{{Short description|Wisconsin high school athletic conference (1952-1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} The '''Mid-Eastern Conference''' is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, in operation from 1952 to 1970. Its membership was concentrated in northeastern Wisconsin, and all of its member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
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The Mid-Eastern Conference was formed in 1952 by a split of the Northeastern Wisconsin Conference, an athletic organization for medium-sized schools in the Fox River Valley region. All eight members of the established conference's Western Division (Clintonville, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Menasha, Neenah, New London, Shawano and Two Rivers) seceded to form the Mid-Eastern Conference, while the Eastern Division continued play as the NEW Conference.<ref name="Founding">{{Cite news |date=16 May 1952 |title=NEW Becomes Mid-Eastern Conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/396068780/?match=1&terms=%22mid-eastern%20conference%22 |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=22}}</ref> Membership was very stable over the course of the conference's history with all eight members competing together for sixteen years of the conference's eighteen-year life span. The only school to exit the conference was Neenah, who did so in 1968 to join with larger schools in the Fox River Valley Conference.<ref name="1968 Neenah">{{Cite news |date=8 March 1967 |title=Neenah Joins FRVC in '68 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/248788205/?match=1&terms=%22mid-eastern%20conference%22%20%22fox%20river%20valley%20conference%22%20neenah |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=Oshkosh Northwestern |pages=8}}</ref> The Mid-Eastern Conference was dissolved in 1970 as part of sweeping realignment in northeastern and east central Wisconsin. The three largest schools in the conference (Kaukauna, Kimberly and Menasha) joined with four schools from the Fox River Valley Conference (Appleton East, Appleton West, Neenah and Oshkosh) to form the Fox Valley Association. The other four schools, which were all smaller in enrollment, were dispersed to other area conferences based on geography and size. Clintonville became a charter member of the Bay Conference, New London joined the new East Central Conference, Shawano entered the Wisconsin Valley Conference and Two Rivers became part of a revamped Fox River Valley Conference.<ref name="Ending">{{Cite news |last=Walter |first=Tony |date=21 December 1969 |title=High School Realignment Begins To Take Definite Shape in Area |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/188952412/?match=1&terms=%22mid-eastern%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |pages=E-5}}</ref>
== Conference membership history ==
=== Final members === {| class="wikitable sortable" !School !Location !Affiliation !Mascot !Colors !Joined !Left !Conference Joined !Current Conference |- |'''Clintonville''' |Clintonville, WI |Public |Truckers |{{color box|e35205}} {{color box|black}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> |Bay |North Eastern |- |'''Kaukauna''' |Kaukauna, WI |Public |Galloping Ghosts ||{{color box|e35205}} {{color box|black}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> | colspan="2" |Fox Valley Association |- |'''Kimberly''' |Kimberly, WI |Public |Papermakers |{{color box|ba0c2f}} {{color box|white}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> | colspan="2" |Fox Valley Association |- |'''Menasha''' |Menasha, WI |Public |Blue Jays |{{color box|002d6c}} {{color box|a2aaad}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> |Fox Valley Association |Bay |- |'''New London''' |New London, WI |Public |Bulldogs |{{color box|d50032}} {{color box|white}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> |East Central |Bay |- |'''Shawano''' |Shawano, WI |Public |Indians |{{color box|9d2235}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> |Wisconsin Valley |Bay |- |'''Two Rivers''' |Two Rivers, WI |Public |Raiders |{{color box|330072}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1970<ref name="Ending" /> |Fox River Valley |Eastern Wisconsin |}
=== Previous members === {| class="wikitable sortable" !School !Location !Affiliation !Mascot !Colors !Joined !Left !Conference Joined !Current Conference |- |'''Neenah''' |Neenah, WI |Public |Rockets |{{color box|d50032}} {{color box|white}} |1952<ref name="Founding" /> |1968<ref name="1968 Neenah" /> |Fox River Valley |Fox Valley Association |}
==Membership timeline== <timeline> DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 Period = from:1952 till:1970 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5
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bar:1 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Clintonville (1952-1970) bar:2 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Kaukauna (1952-1970) bar:3 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Kimberly (1952-1970) bar:4 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Menasha (1952-1970) bar:5 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1968 text:Neenah (1952-1968) bar:6 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:New London (1952-1970) bar:7 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Shawano (1952-1970) bar:8 color:tan1 from:1952 till:1970 text:Two Rivers (1952-1970)
