Mississippi 8 Conference

The Mississippi 8 Conference (M8) is a high school athletic and activities conference in the Twin Cities area in Central Minnesota with 8 member high schools. The conference derives its name from 6 of the original 8 member schools being located within 10 miles from the Mississippi River.

Mississippi 8 Conference
ConferenceMSHSL
Founded2004
No. of teams8
Region Minnesota
Official websitewww.mississippi8.org
Locations
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History

The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville (STMA), and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.

Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools joined the conference for football in the fall of 2012. St. Francis, Chisago Lakes Area, and North Branch Area High School began competing in the Mississippi 8 Conference during 2013-14 school year.

Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference, Granite Ridge Conference, for the 2011 school year. Becker School District, and Elk River High School left the conference in 2012, Becker joined the Granite Ridge Conference, and Elk River High School football rejoined the Northwest Suburban Conference. In the 2013-14 school year, Princeton rejoined the M8. In 2018 STMA and Buffalo decided to leave the conference and were placed in the Lake Conference by the MSHSL and Rogers decided to leave for the Northwest Suburban Conference beginning in the Fall of 2019. Becker High School rejoined the conference in 2019 bringing the total number of schools back to 8.

Members

The conference currently consists of 8 member schools.

School[1]LocationEstablishedJoinedEnrollment[2]NicknameColors
Becker High School Becker, MN 2004 and 2019 844 Bulldogs    
Big Lake High School Big Lake, MN 1917 2004 877 Hornets    
Cambridge-Isanti High School Cambridge, MN 1869 2004 1,433 Blue Jackets   
Chisago Lakes High School Lindstrom, MN 1943 2013 1,033 Wildcats     
Monticello High School Monticello, MN 2004 1,189 Magic    
North Branch High School North Branch, MN 1932 2013 633 Vikings    
Princeton High School Princeton, MN 2004 and 2013 843 Tigers   
Saint Francis High School St. Francis, MN 1914 2013 1,136 Saints   

Former Members
School[3]LocationEstablishedNicknameJoinedLeftNew Conference
Buffalo High School Buffalo, MN Bison 2004 2019 Lake
Rogers High School Rogers, MN 2003 Royals 2004 2019 Northwest Suburban
St. Michael-Albertville High School St. Michael, MN 1966 Knights 2004 2019 Lake
Zimmerman High School Zimmerman, MN 2003 Thunder 2008 2010 Granite Ridge

Fall Sports

Cross Country
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*62006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
STMA*42007, 2013, 2014, 2015
Monticello22005, 2010
Cambridge-Isanti22008, 2009
Princeton12019
Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
Monticello62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
STMA*62006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Becker32005, 2007, 2019
  • * No longer a member

The inaugural Cross Country Championship meet was held at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. The 2006 meet was held at Liberty Elementary in Big Lake. The 2007 and 2014 meets were held at Buffalo Heights Golf Course. In 2008 the meet was held at Grandy 9 Golf Course in Cambridge. The 2009 and 2017 meets were hosted my Monticello at Vintage Golf Course and Lake Bertram Regional Park, respectively. 2010 meet was at the Princeton Golf Course. In 2011 Rogers hosted the meet at Fox Hollow Golf Course. The 2012 conference meet was held at St. Michael Rec Center. In 2013 and 2019 the meet was held at Ponds Golf Course and was hosted by St. Francis. In 2015 the meet was held at Isanti Middle School. Ki-Chi-Soga Park in Lindstrom was home to the 2016 meet.

Football
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Rogers32010, 2011
Becker32005, 2006, 2008
STMA22007, 2013c, 2014c
Monticello22012, 2014c
Chisago Lakes22013c, 2014c
Buffalo12009
Princeton12014c
  • c = Co-champions

After the 2014 football season schools in the state of Minnesota were placed into one of 18 districts. The purpose of the changes was to reduce scheduling headaches for several schools.[4] All of the schools in the Mississippi 8 Conference were placed into the North Central District for the 2015 season. Prior to the 2017 season STMA was reclassified to 6A, as a result the school plays in the Metro District[5] and North Branch was moved to the Northeast District. The other schools continue to play in the North Central District.

