East Central Conference
The East Central Conference is a high school athletic conference of teams in the East Central Wisconsin area. The ECC was founded in 1970 and originally disbanded in 2007. The conference was revived for the 2015-2016 school year, the result of a realignment within the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Members
Current members
| Team & mascot | School | Year joined | Former conference | Enrollment[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Indians | Berlin HS | 1970, 2015 | Eastern Valley | 567 |
| Campbellsport Cougars | Campbellsport HS | 2015 | Eastern Wisconsin | 425 |
| Kettle Moraine Lutheran Chargers | Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS | 2015 | Wisconsin Flyway | 403 |
| Kewaskum Indians | Kewaskum HS | 2015 | Eastern Wisconsin | 605 |
| Plymouth Panthers | Plymouth HS | 2015 | Eastern Wisconsin | 794 |
| Ripon Tigers | Ripon HS | 1970, 2015 | Eastern Valley | 451 |
| Waupun Warriors | Waupun HS | 2004, 2015 | Eastern Wisconsin | 545 |
| Winneconne Wolves | Winneconne HS | 1970, 2015 | Eastern Valley | 486 |
Former Members
| Team & Mascot | School | Year Joined/Left | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hortonville Polar Bears | Hortonville HS | Charter Member, Left in 1999 | Fox Valley Association |
| Horicon Marshmen | Horicon HS | 1999–2006 | Trailways |
| Laconia Spartans | Laconia HS | 1999–2006 | Flyway |
| Little Chute Mustangs | Little Chute HS | 1974–1999 | Northeastern |
| Lomira Lions | Lomira HS | 1999–2006 | Flyway |
| Markesan Hornets | Markesan HS | 1999–2006 | Trailways |
| Mayville Cardinals | Mayville HS | 1999–2006 | Flyway |
| North Fond du Lac Orioles | North Fond du Lac HS | 1999–2006 | Flyway |
| New London Bulldogs | New London HS | Charter Member, Left in 1979 | Bay |
| Omro Foxes | Omro HS | Charter Member | Flyway |
| Oakfield Oaks | Oakfield HS | 1999-2006 | Trailways |
| Oshkosh Lourdes Knights | Lourdes HS | 1999–2006 | Trailways |
| St. Mary's Springs Ledgers | St. Mary's Springs Academy | 1999–2006 | Flyway |
| Waupaca Comets | Waupaca HS | Charter Member, left in 1999 | Northeastern |
| Wautoma Hornets | Wautoma HS | 1979–2006, (football: 1979-1994, 2000-2006) | South Central |
| Weyauwega-Fremont Indians | Weyauwega-Fremont HS | Charter Member, left in 1973 | Central Wisconsin 8 |
| Winnebago Lutheran Vikings | Winnebago Lutheran Academy | 1999-2007 | Flyway |
History
1970-2007
The ECC was founded in 1970 with Berlin, Hortonville, New London, Omro, Ripon, Waupaca, Weyauwega and Winneconne as the original members. In 1973, Weyauwega left for the Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC) and was replaced by former CWC member Little Chute the following year. In 1979, New London left to join the Bay Conference in exchange for former CWC member Wautoma. In 1995, Waupun joined for football only as Wautoma transferred to the Flyway Conference for football. In 1999, Hortonville, Little Chute and Waupaca joined the newly formed Valley 8 Conference, while Waupun became a full-time member. That year, Laconia and Markesan also joined the conference. In 2001, the ECC merged with the Flyway Conference. The conference was briefing named the East Central-Flyway Conference and consisted of two divisions: the Rivers and the Lakes. The conference was restructured again in 2006 as the Flyway Conference split with the ECC. The conference was fully disbanded in 2007 with four of the remaining ECC teams joining former Valley 8 Conference teams to form the Eastern Valley Conference.
