Glacier Trails Conference

The Glacier Trails Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated on the northern outskirts of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It began competition during the 2025-26 school year, and the conference is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Glacier Trails Conference was formed in preparation for the 2025-26 school year, and consists of seven high schools. Three members (Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum and Plymouth) left the defunct East Central Conference to help form the new conference. The other four schools to enter the league came from the North Shore Conference (Port Washington, West Bend East and West Bend West) and the Fox River Classic Conference (Sheboygan South).^[1] The Glacier Trails Conference was named after the glaciers that shaped the Kettle Moraine, a geological region that coincides with the geographic footprint of the conference.^[2]^[3] Grafton is set to become members of the Glacier Trails Conference per the WIAA Board of Control's ruling in March 2026, leaving their current affiliation in the North Shore Conference.^[4] A few weeks later, the West Bend School District announced the pending merger of West Bend East and West Bend West into a single high school.^[5] All changes are due to take effect for the 2027-28 school year.

Football competition began with the 2026-2027 WIAA realignment cycle, and all members with the exception of Sheboygan South will were inaugural participants. The addition of North Shore Conference members Grafton (currently affiliated with the Woodland Conference for football) and Nicolet brought the conference's football membership to eight schools.^[6]^[7]

List of conference members

Current full members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	Jackson, WI	Private (WELS)	631^[8]	Chargers	2025^[1]
Kewaskum	Kewaskum, WI	Public	608^[9]	Indians	2025^[1]
Plymouth	Plymouth, WI	Public	708^[10]	Panthers	2025^[1]
Port Washington	Port Washington, WI	Public	799^[11]	Pirates	2025^[1]
Sheboygan South^[a]	Sheboygan, WI	Public	1,204^[12]	Redwings	2025^[1]
West Bend East^[b]	West Bend, WI	Public	815^[13]	Suns	2025^[1]
West Bend West^[b]	West Bend, WI	Public	1,003^[14]	Spartans	2025^[1]

Notes

↑ Football-only member of the Fox River Classic Conference
1 2 Merging into a single high school for the 2027-28 school year

Current associate members

School	Location	Affiliation	Mascot	Primary Conference	Sport(s)
Grafton	Grafton, WI	Public	Black Hawks	North Shore	Football
Kiel	Kiel, WI	Public	Raiders	Eastern Wisconsin	Girls Golf
Nicolet	Glendale, WI	Public	Knights	North Shore	Football

Future full members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Colors	Joining	Former Conference
Grafton	Grafton, WI	Public	728^[15]	Black Hawks		2027^[4]	North Shore
West Bend	West Bend, WI	Public	TBD	TBD	TBD	2027^[5]	New school created from merger of West Bend East and West Bend West

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

Membership map

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Sanctioned sports


	Baseball	Boys Basketball	Girls Basketball	Boys Cross Country	Girls Cross Country	Boys Golf	Girls Golf	Boys Soccer	Girls Soccer	Softball	Boys Swim & Dive	Boys Tennis	Girls Tennis	Boys Track & Field	Girls Track & Field	Girls Volleyball	Boys Wrestling	Girls Wrestling
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				X	X	X	X	X
Kewaskum	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Plymouth	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Port Washington	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sheboygan South	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X^[a]	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
West Bend East	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X		X	X	X	X	X
West Bend West	X	X	X	X	X	X	X^[b]	X	X^[b]	X	X^[b]	X	X	X	X	X	X^[b]	X^[b]

Notes

↑ Co-operative with Sheboygan Falls
1 2 3 4 5 Co-operative with West Bend East

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Port Washington	1	2026
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	0
Kewaskum	0
Plymouth	0
Sheboygan South	0
West Bend East	0
West Bend West	0

Girls Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	1	2026
Kewaskum	0
Plymouth	0
Port Washington	0
Sheboygan South	0
West Bend East	0
West Bend West	0

Football

School	Quantity	Years
Grafton	0
Nicolet	0
Port Washington	0
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	0
Kewaskum	0
Plymouth	0
West Bend East	0
West Bend West	0

