# Marawood Conference

The Marawood Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in north central Wisconsin. It was founded in 1949 and all member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

## History
### Origins and early years (1949–1972)

The Marawood Conference was founded in 1949 by seven small high schools in north central Wisconsin: Athens, Auburndale, Edgar, Marathon, Pittsville, Rudolph, and Startford. These schools were all former members of the Marathon County League (1928-1949) and Wood County League (1925-1942), and the name of the conference reflects the location of its original member schools. Membership remained consistent through the first thirteen years of the conference's history, with the first changes coming in 1962. Rudolph High School closed and was consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids, and two schools (Granton and Spencer) joined after the dissolution of the 3-C Conference. Abbotsford moved over from the Cloverbelt Conference in 1966, increasing the roster to nine schools. That number jumped to eleven in 1970 when two schools who were displaced by their conferences disbanding entered: Nekoosa from the Vacationland Conference and Rib Lake from the Flambeauland Conference.

### Expansion and private school additions (1972–2005)

Granton left to join the Central State Conference in 1972, bringing membership back down to ten schools. They would rejoin in 1976, replacing the departing Auburndale and Nekoosa, who both moved on to the Lumberjack Conference. Two years later, Prentice would join from the Lakeland Conference, and the conference's stable would stay intact for just over two decades until three new schools were added in 2000: Assumption in Wisconsin Rapids, Columbus Catholic in Marshfield, and Newman Catholic in Wausau. These schools were recent additions to the WIAA after the merger with WISAA, and all were previously members of the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference. Auburndale would also reenter the Marawood Conference that year, and a fifteenth member school would join in 2005 (Northland Lutheran in Kronenwetter). The Marawood Conference would split into North and South Divisions to accommodate the recent expansion:
| North Division | South Division |
| Abbotsford | Assumption |
| Athens | Auburndale |
| Edgar | Columbus Catholic |
| Marathon | Granton |
| Newman Catholic | Northland Lutheran |
| Prentice | Pittsville |
| Rib Lake | Spencer |
| | Stratford |

### Present day (2008–present)

In 2008, Park Falls and Phillips joined the Marawood Conference after the Lumberjack Conference ceased operations. They joined the North Division, with Edgar, Marathon and Newman Catholic moving to the South Division. These three schools replaced Columbus Catholic, Granton and Spencer, all of whom joined the Cloverbelt Conference. In 2009, Park Falls was merged with Glidden of the Indianhead Conference to form Chequamegon, who inherited Park Falls' Marawood Conference membership. Divisional alignment remained intact for the next five years before Edgar was moved back to the North Division. This lasted for three years before moving back to the South Division to replace two schools that left to join the Central Wisconsin Conference: Northland Lutheran and Pittsville. Currently, the Marawood Conference has twelve members in the following alignment:
| North Division | South Division |
| Abbotsford | Assumption |
| Athens | Auburndale |
| Chequamegon | Edgar |
| Phillips | Marathon |
| Prentice | Newman Catholic |
| Rib Lake | Stratford |

## List of member schools
### Current members

| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Joined |
| Abbotsford | Abbotsford, WI | Public | 241 | Falcons | 1966 |
| Assumption | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Private (Catholic) | 139 | Royals | 2000 |
| Athens | Athens, WI | Public | 127 | Bluejays | 1949 |
| Auburndale | Auburndale, WI | Public | 229 | Eagles | 1949, 2000 |
| Chequamegon | Park Falls, WI | Public | 241 | Screaming Eagles | 2009 |
| Edgar | Edgar, WI | Public | 201 | Wildcats | 1949 |
| Marathon | Marathon City, WI | Public | 260 | Red Raiders | 1949 |
| Newman Catholic | Wausau, WI | Private (Catholic) | 128 | Cardinals | 2000 |
| Phillips | Phillips, WI | Public | 217 | Loggers | 2008 |
| Prentice | Prentice, WI | Public | 122 | Buccaneers | 1978 |
| Rib Lake | Rib Lake, WI | Public | 132 | Redmen | 1970 |
| Stratford | Stratford, WI | Public | 272 | Tigers | 1949 |

