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Classic 8 Conference
AssociationWIAA
Founded1997; 24 years ago
CommissionerDave Sternig
Sports fielded
  • 15
    • men's: 15
    • women's: 14
DivisionDivisions 1-2
No. of teams9 (see list)
HeadquartersWaukesha, Wisconsin
Region
Official websiteClassic8Conference.org

The Classic 8 Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership base in southeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1997, the conference and its member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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The Classic 8 Conference was formed in 1997 by eight large high schools in the western suburbs of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The six public school members of the new conference were previously members of the Southeast Conference (Arrowhead, Kettle Moraine, Mukwonago, Waukesha North, Waukesha South and Waukesha West).[1] Two private Catholic high schools that were formerly in the Metro Conference (Catholic Memorial in Waukesha and Pius XI in Milwaukee) joined the conference in conjunction with the coming merger between the WIAA and their previous parent organization, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.[2] The original lineup remained intact for the first fifteen years of competition. In 2012, Pius XI, which was the smallest school in the conference, left the Classic 8 to join the Woodland Conference and compete with schools that were closer in size.[3] They were replaced by Muskego, who joined the Classic 8 from the Southeast Conference after the new Indian Trail High School opened on the west side of Kenosha.[4] The Classic 8 absorbed a ninth member in 2017 when Oconomowoc joined from the shuttered Wisconsin Little Ten Conference.[5] In 2020, Catholic Memorial left the Classic 8 as a football member due to difference in competition level with the conference's public high schools, joining the football-only Parkland Conference for that sport.[6][7] The Classic 8 will return to an eight-member roster for the 2025-26 school year when Waukesha North and Waukesha South both join the Woodland Conference and Oak Creek moves over from the Southeast Conference.[8]

Football-only alignment

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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.[9] Most of the Classic 8 remained intact for football, with the exception of Catholic Memorial shifting to the new football-only Parkland Conference to create an eight-member loop.[10] This alignment stayed intact through the 2022-2023 cycle.[11] In 2024, the Classic 8 experienced a net loss of one member, with Waukesha North and Waukesha South moving over to the Parkland Conference, with Pewaukee swapping affiliations to make a seven-member conference. The Classic 8 also entered into a scheduling alliance with the Greater Metro Conference where there would be one mandatory crossover game per school that would count towards the conference standings.[12] For the 2026-2027 realignment cycle, the Classic 8 will be losing Pewaukee to the North Shore Conference and Waukesha West to the Greater Metro Conference. These two schools are currently slated to be replaced by Oak Creek of the Southeast Conference and Sussex Hamilton of the Greater Metro Conference.[13]

List of member schools

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Current members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined
Arrowhead Hartland, WI Public 2,076 Warhawks     1997[1]
Catholic Memorial Waukesha, WI Private (Catholic) 576 Crusaders     1997[2]
Kettle Moraine Wales, WI Public 1,251 Lasers     1997[1]
Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI Public 1,619 Indians     1997[1]
Muskego Muskego, WI Public 1,683 Warriors     2012[4]
Oconomowoc Oconomowoc, WI Public 1,657 Raccoons     2017[5]
Waukesha North Waukesha, WI Public 1,018 Northstars     1997[1]
Waukesha South Waukesha, WI Public 1,179 Blackshirts     1997[1]
Waukesha West Waukesha, WI Public 1,194 Wolverines     1997[1]

Current football-only members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Primary Conference
Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI Public 874 Pirates     2024[12] Woodland

Former members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Pius XI Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic) 699 Popes     1997[2] 2012[3] Woodland

Future members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joining Former Conference
Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI Public 2,170 Knights     2025[8] Southeast

Future football-only members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joining Former Conference Primary Conference
Sussex Hamilton Sussex, WI Public 1,551 Chargers     2026[13] Greater Metro Greater Metro

Membership timeline

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Full members

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Football members (since 2020)

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Membership map

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Classic 8 Conference
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9 Waukesha West
9 Waukesha West
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8 Waukesha South
8 Waukesha South
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7 Waukesha North
7 Waukesha North
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6 Oconomowoc
6 Oconomowoc
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5 Muskego
5 Muskego
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4 Mukwonago
4 Mukwonago
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3 Kettle Moraine
3 Kettle Moraine
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2 Catholic Memorial
2 Catholic Memorial
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1 Arrowhead
1 Arrowhead

List of state champions

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Fall sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 1999[14] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West 1999 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2002 Division 1
Arrowhead 2010 Division 1
Arrowhead 2011 Division 1
Oconomowoc 2020 Division 1
Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 1997[15] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial 1998[16] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West 1998 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 1999[14] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West 1999 Division 1
Waukesha West 2000 Division 1
Waukesha West 2001 Division 1
Waukesha West 2004 Division 1
Waukesha West 2005 Division 1
Arrowhead 2007 Division 1
Arrowhead 2011 Division 1
Arrowhead 2012 Division 1
Arrowhead 2013 Division 1
Muskego 2018 Division 1
Muskego 2019 Division 1
Muskego 2022 Division 1
Football
School Year Division
Mukwonago 2004 Division 1
Waukesha West 2004 Division 2
Arrowhead 2007 Division 1
Waukesha West 2010 Division 1
Arrowhead 2012 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2012 Division 3
Arrowhead 2013 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2016 Division 3
Catholic Memorial 2018 Division 3
Muskego 2018 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2019 Division 3
Muskego 2019 Division 1
Kettle Moraine 2022 Division 2
Girls Golf
School Year Division
Arrowhead 2004 Division 1
Arrowhead 2013 Division 1
Arrowhead 2016 Division 1
Arrowhead 2017 Division 1
Kettle Moraine 2018 Division 1
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 2010 Division 2
Muskego 2013 Division 1
Waukesha West 2024 Division 2
Girls Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
Arrowhead 2002 Division 1
Arrowhead 2003 Division 1
Arrowhead 2004 Division 1
Arrowhead 2005 Division 1
Arrowhead 2006 Division 1
Arrowhead 2008 Division 1
Arrowhead 2009 Division 1
Arrowhead 2010 Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2011 Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2012 Division 1
Mukwonago/