Revival 2015-Present
During the realignment of several conferences within northeastern Wisconsin, eight schools were joined to form a new conference. Members included: Berlin, Campellsport, Kewaskum, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Plymouth, Ripon, Waupun and Winneconne. The members choose to name the new conference the East Central Conference as several members were once part of the original ECC.
East Central-Flyway Lakes/Rivers Division
In 2001, the conference merged with the Wisconsin Flyway Conference to form the East Central-Flyway. At that time, the conference was split into two divisions: the Lakes and the Rivers. The divisions were in place until 2006 when several teams moved to different conferences.
Lakes
- Berlin
- Omro
- Oshkosh Lourdes
- Laconia
- Markesan
- Ripon
- Waupun
- Wautoma
- Winneconne
Rivers
- Horicon
- Lomira
- North Fond du Lac
- St. Mary's Springs
- Winnebago Lutheran Academy
- Mayville
- Oakfield
- Central Wisconsin Christian
- St. Lawrence Seminary
Mayville played in the Lakes for Football along with Springs for a few years. Markesan & Laconia also played in the Rivers only for Football only but in the lakes for all other Sports.
Conference Champions
Baseball
- 1971 Ripon
- 1972 Ripon
- 1973 Berlin
- 1974 Ripon
- 1975 Ripon
- 1976 Winneconne
- 1977 New London
- 1978 Winneconne
- 1979 Winneconne
- 1980 Waupaca
- 1981 Waupaca
- 1982 Hortonville & Omro
- 1983 Ripon
- 1984 Hortonville
- 1985 Hortonville
- 1986 Hortonville, Little Chute & Ripon
- 1987 Ripon
- 1988 Hortonville
- 1989 Ripon
- 1990 Ripon
- 1991 Hortonville
- 1992 Hortonville
- 1993 Hortonville
- 1994 Hortonville & Omro
- 1995 Hortonville & Ripon
- 1996 Hortonville
- 1997 Hortonville
- 1998 Hortonville
- 1999 Hortonville
- 2000 Ripon
Lakes
- 2001 Ripon
- 2002 Winneconne
- 2003 Ripon
- 2004 Ripon
- 2005 Ripon
- 2006 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
East Central
- 2007 Waupun
- 2016 Campbellsport & Waupun
- 2017 Waupun
- 2018 Waupun
Boys Basketball
- 1970-1971 Ripon
- 1971-1972 Ripon
- 1972-1973 Waupaca
- 1973-1974 Waupaca
- 1974-1975 Winneconne
- 1975-1976 New London & Winneconne
- 1976-1977 Berlin & Little Chute
- 1977-1978 Winneconne
- 1978-1979 New London
- 1979-1980 Wautoma
- 1980-1981 Wautoma
- 1981-1982 Winneconne
- 1982-1983 Hortonville & Wautoma
- 1983-1984 Hortonville & Ripon
- 1984-1985 Hortonville
- 1985-1986 Little Chute
- 1986-1987 Winneconne
- 1987-1988 Waupaca
- 1988-1989 Waupaca
- 1989-1990 Berlin
- 1990-1991 Berlin
- 1991-1992 Hortonville
- 1992-1993 Omro & Ripon
- 1993-1994 Little Chute
- 1994-1995 Omro
- 1995-1996 Little Chute & Omro
- 1996-1997 Little Chute & Winneconne
- 1997-1998 Omro
- 1998-1999 Omro, Ripon & Waupaca
- 1999-2000 Laconia
- 2000-2001 Omro
ECFC-Lakes
- 2001-2002 Omro & Ripon
- 2002-2003 Ripon & Winneconne
- 2003-2004 Berlin & Omro
- 2004-2005 Omro & Winneconne
- 2005-2006 Ripon