Soccer
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Monticello92005, 2006, 2007, 2008c, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019c, 2020
Rogers*32010, 2013c, 2015
Buffalo*22008c, 2014
STMA*22011, 2012
Chisago Lakes32013c, 2017, 2019c
St Francis12019c
Princeton12021
Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*82007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014c, 2016, 2017c, 2018
Rogers*62009, 2010, 2013, 2014c, 2015, 2017c
Cambridge-Isanti22005, 2006
St Francis12020, 2021
Princeton12014c
Chisago Lakes12019
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Girls Swimming and Diving
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Monticello62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011c, 2019
STMA*52011c, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Buffalo*32005, 2011c, 2018
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Girls Tennis
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*52007c, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012c
STMA*32005, 2006, 2012c
Princeton32014, 2015, 2016
Rogers*12011
Monticello12013
Becker12007c
Chisago Lakes12019
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Volleyball
TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*102005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011c, 2012c, 2017, 2018
Buffalo*32011c, 2012c, 2013
Cambridge-Isanti22014, 2016
North Branch22015, 2019
Monticello12020, 2021c
Big Lake12021c
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Winter Sports

Basketball
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*82006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13c, 2013-14, 2018-19c
Rogers*42011-12c, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Princeton42018-19c, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
STMA*32011-12c, 2012-13c, 2014-15
Monticello12005-06
Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*102005-06, 2008-09c, 2009-10c, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
Becker42006-07, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Buffalo*32009-10c, 2010-11, 2011-12
Rogers*12007-08
Princeton12008-09c
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Dance
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Rogers*92005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
Big Lake12006-07,
St. Cloud Cathedral12011-12
Chisago Lakes12016-17
St. Francis12017-18
STMA*12018-19
Becker12019-20
  • c = Co-champion
  • * No longer a member

Gymnastics
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Cambridge-Isanti92005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19c
Big Lake52009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2018-19c
North Branch12013-14
Monticello12018-19c
  • c = Co-champion

Hockey
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Rogers*52006-07, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14
Buffalo*52005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13, 2018-19
STMA*42014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Monticello22019-20, 2020-21c
Chisago Lakes22020-21c, 2021-22 c
Cambridge-Isanti12021-22c
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Becker and Big Lake are part of the Becker-Big Lake Eagles boys hockey co-op. Monticello is the host school for a boys hockey co-op with Maple Lake High School and goes by the nickname of Moose for hockey instead of the primary school nickname Magic.

Monticello advanced to the Class A state tournament in hockey in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022 and made it to the Class A state title game in 2017. No other Mississippi 8 conference member has advanced further in boys hockey. Princeton has made the boys state tournament, competing three times in 2002, 2003, 2016. Chisago Lakes has also made the boys state tournament twice while North Branch and Cambridge-Isanti have both made it once.

Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*52010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
North Wright County*52008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2017-18, 2018-19
Cambridge-Isanti32005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
Chisago Lakes32019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Rogers*12016-17
  • * No longer a member

The North Wright County co-op that includes Monticello has reached the girls state tournament twice in 2011 and 2013. The Wright County co-op consisting of all the school in the current Buffalo and North Wright County co-ops made the state tournament in 2005. Chisago Lakes has also made the girls state tournament three times, once in 2004 as part of a co-op with Pine City and in 2010 and 2012.

Boys Swimming and Diving
TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*72011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
Monticello*32008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
Cambridge-Isanti32006-07, 2007-08, 2017-18
Orono12005-06
  • * No longer a member

Wrestling
TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*142005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18c, 2018-19
St. Francis12017-18c
  • * No longer a member

Spring Sports

Baseball
TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*72007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
St. Francis22014, 2015
Big Lake22010, 2013
Monticello12006
Cambridge-Isanti12008
Buffalo*12011
Chisago Lakes12021
  • * No longer a member

Golf
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Rogers*62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
STMA*42016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Buffalo*22014, 2015
Princeton12007
Cambridge-Isanti12006
  • * No longer a member
Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*132006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
STMA*12019
  • * No longer a member

Softball
TeamChampionshipsYears won
Becker62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Buffalo*42011, 2013, 2015c, 2017
Rogers*42014, 2015c, 2016, 2019
North Branch12018
Chisago Lakes12021
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Boys Tennis
TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*42009, 2015, 2017, 2018
Buffalo*42006, 2007, 2013, 2019
Becker32010, 2011, 2012
Chisago Lakes22014, 2016
Monticello12008
  • c = Co-champions
  • * No longer a member

Track and Field
Boys TeamChampionshipsYears won
Buffalo*82006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
STMA*42014, 2016, 2017, 2018
North Branch12015
Cambridge-Isanti12019
Girls TeamChampionshipsYears won
STMA*72013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Monticello52006, 2009, 2070, 2011, 2012
Cambridge-Isanti22007, 2008
  • * No longer a member

References
  1. "Mississippi 8 Conference".
  2. "MSHSL 2020-2021 Enrollment" (PDF).
  3. "Mississippi 8 Conference".
  4. "Chart: A look at each of the high school football districts".
  5. "Minnesota high school league approves football schedule changes starting in 2017=".
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