# North Shore Conference

The North Shore Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. It was founded in 1985, and membership is concentrated in the northern suburbs of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. All member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

## History
### Founding and Early Years (1985-1992)

The North Shore Conference was one of three conferences formed (along with the Big Nine and Suburban Park) during the realignment of high school athletic conferences in southeastern Wisconsin for the 1985-86 school year. Six members came from the Braveland Conference (Cedarburg, Germantown, Grafton, Homestead, Nicolet and Port Washington) and four came from the disbanded Suburban Conference (Shorewood, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West and Whitefish Bay). Other names considered for the conference were the Heritage Conference, Lakeshore Ten and North Suburban Conference.

### Minor Adjustments (1992-2017)

Shorewood left the North Shore Conference in 1992 to take West Milwaukee's place in the Parkland Conference after the school closed its doors. In 1993, Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West left to become charter members of the new Woodland Conference, with Menomonee Falls moving over from the defunct Braveland Conference as a replacement. They would only last four years in the North Shore Conference and were replaced by Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1997. Milwaukee Lutheran was in the process of joining the WIAA as part of the merger with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association, and was the first (and to date, only) private high school in the conference.

### Present Day (2017-present)

Membership would stay consistent for the next twenty years before further realignment occurred. In 2017, Germantown left to join the Greater Metro Conference and Milwaukee Lutheran became a member of the Woodland Conference. They were replaced by four schools who were displaced after the dissolution of the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference: Hartford Union, Slinger, West Bend East and West Bend West. The North Shore Conference will become a seven-member loop in 2025 with the loss of Port Washington, West Bend East and West Bend West to the Glacier Trails Conference.

## List of Conference Members
### Current Members

| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Joined |
| Cedarburg | Cedarburg, WI | Public | 1,087 | Bulldogs | 1985 |
| Grafton | Grafton, WI | Public | 713 | Black Hawks | 1985 |
| Hartford Union | Hartford, WI | Public | 1,281 | Orioles | 2017 |
| Homestead | Mequon, WI | Public | 1,261 | Highlanders | 1985 |
| Nicolet | Glendale, WI | Public | 1,086 | Knights | 1985 |
| Port Washington | Port Washington, WI | Public | 815 | Pirates | 1985 |
| Slinger | Slinger, WI | Public | 1,052 | Owls | 2017 |
| West Bend East | West Bend, WI | Public | 948 | Suns | 2017 |
| West Bend West | West Bend, WI | Public | 1,077 | Spartans | 2017 |
| Whitefish Bay | Whitefish Bay, WI | Public | 944 | Blue Dukes | 1985 |

### Former Members

| School | Location | Enrollment | Mascot | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
| Germantown | Germantown | 1,295 | Warhawks | 1985 | 2017 | Greater Metro | Greater Metro |
| Shorewood | Shorewood, WI | 662 | Greyhounds | 1985 | 1992 | Parkland | Woodland |
| Wauwatosa East | Wauwatosa, WI | 1,047 | Red Raiders | 1985 | 1993 | Woodland | Greater Metro |
| Wauwatosa West | Wauwatosa, WI | 1,028 | Trojans | 1985 | 1993 | Woodland | Greater Metro |
| Menomonee Falls | Menomonee Falls, WI | 1,292 | Indians | 1993 | 1997 | Greater Metro | Greater Metro |
| Milwaukee Lutheran | Milwaukee, WI | 908 | Red Knights | 1997 | 2017 | Woodland | Woodland |