ECFC-Rivers
- 2001-2002 Mayville
- 2002-2003 Fond du Lac Springs
- 2003-2004 North Fond du Lac
- 2004-2005 Mayville
- 2005-2006 Horicon
East Central
- 2006-2007 Waupun
- 2015-2016 Waupun
- 2016-2017 Ripon
- 2017-2018 Waupun & Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Girls Basketball
- 1973-1974 Winneconne
- 1974-1975 New London
- 1975-1976 Omro
- 1976-1977 Omro & Winneconne
- 1977-1978 Omro
- 1978-1979 Ripon
- 1979-1980 Little Chute
- 1980-1981 Wautoma
- 1981-1982 Little Chute
- 1982-1983 Winneconne
- 1983-1984 Winneconne
- 1984-1985 Hortonville
- 1985-1986 Hortonville
- 1986-1987 Hortonville
- 1987-1988 Berlin & Hortonville
- 1988-1989 Little Chute
- 1989-1990 Little Chute
- 1990-1991 Little Chute
- 1991-1992 Berlin & Hortonville
- 1992-1993
- 1993-1994 Little Chute
- 1994-1995
- 1995-1996
- 1996-1997 Hortonville
- 1997-1998 Waupaca
- 1998-1999 Waupaca
- 1999-2000 Markesan
- 2000-2001 Winneconne
Lakes
- 2001-2002 Laconia
- 2002-2003 Laconia & Markesan
- 2003-2004 Laconia
- 2004-2005 Markesan
- 2005-2006 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001-2002
- 2002-2003
- 2003-2004 Lomira
- 2004-2005 Lomira
- 2005-2006 North Fond du Lac
East Central
- 2006-2007 Ripon
- 2015-2016 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
- 2016-2017 Plymouth
- 2017-2018 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Football
East Central Conference 1970-1998
- 1970 Berlin
- 1971 Omro
- 1972 Ripon
- 1973 Ripon
- 1974 Little Chute
- 1975 Ripon
- 1976 Ripon
- 1977 Little Chute
- 1978 Little Chute & New London
- 1979 Little Chute
- 1980 Little Chute
- 1981 Little Chute
- 1982 Wautoma
- 1983 Little Chute
- 1984 Ripon & Hortonville
- 1985 Berlin, Little Chute and Winneconne
- 1986 Little Chute
- 1987 Waupaca
- 1988 Berlin & Waupaca
- 1989 Berlin
- 1990 Berlin
- 1991 Waupaca
- 1992 Berlin & Waupaca
- 1993 Waupaca
- 1994 Waupaca
- 1995 Waupaca & Winneconne
- 1996 Waupaca
- 1997 Waupaca
- 1998 Waupaca
- 1999 FDL Springs & Markesan
- 2000 Mayville, Winneconne & FDL Springs
Lakes
- 2001 Mayville
- 2002 Springs
- 2003 Ripon
- 2004 Mayville & Ripon
- 2005 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001 Laconia
- 2002 Lomira & North Fond du Lac
- 2003 Winnebago Lutheran Academy
- 2004 Fond du Lac Springs, Lomira & Winnebago Lutheran Academy
- 2005 Horicon, Markesan & Winnebago Lutheran Academy
East Central Conference
- 2006 Waupun
- 2016 Kewaskum
- 2017 Kewaskum
Boys Cross Country
- 1970 Hortonville
- 1971 Hortonville
- 1972 Hortonville
- 1973 Hortonville
- 1974 Little Chute
- 1975 Hortonville
- 1976 Little Chute
- 1977 Little Chute
- 1978 Berlin & Little Chute
- 1979 Little Chute
- 1980 Little Chute
- 1981 Little Chute
- 1982 Little Chute
- 1983 Little Chute
- 1984 Little Chute
- 1985 Ripon
- 1986 Berlin
- 1987 Berlin
- 1988 Berlin
- 1989 Wautoma
- 1990 Wautoma
- 1991 Berlin
- 1995 Little Chute
- 1996 Little Chute
