Cloverbelt Conference
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The Cloverbelt Conference is a high school athletic conference in the State of Wisconsin
. The schools included in the conference are near the Eau Claire – Chippewa Falls metropolitan area.
, the Cloverbelt Conference used to be separated into two divisions, the Large Division, and Small Division until the end of the 2007-08 athletic season when the area underwent major conference realignments. The Cloverbelt was then split into a modified Cloverbelt Conference, the newly formed Cloverwood Conference, and some of the schools moved to The Marawood Conference. Before this realignment, the Cloverbelt Conference was considered a powerhouse amongst Wisconsin's small school conference for decades, often sending at least one team to the state finals each year.
Before the Realignment-
Large Cloverbelt: Altoona, Cadott, Colby, Fall Creek, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Stanley-Boyd, and Mosinee.
Small Cloverbelt: Augusta, Gilman, Greenwood, Loyal, McDonnell, Owen-Withee, Regis, and Thorp.
After the realignment-
Cloverbelt: Colby, Stanley-Boyd, Eau Claire Regis, Altoona, Osseo-Fairchild, Fall Creek, Spencer/Marshfield Colombus, Neillsville, and Cadott.
Cloverwood: Athens, Greewood/Granton, Assumption, Owen-Withee, Newman Catholic, McDonell Central, Loyal, Gilman, Abbotsford, Thorp
, the East Division and West Division compose the Cloverbelt Conference.
In the East Division is: Augusta, Colby, Columbus (Marshfield), Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
The West Division is made up of: Altoona, Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell (Chippewa Falls), Osseo-Fairchild, Regis (Eau Claire), Stanley-Boyd, Thorp
, the Conference division is the same; East and West.
East is composed of: Augusta, Colby, Columbus (Marshfield), Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
Teams making up the West are: Altoona,Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell (Chippewa Falls), Osseo-Fairchild, Regis (Eau Claire), Stanley-Boyd, Thorp
, the teams are different. There are three divisions for wrestling in the WIAA, but because of having trouble trying to find fourteen quality wrestlers to fill a fourteen man weight class roster in small schools, some schools have been forced to merge programs to fill the holes.
The Conference consists of Abby/Colby, Cadott, Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal, Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Altoona, Spencer, Stanley-Boyd/Thorp
and softball
in the Cloverbelt is divided into East and West Divisions.
East: Augusta, Colby, Columbus, Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
West: Altoona, Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell, Osseo-Fairchild, Regis, Stanley-Boyd, Thorp
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The schools included in the conference are near the Eau Claire – Chippewa Falls metropolitan area.
List of Schools in the Cloverbelt Conference
- Altoona High SchoolAltoona, WisconsinAltoona is a city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,706 at the 2010 census. The city is a railroad terminal on the Union Pacific Railroad.-History:...
- Augusta High SchoolAugusta High School (Wisconsin)Augusta High School is a high school located in Augusta, Wisconsin, United States. It serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Augusta Area School District. Augusta High School has 204 students.-Athletics:...
- Cadott High School
- Colby High SchoolColby, WisconsinColby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census...
- Columbus (Marshfield)
- Fall Creek High School
- Gilman High SchoolGilman, Taylor County, WisconsinGilman is a village in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census. The village is located between the towns of Aurora and Ford.-Geography:Gilman is located at ....
- Granton High School
- Greenwood High SchoolGreenwood, WisconsinGreenwood is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,079 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greenwood is located at ....
- Loyal High SchoolLoyal, WisconsinLoyal is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,308 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Loyal, though it is politically independent....
- McDonnell Central Catholic High School
- Neillsville High SchoolNeillsville, WisconsinNeillsville is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,731 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat.-Geography:Neillsville is located at ....
- OsseoOsseo, WisconsinOsseo is a city located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Buffalo River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,669.-Geography:...
-FairchildFairchild, WisconsinFairchild is a village in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 564 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Fairchild.-Geography:Fairchild is located at ....
High School - OwenOwen, WisconsinOwen is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 936 at the 2000 census, but was 982 as of 2008. Owen is located directly east of the village of Withee, which is about half the size of Owen.-Geography:...
-WitheeWithee, WisconsinWithee is a village in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 508. There is also the Town of Withee, which is also in Clark County several miles west of the village...
High School - Regis High SchoolRegis High School (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)Regis High School is a co-ed Catholic high school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin United States in the Diocese of La Crosse. Bishop John Joseph Paul helped establish the present school....
- Spencer High School
- StanleyStanley, WisconsinStanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,898 at the 2000 census.- History :Stanley was settled and platted in 1881 when the Wisconsin Central Railway built its line through the area...
-BoydBoyd, WisconsinBoyd is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 680 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boyd is located at ....
High School - Thorp High SchoolThorp, WisconsinThorp is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Thorp and partially within the Town of Withee.-Geography:...
Football
In footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, the Cloverbelt Conference used to be separated into two divisions, the Large Division, and Small Division until the end of the 2007-08 athletic season when the area underwent major conference realignments. The Cloverbelt was then split into a modified Cloverbelt Conference, the newly formed Cloverwood Conference, and some of the schools moved to The Marawood Conference. Before this realignment, the Cloverbelt Conference was considered a powerhouse amongst Wisconsin's small school conference for decades, often sending at least one team to the state finals each year.
Before the Realignment-
Large Cloverbelt: Altoona, Cadott, Colby, Fall Creek, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Stanley-Boyd, and Mosinee.
Small Cloverbelt: Augusta, Gilman, Greenwood, Loyal, McDonnell, Owen-Withee, Regis, and Thorp.
After the realignment-
Cloverbelt: Colby, Stanley-Boyd, Eau Claire Regis, Altoona, Osseo-Fairchild, Fall Creek, Spencer/Marshfield Colombus, Neillsville, and Cadott.
Cloverwood: Athens, Greewood/Granton, Assumption, Owen-Withee, Newman Catholic, McDonell Central, Loyal, Gilman, Abbotsford, Thorp
Volleyball
In volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, the East Division and West Division compose the Cloverbelt Conference.
In the East Division is: Augusta, Colby, Columbus (Marshfield), Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
The West Division is made up of: Altoona, Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell (Chippewa Falls), Osseo-Fairchild, Regis (Eau Claire), Stanley-Boyd, Thorp
Basketball
For both boys and girls in basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, the Conference division is the same; East and West.
East is composed of: Augusta, Colby, Columbus (Marshfield), Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
Teams making up the West are: Altoona,Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell (Chippewa Falls), Osseo-Fairchild, Regis (Eau Claire), Stanley-Boyd, Thorp
Wrestling
For wrestlingWrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, the teams are different. There are three divisions for wrestling in the WIAA, but because of having trouble trying to find fourteen quality wrestlers to fill a fourteen man weight class roster in small schools, some schools have been forced to merge programs to fill the holes.
The Conference consists of Abby/Colby, Cadott, Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal, Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Altoona, Spencer, Stanley-Boyd/Thorp
Baseball
Like in winter sports, baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
in the Cloverbelt is divided into East and West Divisions.
East: Augusta, Colby, Columbus, Gilman, Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Spencer
West: Altoona, Cadott, Fall Creek, McDonell, Osseo-Fairchild, Regis, Stanley-Boyd, Thorp