Flambeauland Conference

The Flambeauland Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership base in northwestern Wisconsin. Operational from 1946 to 1955, the conference and its members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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The Flambeauland Conference was formed in the aftermath of World War II by six small high schools in northwestern Wisconsin: Hannibal, Hawkins, Ingram-Glen Flora, Lake Holcombe, Tony and Weyerhaeuser.[1] It was named for its original member schools’ proximity to the Flambeau River, and members were located in three counties (Chippewa, Rusk and Taylor). Because of the small size and remote location of its members, the Flambeauland Conference sponsored baseball as a fall sport in place of football.[2] Membership remained stable for the first five years of competition, until Weyerhaeuser returned to the Lakeland Conference in 1951.[3] After Hawkins’ move to the similarly named Flambeau League in 1952,[4][5] the Flambeauland Conference continued with four schools until its dissolution in 1955.[6] Ingram-Glen Flora joined the Flambeau League immediately after the Flambeauland Conference was disbanded, while the other three schools became independents before eventually joining other conferences.

Conference membership history

Final members

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Hannibal Hannibal, WI Public Unknown     1946[1] 1955[6] Independent Closed in 1956 (consolidated into Gilman)
Ingram-Glen Flora Glen Flora, WI Public Bluejays     1946[1] 1955[6] Flambeau League Closed in 1961 (merged into Flambeau High School)
Lake Holcombe Lake Holcombe, WI Public Chieftains      1946[1] 1955[6] Independent Lakeland
Tony Tony, WI Public Tornadoes     1946[1] 1955[6] Independent Closed in 1961 (merged into Flambeau High School)

Former members

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Hawkins Hawkins, WI Public Hawkeyes     1946[1] 1952[4][5] Flambeau League Closed in 1967 (consolidated into Ladysmith)
Weyerhaeuser Weyerhaeuser, WI Public Wildcats     1946[1] 1951[3] Lakeland Closed in 2010 (merged into Chetek-Weyerhaeuser)

Membership timeline

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Ingram-Glen Flora 4 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955
Hawkins 2 1950, 1951
Tony 2 1952, 1954
Hannibal 0
Lake Holcombe 0
Weyerhaeuser 0
Champions from 1953 unknown

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Flambeauland Cage Conference Is Ready To Begin Operations". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. 29 October 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Flambeauland Is Ready for Second Year of Operation". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. 23 October 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Shell Lake Has Crown in Bag; Chetek in Lead". Eau Claire Daily Telegram. 31 January 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hawkeye 1952-53. Hawkins High School. 1953. pp. 19–20.
  5. 1 2 "Holcombe Off To Slow Start, Drops 2nd Game in Week". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. 21 November 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Holcombe Chieftains Play Host to Hawkins". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. 12 December 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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