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Board Approves Remanded Conference Realignment Plans at April Meeting". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
↑ Whitlow, Michael (April 23, 2025). "How the newly-approved WIAA conference realignment impacts greater Milwaukee area programs". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
↑ Daily News Staff (2024-12-13). "Conference realignment set for 2026 and 2027". Greater Milwaukee Today. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
1 2 Spencer, Nazir (11 March 2026). "WIAA approves conference changes, sends others involving Milwaukee-Area schools back for review". 620 WTMJ. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
1 2 Schmitz, Sam (24 March 2026). "West Bend East and West High Schools combining into one". WISN.com. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
↑ "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
↑ "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
↑ "Kettle Moraine Lutheran". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "Kewaskum". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "Plymouth". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "Port Washington". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "Sheboygan South". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "West Bend East". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "West Bend West". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "Grafton". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

External links

Glacier Trails Conference (official website)

[shebsouth-12] Football-only member of the Fox River Classic Conference

[wbhs-14] 1 2 Merging into a single high school for the 2027-28 school year

[18] Co-operative with Sheboygan Falls

[westbend-19] 1 2 3 4 5 Co-operative with West Bend East

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Board Approves Remanded Conference Realignment Plans at April Meeting". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[2] Whitlow, Michael (April 23, 2025). "How the newly-approved WIAA conference realignment impacts greater Milwaukee area programs". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[3] Daily News Staff (2024-12-13). "Conference realignment set for 2026 and 2027". Greater Milwaukee Today. Retrieved 2025-05-31.

[:2-4] 1 2 Spencer, Nazir (11 March 2026). "WIAA approves conference changes, sends others involving Milwaukee-Area schools back for review". 620 WTMJ. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

[:1-5] 1 2 Schmitz, Sam (24 March 2026). "West Bend East and West High Schools combining into one". WISN.com. Retrieved 10 April 2026.

[6] "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[:02-7] "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[8] "Kettle Moraine Lutheran". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[9] "Kewaskum". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[10] "Plymouth". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[11] "Port Washington". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[13] "Sheboygan South". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[15] "West Bend East". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[16] "West Bend West". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[17] "Grafton". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

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Glacier Trails Conference
Current members	Kettle Moraine Lutheran Kewaskum Plymouth Port Washington Sheboygan South (Fox River Classic for football) West Bend East (until 2027) West Bend West (until 2027)
Football-only members	Grafton Nicolet
Future members	Grafton (2027-28) West Bend (2027-28)

