Coulee Conference
The Coulee Conference is a seven-member high school athletic conference in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. It is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Conference schools have enrollments ranging from 236 to 540, with an average enrollment of 395.[1]
| Conference | WIAA |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Louie Ferguson |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Divisions 2-3 (Baseball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling)
Divisions 3-4 (Basketball) Divisions 4-6 (Football) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Headquarters | [[{{{hq_city}}}, Wisconsin]] |
| Official website | Coulee Conference |
Beginning in 2014, West Salem will compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference for football only.
With the announcement and passing of football-only conference realignments by the WIAA, the Coulee Conference will be temporarily split up for the 2019 football season.[2] In the 2020 football season, the Coulee Conference will return, but Luther will join the Scenic Bluffs Conference. The Altoona Railroaders of the Cloverbelt Conference and Aquinas Blugolds (La Crosse) of the Mississippi Valley Conference will join the Coulee for football only.[3]
Sports
The Coulee Conference sponsors 20 varsity sports. They are:
- Fall - Football, boys' soccer, girls' tennis, volleyball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country and girls' golf
- Winter - Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, gymnastics, wrestling boys' hockey and girls' hockey.
- Spring - Boys' track, girls' track, boys' golf, boys' tennis, girls' soccer, baseball and softball.
Schools
| Institution | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment[1] | Mascot | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | Arcadia | Public | 387 | Raiders | Red and black |
| Black River Falls | Black River Falls | Public | 490 | Tigers | Black and orange |
| Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | Galesville | Public | 438 | Red Hawks | Red, white, and blue |
| Luther | Onalaska | Private | 237 | Knights | Black and white |
| Viroqua | Viroqua | Public | 321 | Blackhawks | Black and orange |
| West Salem | West Salem | Public | 539 | Panthers | Orange and black |
| Westby | Westby | Public | 324 | Norsemen | Red and white |
Former schools
- Holmen Vikings (Holmen) - Left after 1988 season to join Mississippi Valley Conference
- Onalaska Hilltoppers (Onalaska) - Left after 1988 season to join Mississippi Valley Conference
- La Crescent Lancers (La Crescent, Minnesota) - Left after 2006 season to join Minnesota's Hiawatha Valley League
- Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs (Melrose)
- Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates (Fountain City)
State championships
Softball
- 2014 - Arcadia[6]
Boys' Track & Field
Girls' Track & Field
Spring Baseball
- 2017 - West Salem
State championship runners-up
Football
Girls' basketball
- 1999 - Viroqua[11]
Spring baseball
Summer baseball
- 1984 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau[13]
Boys' cross country
- 1994 - West Salem[14]
Girls' golf
- 2008 - Arcadia/Cochrane-Fountain City[15]
Gymnastics
Girls' hockey
- 2002 - Viroqua/Cornerstone/Westby/Youth Initiative[17]
Wrestling
- 1995 - Arcadia[18]
The Vernon County Mega Bowl
Beginning in 2019, the Westby Norsemen and the Viroqua Blackhawks have played for the Vernon County Mega Bowl in their yearly football contest. The Norsemen won the first Mega Bowl game 21-8 in 2019. There was no Mega Bowl Game in 2020.[19]
Mega Bowl Game results
| Westby victories | Viroqua victories | Tie games |
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References
- "2017-2018 Enrollments" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- "WIAA 2019 Football Realignment Plan".
- https://www.wiaawi.org/News/NewsReleases/tabid/113/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14854/Revised-Football-Only-Conference-Plan-Released.aspx
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Football/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/teamchamps.pdf
- http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Softball/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf
- http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Basketball_Boys/teamchamps.pdf
- "Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau vs Brillion (03/17/12 at Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin)".
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Summer/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Gymnastics/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Hockey_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
- http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Wrestling/State%20Records/teamchamps.pdf
- "Noah Benish on Instagram: ""When they look back in the anals of history, people are gonna be talking about three things: The discovery of fire, invention of the submarine, and the Flint, Michigan Mega Bowl."-Jackie Moon #megabowl"".