- 1997 Ripon
- 1998 Ripon
- 1999 Berlin
- 2000 Berlin
Lakes
- 2001 Berlin
- 2002 Ripon
- 2003 Ripon
- 2004 Ripon
- 2005 Berlin
Rivers
- 2001 Lomira
- 2002 Lomira
- 2003
- 2004 Lomira
- 2005 Lomira
East Central Conference
- 2006 Ripon
- 2015 Kewaskum
- 2016 Berlin, Kewaskum & Plymouth
- 2017
- 2018
Girls Cross Country
- 1980 Little Chute
- 1981 Winneconne
- 1982 Wautoma
- 1983 Little Chute
- 1984 Wautoma
- 1985 Ripon
- 1986 Ripon
- 1987 Ripon
- 1988 Ripon
- 1989 Little Chute & Ripon
- 1990 Little Chute
- 1991 Omro
- 1992 Little Chute
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995 Little Chute
- 1996 Little Chute
- 1997 Little Chute
- 1998 Berlin
- 1999
- 2000 Berlin
Lakes
- 2001 Berlin & Winneconne
- 2002 Berlin & Winneconne
- 2003 Berlin & Winneconne
- 2004 Winneconne
- 2005 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001
- 2002 Lomira
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005 Winnebago Lutheran
East Central Conference
- 2006 Ripon
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
Golf
- 1972 Ripon
- 1973 Ripon & Waupaca
- 1974 Hortonville
- 1975 New London
- 1976
- 1977 Ripon
- 1978 Ripon
- 1979 Hortonville & Ripon
- 1980 Hortonville
- 1981 Little Chute
- 1982 Hortonville & Little Chute
- 1983 Little Chute & Ripon
- 1984
- 1985 Little Chute
- 1986
- 1987 Ripon & Waupaca
- 1988 Waupaca
- 1989
- 1990 Little Chute
- 1991 Little Chute
- 1992 Little Chute
- 1993 Berlin & Waupaca
- 1994 Wautoma
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997 Waupaca
- 1998 Waupaca
- 1999 Hortonville
- 2000 Wautoma
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
Lakes
- 2001 Ripon
- 2002 Ripon
- 2003
- 2004 Berlin
- 2005 Berlin
- 2006 Berlin
- 2007
Boys Track
- 1970 Ripon
- 1971 Ripon
- 1972 Ripon
- 1973
- 1974 Hortonville
- 1975 Hortonville
- 1976
- 1977 Ripon
- 1978 Ripon
- 1979 Little Chute
- 1980
- 1981 Waupaca
- 1982 Berlin
- 1983 Little Chute
- 1984 Waupaca
- 1985 Berlin
- 1986 Berlin
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989 Berlin
- 1990 Berlin
- 1991 Berlin
- 1992 Berlin & Little Chute
- 1993 Waupaca
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997 Little Chute
- 1998 Wautoma
- 1999 Berlin
- 2000 Berlin
Lakes
- 2001 Berlin
- 2002 Berlin
- 2003 Ripon
- 2004 Ripon
- 2005 Wautoma
- 2006 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006 Mayville
East Central Conference
- 2007 Ripon
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
Girls Track
- 1973 Ripon
- 1974 Ripon
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978 Ripon
- 1979 Ripon
- 1980 Ripon
- 1981 Ripon
- 1982 Berlin
- 1983 Berlin
- 1984 Wautoma
- 1985 Ripon
- 1986 Ripon & Waupaca
- 1987 Waupaca
- 1988 Waupaca
- 1989 Omro
- 1990
- 1991 Waupaca
- 1992 Omro
- 1993 Little Chute & Omro
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996 Berlin
- 1997 Little Chute
- 1998 Little Chute
- 1999 Little Chute
