WIAA Big Eight Conference
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The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
's Big Eight Conference, is a high school athletic conference in south-central Wisconsin. Its ten member schools are:
The management of the conference is vested in the principals of the member schools, who determine the rules governing eligibility of athletes and schedules. Rules and regulations may not be less restrictive than those of the WIAA.
Girls are allowed to participate in football, hockey, and wrestling.
1952 - Madison West
1965 - Beloit Memorial
1967 - Madison East
1974 - Sun Prairie
1977 - Janesville Parker
1983 - Janesville Craig
1984 - Janesville Craig
1990 - Madison Memorial
1992 - Madison Memorial
1994 - Sun Prairie
1997 - Sun Prairie
1998 - Janesville Craig
2003 - Middleton
2005 - Sun Prairie
2006 - Sun Prairie
Baseball (Summer)
none
Boys' basketball
1932 - Beloit Memorial
1933 - Beloit Memorial
1934 - Beloit Memorial
1937 - Beloit Memorial
1945 - Madison West
1947 - Beloit Memorial
1958 - Madison East
1969 - Beloit Memorial
1971 - Janesville Parker
1973 - Beloit Memorial
1977 - Madison LaFollette
1982 - Madison LaFollette
1992 - Madison West
2002 - Madison LaFollette
2005 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Madison Memorial
2011 - Madison Memorial
Girls' basketball
1976 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1993 - Janesville Parker
2000 - Janesville Parker
2001 - Janesville Parker
Boys' cross country
1947 - Madison West
1950 - Janesville
1951 - Madison West
1955 - Madison West
1961 - Janesville
1962 - Janesville
1967 - Madison Memorial
1969 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Madison Memorial
1992 - Middleton
2004 - Madison West
2006 - Madison LaFollette
2007 - Madison LaFollette
Girls' cross country
1980 - Madison Memorial
1984 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Janesville Craig
1995 - Middleton
1996 - Middleton
1997 - Middleton
2006 - Middleton
Football
1969 - Madison East
1977 - Madison West
1983 - Middleton
1987 - Middleton
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1995 - Sun Prairie
Boys' golf
1932 - Beloit Memorial
1934 - Madison West
1935 - Madison West
1936 - Madison West
1945 - Beloit Memorial
1949 - Madison West
1951 - Janesville
1953 - Janesville
1956 - Madison West
1957 - Madison West
1960 - Madison West
1961 - Madison West
1962 - Madison West
1963 - Janesville
1965 - Madison East
1966 - Madison West
1967 - Madison West
1972 - Madison Memorial
1976 - Madison West
1984 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
1990 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Sun Prairie
1993 - Middleton
1995 - Madison West
1997 - Middleton
1998 - Middleton
1999 - Middleton
2003 - Madison LaFollette
Girls' golf
1972 - Madison West
1973 - Madison West
1974 - Madison West
1975 - Madison West
1976 - Madison West
1977 - Madison Memorial
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Middleton
Gymnastics
1983 - Madison LaFollette
1987 - Madison West
Boys' hockey
1973 - Madison East
1975 - Madison East
1976 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Madison Memorial
1978 - Madison East
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison Memorial
1983 - Madison West
1985 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison East
1988 - Madison Memorial
1997 - Sun Prairie
1998 - Madison Memorial
1999 - Beloit Memorial
2000 - Madison Memorial
Girls' hockey
none
Boys' soccer
1984 - Madison West
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
2004 - Middleton
2006 - Madison Memorial
Girls' soccer
1986 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison Memorial
1988 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1999 - Madison West
2000 - Madison West
2006 - Middleton
Softball
1976 - Madison West
1989 - Middleton
Boys' swimming and diving
1955 - Janesville
1961 - Janesville
1975 - Beloit Memorial
1976 - Beloit Memorial
1979 - Madison West
1980 - Madison Memorial
1981 - Madison Memorial
1982 - Madison West
1983 - Madison West
1984 - Madison West
1985 - Madison West
1986 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
1989 - Madison West
1990 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1992 - Madison Memorial
1993 - Madison West
1994 - Madison Memorial
1996 - Madison Memorial
2005 - Madison Memorial
2006 - Madison Memorial
2007 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Madison Memorial
Girls' swimming and diving
1970 - Madison Memorial
1971 - Madison Memorial
1972 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison West
1974 - Madison Memorial
1975 - Madison Memorial
1976 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Madison West
1978 - Madison Memorial
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison West
1981 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1983 - Madison West
1986 - Madison West
1988 - Madison Memorial
1989 - Madison West
1990 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1992 - Madison West
1993 - Madison Memorial
1994 - Madison Memorial
1995 - Madison West
1996 - Madison West
1997 - Madison West
1998 - Madison West
1999 - Madison Memorial
2000 - Madison Memorial
2001 - Madison Memorial
2007 - Madison East
Boys' tennis
1948 - Madison West
Girls' tennis
1988 - Madison Memorial
Boys' track and field
1942 - Madison West
1944 - Madison West
1948 - Madison West
1949 - Beloit Memorial
1951 - Madison West
1952 - Madison West
1953 - Madison West
1956 - Madison West
1964 - Madison West
1969 - Madison La Follette
1970 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Beloit Memorial
1991 - Beloit Memorial
2002 - Madison La Follette
Girls' track and field
1972 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison Memorial
1974 - Madison West
1975 - Madison West
1977 - Madison East
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison West
1981 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1985 - Madison West
1997 - Middleton
1998 - Middleton
2003 - Madison Memorial
Boys' volleyball
1947 - Madison West
1987 - Madison La Follette
1989 - Madison La Follette
Girls' volleyball
none
Wrestling
1955 - Janesville
1965 - Madison West
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the first high school athletic organization in the country...
