# Parkland Conference

The Parkland Conference is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. It was in existence from 1963 to 2006 and all member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

## History
### Braveland Conference Origins (1963-1980)

The Parkland Conference was formed in 1963 as a result of population growth and new school districts being formed in the Milwaukee area. Most of the high schools in these new districts joined the Braveland Conference, which was founded in 1953 and grew to seventeen members after only a decade of competition. The eight schools south of Interstate 94 (Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Muskego, New Berlin, Oak Creek, St. Francis and Whitnall) were the original members of the conference, and a ninth member was added in 1970 when New Berlin Eisenhower opened as the New Berlin district's second high school. The Parkland Conference competed as a nine-member loop for the next decade before major changes would occur.

### Major Realignment: Round One (1980-1985)

In 1980, the high school athletic conferences in southeastern Wisconsin went through a comprehensive realignment after years of discussion and failing to reach agreements. Two conferences were disbanded (the Scenic Moraine and South Shore), and four of the schools that were displaced (Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee, Racine Case and Slinger) became Parkland Conference members. Mukwonago also moved over from the Southern Lakes Conference that year, and the conference split into Eastern and Western divisions:
| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Greendale | Franklin |
| Greenfield | Kettle Moraine |
| Mukwonago | New Berlin Eisenhower |
| Muskego | Pewaukee |
| New Berlin | Slinger |
| Oak Creek | St. Francis |
| Racine Case | Whitnall |
Racine Case left the Parkland Conference for membership in the Suburban Conference in 1983, and the league would compete with thirteen members in two divisions for two more seasons.

### Major Realignment: Round Two (1985-1997)

A second extensive realignment occurred in 1985 after failing to fix some of the issues with travel and competitive balance that the 1980 realignment was supposed to remedy. This time, the Suburban Conference met its demise with one of the displaced schools, West Milwaukee, joining the Parkland Conference. Brown Deer also moved over from the Braveland Conference as part of the realignment, swapping affiliations with Mukwonago in the process. Most significantly, the Parkland Conference lost five members to the new Suburban Park Conference: Greendale, Greenfield, Kettle Moraine, Muskego and Oak Creek. These were some of the largest schools in the conference, and the new-look Parkland emerged with a larger geographic footprint and a smaller average enrollment than some of the other new conferences created. The Parkland Conference continued with this roster until 1992, when West Milwaukee High School closed its doors. Shorewood joined from the North Shore Conference to take their place. Another change occurred in 1993, when Franklin left to join the new Woodland Conference with Sussex Hamilton replacing them after being displaced from the shuttered Braveland Conference.

### Final Years and Dissolution (1997-2006)

In 1997, the Parkland Conference lost four member schools: three joined the Woodland Conference (New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West and Whitnall) and Sussex Hamilton became a charter member of the Greater Metro Conference. Taking their place were four private schools who were in the process of joining the WIAA as part of the merger with their previous organization, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. Dominican in Whitefish Bay and Martin Luther in Greendale joined in 1997, while Kettle Moraine Lutheran in Jackson and Luther Prep in Watertown entered the year after. Aside from Martin Luther returning to the Midwest Classic Conference in 2003, the Parkland Conference continued with this membership roster until it was disbanded in 2006. Four schools joined the Woodland Conference (Brown Deer, Pewaukee, Shorewood and St. Francis), Dominican entered the Midwest Classic Conference, Kettle Moraine Lutheran became a charter member of the Wisconsin Flyway Conference, Luther Prep joined the Capitol Conference and Slinger shifted to the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference.

