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Trempealeau Valley Conference
The Trempealeau Valley Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. It was in existence from 1927 to 1959 and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Trempealeau Valley Conference was formed in 1927 by six small high schools in close proximity to the Trempealeau River in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin: Alma Center, Blair, Hixton, Independence, Taylor and Whitehall. The conference remained a six-member loop for most of its existence, with the first change to membership coming in 1936, when Whitehall left the conference to join the Mississippi Valley Conference and were replaced by Melrose. They would only last one season in the conference before Merrillan, who was displaced from the Little Eight Conference after it ended competition, took their place in 1937. In 1949, Alma Center and Merrillan merged with Humbird to form the new Lincoln High School in Alma Center. Fairchild also j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Athletic Conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams which play competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller Division (sport), divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. Conferences often, but not always, include teams from a common geographic region. Australian rules football The AFL Women's competition used a non-geographic conference system in 2019 AFL Women's season, 2019 and 2020 AFL Women's season, 2020. The league was divided into two conferences, based on ladder position in the previous season. Not every team could play each other due to the limited number of rounds, so conferences were introduced so that teams were only measured against the teams they played. The system was controversial because it allowed some weak teams to make finals, and strong teams from the other conference missed out on finals. It was because of this that the conference system was removed for the 2021 AFL Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alma Center, Wisconsin
Alma Center is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 487 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Alma. Geography Alma Center is located at (44.438046, -90.911890). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 503 people, 205 households, and 143 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population. There were 205 households, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Whitehall, Wisconsin
Whitehall is a city and the county seat of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Whitehall is situated on the former Green Bay and Western Railroad midway between La Crosse, Wisconsin, La Crosse and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire. History Whitehall was started in 1860 or 1861, in an area later known as Old Whitehall about a mile from the center of the current city, by Ole Knudtson. He came to Whitehall June 25, 1860, and opened a hotel and blacksmith shop. The proprietors of the town site were Benjamin Franklin Wing and Mr. Georges. A post office called Whitehall was first established in 1861. The city was named by Benjamin F. Wing, possibly after White Hall, Illinois and Whitehall, New York. The Green Bay and Western Railroad, Green Bay railroad was built through the valley of the Trempealeau River in 1873. "The tracks were laid through the wheat field that is now Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Taylor, Wisconsin
Taylor is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 484 at the 2020 census. Geography Taylor is located at (44.322018, -91.121381). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 476 people, 212 households, and 120 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 226 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population. There were 212 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.4% were non-families. 34.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gilmanton High School
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Gilmanton is the name of several places in the United States: *Gilmanton, New Hampshire, a town * Gilmanton, Wisconsin, a town in Buffalo County ** Gilmanton (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in the town of Gilmanton *Gilmanton Township, Benton County, Minnesota Gilmanton Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 841 as of the 2010 census. History Gilmanton Township was organized in 1866. It was named for Charles Andrew Gilman, a land office official and af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Independence, Wisconsin
Independence is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,498 at the 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of Elk Creek and the Trempealeau River. History Unless otherwise noted, the history below is taken from a local historical album published for the city's centennial in 1976. Independence is in the Town of Burnside, which corresponds with one of the townships created under the Land Ordinance of 1785. Shortly after the naming of Burnside in 1863, settlers from Europe and the Eastern United States began arriving in significant numbers. The city of Independence owes its existence to a railroad and a man named David M. Kelly. Running almost parallel to the Trempealeau River is the Green Bay and Western Railroad, which is part of a line originally intended to run from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Wabasha, Minnesota. Kelly was an enthusiastic promoter of building a depot for the new line in Burnside. After much disagreement and dispute over ... [...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] |
Hixton, Wisconsin
Hixton is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Hixton. History The community was started by John L. Hicks, who came to the area in 1854.Anderson, Jean (August 22, 1976)Sechlerville Never Caught On ''La Crosse Tribune'' The town of Hixton (formed out of a piece of Albion) was formed and named in 1856. The community was at first named Williamport, and later Pole Grove. The local post office was established in 1856 as "Pole Grove," and was renamed Hixton in 1874. The Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad came through the area and opened a station at Hixton in 1873. The community was incorporated in 1920. Geography Hixton is located at (44.382042, -91.014849). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Wisconsin Highway 95 runs through the village, and is also an exit on Interstate 94, which ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Blair, Wisconsin
Blair is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. Blair is on the former Green Bay and Western Railroad, which ran down the Trempealeau River valley to Winona, Minnesota. History The city was first settled during the 1850s. The majority of the city's population are descended from Norwegian settlers, with a smaller group descended from German settlers. The city's Norwegian heritage is represented by annual lefse and lutefisk suppers at the churches and a love of polka music. A lefse company is located in Blair. The city's name was changed from Porterville in 1873 when the Green Bay and Western Railroad was routed through the city. The new name of Blair came from one of the railroad's chief investors, John Insley Blair. At one time, during the heyday of railroads, a branch line connected the GB&W with the nearby village of Ettrick, although it was later abandoned. The railroad continues to operate, alt ... [...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] |
West Central Conference (Wisconsin)
The West Central Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, competing from 1959 to 1977. Most of its members were public schools affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The West Central Conference was formed in 1959 by eight small high schools in west central Wisconsin: Alma High School (Wisconsin), Alma, Arkansaw High School, Arkansaw, Fairchild High School, Fairchild, Gilmanton High School, Gilmanton, Hixton High School, Hixton, School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, Lincoln in Alma Center, Wisconsin, Alma Center, Pepin High School, Pepin and Taylor High School (Wisconsin), Taylor. The conference's eighteen-year history was marked by instability, as they were constantly affected by defections, rural consolidation and school closings. Only two years after it was formed, the West Central Conference lost three member schools. Alma Center Lincoln left to join the Dairyland Conference, Arkansaw became a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
