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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 [[{{{hq_city}}}, Wisconsin]] Official website
Coulee Conference
Coulee Conference Member School Locations in
Wisconsin
The Coulee Conference is a seven-member
high school
athletic conference in the
La Crosse ,
Wisconsin area. It is affiliated with the
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Conference schools have enrollments ranging from 236 to 540, with an average enrollment of 395.
[1]
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.
[2] 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.
[3]
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
State championships
1978 - Westby
[4]
1985 - Westby
[4]
1986 - Westby
[4]
2007 - West Salem
[4]
Boys' golf
1994 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
[4]
2010 - Arcadia
[4]
Softball
Boys' Track & Field
1991 - Arcadia
[4]
1992 - Arcadia
1994 - Arcadia
1995 - Arcadia
1998 - Arcadia
1999 - Arcadia
2004 - Arcadia
Girls' Track & Field
1979 - West Salem
[4]
1998 - Arcadia
2003 - Arcadia
2004 - Arcadia
2007 - West Salem
2008 - Arcadia
2009 - Arcadia
Spring Baseball
State championship runners-up
1989 - Westby
[5]
1999 - Black River Falls
[5]
2002 - West Salem
[5]
2005 - West Salem
[5]
2009 - Arcadia
[5]
Boys' basketball
2006 - Westby
[6]
2012 - Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
[7]
Girls' basketball
Spring baseball
1981 - Viroqua
[9]
1985 - Viroqua
[9]
1997 - Westby
[9]
2013 - Westby
[9]
2014- Viroqua
Summer baseball
1984 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
[10]
Boys' cross country
Girls' golf
2008 - Arcadia/Cochrane-Fountain City
[12]
Boys' golf
Gymnastics
1979 - Viroqua
[14]
2004 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City
[14]
2005 - Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City
[14]
Girls' hockey
Boys' Track & Field
1973 - West Salem
[16]
2001 - Arcadia
[16]
2007 - Arcadia
[16]
2009 - West Salem
[16]
Girls' Track & Field
2008 - West Salem
[17]
2009 - West Salem
[17]
Softball
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.
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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 Series: Westby leads 4–0
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