## Conference Membership History

| School | Location | Mascot | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
| Franklin | Franklin, WI | Sabers | 1963 | 1993 | Southeast | Southeast |
| Greendale | Greendale, WI | Panthers | 1963 | 1985 | Suburban Park | Woodland |
| Greenfield | Greenfield, WI | Hustlin' Hawks | 1963 | 1985 | Suburban Park | Woodland |
| Muskego | Muskego, WI | Warriors | 1963 | 1985 | Suburban Park | Woodland |
| New Berlin West | New Berlin, WI | Vikings | 1963 | 1997 | Woodland | Woodland |
| Oak Creek | Oak Creek, WI | Knights | 1963 | 1985 | Suburban Park | Southeast |
| St. Francis | St. Francis, WI | Mariners | 1963 | 2006 | Woodland | Midwest Classic |
| Whitnall | Greenfield, WI | Falcons | 1963 | 1997 | Woodland | Woodland |
| New Berlin Eisenhower | New Berlin, WI | Lions | 1970 | 1997 | Woodland | Woodland |
| Kettle Moraine | Wales, WI | Lasers | 1980 | 1985 | Suburban Park | Classic Eight |
| Mukwonago | Mukwonago, WI | Indians | 1980 | 1985 | Braveland | Classic Eight |
| Pewaukee | Pewaukee, WI | Pirates | 1980 | 2006 | Woodland | Woodland |
| Racine Case | Racine, WI | Eagles | 1980 | 1983 | Suburban | Southeast |
| Slinger | Slinger, WI | Owls | 1980 | 2006 | Wisconsin Little Ten | North Shore |
| Brown Deer | Brown Deer, WI | Falcons | 1985 | 2006 | Woodland | Woodland |
| West Milwaukee | West Milwaukee, WI | Mustangs | 1985 | 1992 | Closed in 1992 | Closed in 1992 |
| Shorewood | Shorewood, WI | Greyhounds | 1992 | 2006 | Woodland | Woodland |
| Sussex Hamilton | Sussex, WI | Chargers | 1993 | 1997 | Greater Metro | Greater Metro |
| Dominican | Whitefish Bay, WI | Knights | 1997 | 2006 | Midwest Classic | Metro Classic |
| Martin Luther | Greendale, WI | Spartans | 1997 | 2003 | Midwest Classic | Metro Classic |
| Kettle Moraine Lutheran | Jackson, WI | Chargers | 1998 | 2006 | Wisconsin Flyway | East Central |
| Luther Prep | Watertown, WI | Phoenix | 1998 | 2006 | Capitol | Midwest Classic |

## List of Conference Champions
### Basketball

| Season | Team | Season | Team |
| 1966 | Franklin | 1987 | Mukwonago |
| 1967 | ? | 1988 | NB Eisenhower |
| 1968 | Franklin St. Francis | 1989 | Franklin |
| 1969 | Whitnall | 1990 | Franklin |
| 1970 | Whitnall | 1991 | Franklin Whitnall |
| 1971 | Whitnall | 1992 | Franklin |
| 1972 | Whitnall | 1993 | Franklin |
| 1973 | Whitnall | 1994 | Franklin Hamilton Whitnall |
| 1974 | Franklin | 1995 | Whitnall |
| 1975 | Greendale Oak Creek | 1996 | NB Eisenhower |
| 1976 | Greendale | 1997 | Whitnall |
| 1977 | St. Francis | 1998 | Pewaukee |
| 1978 | Whitnall | 1999 | Dominican |
| 1979 | Oak Creek | 2000 | Pewaukee Slinger |
| 1980 | Whitnall | 2001 | Martin Luther |
| 1981 | ? | 2002 | Pewaukee |
| 1982 | ? | 2003 | Brown Deer |
| 1983 | Greendale | 2004 | Slinger |
| 1984 | Greendale | 2005 | Kettle Moraine Lutheran |
| 1985 | Greendale | 2006 | Brown Deer |
| 1986 | ? | | |

