High school athletic conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coulee Conference Conference WIAA Commissioner Louie Ferguson Sports fielded
Division Divisions 2-3 (Baseball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling)
Divisions 3-4 (Basketball)
Divisions 4-6 (Football) No. of teams 7 Headquarters ] Official website Coulee Conference
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The Coulee Conference is a seven-member high school athletic conference in the La Crosse , Wisconsin area. It was founded in 1926 and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Conference schools have enrollments ranging from 236 to 540, with an average enrollment of 395.
Beginning in 2014, West Salem will compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference for football only.
With the announcement and passing of football-only conference realignments by the WIAA, the Coulee Conference will be temporarily split up for the 2019 football season. In the 2020 football season, the Coulee Conference will return, but Luther will join the Scenic Bluffs Conference. The Altoona Railroaders of the Cloverbelt Conference and Aquinas Blugolds (La Crosse) of the Mississippi Valley Conference will join the Coulee for football only.
Sports
The Coulee Conference sponsors 20 varsity sports. They are:
Fall - Football , boys' soccer , girls' tennis , volleyball , boys' cross country , girls' cross country and girls' golf
Winter - Boys' basketball , girls' basketball, gymnastics , wrestling boys' hockey and girls' hockey.
Spring - Boys' track , girls' track, boys' golf, boys' tennis, girls' soccer, baseball and softball .
Schools
Former schools
School
Location
Affiliation
Enrollment
Mascot
Colors
Joined
Left
Conference Joined
Current Conference
Bangor
Bangor, WI
Public
203
Cardinals
1926
1977
Scenic Central
Scenic Bluffs
Gale-Ettrick
Galesville, WI
Public
N/A
Redmen
1926
1971
Merged with Trempeleau
Holmen
Holmen, WI
Public
1,215
Vikings
1926
1989
Mississippi Valley
Mindoro
Mindoro, WI
Public
N/A
Tigers
1926
1965
Merged with Melrose
Onalaska
Onalaska, WI
Public
923
Hilltoppers
1926
1989
Mississippi Valley
Trempeleau
Trempeleau, WI
Public
N/A
Bears
1936
1971
Merged with Gale-Ettrick
Melrose
Melrose, WI
Public
N/A
Eagles
1942
1965
Merged with Mindoro
Melrose-Mindoro
Melrose, WI
Public
223
Mustangs
1965
1977
Dairyland
Cochrane-Fountain City
Fountain City, WI
Public
175
Pirates
1972
1977
Dairyland
Royall
Elroy, WI
Public
154
Panthers
1977
1979
Scenic Bluffs
La Crescent
La Crescent, MN
Public
347
Lancers
1980
2007
Hiawatha Valley
Three Rivers
State championships
Football
1978 - Westby
1985 - Westby
1986 - Westby
2007 - West Salem
2021 - Aquinas
Boys' golf
1994 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
2010 - Arcadia
Softball
Boys' Track & Field
1991 - Arcadia
1992 - Arcadia
1994 - Arcadia
1995 - Arcadia
1998 - Arcadia
1999 - Arcadia
2004 - Arcadia
Girls' Track & Field
1979 - West Salem
1998 - Arcadia
2003 - Arcadia
2004 - Arcadia
2007 - West Salem
2008 - Arcadia
2009 - Arcadia
Spring Baseball
State championship runners-up
Football
1989 - Westby
1999 - Black River Falls
2002 - West Salem
2005 - West Salem
2009 - Arcadia
Boys' basketball
2006 - Westby
2012 - Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Girls' basketball
Spring baseball
1981 - Viroqua
1985 - Viroqua
1997 - Westby
2013 - Westby
2014- Viroqua
Summer baseball
1984 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Boys' cross country
Girls' golf
2008 - Arcadia/Cochrane-Fountain City
Boys' golf
1991 - Arcadia
1996 - Arcadia
1999 - Arcadia
Gymnastics
1979 - Viroqua
2004 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City
2005 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City
Girls' hockey
Boys' Track & Field
1973 - West Salem
2001 - Arcadia
2007 - Arcadia
2009 - West Salem
Girls' Track & Field
2008 - West Salem
2009 - West Salem
Softball
1991 - Westby
2007 - Arcadia
Wrestling
The Vernon County Mega Bowl
Beginning in 2019, the Westby Norsemen and the Viroqua Blackhawks have played for the Vernon County Mega Bowl in their yearly football contest. The Norsemen won the first Mega Bowl game 21-8 in 2019. There was no Mega Bowl Game in 2020.
Mega Bowl Game results
Westby victories Viroqua victories Tie games
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 October 18, 2019 Viroqua Westby 21 Viroqua 8 2 September 3, 2021 Westby Westby 46 Viroqua 0 3 September 9, 2022 Viroqua Westby 47 Viroqua 15
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 4 September 8, 2023 Westby Westby 35 Viroqua 7 5 September 20, 2024 Westby Westby 16 Viroqua 14 Series: Westby leads 5–0
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