Wisconsin high school athletic conferences
Organizations	WIAA (1895-present) WISAA (1968-2000) WCIAA (1957-1968)
Current	Badger Bay Big East Big Eight Big Rivers Capitol Central Wisconsin Classic 8 Cloverbelt Coulee Dairyland Dunn-St. Croix Eastern Wisconsin Fox River Classic Fox Valley Association Glacier Trails Great Northern Greater Metro Heart O'North Indian Trails Lake City Lakeland Marawood Marinette & Oconto Metro Classic Middle Border Midwest Classic Milwaukee City Mississippi Valley North Eastern North Shore Northern Lakes Northern Lights Packerland Park Ridge Ridge & Valley Rock Valley Scenic Bluffs Six Rivers South Central Southeast Southern Lakes Southwest Wisconsin SWAL Trailways Wisconsin Flyway Wisconsin Valley Woodland
Former	3-C (1928-1962) 4-C (1934-1953) 7-C (1926-1962) 10-12 (1946-1948) Badger Lutheran (1961-1964) Baraboo Valley (1928-1929) Bay-Lakes (1970-1979) Bi-County (1928-1959) Big Nine (1985-1993) Black Hawk (1930-1997) Braveland (1953-1993) Central Lakes (1951-1962) Central Lakeshore (1969-2015) Central State (1962-1984) Central Wisconsin Catholic (1956-2000) Classic (1973-1983) Dual County (1926-2001) East Central (1970-2001) East Central (2015-2025) East Central Flyway (2001-2007) Eastern Suburban (1969-2001) Eastern Valley (2007-2015) Eastern Wisconsin (1923-1970) Flambeau (1939-1970) Flambeau-Soo (1942-1947) Flambeauland (1946-1955) Flyway (1970-2001) Fox River Valley (1923-2007) Fox Valley Catholic (1929-1971) Fox Valley Christian (1971-1999) Fox Valley Tri-County (1924-1970) Gateway (1941-1952) Granite Valley (1945-1951) Granite Valley (1954-1960) Head of the Lakes (1918-1954) I-W League (1960-1964) Iowa County (1927-1960) Juneau County (1926-1958) Kettle Moraine (1928-1969) Kickapoo Valley (1907-1971) Lakeshore (1997-2008) Little Eight (1926-1937) Little Five (1929-1935) Little Nine (1928-1970) Little Seven (1926-1934) Little Ten (1925-1970) Lumberjack (1953-2008) Madison City (1923-2017) Madison Suburban (1926-1969) Marathon County (1928-1949) Menominee Valley (1945-1947) Metro (1974-1997) Michigan-Wisconsin (1937-1973) Mid-Eastern (1952-1970) Mid-Valley (1946-1950) Midwest Prep (1940-1983) Milwaukee Catholic (1930-1974) Mississippi Valley (1933-1965) Mississippi Valley Triangular (1936-1940) Monroe-Vernon (1928-1958) Nicolet (1938-1942) Northeastern Wisconsin (1927-1970) Northern Wisconsin (1955-1956) Northwest Border (1940-1956) Olympian (1970-2015) Parkland (1963-2006) Peninsula (1933-1970) Rock River Valley (1922-1952) Scenic Central (1958-1979) Scenic Moraine (1958-1980) Soo Line (1931-1943) South Central (1926-1941) South Shore (1970-1980) Southeastern Badger (1963-1970) Southeastern Wisconsin (1928-1963) Southern Eight (1971-1987) Southern Five (1928-1946) Southern Regional (1937-1958) Southern Six (1928-1941) Southern Ten (1941-1952) State Line (1927-1997) Suburban (1925-1985) Suburban Park (1985-1993) SWANI (1946-1952) SWAPS (1957-1961) SWISS (1982-2006) Trempealeau Valley (1927-1959) Tri-County (1923-1963) Upper St. Croix Valley (1934-1994) Upper Wisconsin (1926-1939) Vacationland (1966-1970) Valley 8 (1999-2007) Valley-Ridge (1934-1935) West Central (1941-1952) West Central (1959-1977) West Grant (1930-1960) Western Wisconsin (1931-1937) Wisconsin Little Ten (1970-2017) Wisconsin River (1928-1960) Wisconsin Seminary (1963-1969) Wolf River Valley (1932-1970) Wood County (1925-1942)
Football-only	856 (1953-1956) Across the Bay (2022-present) Chequamegon Forest (1960-1968) Chippewa-Black River Valley (1929-1944) Cloverwood (2008-2019) CWC-8 (2020-2023) Eastern Suburban (2020-present) Fox Valley Classic (Spring 2021) Lower Fox (1933-1936) MONLPC (2017-2021) North Central-8 (2024-present) Northeast-8 (2024-present) Northern Border (2022-2023) Northwest Football League (1994-1995) Northwoods (2020-present) Olympian-Packerland (2007-2014) Southeast-8 (2024-present) Southern Dairyland (1959-1962) Suburban Six-Man (1939-1957) Top of Wisconsin (1969-1982) Tri-County Football (1934-1944) Tri-Valley (1953-1958) Valley Football Association (2011-2023) WCFC (1997-1998) WIFA (1995-1998)
Other single-sport	Badgerland Hockey (1984-present) Bay-Valley Lacrosse (2024-present) Eastern Shores Hockey (2010-present) IHSHL (1990-1999) North Central Hockey (1973-1997) Northwest Central Hockey (1991-2010) Northwest Hockey (1976-1989) Suburban Classic Hockey (1995-2000) Western Wisconsin Hockey (2025-present)