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== List of state champions ==
=== Fall sports === {| class="wikitable" |+Boys Cross Country<ref>{{Cite web| title=Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1913-2011 | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018075325/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |1963 |Medium Schools |} {| class="wikitable" |+Boys Volleyball<ref>{{Cite web| title=WIAA State Boys Volleyball Champions (thru 2011) | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Volleyball_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017212849/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Volleyball_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-17}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: black; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e35205, inset -2px -2px 0 #e35205;" |'''Kaukauna''' |1967 |Single Division |- | style="background: black; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e35205, inset -2px -2px 0 #e35205;" |'''Kaukauna''' |1969 |Single Division |}
=== Winter sports === {| class="wikitable" |+Boys Basketball<ref>{{Cite web| title=State Boys Basketball Champions (1916-2020) | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Boys/State%20Records/teamchamps.pdf?ver=2019-03-25-161230-947 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217202542/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Boys/State%20Records/teamchamps.pdf?ver=2019-03-25-161230-947 | archive-date=2020-12-17}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |1953 |Single Division |- | style="background: #9d2235; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Shawano''' |1956 |Single Division |- | style="background: #9d2235; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Shawano''' |1957 |Single Division |}
=== Spring sports=== {| class="wikitable" |+Baseball<ref>{{Cite web| title=Spring Baseball Champions 1948-2012 | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018031340/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: black; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e35205, inset -2px -2px 0 #e35205;" |'''Kaukauna''' |1953 |Single Division |} {| class="wikitable" |+Boys Tennis<ref>{{Cite web| title=State Boys Tennis Champions | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017204059/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-17}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |1953 |Single Division |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |1957 |Single Division |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |1963 |Single Division |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |1964 |Single Division |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |1965 |Single Division |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |1966 |Single Division |} {| class="wikitable" |+Boys Track & Field<ref>{{Cite web| title=State Boys Track & Field Team Champions (1895-2012) | url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018014034/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Kimberly''' |1960 |Class B |}
== List of conference champions ==
=== Boys Basketball === {| class="wikitable" !School !Quantity !Years |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Kimberly''' |12 |1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970 |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |4 |1953, 1954, 1964, 1965 |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |3 |1961, 1967, 1968 |- | style="background: #9d2235; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Shawano''' |2 |1953, 1958 |- | style="background: #330072; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ffc72c, inset -2px -2px 0 #ffc72c;" |'''Two Rivers''' |1 |1957 |- | style="background: #e35205; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Clintonville''' |0 | |- | style="background: black; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e35205, inset -2px -2px 0 #e35205;" |'''Kaukauna''' |0 | |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''New London''' |0 | |}
=== Football === {| class="wikitable" !School !Quantity !Years |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Neenah''' |11 |1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 |- | style="background: #002d6c; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Menasha''' |3 |1952, 1953, 1958 |- | style="background: black; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e35205, inset -2px -2px 0 #e35205;" |'''Kaukauna''' |2 |1960, 1961 |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Kimberly''' |2 |1955, 1969 |- | style="background: #e35205; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Clintonville''' |1 |1959 |- | style="background: #330072; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ffc72c, inset -2px -2px 0 #ffc72c;" |'''Two Rivers''' |1 |1968 |- | style="background: #d50032; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''New London''' |0 | |- | style="background: #9d2235; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Shawano''' |0 | |}
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