Waukesha South

2013 Division 1
Arrowhead 2014 Division 1
Arrowhead 2015 Division 1
Arrowhead 2022 Division 1
Girls Tennis
School Year Division
Arrowhead 2014 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2019 Division 2
Muskego 2020 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2021 Division 2
Arrowhead 2022 Division 1
Arrowhead 2023 Division 1
Boys Volleyball
School Year
Catholic Memorial 2000
Pius XI 2001
Catholic Memorial 2010
Catholic Memorial 2016
Kettle Moraine 2020
Kettle Moraine 2022
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 1997[17] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial 1998[18] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI 2002 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2006 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2009 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2010 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2011 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2014 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2015 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2016 Division 2
Arrowhead 2019 Division 1
Oconomowoc 2021 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2024 Division 2

Winter sports

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Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Pius XI 2000[19] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial 2004 Division 2
Arrowhead 2010 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2010 Division 2
Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Pius XI 1998[20] Division 1 (WISAA)
Kettle Moraine 1999 Division 1
Pius XI 1999[21] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI 2000[22] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI 2010 Division 1
Kettle Moraine 2022 Division 1
Kettle Moraine 2023 Division 1
Arrowhead 2024 Division 1
Boys Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
Arrowhead 2002 Division 1
Arrowhead 2003 Division 1
Arrowhead 2004 Division 1
Arrowhead 2008 Division 1
Catholic Memorial/

Waukesha South

2010 Division 1
Catholic Memorial/

Waukesha South

2017 Division 1
Boys Wrestling
School Year Organization
Catholic Memorial 1998[23] WISAA

Spring sports

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Boys Golf
School Year Division
Arrowhead 2001 Division 1
Arrowhead 2007 Division 1
Arrowhead 2008 Division 1
Arrowhead 2009 Division 1
Arrowhead 2010 Division 1
Arrowhead 2012 Division 1
Arrowhead 2015 Division 1
Arrowhead 2017 Division 1
Arrowhead 2021 Division 1
Girls Lacrosse
School Year
Kettle Moraine/Badger 2024
Girls Soccer
School Year Division
Arrowhead 1998 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 1999[24] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial 2000[24] Division 1 (WISAA)
Pius XI 2001 Division 1
Catholic Memorial 2004 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2006 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2007 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2010 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2012 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2013 Division 2
Catholic Memorial 2014 Division 3
Catholic Memorial 2015 Division 3
Catholic Memorial 2016 Division 3
Catholic Memorial 2017 Division 3
Catholic Memorial 2019 Division 3
Muskego 2019 Division 1
Muskego 2022 Division 1
Muskego 2023 Division 1
Muskego 2024 Division 1
Softball
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 2021 Division 2
Boys Tennis
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 2021 Division 2
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Pius XI 1998[25] Division 1 (WISAA)
Arrowhead 2004 Division 1
Kettle Moraine 2008 Division 1
Arrowhead 2009 Division 1
Arrowhead 2021 Division 1
Arrowhead 2022 Division 1
Arrowhead 2023 Division 1
Arrowhead 2024 Division 1
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Catholic Memorial 1999[26] Division 1 (WISAA)
Catholic Memorial 2000[27] Division 1 (WISAA)
Waukesha West 2000 Division 1
Waukesha West 2004 Division 1
Waukesha West 2005 Division 1
Waukesha West 2006 Division 1
Waukesha West 2018 Division 1
Muskego 2019 Division 1
Muskego 2021 Division 1
Arrowhead 2024 Division 1

Summer sports

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Baseball
School Year
Pius XI 2001
Arrowhead 2009
Muskego 2018

List of conference champions

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Boys Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Arrowhead 9 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024
Pius XI 6 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
Catholic Memorial 4 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010
Waukesha West 4 1998, 2001, 2019, 2021
Kettle Moraine 3 2014, 2018, 2025
Waukesha South 3 1999, 2006, 2022
Muskego 2 2015, 2016
Mukwonago 1 2013
Oconomowoc 0
Waukesha North 0

Girls Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Arrowhead 10 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Mukwonago 8 2002, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Pius XI 7 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
Kettle Moraine 5 1999, 2003, 2016, 2021, 2022
Waukesha South 2 2004, 2005
Muskego 1 2025
Waukesha West 1 2015
Catholic Memorial 0
Oconomowoc 0
Waukesha North 0

Football

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School Quantity Years
Arrowhead 11 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024
Muskego 7 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Mukwonago 6 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2021, 2022
Catholic Memorial 5 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2016
Waukesha West 5 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
Kettle Moraine 1 2023
Oconomowoc 1 2024
Pius XI 1 2006
Pewaukee 0
Waukesha North 0
Waukesha South 0

References

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