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In summer 2018, a plan to move Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker out of the Big Eight to the [[Badger Conference|Badger South Conference]] for football only emerged.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masson |first1=Jon |title=WFCA football-only realignment proposal alters Big Eight, Badger South and Capitol in 2020 |url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/high-school/football/wfca-football-only-realignment-proposal-alters-big-eight-badger-south/article_12411147-f82f-599c-9094-3df071102e12.html |website=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> |
In summer 2018, a plan to move Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker out of the Big Eight to the [[Badger Conference|Badger South Conference]] for football only emerged.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masson |first1=Jon |title=WFCA football-only realignment proposal alters Big Eight, Badger South and Capitol in 2020 |url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/high-school/football/wfca-football-only-realignment-proposal-alters-big-eight-badger-south/article_12411147-f82f-599c-9094-3df071102e12.html |website=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> |
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In the spring of 2020, the conference voted to accept [[Sun Prairie West High School]] as a member once the school opens in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Kabelowsky |first1=Art |title=Big 8 Conference votes unanimously to admit new Sun Prairie West in 2022 |url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/high-school/prep-sports-big-eight-conference-votes-unanimously-to-admit-new-sun-prairie-west-in-2022/article_50032e66-b01e-5394-a027-7f9c7c4d8140.html |website=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> In 2022, [[Beloit Memorial High School]] announced they would be joining the [[List of high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin|Southern Lakes Conference]] in 2023 with the exception of [[American football|Football]], which will move to the SLC in |
In the spring of 2020, the conference voted to accept [[Sun Prairie West High School]] as a member once the school opens in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Kabelowsky |first1=Art |title=Big 8 Conference votes unanimously to admit new Sun Prairie West in 2022 |url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/high-school/prep-sports-big-eight-conference-votes-unanimously-to-admit-new-sun-prairie-west-in-2022/article_50032e66-b01e-5394-a027-7f9c7c4d8140.html |website=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> In 2022, [[Beloit Memorial High School]] announced they would be joining the [[List of high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin|Southern Lakes Conference]] in 2023 with the exception of [[American football|Football]], which will move to the SLC in fall 2022.[https://www.beloitdailynews.com/sports/beloit-memorials-move-to-southern-lakes-conference-approved/article_b1c4e5d8-a014-11ec-bde6-17aa1f314b9c.html] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:35, 29 August 2023
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference is a high school athletic conference in south-central Wisconsin. The management of the conference is vested in the principals of the member schools, who determine the rules governing eligibility of athletes and schedules.
Member schools
- Beloit Memorial High School (leaving in 2023 for Southern Lakes Conference)
- Janesville Craig High School (all sports but football)
- Janesville Parker High School (all sports but football)
- Madison East High School
- Madison La Follette High School
- Madison Vel Phillips Memorial High School
- Madison West High School
- Middleton High School
- Sun Prairie East High School (all sports but football)
- Sun Prairie West High School (all sports but football)
- Verona Area High School
Associated schools
- Fort Atkinson High School / Cambridge High School (boys' volleyball only)
- Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart (boys' volleyball only)
History
In summer 2018, a plan to move Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker out of the Big Eight to the Badger South Conference for football only emerged.[1] In the spring of 2020, the conference voted to accept Sun Prairie West High School as a member once the school opens in 2022.[2] In 2022, Beloit Memorial High School announced they would be joining the Southern Lakes Conference in 2023 with the exception of Football, which will move to the SLC in fall 2022.[1]
References
- ^ Masson, Jon. "WFCA football-only realignment proposal alters Big Eight, Badger South and Capitol in 2020". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Kabelowsky, Art. "Big 8 Conference votes unanimously to admit new Sun Prairie West in 2022". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2020.