## List of State Champions
### Fall Sports

Boys Cross Country :
| School | Year | Division |
| Whitefish Bay | 2005 | Division 1 |
| Port Washington | 2007 | Division 2 |
Girls Cross Country :
| School | Year | Division |
| Homestead | 1986 | Class A |
| Whitefish Bay | 2008 | Division 1 |
| Slinger | 2023 | Division 1 |
Football :
| School | Year | Division |
| Port Washington | 1985 | Division 2 |
| Germantown | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 1999 | Division 1 |
| Germantown | 2003 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 2006 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2008 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2012 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 2015 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 2018 | Division 2 |
| Slinger | 2024 | Division 2 |
Girls Golf :
| School | Year | Division |
| Homestead | 1987 | Single Division |
| Homestead | 1999 | Single Division |
| Homestead | 2011 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2012 | Division 1 |
Boys Soccer :
| School | Year | Division |
| Cedarburg | 1989 | Single Division |
| Wauwatosa East | 1990 | Single Division |
| Cedarburg | 1991 | Single Division |
| Homestead | 1993 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1994 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1995 | Division 2 |
| Cedarburg | 1996 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 1999 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2015 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2016 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2017 | Division 2 |
Girls Swimming & Diving :
| School | Year | Division |
| Germantown | 1992 | Division 2 |
| Germantown | 1993 | Division 2 |
| Grafton | 2004 | Division 2 |
| Grafton | 2005 | Division 2 |
| Grafton | 2013 | Division 2 |
| Grafton | 2014 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2024 | Division 2 |
Girls Tennis :
| School | Year | Division |
| Nicolet | 1989 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1990 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1992 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1993 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1994 | Division 1 |
| Nicolet | 1995 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1995 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 1996 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1996 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 1998 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 1999 | Division 1 |
| Nicolet | 2000 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2005 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2007 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2008 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2009 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2010 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2011 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2012 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2016 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2017 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2018 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2019 | Division 1 |
Girls Volleyball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Wauwatosa East | 1985 | Class A |
| Wauwatosa East | 1992 | Division 1 |

### Winter Sports

Boys Basketball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Wauwatosa East | 1989 | Class A |
| Whitefish Bay | 1996 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2011 | Division 2 |
| Germantown | 2012 | Division 1 |
| Germantown | 2013 | Division 1 |
| Germantown | 2014 | Division 1 |
| Nicolet | 2019 | Division 2 |
Girls Basketball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Grafton | 2007 | Division 2 |
| Grafton | 2009 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 2011 | Division 1 |
Gymnastics :
| School | Year | Division |
| Whitefish Bay | 1989 | Class A |
| Homestead | 1993 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay/Shorewood | 1995 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay/Shorewood | 1996 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2002 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2001 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2009 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2011 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2012 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2014 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2016 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2017 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2018 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2019 | Division 2 |
| Hartford Union | 2020 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2021 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2022 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 2023 | Division 2 |
Boys Swimming & Diving :
| School | Year | Division |
| Whitefish Bay | 1997 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 1998 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 1999 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2000 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2001 | Division 1 |
| Cedarburg | 2021 | Division 2 |

### Spring Sports

Baseball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Milwaukee Lutheran | 2002 | Division 2 |
| Milwaukee Lutheran | 2003 | Division 2 |
| Milwaukee Lutheran | 2015 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2023 | Division 1 |
Boys Golf :
| School | Year | Division |
| Homestead | 1996 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2006 | Division 1 |
| Cedarburg | 2013 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2014 | Division 1 |
Girls Soccer :
| School | Year | Division |
| Homestead | 1992 | Single Division |
| Whitefish Bay | 1994 | Single Division |
| Homestead | 1995 | Single Division |
| Grafton | 1997 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1999 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2000 | Division 2 |
| Homestead | 2007 | Division 1 |
| Cedarburg | 2013 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2016 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2017 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2021 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2023 | Division 2 |
Softball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Germantown | 1996 | Division 1 |
Boys Tennis :
| School | Year | Division |
| Nicolet | 1986 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1987 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1988 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1989 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1990 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1997 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1997 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 1998 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1998 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 1999 | Division 1 |
| Whitefish Bay | 1999 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2000 | Division 2 |
| Whitefish Bay | 2002 | Division 2 |
| Nicolet | 2004 | Division 1 |
| Nicolet | 2005 | Division 1 |
| Nicolet | 2006 | Division 1 |
Boys Track & Field :
| School | Year | Division |
| Nicolet | 1990 | Class A |
| Grafton | 2000 | Division 2 |
| Germantown | 2006 | Division 1 |
| Homestead | 2010 | Division 1 |
Girls Track & Field :
| School | Year | Division |
| Whitefish Bay | 2015 | Division 1 |

### Summer Sports

Baseball :
| School | Year | Division |
| Homestead | 1994 | Single Division |
| Nicolet | 1998 | Single Division |