The Fox River Classic Conference (often shortened to FRCC) is a high school athletic conference with its membership based in northeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 2007, the conference and its member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History The Fox River Classic Conference was formed in 2007 when four members of the Bay Conference (Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski) joined with the eight members of the shuttered Fox River Valley Conference (Green Bay East, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay West, Manitowoc Lincoln, Notre Dame Academy, Sheboygan North and Sheboygan South). One of the reasons this was done was to create greater parity among conferences in the region, as the four schools in the Green Bay suburbs were some of the largest in the Bay Conference. This realignment also brought more high schools in the Green Bay metropolitan area closer together for travel purposes.
As early as 2011, both Green Bay East and Green Bay West requested to leave the Fox River Classic Conference, citing an inability to compete and desire to maintain their football rivalry. In January 2014, the WIAA approved a realignment plan that would move Green Bay East and Green Bay West out of the FRCC and into the Bay Conference, a plan that took effect for the 2015–16 school year. The FRCC's membership roster remained stable until 2025, when Sheboygan South exited to join the new Glacier Trails Conference, with the arrival of former Bay Conference member West De Pere 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, set to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle. This plan would not take effect for FRCC members until 2021, as the conference made the decision to cancel the 2020 fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A temporary conference was formed for the alternate spring 2021 competition season called the Fox Valley Classic Conference, and it included all FRCC members (with the exception of Notre Dame) along with members of the former Valley Football Association. When the WIAA/WFCA realignment plan was finally implemented for the 2021 football season, the conference added former full members Green Bay East and Green Bay West as football-only members, along with Menasha and West De Pere of the Bay Conference: North DivisionSouth DivisionAshwaubenonGreen Bay EastBay PortGreen Bay WestDe PereManitowoc LincolnGreen Bay PrebleMenashaGreen Bay SouthwestNotre Dame AcademyPulaskiSheboygan NorthWest De PereSheboygan South This alignment continued through the 2022-2023 football competition cycle,. and added two new football-only members for the 2024-2025 cycle: Appleton West of the Wisconsin Valley Conference and Oshkosh North of the Fox Valley Association. Appleton West was added to the FRCC's North Division, while Oshkosh West joined the South Division. The Fox River Classic Conference's football alignment will be maintained at sixteen schools over two divisions through at least the 2027 football season.
List of conference members
Current full members Source: SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoined Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon, WI Public 1,004Jaguars 2007 Bay Port Suamico, WI Public 1,897Pirates 2007 De Pere De Pere, WI Public 1,437Redbirds 2007 Green Bay Preble Green Bay, WI Public 2,216Hornets 2007 Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI Public 1,040Trojans 2007 Manitowoc Lincoln Manitowoc, WI Public 1,363Ships 2007 Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI Private (Catholic) 729Tritons 2007 Pulaski Pulaski, WI Public 1,099Red Raiders 2007 Sheboygan North Sheboygan, WI Public 1,651Golden Raiders 2007West De PereDe Pere, WIPublic1,070Phantoms 2025
Current associate members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsPrimary ConferenceSport(s)Appleton WestAppleton, WIPublicTerrors Fox Valley AssociationFootballGreen Bay EastGreen Bay, WIPublicRed Devils BayFootballGreen Bay WestGreen Bay, WIPublicWildcats BayFootballMenashaMenasha, WIPublicBlue Jays BayFootballOshkosh NorthOshkosh, WIPublicSpartans Fox Valley AssociationFootballSheboygan SouthSheboygan, WIPublicRedwings Glacier TrailsFootball
Current co-operative members TeamColorsHost SchoolCo-operative MembersSport(s)Bay Area Storm AshwaubenonBay Port, Pulaski, Seymour, WrightstownBoys HockeyGreen Bay United Green Bay SouthwestGreen Bay East, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay WestBoys Swim & Dive, Girls Swim & DiveManitowoc United Manitowoc LincolnManitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, Reedsville, Roncalli, Two Rivers, ValdersBoys HockeySheboygan Red Raiders Sheboygan SouthSheboygan North, Cedar Grove-Belgium, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Grafton, Howards Grove, Kiel, Kohler, Oostburg, Plymouth, Port Washington, Sheboygan Christian, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan LutheranBoys HockeySheboygan United Sheboygan NorthHowards Grove, Sheboygan SouthGirls Swim & Dive