- 2000 Berlin
Lakes
- 2001 Omro
- 2002 Omro
- 2003 Wautoma
- 2004 Berlin
- 2005 Winneconne
- 2006 Ripon
Rivers
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006 Mayville
East Central Conference
- 2007 Ripon
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
Girls Soccer
- 2005 Omro
- 2006 Omro
- 2016 Plymouth & Kettle Moraine Lutheran
- 2017 Plymouth & Winneconne
- 2018 Plymouth & Winneconne
Softball
- 1979 Hortonville
- 1980 Hortonville
- 1981
- 1982 Winneconne
- 1983 Winneconne
- 1984 Waupaca
- 1985 Berlin
- 1986 Winneconne
- 1987 Berlin, Little Chute & Ripon
- 1988 Wautoma
- 1989 Hortonville
- 1990 Little Chute, Ripon & Wautoma
- 1991 Hortonville
- 1992 Hortonville
- 1993 Hortonville, Little Chute & Ripon
- 1994 Hortonville
- 1995 Hortonville
- 1996 Hortonville
- 1997 Hortonville
- 1998 Hortonville
- 1999 Hortonville
- 2000 Berlin
Lakes
- 2001 Winneconne
- 2002 Winneconne
- 2003 Markesan & Winneconne
- 2004 Ripon
- 2005
- 2006
Rivers
- 2001
- 2002 Horicon
- 2003 Horicon
- 2004 Horicon
- 2005 Horicon
- 2006
East Central
- 2007 Winneconne
- 2016 Waupun & Winneconne
- 2017 Waupun
- 2018 Kewaskum
Wrestling
- 1970-1971 Hortonville & New London
- 1971-1972 Berlin & Hortonville
- 1972-1973 Berlin
- 1973-1974 New London
- 1974-1975
- 1975-1976 Hortonville & New London
- 1976-1977 New London
- 1977-1978 Hortonville
- 1978-1979 Hortonville
- 1981-1982 Hortonville
- 1982-1983 Hortonville
- 1983-1984 Berlin & Waupaca
- 1984-1985 Omro & Ripon
- 1985-1986
- 1986-1987 Berlin
- 1987-1988 Berlin
- 1988-1989 Berlin
- 1989-1990
- 1990-1991
- 1991-1992
- 1992-1993 Berlin
- 1993-1994 Berlin
- 1994-1995
- 1995-1996 Berlin
- 1996-1997 Ripon
- 1997-1998 Hortonville
- 1998-1999 Berlin,Hortonville, & Ripon
- 1999-2000 Berlin & Ripon
- 2015-2016
- 2016-2017
- 2017-2018
Lakes
- 2000-2001 Berlin & Winneconne
- 2001-2002 Winneconne
- 2002-2003
- 2003-2004 Ripon
- 2004-2005 Ripon
- 2005-2006 Ripon
- 2006-2007 Ripon
Rivers
- 2000-2001 Lomira
- 2001-2002 Lomira
- 2002-2003 Lomira
- 2003-2004 Lomira
- 2004-2005 Lomira
- 2005-2006 Laconia & Lomira
Volleyball
- 1973 Omro
- 1974 Omro
- 1975 Omro
- 1976 Omro
- 1977
- 1978 Little Chute
- 1979
- 1980 Little Chute & Waupaca
- 1981 Little Chute
- 1982 Wautoma
- 1983
- 1984 Berlin & Wautoma
- 1985 Little Chute
- 1986 Winneconne
- 1987 Little Chute
- 1988 Berlin
- 1989
- 1990 Berlin
- 1991 Ripon
- 1992 Ripon & Waupaca
- 1993 Berlin & Little Chute
- 1994
- 1995 Ripon
- 1996 Ripon
- 1997 Ripon
- 1998 Ripon
- 1999 Laconia
Lakes
- 2000 Ripon
- 2001 Laconia
- 2002 Laconia
- 2003 Laconia
- 2004 Laconia
- 2005 Waupun
Rivers
- 2001 Horicon
- 2002
- 2003 Horicon
- 2004 Horicon
- 2005 Laconia
East Central
- 2006 Waupun
- 2015 Winneconne
- 2016 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
- 2017
Source http://www.ripontigerfootball.com/history.html
Source: http://www.postcrescent.com/article/99999999/APC0110/399991397