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. Brookfield Central, Brookfield East and Wauwatosa West were former Woodland Conference members, Nathan Hale and West Allis Central were late of the Southeast Conference, Menomonee Falls came from the North Shore Conference and Sussex Hamilton was previously in the Parkland Conference. 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. The Metro Conference was dissolved in anticipation of the coming merger between the WIAA and WISAA. 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. In November 2025, it was announced that Nathan Hale will be exiting the Greater Metro Conference as part of a realignment plan that will add them and Augustine Prep South to the Woodland Conference and create the new Park Ridge Conference from the Woodland's Western Division. Both of these moves took effect for the 2026-27 school year. 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. 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.
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. 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. This alignment lasted through the 2022-2023 realignment cycle before further changes were made. West Allis Central shifted their football affiliation to the Parkland Football Conference, 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. 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 Football Conference, will be joining as their replacement and the interlocking conference schedules will now include two crossover games with the decrease in members.
List of conference members
Current full members SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedBrookfield CentralBrookfield, WIPublic1,164Lancers 1997Brookfield EastBrookfield, WIPublic1,393Spartans 1997Divine Savior Holy AngelsMilwaukee, WIPrivate (Catholic)646(Girls only)Dashers 1997GermantownGermantown, WIPublic1,275Warhawks 2017HamiltonSussex, WIPublic1,513Chargers 1997Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WIPrivate (Catholic, Jesuit)940(Boys only)Hilltoppers 1997Menomonee FallsMenomonee Falls, WIPublic1,218Phoenix 1997Wauwatosa EastWauwatosa, WIPublic1,042Red Raiders 1997Wauwatosa WestWauwatosa, WIPublic913Trojans 2017
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Current associate members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsPrimary ConferenceSport(s)ArrowheadHartland, WIPublicWarhawks Classic 8Boys Swimming & DivingCatholic MemorialWaukesha, WIPrivate (Catholic)Crusaders Classic 8FootballElkhornElkhorn, WIPublicElks Southern LakesBoys LacrosseFranklinFranklin, WIPublicSabers SoutheastBoys Lacrosse, Girls LacrosseMuskegoMuskego, WIPublicWarriors Classic 8Boys Swimming & DivingOak CreekOak Creek, WIPublicKnights Classic 8Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Swimming & DivingPort WashingtonPort Washington, WIPublicPirates Glacier TrailsGymnasticsShorewoodShorewood, WIPublicGreyhounds WoodlandGymnasticsWaukesha WestWaukesha, WIPublicWolverines Classic 8Boys Swimming & DivingWaupunWaupun, WIPublicWarriors CapitolGymnastics
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Current co-operative members TeamColorsHost SchoolCo-operative MembersSport(s)Brookfield Lacrosse VariesBrookfield Central, Brookfield EastBoys Lacrosse, Girls LacrosseKenosha Shoremen Kenosha BradfordKenosha Indian Trail, Kenosha Tremper, Westosha CentralBoys LacrosseWauwatosa Blazers Wauwatosa EastWauwatosa West, Heritage Christian (boys only), Milwaukee Rufus King (boys only)Boys Lacrosse, Girls LacrosseWest Allis Gymnastics Nathan HaleWest Allis Central, DSHAGymnasticsWest Bend Gymnastics West Bend EastWest Bend WestGymnastics
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Future full members SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoiningFormer ConferenceFranklinFranklin, WIPublic1,621Sabers 2027SoutheastOak CreekOak Creek, WIPublic2,151Knights 2027Classic 8
Former members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceNathan HaleWest Allis, WIPublicHuskies 19972026WoodlandWest Allis CentralWest Allis, WIPublicBulldogs 19972017Woodland
Former football-only members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary ConferenceWest Allis CentralWest Allis, WIPublicBulldogs 2020-2023Woodland
Membership timeline
Full members
Football members
Membership map
Sponsored sports +Brookfield Central●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Brookfield East●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●DSHA●●●●●●●●●●Germantown●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Hamilton●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Marquette University●●●●●●●●●●●●Menomonee Falls●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Wauwatosa East●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Wauwatosa West●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
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List of state champions