### Former members

| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
| Pittsville | Pittsville, WI | Public | 168 | Panthers | 1949 | 2017 | Central Wisconsin | Central Wisconsin |
| Rudolph | Rudolph, WI | Public | N/A | Reindeer | 1949 | 1962 | Closed (consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids) | Closed (consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids) |
| Granton | Granton, WI | Public | 62 | Bulldogs | 1962, 1976 | 1972, 2008 | Central State, Cloverbelt | Cloverbelt |
| Spencer | Spencer, WI | Public | 220 | Rockets | 1962 | 2008 | Cloverbelt | Cloverbelt |
| Nekoosa | Nekoosa, WI | Public | 295 | Papermakers | 1970 | 1976 | Lumberjack | South Central |
| Columbus Catholic | Marshfield, WI | Private (Catholic) | 146 | Dons | 2000 | 2008 | Cloverbelt | Cloverbelt |
| Northland Lutheran | Kronenwetter, WI | Private (Lutheran, WELS) | 82 | Wildcats | 2005 | 2017 | Central Wisconsin | Central Wisconsin |
| Park Falls | Park Falls, WI | Public | N/A | Cardinals | 2008 | 2009 | Closed (merged into Chequamegon) | Closed (merged into Chequamegon) |

## List of State Champions
### Fall sports

Boys Cross Country :
| School | Year | Division |
| Rib Lake | 1999 | Division 3 |
Girls Cross Country :
| School | Year | Division |
| Edgar | 1983 | Class C |
| Prentice | 1985 | Class C |
| Prentice | 1986 | Class C |
| Prentice | 1987 | Class C |
| Edgar | 1988 | Class C |
| Edgar | 2008 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2009 | Division 3 |
Football :
| School | Year | Division |
| Edgar | 1979 | Division 4 |
| Stratford | 1986 | Division 5 |
| Edgar | 1992 | Division 5 |
| Edgar | 1999 | Division 5 |
| Edgar | 2001 | Division 5 |
| Stratford | 2003 | Division 6 |
| Stratford | 2004 | Division 6 |
| Stratford | 2005 | Division 6 |
| Stratford | 2006 | Division 6 |
| Stratford | 2007 | Division 6 |
| Stratford | 2008 | Division 6 |
| Edgar | 2009 | Division 6 |
| Edgar | 2010 | Division 6 |
| Edgar | 2016 | Division 7 |
| Edgar | 2023 | Division 7 |
Girls Volleyball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Abbotsford | 1981 | Class C |
| Abbotsford | 1982 | Class C |
| Abbotsford | 1983 | Class C |
| Abbotsford | 1997 | Division 4 |
| Abbotsford | 1998 | Division 4 |
| Abbotsford | 1999 | Division 4 |
| Abbotsford | 2001 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2013 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2014 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2015 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2016 | Division 4 |

### Winter sports

Boys Basketball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Marathon | 1975 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1976 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1977 | Class C |
| Edgar | 1997 | Division 4 |
| Marathon | 2011 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2023 | Division 5 |
Girls Basketball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Prentice | 1981 | Class C |
| Prentice | 1989 | Class C |
| Prentice | 1992 | Division 4 |
| Marathon | 1998 | Division 3 |
| Newman Catholic | 2002 | Division 3 |
| Newman Catholic | 2010 | Division 4 |
| Newman Catholic | 2011 | Division 5 |
| Assumption | 2015 | Division 5 |
| Assumption | 2016 | Division 5 |
| Assumption | 2021 | Division 5 |
Boys Wrestling :
| School | Year | Division |
| Athens | 1984 | Class C |
| Athens | 1987 | Class C |
| Athens | 1991 | Division 3 |
| Athens | 1993 | Division 3 |
| Athens | 1994 | Division 3 |
| Athens | 1995 | Division 3 |
| Stratford | 2017 | Division 3 |
| Stratford | 2018 | Division 3 |

### Spring sports

Baseball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Auburndale | 1960 | Single Division |
| Athens | 1982 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1992 | Division 3 |
| Spencer | 1994 | Division 4 |
| Abbotsford | 2006 | Division 4 |
| Marathon | 2008 | Division 3 |
| Marathon | 2010 | Division 3 |
| Athens | 2017 | Division 4 |
| Athens | 2018 | Division 4 |
| Stratford | 2019 | Division 3 |
Girls Soccer :
| School | Year | Division |
| Assumption | 2014 | Division 4 |
Softball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Assumption | 2001 | Division 3 |
| Assumption | 2005 | Division 4 |
| Assumption | 2022 | Division 5 |
Boys Track & Field :
| School | Year | Division |
| Marathon | 1990 | Class C |
| Athens | 2005 | Division 3 |
| Newman Catholic | 2006 | Division 3 |
| Newman Catholic | 2007 | Division 3 |
| Stratford | 2008 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2012 | Division 3 |
| Marathon | 2015 | Division 3 |
| Marathon | 2016 | Division 3 |
Girls Track & Field :
| School | Year | Division |
| Marathon | 1981 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1982 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1983 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1985 | Class C |
| Marathon | 1986 | Class C |
| Newman Catholic | 2009 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2010 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2011 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2012 | Division 3 |
| Edgar | 2013 | Division 3 |

### Summer sports

Baseball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Auburndale | 1970 | Single Division |