### Boys' basketball

| Season | Team | Season | Team |
| 1964 | Muskego | 1986 | NB Eisenhower |
| 1965 | Muskego | 1987 | Whitnall |
| 1966 | Whitnall | 1988 | Whitnall |
| 1967 | Greenfield | 1989 | Whitnall |
| 1968 | Greenfield | 1990 | Brown Deer |
| 1969 | Greendale | 1991 | Whitnall |
| 1970 | Greendale | 1992 | Brown Deer |
| 1971 | Greendale | 1993 | NB Eisenhower |
| 1972 | Whitnall | 1994 | Shorewood |
| 1973 | NB West | 1995 | Brown Deer |
| 1974 | NB West | 1996 | Shorewood |
| 1975 | Franklin | 1997 | Slinger |
| 1976 | Greendale NB Eisenhower | 1998 | Dominican |
| 1977 | NB Eisenhower St. Francis | 1999 | Dominican |
| 1978 | NB West | 2000 | Dominican |
| 1979 | NB West | 2001 | Pewaukee |
| 1980 | Oak Creek | 2002 | Dominican |
| 1981 | NB Eisenhower | 2003 | Slinger |
| 1982 | Kettle Moraine | 2004 | Dominican |
| 1983 | East: Kettle Moraine West: Whitnall | 2005 | Dominican |
| 1984 | East: Kettle Moraine West: NB West | 2006 | Kettle Moraine Lutheran |
| 1985 | East: Muskego West: Franklin | | |

### Girls' basketball

| Season | Team | Record | Season | Team | Record |
| 1976 | ? | | 1992 | Brown Deer | |
| 1977 | ? | | 1993 | Brown Deer | 16-0 |
| 1978 | ? | | 1994 | Whitnall | 16-0 |
| 1979 | ? | | 1995 | Whitnall | 16-0 |
| 1980 | ? | | 1996 | NB Eisenhower | 15-1 |
| 1981 | St. Francis | 16-0 | 1997 | NB West | 15-1 |
| 1982 | Oak Creek | 16-0 | 1998 | Slinger | |
| 1983 | Oak Creek | 15-0 | 1999 | Slinger | 15-1 |
| 1984 | NB West | 16-2 | 2000 | Slinger | 16-0 |
| 1985 | NB West | 18-0 | 2001 | Slinger Dominican | 16-0 |
| 1986 | NB West | 16-0 | 2002 | Slinger | 14-2 |
| 1987 | NB Eisenhower | 14-2 | 2003 | Slinger | 16-0 |
| 1988 | NB Eisenhower | 15-1 | 2004 | Kettle Moraine Lutheran Pewaukee Slinger | 12-2 |
| 1989 | NB Eisenhower | 16-0 | 2005 | Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 14-0 |
| 1990 | NB Eisenhower | 16-0 | 2006 | Pewaukee | 13-1 |
| 1991 | NB Eisenhower | 15-1 | | |
* Division champions
| Season | Team | Record |
| 1981 | Oak Creek (E) St. Francis (W) | ? 16-0 |
| 1982 | Oak Creek (E) Whitnall (W) | 16-0 14-2 |
| 1983 | Oak Creek (E) NB West (W) St. Francis (W) | 15-0 14-1 14-1 |
| 1984 | Muskego (E) Oak Creek (E) NB West (W) | 15-2 15-2 16-2 |
| 1985 | Greendale (E) NB West (W) | 16-1 18-0 |

### Football

| Season | Team | Season | Team |
| 1963 | Oak Creek | 1986 | New Berlin Eisenhower |
| 1964 | | 1987 | New Berlin Eisenhower |
| 1965 | | 1988 | New Berlin Eisenhower |
| 1966 | | 1989 | Franklin |
| 1967 | | 1990 | Franklin |
| 1968 | Greendale | 1991 | Brown Deer/New Berlin West (2-way tie) |
| 1969 | Greendale | 1992 | Slinger |
| 1970 | | 1993 | Sussex Hamilton |
| 1971 | Muskego | 1994 | Sussex Hamilton |
| 1972 | Oak Creek | 1995 | Sussex Hamilton |
| 1973 | New Berlin Eisenhower | 1996 | St. Francis |
| 1974 | Muskego | 1997 | Slinger |
| 1975 | Muskego | 1998 | Slinger |
| 1976 | Greenfield | 1999 | Watertown Luther Prep |
| 1977 | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2000 | Watertown Luther Prep |
| 1978 | Greenfield | 2001 | Watertown Luther Prep |
| 1979 | Muskego | 2002 | St. Francis/Pewaukee |
| 1980 | Racine Case St. Francis | 2003 | St. Francis |
| 1981 | Greendale | 2004 | Brown Deer |
| 1982 | Franklin | 2005 | Brown Deer Pewaukee |
| 1983 | Mukwonago | 2006 | Brown Deer |
| 1984 | Slinger | 2020 | Catholic Memorial |
| 1985 | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2021 | Catholic Memorial |

