onalaska and West Salem. The original member schools were located in La Crosse and Trempealeau Counties, and the conference was named after the Coulee Region in the southwestern part of Wisconsin's Driftless Area. Membership increased to seven schools in 1936 when Trempealeau joined the Coulee Conference and eight in 1942 when Melrose became members. After Galesville's merger with Ettrick in 1949, the Coulee Conference's roster remained consistent for sixteen years until Melrose and Mindoro merged in 1965, with the new school ( Melrose-Mindoro) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the earliest continually existing high school athletic organization in the country. It also provides the licensing program for more than 10,000 officials in the state, and oversees junior high or middle school athletics in about 100 of the state's nearly 400 school districts. Among its duties are the administration of state tournament series in its various sports, overseeing eligibility and conference alignment, and promoting sportsmanship.WIAA 86th Annual Yearbook 2008-2009. History The WIAA considers its start to be a meeting in December 1896 of part of the state teachers association following a state track and field meet organized by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Meetings led to the formation of a rules committee, followed by a Board of Control, which is still the WIAA's governing board. It has 11 members, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melrose-Mindoro High School
Melrose-Mindoro High School is a public high school located at N181 State Rd.108, Melrose, Wisconsin 54642-8284. The school is part of the Melrose-Mindoro Area School District. It is a rural district located in Southwestern Wisconsin, serving approximately 700 students. The district is located approximately 25–30 minutes from Black River Falls, Sparta, and La Crosse. The district mascot is the Mustang. See also *Wisconsin Highway 108 State Trunk Highway 108 (often called Highway 108, STH-108 or WIS 108) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in west central Wisconsin from Wisconsin Highway 16 north of West Salem to Wisconsin Highway 54 and Wisconsin Hig ... References External links * Educational institutions established in 1967 1967 establishments in Wisconsin Public high schools in Wisconsin Schools in Jackson County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's Drainage basin, watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky Mountains, Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian mountains. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the world's List of rivers by discharge, tenth-largest river by discharge flow, and the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
La Crescent-Hokah High School
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher *Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scenic Bluffs Conference
The Scenic Bluffs Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Founded in 1979, its members are small schools concentrated in the southern part of the state's Driftless Area. All conference members belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Scenic Bluffs Conference was formed in 1979 when the larger Scenic Central Conference split into two smaller conferences from its existing Northern and Southern divisions. The core of the Scenic Bluffs membership came from the Northern Division of the former Scenic Central ( Bangor, Brookwood, Cashton, Hillsboro, New Lisbon and Wonewoc-Center). Necedah joined from the Central State Conference, and Royall (who had previously been a Scenic Central member) joined from the Coulee Conference to round out the Scenic Bluffs Conference's membership roster. The roster of full members has not experienced any changes over the history of the conference. Football The Scenic Bluffs Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Westby High School (1854–1928), New Zealand politician
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Royall High School
Elroy is a city in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Baraboo River and at the east end of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. The population was 1,356 at the 2020 census. History Elroy was named in 1858, supposedly after a place in Scotland. By another account, the original residents chose "LeRoy" as the name for the community and its post office, but were informed that another community in the state had that name already. Switching the first two letters was suggested and adopted. A post office called Elroy has been in operation since 1862. Elroy was for many years an important railroad hub in the area. The Baraboo Air Line Railroad reached Elroy in the 1870s. The Air Line was later acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the line was pushed on to Sparta, Wisconsin. It eventually became the main line of the CNW between Chicago, Illinois and Winona, Minnesota. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway also became a presence in Elroy when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Central Conference (Wisconsin)
The South Central Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Originally founded in 1926, it disbanded in 1941 only to reconstitute eleven years later. All member schools of the South Central Conference are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1926–1941 The South Central Conference was formed in 1926 by seven medium-sized high schools in south central Wisconsin: Baraboo, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center, Sparta, Tomah and Viroqua. Logan High School in La Crosse joined two years later, and Wisconsin Dells joined in 1939. Two years later, the conference disbanded and most of its members went on to form two new conferences. Baraboo, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center and Wisconsin Dells went on to form half of the new Southern Ten Conference (along with former Southern Six members Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Monroe, Stoughton and Wisconsin High). Sparta, Tomah and Viroqua joined with Mauston and Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Black River Falls High School
Black River Falls High School is a public school serving grades 9 through 12 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Administration The principal is Kimberly Penza. Nate Erickson is the assistant principal. Academics Black River Falls High School offers courses in English, special education, math, science, social studies, family and consumer education, and more. The Black River Falls technology education department includes Computer-aided design, CAD, woodworking, metals, and auto mechanics. Extra-curricular activities Extra-curricular clubs include Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), National Honor Society, Student Senate, and its student media--''The Breeze'', ''Paw Print Online'', and Channel 97. Sports Black River Falls is a Division 3 high school in the Coulee Conference. Sports offered include football, basketball, cheerleading, baseball, volleyball, tennis, cross country, track, wrestling, golf, softball, and hockey. In the 2007 spring sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scenic Central Conference
The Scenic Central Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, founded in 1958 as an all-sport circuit and ending operations in 1979. Members were concentrated in the state's Driftless Area and affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1958-1971 The Scenic Central Conference was originally formed in 1948 as a football-only conference among four small schools in western Wisconsin: Hillsboro High School (Wisconsin), Hillsboro, New Lisbon High School, New Lisbon, Westby High School (Wisconsin), Westby and Wonewoc-Center High School, Wonewoc. Ten years later, the Scenic Central became an all-sports conference when two previously established conferences merged: the Juneau County League (Elroy High School (Wisconsin), Elroy, Hillsboro High School (Wisconsin), Hillsboro, New Lisbon High School, New Lisbon, Westby High School, Westby and Wonewoc-Center High School, Wonewoc) and the Monroe-Vernon Conference (Cashton Middle/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dairyland Conference
The Dairyland Conference is a high school athletic conference in west central Wisconsin. It was founded in 1959 and all member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1959–1977 The Dairyland Conference was formed by six small high schools in west central Wisconsin in 1959. Three members came from the original Mississippi Valley Conference ( Augusta, Osseo and Whitehall) and the other three from the disbanded Trempealeau Valley Conference (Blair, Eleva-Strum and Independence). The membership roster soon increased to eight schools, with Lincoln High School in Alma Center joining from the West Central Conference in 1961 and Cochrane-Fountain City moving over from the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1963. Alma High School joined the Dairyland Conference in 1971 from the West Central Conference. They replaced Cochrane-Fountain City, who was moved to the Coulee Conference that year. 1977–2000 In 1977, the Dairyla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cochrane-Fountain City School District
Cochrane-Fountain City School District is a school district headquartered in Milton, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. The school district serves students in grades K-12 from surrounding areas. Most students reside in Buffalo City, Cochrane, and Fountain City. Athletics The school's athletic teams compete in the Dairyland Conference. C-FC has a total of 11 state championships in its history, 9 of which are in Cross Country and 1 in Boys Basketball and one in Girls Track and Field. Among Dairyland Conference schools, Cochrane–Fountain City ranks second in total state championships, behind Osseo-Fairchild's 14 titles. Cross Country The C-FC Pirates' cross-country team won the Wisconsin Division 3 boys' state championship for the first time in 1984, and then for four consecutive years from 1993 to 1996, and girls' state championship in 1996, 1998, and 1999. In fall of 2022, Cochrane-Fountain City became the first school in Division 3 to have a state champion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
