Greater Metro Conference

The Greater Metro Conference is a high school athletics conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Formed in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Greater Metro Conference was founded in 1997 by nine large high schools in the greater Milwaukee area: Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Marquette University, Menomonee Falls, Nathan Hale, Sussex Hamilton, Wauwatosa East and West Allis Central.^[1] Brookfield Central, Brookfield East and Wauwatosa West were former Woodland Conference members, Nathan Hale and West Allis Central were late of the Southeast Conference,^[2] Menomonee Falls came from the North Shore Conference^[3] and Sussex Hamilton was previously in the Parkland Conference.^[4] Divine Savior Holy Angels and Marquette University were both former members of the Metro Conference, a conference for private high schools affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.^[4] The Metro Conference was dissolved in anticipation of the coming merger between the WIAA and WISAA.^[5] Membership remained stable for the first twenty years of the Greater Metro Conference's existence, with the only changes coming in 2017. Germantown joined from the North Shore Conference, and Wauwatosa West swapped affiliations with West Allis Central, with the latter moving on to the Woodland Conference.^[6] Nathan Hale will be exiting the Greater Metro Conference in 2026 as part of a realignment plan that will add them and Augustine Prep to the Woodland Conference and create the new Parkland Conference from the Woodland's Eastern Division.^[7] In March 2026, the WIAA's Board of Controls approved a realignment plan that will see Germantown and Menomonee Falls return to the North Shore Conference for the 2027-28 school year, coupled with the addition of Oak Creek from the Classic 8 Conference.^[8] One month later, when the WIAA released their final realignment package, Sussex Hamilton was moved to the Classic 8 Conference with Franklin moving over from the Southeast Conference as their replacement.^[9]

Football-only alignment

In February 2019, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, the WIAA released a sweeping football-only realignment for Wisconsin to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle.^[10] The Greater Metro Conference entered the 2020 season with eight members for football. Seven members were also full members of the conference (Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Germantown, Marquette University, Menomonee Falls, Nathan Hale and Sussex Hamilton), with former full members West Allis Central returning as a football-only member. Full Greater Metro members Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West were placed into the newly revived Parkland Conference for football.^[11] This alignment lasted through the 2022-2023 realignment cycle before further changes were made.^[12] West Allis Central shifted their football affiliation to the Parkland Cofnerence, and the conference decreased to seven members for football. The Greater Metro Conference also entered into a scheduling partnership with the Classic 8 Conference to play one interconference game per school counting towards the overall conference standings.^[13] For the 2026-2027 cycle, the Greater Metro Conference will be losing Menomonee Falls to the North Shore Conference and Nathan Hale to the Woodland Conference. Catholic Memorial, associate members in the Parkland Conference for football, will be joining as their replacement and the interlocking conference schedules will now include two crossover games with the decrease in members.^[14]

List of conference members

Current full members

Notes

1. ^ Joining the North Shore Conference for the 2027-28 school year
2. ^ Joining the Woodland Conference for the 2025-26 school year
3. ^ Joining the Classic 8 Conference for the 2026-27 school year
4. ^ Co-operative with Badger, Burlington, Delavan-Darien and Williams Bay
5. ^ Co-operative with Greenfield
6. ^ Co-operative with University School
7. ^ Hosted by Brookfield Central
8. ^ Hosted by Brookfield East
9. ^ Brookfield Lacrosse co-operative
10. ^ Co-operative with Brookfield East
11. ^ Co-operative with Brookfield Central
12. ^ MGS Gymnastics co-operative
13. ^ Co-operative with Sussex Hamilton
14. ^ West Allis Gymnastics co-operative
15. ^ West Allis United co-operative
16. ^ West Allis Wave co-operative
17. ^ Co-operative with Germantown and Menomonee Falls
18. ^ Co-operative with Wauwatosa West
19. ^ Wauwatosa Lacrosse co-operative
20. ^ Co-operative with Wauwatosa East

Current associate members

Current co-operative members

Future full members

Future associate members

Former members

Former football-only members

Sanctioned sports

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Summer sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

References

1. ^ "1997-98 Conference Lineup". Waukesha Freeman. 27 August 1997. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
2. ^ "The Duffel Bag (Final Edition)". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 15 February 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. ^ Cebulski, Mark (6 June 1996). "Realignment twist has 'em guessing". Ozaukee County News Graphic. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
4. ^ "Positive moves for many football teams". Waukesha Freeman. 18 October 1997. p. 39. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
5. ^ Associated Press (6 March 1997). "Last hurrah at hand for Metro Conference". Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
6. ^ "Realignment: Starting in 2017-18, Greater Metro Conference will have a new look". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
7. ^ "Board of Control Approves Spring Sports Changes; Action Items". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
8. ^ Spencer, Nazir (11 March 2026). "WIAA approves conference changes, sends others involving Milwaukee-Area schools back for review". 620 WTMJ. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
9. ^ "WIAA Board of Control Approved Plans (see Approved Plans from 2025-26 Realignment Cycle)". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
10. ^ "Revised Football-Only Conference Plan Released". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
11. ^ "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
12. ^ "Proposed Football Only Conference Alignment - 11-Player". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
13. ^ "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
14. ^ "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
15. ^ "Brookfield Central". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
16. ^ "Brookfield East". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
17. ^ "Divine Savior Holy Angels". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
18. ^ "Germantown". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
19. ^ "Marquette". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
20. ^ "Menomonee Falls". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
21. ^ "West Allis Hale". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
22. ^ "Hamilton". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
23. ^ "Wauwatosa East". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
24. ^ "Wauwatosa West". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
25. ^ "Franklin". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
26. ^ "Oak Creek". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
27. ^ "FVL's Fischer takes second in WISAA state meet". Appleton Post-Crescent. 2 November 1997. p. 30. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
28. ^ "Edgewood's Smith wins title". Wisconsin State Journal. 1 November 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
29. ^ "Grafton powers Springs past Luther". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 17 November 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
30. ^ "Marquette wins final title". La Crosse Tribune. 15 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
31. ^ Anderson, Eric (27 June 2013). "WISAA state boys champions". Wisconsin Soccer Central. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
32. ^ "Hayden just misses peak, but reaches rare heights". Racine Journal Times. 11 October 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
33. ^ "Edgewood pairs make strong finishes at state". Wisconsin State Journal. 10 October 1999. p. 46. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
34. ^ Associated Press (7 March 1999). "Marquette stops Dominican 52–40". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 35. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
35. ^ "Season finale has ups, downs for Angels duo". Racine Journal Times. 7 June 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
36. ^ "In defeat, Hankel shows he belongs". Racine Journal Times. 6 June 1999. p. 17. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

External links

• Greater Metro Conference (official website)