Fall sports +Boys Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionMarquette University1997Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University1998Division 1 (WISAA)Nathan Hale2000Division 1Brookfield Central2009Division 1 +FootballSchoolYearDivisionMarquette University1997Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University1999Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University2009Division 1Brookfield East2016Division 2Brookfield East2019Division 2Marquette University2023Division 1 +Girls GolfSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield Central2003Division 1Brookfield Central2020Division 1DSHA2023Division 1DSHA2024Division 1 +Boys SoccerSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield East1997Division 1Marquette University1997Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University1998Division 1 (WISAA)Wauwatosa East1998Division 1Marquette University1999Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University2000Division 1Marquette University2001Division 1Marquette University2002Division 1Marquette University2003Division 1Marquette University2005Division 1Marquette University2008Division 1Marquette University2010Division 1Marquette University2011Division 1Marquette University2012Division 1Brookfield East2014Division 2Marquette University2014Division 1Marquette University2015Division 1Marquette University2016Division 1Marquette University2017Division 1Marquette University2018Division 1Brookfield Central2019Division 2Marquette University2020Division 1Marquette University2021Division 1 +Girls Swimming & DivingSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield East2019Division 1Brookfield East2020Division 1Brookfield East2021Division 1 +Girls TennisSchoolYearDivisionDSHA1998Division 1 (WISAA)DSHA1999Division 1 (WISAA)DSHA2001Division 1Brookfield Central2002Division 1Brookfield Central2003Division 1DSHA2004Division 1Brookfield Central2006Division 1Brookfield East2024Division 1 +Boys VolleyballSchoolYearMarquette University2002Marquette University2004Marquette University2005Marquette University2006Marquette University2007Marquette University2008Marquette University2011Marquette University2013Marquette University2014Marquette University2017Germantown2018Marquette University2021Hamilton2024 +Girls VolleyballSchoolYearDivisionNathan Hale1998Division 1DSHA2001Division 1Menomonee Falls2013Division 1DSHA2014Division 1DSHA2015Division 1Hamilton2020Division 1DSHA2022Division 1DSHA2023Division 1DSHA2024Division 1
Winter sports +Boys BasketballSchoolYearDivisionMarquette University1999Division 1 (WISAA)Wauwatosa East2008Division 1Brookfield Central2019Division 1Wauwatosa East2021Division 1Marquette University2024Division 1 +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivisionDSHA2015Division 1Germantown2021Division 1 +Boys Swimming & DivingSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield East1999Division 2Brookfield co-op2022Division 1
Spring sports +Boys GolfSchoolYearDivisionMarquette University2016Division 1Marquette University2018Division 1Marquette University2019Division 1 +Girls SoccerSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield Central2002Division 1Brookfield Central2003Division 1Brookfield Central2004Division 1Brookfield Central2005Division 2DSHA2008Division 1DSHA2009Division 1DSHA2014Division 1DSHA2016Division 1Brookfield Central2017Division 1Brookfield Central2018Division 2DSHA2021Division 1DSHA2026Division 1Brookfield Central2026Division 2 +SoftballSchoolYearDivision Hamilton2026Division 1 +Boys TennisSchoolYearDivisionMarquette University1998Division 1 (WISAA)Marquette University1999Division 1 (WISAA)Brookfield Central2000Division 1Brookfield Central2001Division 1Marquette University2002Division 1Marquette University2003Division 1Marquette University2007Division 1Marquette University2008Division 1Marquette University2009Division 1Marquette University2010Division 1Marquette University2011Division 1Marquette University2012Division 1Marquette University2013Division 1Brookfield East2014Division 1Marquette University2015Division 1Marquette University2016Division 1Marquette University2017Division 1Marquette University2018Division 1Marquette University2019Division 1Brookfield East2021Division 1Brookfield East2022Division 1Marquette University2023Division 1Brookfield Central2024Division 1 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield East2011Division 1Brookfield East2012Division 1Brookfield East2013Division 1Brookfield East2016Division 1Marquette University2026Wheelchair +Girls Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionBrookfield Central2008Division 1
Summer sports +BaseballSchoolYearBrookfield Central2000Marquette University2006Marquette University2008Brookfield Central2014Menomonee Falls2015Menomonee Falls2016
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball SchoolQuantityYearsMarquette University101998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024Wauwatosa East101999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021Brookfield Central92002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025, 2026Hamilton32013, 2019, 2023Wauwatosa West32023, 2025, 2026Menomonee Falls22010, 2022Brookfield East12026Germantown12026West Allis Central12012Nathan Hale0
Girls Basketball