The Badger Lutheran Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Consisting entirely of Lutheran high schools, it existed from 1961 to 1964.
History
The Badger Lutheran Conference was created in 1961 by four Lutheran high schools in the eastern half of Wisconsin: Fox Valley Lutheran in Appleton, Lakeside Lutheran in Lake Mills, Manitowoc Lutheran and Winnebago Lutheran in Fond du Lac. All four original members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and the conference only sponsored basketball during its history. This was one of the factors leading to the short life span of the Badger Lutheran Conference, the other being long travel distances to other schools. In 1964, Lakeside Lutheran left the conference to join the Madison Suburban Conference, which cut their travel distances significantly. The other three schools disbanded the conference shortly afterwards, with Winnebago Lutheran joining the Fox Valley Tri-County League, Manitowoc Lutheran becoming members of the Kettle Moraine Conference and Fox Valley Lutheran competing as independents before joining the Midwest Prep Conference in 1965.
Conference membership history SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceFox Valley LutheranAppleton, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Foxes 19611964IndependentBay (2025)Lakeside LutheranLake Mills, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Warriors 19611964Madison SuburbanCapitolManitowoc LutheranManitowoc, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Lancers 19611964Kettle MoraineBig EastWinnebago LutheranFond du Lac, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Vikings 19611964Fox Valley Tri-CountyWisconsin Flyway
Membership timeline
List of conference champions SchoolQuantityYears Fox Valley Lutheran31962, 1963, 1964 Lakeside Lutheran0 Manitowoc Lutheran0 Winnebago Lutheran0
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