## State tournament appearances

1963-1964: Whitnall, Boys Track & Field Class B Runner Up (Coach Bob Huberty) 1964-1965: Greenfield, Summer Baseball Quarterfinal 1966-1967: Muskego, Summer Baseball Quarterfinal 1974-1975: Greendale, Girls Volleyball Class A Runner Up
1975-1976: St. Francis, Boys Basketball Class B Champions (Coach Harold "Butch" McKeon) 1975-1976: St. Francis, Boys Track & Field Class B Champions (Coach James Fazen) 1975-1976: St. Francis, Boys Cross Country Class B Champion (Coach James Fazen) 1975-1976: Whitnall, Girls Basketball Class A Quarterfinal 1977-1978: Whitnall, Girls Basketball Class A Quarterfinal 1978-1979: Greenfield, Summer Baseball Semi-Final 1978-1979: Greendale, Girls Basketball Class A Runner Up 1978-1979: Greendale, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1979-1980: Greendale, Summer Baseball Champion (Coach Robin Schrank) 1979-1980: Greendale, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1980-1981: New Berlin Eisenhower, Boys Basketball Class A Quarterfinal (Coach Steve Gustafson) 1980-1981: Oak Creek, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1980-1981: St. Francis, Girls Basketball Class B Semi-Final (Coach Phil Polasek) 1981-1982: Greendale, Summer Baseball Semi-Final (Coach Robin Schrank) 1981-1982: Oak Creek, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1981-1982: Oak Creek, Girls Basketball Class A Semi-Final (Coach Myrt Jeske) 1981-1982: Racine Case, Boys Track & Field Class A Runner Up (Coach Bill Greiten) 1982-1983: Greenfield, Summer Baseball Champion (Coach Frank Benevides) 1982-1983: Oak Creek, Girls Volleyball Class A Champion (Coach Myrt Jeske) 1982-1983: Oak Creek, Girls Basketball Class A Runner Up (Coach Myrt Jeske) 1983-1984: Greenfield, Summer Baseball Semi-Final 1983-1984: Oak Creek, Girls Basketball Class A Semi-Final (Coach Myrt Jeske) 1983-1984: Oak Creek, Girls Volleyball Class A Runner Up (Coach Myrt Jeske) 1984-1985: Greendale, Summer Baseball Runner Up (Coach Robin Schrank) 1984-1985: New Berlin West, Girls Volleyball Class A Champion (Coach Ray Carney) 1985-1986: New Berlin Eisenhower, Football Division 2 Runner Up (Coach Frank Granger) 1985-1986: Whitnall, Boys Basketball Class B Semi-Final 1985-1986: New Berlin West, Girls Basketball Class B Semi-Final (Coach Gail Champion) 1986-1987: Brown Deer, Girls Track & Field Class B Champion (Coach Mike Novak) 1986-1987: Brown Deer, Girls Basketball Class B Semi-Final (Coach Ken Wall) 1986-1987: New Berlin West, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1987-1988: Whitnall, Boys Basketball Class B Champion (Coach Kent Kroupa) 1987-1988: New Berlin West, Football Division 2 Runner Up (Coach Doug Lange) 1987-1988: New Berlin Eisenhower, Girls Basketball Class B Semi-Final (Coach Conrad Farmer) 1987-1988: New Berlin West, Girls Volleyball Class A Semi-Final 1988-1989: New Berlin Eisenhower, Summer Baseball Quarterfinal 1988-1989: Pewaukee, Girls Volleyball Class B Semi-Final 1989-1990: New Berlin Eisenhower, Football Runner Up (Coach Frank Granger) 1990-1991: Whitnall, Summer