The Eastern Suburban Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, originally formed in 1969 and disbanding in 2001. With the exception of the conference's two private schools, all members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and were located in south central Wisconsin.

History

1969–1977

Map
Location of Original Eastern Suburban Conference Members

The Eastern Suburban Conference was formed in 1969 after the dissolution of the eighteen-member Madison Suburban Conference. Six of its original members were part of that conference's Eastern Section (Cambridge, Deerfield, Johnson Creek, Juneau-Reeseville, Lakeside Lutheran in Lake Mills, and Marshall) with Palmyra and Queen of Apostles in Madison rounding out the original membership roster. Juneau-Reeseville (later renamed Dodgeland) left the conference after only one season to become a charter member of the newly created Flyway Conference. They were replaced by Hustisford and Williams Bay, formerly of the Fox Valley Tri-County League and Indian Trails Conference, respectively.

1977–1987

Waterloo joined the Eastern Suburban Conference from the Capitol Conference in 1977, and two years later, Queen of Apostles High School left the conference after it was closed by the Catholic order (Pallotine Fathers and Brothers of Milwaukee) that ran the school. They were replaced in 1980 by Dodgeland, making their return to the Eastern Suburban after ten years of competition as members of the Flyway Conference. Lake Mills became members of the conference after exiting the Capitol Conference in 1983, giving Lakeside Lutheran a crosstown rival for conference play. For a three-year period, the Eastern Suburban Conference was partitioned into Northern and Southern divisions:

Northern DivisionSouthern Division
DodgelandCambridge
HustisfordDeerfield
Lakeside LutheranJohnson Creek
MarshallLake Mills
WaterlooPalmyra-Eagle
Williams Bay

1987–2001

Map
Location of Final Eastern Suburban Conference Members

Lake Mills' stint in the Eastern Suburban Cofnerence was short-lived, as they returned to the Capitol Conference in 1987. Palmyra-Eagle would leave the Eastern Suburban to join the Rock Valley Conference in 1990, and in 1991, the Eastern Suburban and Dual County Conferences traded members for their football-only alignments. Gone were the three smallest schools in the conference (Deerfield, Hustisford and Johnson Creek), and in its place entered the three largest schools from the Dual County (Montello, Pardeeville and Westfield). Lakeside Lutheran would make their exit from the Eastern Suburban Conference in 1995 for membership in the Capitol Conference. The Eastern Suburban Conference would end its run in 2001 with three schools (Cambridge, Marshall and Waterloo) joining the Capitol Conference and the remaining five (Deerfield, Dodgeland, Hustisford, Johnson Creek and Williams Bay) joining with the Dual County Conference to create the new Trailways Conference.

Conference membership history

Final members

SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
CambridgeCambridge, WIPublicBluejays19692001Capitol
DeerfieldDeerfield, WIPublicDemons19692001Trailways
DodgelandJuneau, WIPublicTrojans1969, 19801970, 2001Trailways
HustisfordHustisford, WIPublicFalcons19702001Trailways
Johnson CreekJohnson Creek, WIPublicBluejays19692001Trailways
MarshallMarshall, WIPublicCardinals19692001Capitol
WaterlooWaterloo, WIPublicPirates19772001Capitol
Williams BayWilliams Bay, WIPublicBulldogs19702001Trailways

Previous Members

SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Lake MillsLake Mills, WIPublicL-Cats19831987Capitol
Lakeside LutheranLake Mills, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Warriors19691995Capitol
Palmyra-EaglePalmyra, WIPublicPanthers19691990Rock ValleyTrailways
Queen of ApostlesMadison, WIPrivate (Catholic, Pallotine)Raiders19691979Closed

Football-only members

SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary Conference
MontelloMontello, WIPublicHilltoppers1991-2000Dual County
PardeevillePardeeville, WIPublicBulldogs1991-2000Dual County
WestfieldWestfield, WIPublicPioneers1991-2000Dual County

Membership timeline

Full members

Northern Division Southern Division Football-only members Non-football members

List of state champions

Fall sports

SchoolYearDivision
Lakeside Lutheran1992WISAA Division 2
SchoolYearDivision
Cambridge1984Class C
SchoolYearDivision
Cambridge1979Division 5
SchoolYearDivision
Cambridge1974Class C
Cambridge1975Class C
Cambridge1980Class C
Hustisford2000Division 4

Winter sports

SchoolYearDivision
Marshall1976Class C
Marshall1977Class C
Johnson Creek1984Class C
Lakeside Lutheran1987WISAA Class B
SchoolYearDivision
Marshall1973Single Division

Spring sports

SchoolYearDivision
Hustisford1978Class C
Waterloo1999Division 3
SchoolYearDivision
Marshall1987Class C
Marshall1989Class C
Marshall1994Division 3
SchoolYearDivision
Deerfield1980Class C
Deerfield1981Class C
Cambridge1987Class C
Deerfield1996Division 3
SchoolYearDivision
Palmyra-Eagle1978Class C
Waterloo1987Class C

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Lakeside Lutheran91975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994
Marshall61972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1999, 2000
Waterloo61980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1998
Palmyra-Eagle51974, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
Cambridge41971, 1996, 1997, 2001
Williams Bay41977, 1987, 1988, 1995
Deerfield11984
Dodgeland11970
Hustisford11997
Johnson Creek0
Lake Mills0
Queen of Apostles0

Girls Basketball

SchoolQuantityYears
Cambridge61990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Hustisford51991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Marshall51976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984
Johnson Creek41980, 1982, 1983, 1984
Dodgeland31981, 1988, 1989
Palmyra-Eagle21986, 1987
Waterloo22000, 2001
Lakeside Lutheran11985
Deerfield0
Lake Mills0
Queen of Apostles0
Williams Bay0

Football

SchoolQuantityYears
Cambridge151971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999
Waterloo91983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
Marshall71972, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
Lakeside Lutheran41970, 1975, 1990, 1994
Deerfield21969, 1985
Queen of Apostles21973, 1976
Dodgeland11981
Johnson Creek11978
Palmyra-Eagle11987
Pardeeville11999
Hustisford0
Lake Mills0
Montello0
Westfield0
Williams Bay0