Classic 8 Conference

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The logo of the Classic 8 Conference, a member of the WIAA
The logo of the Classic 8 Conference, a member of the WIAA

The Classic 8 Conference, also known as the C8C, is a high school athletic conference made up of 8 teams in southeastern Wisconsin. The Classic 8 Conference is a member of the WIAA. The conference is one of the newer conferences in the WIAA, having been formed in 1997. The Classic 8 Conference is widely recognized for its athletic excellence, especially in football.[citation needed] The schools in the conference are recognized as having one of the widest varieties of athletics in the state. The conference has schools that participate in such sports as lacrosse, field hockey, alpine skiing, boys ice hockey, girls ice hockey, and cross-country skiing, to name a few.


[edit] Member schools

Current members of the Classic 8 Conference include:

The Arrowhead Warhawks football team won the 2007 WIAA Division 1 State Championship by defeating Homestead. It was the Classic 8 Conference's first state football championship since 2004, when two teams won state titles.
The Arrowhead Warhawks football team won the 2007 WIAA Division 1 State Championship by defeating Homestead. It was the Classic 8 Conference's first state football championship since 2004, when two teams won state titles.

[edit] Classic 8 football

Current members of the Classic 8 Conference have accounted for a total of 14 state appearances, including 7 WIAA State Champions. Of those seven state championships, Arrowhead has won four (1993, 1994, 1996, 2007), Kettle Moraine has won one (1988), Mukwonago has won one (2004), and Waukesha West has won one (2004). The conference put its football talents on display especially in 2004, when it had two WIAA state champions in Mukwonago (Division 1) and Waukesha West (Division 2). Since 2000, the conference has sent 8 teams to the state championships in Madison at Camp Randall (5 state runner-ups, 3 championships).

Classic 8 Teams in WIAA State Football Championship Games
Year Winning Team Losing Team Location (all in Wisconsin) Division
1983 D.C. Everest 28 Waukesha North 14 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
1988 Kettle Moraine 20 New Berlin West 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 2
1989 D.C. Everest 20 Waukesha South 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
1993 Arrowhead 21 Appleton West 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
1994 Arrowhead 19 Muskego 16 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
1996 Arrowhead 24 D.C. Everest 21 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2000 Oshkosh North 28 Arrowhead 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2001 Ashwaubenon 27 Catholic Memorial 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 2
2002 Marshfield 20 Arrowhead 14 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2003 D.C. Everest 42 Arrowhead 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2004 Mukwonago 17 Marshfield 6 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2004 Waukesha West 24 Monona Grove 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 2
2006 Homestead 35 Arrowhead 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1
2007 Arrowhead 31 Homestead 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 1


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