10-12 Conference
The 10-12 Conference is a former high school athletic conference located in western Wisconsin. It was a relatively short-lived organization, competing from 1946 to 1948 and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
[edit]The 10-12 Conference was formed in 1946 by four small high schools in western Wisconsin: Eleva, Fairchild, Humbird and Strum.[1] The conference was named after two highways that were located within its geographic footprint (U.S. Route 10 and U.S. Route 12), and member schools were located in Clark, Eau Claire and Trempealeau Counties. In 1948, the school districts in Eleva and Strum merged, and Central Union High School of Eleva-Strum was opened in Strum shortly afterwards.[2] The decrease in members to three led to the demise of the 10-12 Conference, only two years after it was originally founded.[3] Eleva-Strum and Fairchild both became members of the Trempealeau Valley Conference in later years (Fairchild in 1949, Eleva-Strum in 1952),[4][5] and Humbird competed as an independent for its final year of existence before consolidation with Alma Center and Merrillan into Lincoln High School in Alma Center.[6]
Conference membership history
[edit]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleva | Eleva, WI | Public | N/A | Elevators | Unknown | 1946[1] | 1948[3] | Closed (merged into Eleva-Strum) | |
| Fairchild | Fairchild, WI | Public | N/A | Purple Dragons | 1946[1] | 1948[3] | Independent | Closed in 1968 (merged into Osseo-Fairchild) | |
| Humbird | Humbird, WI | Public | N/A | Game Birds | Unknown | 1946[1] | 1948[3] | Independent | Closed in 1949 (merged into Alma Center Lincoln) |
| Strum | Strum, WI | Public | N/A | Blues | 1946[1] | 1948[3] | Closed (merged into Eleva-Strum) | ||
Membership timeline
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "New 10-12 Loop to Open Friday with Eleva 5 at Strum". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 19 November 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Eleva, Strum Schools Run as One Unit". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 10 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Fairchild Has Cage Opener Slated Friday". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 11 November 1948. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Trempeleau Valley Cage Play Gets Underway Monday, Nov. 14". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 11 November 1949. p. 18. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Abes, Ramblers Face Five Foes in Heavy Week of Cage Activity". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 2 December 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Alma Center HS Named Lincoln High School". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. 20 October 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2025.