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The Wood County League is a former high school athletic conference in central Wisconsin. It existed from 1925 to 1942, and its members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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The Wood County League was founded in 1925 by five small high schools in Wood County: Auburndale, Pittsville, Port Edwards, Rudolph, and the Wood County School of Agriculture.[1] Milladore would become a member of the conference in 1927[2] but would only stay for a year before reentering in 1929.[3][4] Biron would join the Wood County League that same year,[5] bringing membership to its high of seven schools. They would only last a single season before leaving,[6] and the conference continued as a six-member loop until 1934. Two schools left the Wood County League that year: Auburndale joined the neighboring Marathon County League,[7][8] and Port Edwards became a member of the Big 7-C Conference.[9] With Biron's reentry, the Wood County League had five member schools going into the 1934-35 school year.[10] A sixth would join in 1936 (Junction City), bringing the roster back up to six schools.[11] They would only last for one season, and with Milladore's exit from the league and Auburndale's return, five schools were in the conference in 1937.[12] The number would decrease to four when Biron withdrew from the conference in 1939,[13] only to rejoin 1940[14] and leave again in 1941 after not completing their league schedule the year prior.[15] After several years of instability and the closing of the Wood County School of Agriculture, the Wood County League folded in 1942.[16] Seven years after the dissolution of the Wood County League, three former members (Auburndale, Pittsville and Rudolph) would join four schools formerly in the Marathon County League (Athens, Edgar, Marathon and Stratford) to form the Marawood Conference.[17]

Conference Membership History

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Auburndale Auburndale, WI Public 229 Apaches     1925,[1] 1937[12] 1934,[7][8] 1942[16] Marathon County, Independent Marawood
Pittsville Pittsville, WI Public 168 Panthers     1925[1] 1942[16] Independent Central Wisconsin
Port Edwards Port Edwards, WI Public 133 Blackhawks     1925[1] 1934[9] Big 7-C Central Wisconsin
Rudolph Rudolph, WI Public N/A Reindeer     1925[1] 1942[16] Independent Closed in 1962 (consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids)[18]
Wood County School of Agriculture Wisconsin Rapids, WI Public N/A Aggies Unknown 1925[1] 1942[16] Closed
Milladore Milladore, WI Public N/A Millies Unknown 1927,[2] 1929[4] 1928,[3] 1937[12] Independent Closed in 1947 (district split between Stevens Point and Auburndale)[19]
Biron Biron, WI Public N/A Boy Scouts Unknown 1929,[5] 1934,[10] 1940[14] 1930,[6] 1939,[13] 1941[15] Independent Closed, date unknown (consolidated into Wisconsin Rapids)[19]
Junction City Junction City, WI Public N/A Unknown Unknown 1936[11] 1937[12] Independent Closed in 1949 (consolidated into Stevens Point)[20]

Membership Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Port Edwards School Notes". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 11 December 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Wood County Loop Draws Cage Cards". Stevens Point Journal. 12 October 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "County's Prep League Closes". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 9 March 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b Leaman, Harvey (11 October 1929). "Milladore High Enters County Basket League". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Biron Cagers Play Milladore Tonight". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 26 November 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Champions of the Wood County League". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 19 March 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Auburndale Opens Year in 29-2 Win". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 16 December 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b "9 Unbeaten Teams in 4 Central Wis. Conferences". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 24 December 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Southern Wisconsin Prep Cage Campaigns Get Into Full Swing Soon". Wisconsin State Journal. 24 November 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Re-Organize Wood County League". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 17 December 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Wood County Basketball League Opens on Dec. 3". Marshfield News-Herald. 6 November 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "3 Share Lead in County Loop". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 13 December 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b Treleven, Chuck (25 October 1939). "Sports From The Other End". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Rudolph Highs Leading Wood County League". Stevens Point Journal. 14 December 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Four Teams in Wood County Cage Loop; Biron Drops Out". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 11 November 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Wood Co. Basketball League is Abandoned". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 18 November 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Rudolph Edges Edgar, 36-34". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 21 November 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Rudolph School Merger with Wisconsin Rapids Ordered)". Stevens Point Journal. 2 March 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  19. ^ a b Consolidation
  20. ^ "To Close Junction City High School". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 5 October 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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