's Big Eight Conference, is a high school athletic conference in south-central Wisconsin. Its ten member schools are:
- Beloit Memorial High SchoolBeloit Memorial High SchoolBeloit Memorial High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school in Beloit, Wisconsin. The average class size is 28 students with an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students and 130 full-time certified staff. 80% of the students continue their education after graduation.The school's...
- Janesville Craig High School
- Janesville Parker High SchoolGeorge S. Parker High SchoolGeorge S. Parker High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located on the west side of the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. The school, named for George S. Parker, founder of the Parker Pen Company, was constructed in 1967. The rival east side school is Joseph A. Craig High School. Dr...
- Madison East High SchoolMadison East High SchoolMadison East High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1922, making it the oldest high school still operating in Madison. The school mascot is the "Purgolder", an animal resembling a puma. Madison East athletes compete in the WIAA...
- Madison LaFollette High SchoolMadison LaFollette High SchoolLa Follette High School is a public school located in Madison, Wisconsin, teaching students grades 9-12. It is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. One of five Madison public high schools, it is commonly known as "La Follette". The school is named after former lawmaker and 1924...
- Madison Memorial High SchoolJames Madison Memorial High SchoolJames Madison Memorial High School is a public school located at 201 South Gammon Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District...
- Madison West High SchoolMadison West High SchoolMadison West High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1930. Its mascot is the "Reggie the Regent," a lion, and its school colors are maize and blue...
- Middleton High SchoolMiddleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)Middleton High School is a comprehensive public secondary school in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Established in 1879, it is located in the city of Middleton, Wisconsin. The school serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9-12 from the Middleton and Cross Plains areas. Middleton...
- Sun Prairie High SchoolSun Prairie High SchoolSun Prairie High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The school is administered by the Sun Prairie Area School District. In 2008-2009, there were 146 teachers and 1,802 students at Sun Prairie High School. SPHS is a WIAA Division 1 school...
- Verona Area High SchoolVerona Area High SchoolVerona Area High School ' is a high school in Verona, Wisconsin in the United States. It services the Verona Area School District and has an enrollment of 1442.-Academics:...
The management of the conference is vested in the principals of the member schools, who determine the rules governing eligibility of athletes and schedules. Rules and regulations may not be less restrictive than those of the WIAA.
Sports
The members of the conference may organize and compete with member schools in the following sports:- Boys' baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Girls' softball
- Swim
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Girls are allowed to participate in football, hockey, and wrestling.
