Southern Six Conference

The Southern Six Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, consisting of schools in the state's south central region. It was in operation from 1928 to 1941 and all members were part of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Southern Six Conference, also known as the Southern Wisconsin Six in its early years, was formed in 1928 by six medium-sized high schools in south central Wisconsin: Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Monroe, Stoughton, Watertown and the University of Wisconsin High School (Wisconsin High).[1] This was the first modern athletic conference affiliation for all members but Watertown, who had previously been a member of the Little Ten Conference[2] but left to seek out stronger competition in athletics.[3] The conference lasted for thirteen years before Watertown was forced out by the five other conference members, and the conference was dissolved in 1941.[4] The remaining schools, along with five schools who left the South Central Conference for similar reasons (Baraboo, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center and Wisconsin Dells) went on to form the Southern Ten Conference,[5] which competed for eleven years before its dissolution in 1952.[6]

Conference Membership History

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Edgerton Edgerton, WI Public 537 Crimson Tide     1928[1] 1941[5] Southern Ten Rock Valley
Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson, WI Public 964 Blackhawks     1928[1] 1941[5] Southern Ten Badger
Monroe Monroe, WI Public 742 Cheesemakers     1928[1] 1941[5] Southern Ten Rock Valley
Stoughton Stoughton, WI Public 868 Vikings     1928[1] 1941[5] Southern Ten Badger
Watertown Watertown, WI Public 1,170 Goslings     1928[1] 1941[5] Independent Badger
Wisconsin High Madison, WI Public (University of Wisconsin-Madison) N/A Badger Preps     1928[1] 1941[5] Southern Ten Closed in 1964

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

None

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball
School Year Division
Wisconsin High 1931 Single Division
Watertown 1939 Class B

Spring Sports

None

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "11 Tilts Booked in New Circuit". Stoughton Courier. 17 September 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Six Schools United by Prep Heads". The Capital Times. 20 April 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Campus Talk by CID". Waupun Leader. 26 April 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Watertown's Ouster Made Official at Souther Six Meeting; Grid Slate Set". Stoughton Courier. 4 December 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Southern Six, South Central Schools Form New League". Wisconsin State Journal. 15 February 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Southern 10 Disbanded in 1951; Major Titles Go to Dells, Baraboo". The Capital Times. 1 January 1952. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2024.