Former members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceGreen Bay EastGreen Bay, WIPublicRed Devils 20072015BayGreen Bay WestGreen Bay, WIPublicWildcats 20072015BaySheboygan SouthSheboygan, WIPublicRedwings 20072025Glacier Trails
Former football-only members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary ConferenceWest De PereDe Pere, WIPublicPhantoms 2021-2024Bay
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Full members
Football members
Membership map
Sponsored sports +Ashwaubenon●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Bay Port●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●De Pere●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Green Bay Preble●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Green Bay Southwest●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Manitowoc Lincoln●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Notre Dame Academy●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Pulaski●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Sheboygan North●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●West De Pere●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
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List of state champions
Fall sports +Girls Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2014Division 2 +FootballSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2015Division 3Bay Port2024Division 1Notre Dame Academy2024Division 3 West De Pere2025Division 2 +Girls GolfSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2007Division 1Notre Dame Academy2008Division 1 +Boys SoccerSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2007Division 2Notre Dame Academy2008Division 2 +Girls TennisSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2008Division 2Notre Dame Academy2009Division 2Notre Dame Academy2010Division 2
Winter sports +Boys BasketballSchoolYearDivisionPulaski2013Division 2De Pere2023Division 1 +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivisionDe Pere2012Division 1Notre Dame Academy2013Division 2Notre Dame Academy2014Division 2Bay Port2019Division 1Notre Dame Academy2021Division 2Notre Dame Academy2022Division 2Notre Dame Academy2023Division 2
Spring sports +BaseballSchoolYearDivisionBay Port2009Division 1Bay Port2010Division 1De Pere2024Division 1 +Boys GolfSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2011Division 2Sheboygan North2023Division 1 +Girls SoccerSchoolYearDivisionBay Port2018Division 1Notre Dame Academy2018Division 3 +Boys TennisSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2012Division 2Notre Dame Academy2019Division 2 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionBay Port2015Division 1De Pere2025Division 1Notre Dame Academy2025Division 2 +Girls Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2010Division 2
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball Source:Basketball Boys Team Results | Fox River Classic Conference (WI) SchoolQuantityYearsDe Pere112010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026Bay Port62008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020Ashwaubenon12014Green Bay Southwest12019Sheboygan North12016Green Bay East0Green Bay Preble0Green Bay West0Manitowoc Lincoln0Notre Dame Academy0Pulaski0Sheboygan South0West De Pere0
Girls Basketball Source: SchoolQuantityYearsDe Pere72008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2025Notre Dame Academy52016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026Bay Port32018, 2019, 2020Pulaski22010, 2011Sheboygan North22014, 2015Ashwaubenon0Green Bay East0Green Bay Preble0Green Bay Southwest0Green Bay West0Manitowoc Lincoln0Sheboygan South0West De Pere0
Football Source: SchoolQuantityYearsBay Port92007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023Notre Dame Academy42008, 2023, 2024, 2025Ashwaubenon32007, 2010, 2013De Pere22007, 2015Menasha22021, 2022West De Pere22024, 2025Green Bay Southwest12012Manitowoc Lincoln12011Appleton West0Green Bay East0Green Bay Preble0Green Bay West0Oshkosh North0Pulaski0Sheboygan North0Sheboygan South0
Boys Hockey Source: SchoolQuantityYearsNotre Dame Academy112011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025Bay Port32015, 2016, 2024Ashwaubenon12011De Pere12026Bay Area Storm0Green Bay United0Manitowoc United0Shawano/Pulaski0Sheboygan0
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References
External links Fox River Classic Conference (official website)