Baseball Champion (Coach Tom Grafenauer) 1990-1991: Brown Deer, Boys Golf Champions (Coach Paul Zurich) 1991-1992: Brown Deer, Boys Golf Runner Up (Coach Paul Zurich) 1991-1992: Brown Deer, Boys Soccer Semi-Final 1992-1993: Brown Deer, Girls Basketball Division 2 Semi-Final (Coach Ken Wall) 1992-1993: Brown Deer, Boys Soccer Division 2 Champion (Coach Andrew Maciejewski) 1992-1993: New Berlin West, Boys Soccer Division 2 Semi-Final 1993-1994: Whitnall, Fastpitch-Softball Division 1 Semi-Final 1993-1994: Hamilton (Sussex), Wrestling Div 1 Participant 1993-1994: Brown Deer, Boys Soccer Division 2 Semi-Final 1994-1995: Brown Deer, Boys Golf Runner Up (Coach Tim Nelson) 1994-1995: Whitnall, Fastpitch-Softball Division 1 Semi-Final 1994-1995: New Berlin Eisenhower, Fastpitch-Softball Division 1 Quarterfinal 1995-1996: New Berlin Eisenhower, Football Division 3 Champion (Coach Jeff Setz) 1995-1996: New Berlin West, Boys Golf Runner Up (Coach Dean Molinaro) 1995-1996: Pewaukee, Girls Volleyball Division 2 Semi-Final 1995-1996: Whitnall, Wrestling Division 1 Runner Up 1996-1997: New Berlin Eisenhower, Football Division 3 Champion (Coach Jeff Setz) 1996-1997: Whitnall, Summer Baseball Quarterfinal (Coach Jeff Bigler) 1996-1997: Brown Deer, Boys Track & Field Division 2 Champions (Coach Elliot Kramsky) 1997-1998: Brown Deer, Boys Track & Field Division 2 Champions (Coach Elliot Kramsky) 1997-1998: Shorewood, Boys Soccer Division 2 Champion (Coach Bohdan Nedilsky) 1997-1998: Slinger, Football Division 3 Runner Up (Coach Fred Spaeth) 1998-1999: Slinger, Football Division 3 Champions (Coach Fred Spaeth) 1999-2000: New Berlin West, Boys Basketball Division 2 Champion (Coach Jeff Lewiston) 2000-2001: Pewaukee, Boys Basketball Division 2 Runner Up (Coach Tim Reuter) 2000-2001: Slinger, Girls Basketball Division 2 Runner Up (Steve Reinhardt) 2001-2002: Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Girls Volleyball Division 3 Runner Up (Coach Doug Hext) 2001-2002: Pewaukee, Boys Golf Champions (Coach Mike Rapp) 2001-2002: Brown Deer, Boys Basketball Division 2 Semi-Final (Coach Mike Novak) 2002-2003: Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Girls Volleyball Division 3 Champion (Coach Doug Hext) 2002-2003: Pewaukee, Boys Golf Champions (Coach Mike Rapp) 2003-2004: Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Girls Volleyball Division 3 Champion (Coach Doug Hext) 2004-2005: Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Girls Volleyball Division 3 Champion (Coach Doug Hext) 2004-2005: St. Francis, Football Division 4 Runner Up (Wisconsin Hall of Fame Coach Doug Sarver) 2004-2005: Brown Deer, Boys Track & Field Runner Up (Coach Rob Green) 2004-2005: Shorewood, Boys Soccer Division 2 Runner Up (Coach Carlos Gomez) 2005-2006: Slinger, Boys Soccer Division 2 Champion (Coach Michael Martinich) 2005-2006: Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Girls Volleyball Division 3 Runner Up (Coach Doug Hext) 2005-2006: Brown Deer, Boys Track & Field Runner Up (Coach Rob Green) 2005-2006: Slinger, Girls Soccer Division 2 Semifinal