State championships
Baseball (Spring)1952 - Madison West
1965 - Beloit Memorial
1967 - Madison East
1974 - Sun Prairie
1977 - Janesville Parker
1983 - Janesville Craig
1984 - Janesville Craig
1990 - Madison Memorial
1992 - Madison Memorial
1994 - Sun Prairie
1997 - Sun Prairie
1998 - Janesville Craig
2003 - Middleton
2005 - Sun Prairie
2006 - Sun Prairie
Baseball (Summer)
none
Boys' basketball
1932 - Beloit Memorial
1933 - Beloit Memorial
1934 - Beloit Memorial
1937 - Beloit Memorial
1945 - Madison West
1947 - Beloit Memorial
1958 - Madison East
1969 - Beloit Memorial
1971 - Janesville Parker
1973 - Beloit Memorial
1977 - Madison LaFollette
1982 - Madison LaFollette
1992 - Madison West
2002 - Madison LaFollette
2005 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Madison Memorial
2011 - Madison Memorial
Girls' basketball
1976 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1993 - Janesville Parker
2000 - Janesville Parker
2001 - Janesville Parker
Boys' cross country
1947 - Madison West
1950 - Janesville
1951 - Madison West
1955 - Madison West
1961 - Janesville
1962 - Janesville
1967 - Madison Memorial
1969 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Madison Memorial
1992 - Middleton
2004 - Madison West
2006 - Madison LaFollette
2007 - Madison LaFollette
Girls' cross country
1980 - Madison Memorial
1984 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Janesville Craig
1995 - Middleton
1996 - Middleton
1997 - Middleton
2006 - Middleton
Football
1969 - Madison East
1977 - Madison West
1983 - Middleton
1987 - Middleton
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1995 - Sun Prairie
Boys' golf
1932 - Beloit Memorial
1934 - Madison West
1935 - Madison West
1936 - Madison West
1945 - Beloit Memorial
1949 - Madison West
1951 - Janesville
1953 - Janesville
1956 - Madison West
1957 - Madison West
1960 - Madison West
1961 - Madison West
1962 - Madison West
1963 - Janesville
1965 - Madison East
1966 - Madison West
1967 - Madison West
1972 - Madison Memorial
1976 - Madison West
1984 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
1990 - Madison Memorial
1991 - Sun Prairie
1993 - Middleton
1995 - Madison West
1997 - Middleton
1998 - Middleton
1999 - Middleton
2003 - Madison LaFollette
Girls' golf
1972 - Madison West
1973 - Madison West
1974 - Madison West
1975 - Madison West
1976 - Madison West
1977 - Madison Memorial
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Middleton
Gymnastics
1983 - Madison LaFollette
1987 - Madison West
Boys' hockey
1973 - Madison East
1975 - Madison East
1976 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Madison Memorial
1978 - Madison East
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison Memorial
1983 - Madison West
1985 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison East
1988 - Madison Memorial
1997 - Sun Prairie
1998 - Madison Memorial
1999 - Beloit Memorial
2000 - Madison Memorial
Girls' hockey
none
Boys' soccer
1984 - Madison West
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
2004 - Middleton
2006 - Madison Memorial
Girls' soccer
1986 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison Memorial
1988 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1999 - Madison West
2000 - Madison West
2006 - Middleton
Softball
1976 - Madison West
1989 - Middleton
Boys' swimming and diving
1955 - Janesville
1961 - Janesville
1975 - Beloit Memorial
1976 - Beloit Memorial
1979 - Madison West
1980 - Madison Memorial
1981 - Madison Memorial
1982 - Madison West
1983 - Madison West
1984 - Madison West
1985 - Madison West
1986 - Madison Memorial
1987 - Madison West
1988 - Madison West
1989 - Madison West
1990 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1992 - Madison Memorial
1993 - Madison West
1994 - Madison Memorial
1996 - Madison Memorial
2005 - Madison Memorial
2006 - Madison Memorial
2007 - Madison Memorial
2009 - Madison Memorial
Girls' swimming and diving
1970 - Madison Memorial
1971 - Madison Memorial
1972 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison West
1974 - Madison Memorial
1975 - Madison Memorial
1976 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Madison West
1978 - Madison Memorial
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison West
1981 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1983 - Madison West
1986 - Madison West
1988 - Madison Memorial
1989 - Madison West
1990 - Madison West
1991 - Madison West
1992 - Madison West
1993 - Madison Memorial
1994 - Madison Memorial
1995 - Madison West
1996 - Madison West
1997 - Madison West
1998 - Madison West
1999 - Madison Memorial
2000 - Madison Memorial
2001 - Madison Memorial
2007 - Madison East
Boys' tennis
1948 - Madison West
Girls' tennis
1988 - Madison Memorial
Boys' track and field
1942 - Madison West
1944 - Madison West
1948 - Madison West
1949 - Beloit Memorial
1951 - Madison West
1952 - Madison West
1953 - Madison West
1956 - Madison West
1964 - Madison West
1969 - Madison La Follette
1970 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison Memorial
1977 - Beloit Memorial
1991 - Beloit Memorial
2002 - Madison La Follette
Girls' track and field
1972 - Madison Memorial
1973 - Madison Memorial
1974 - Madison West
1975 - Madison West
1977 - Madison East
1979 - Madison Memorial
1980 - Madison West
1981 - Madison West
1982 - Madison West
1985 - Madison West
1997 - Middleton
1998 - Middleton
2003 - Madison Memorial
Boys' volleyball
1947 - Madison West
1987 - Madison La Follette
1989 - Madison La Follette
Girls' volleyball
none
Wrestling
1955 - Janesville
1965 - Madison West