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The Park Ridge Conference is a high school athletic conference comprising schools in southeastern Wisconsin. Originally founded as the football-only Parkland Football Conference in 2020, it began all-sport sponsorship with the 2026-27 school year and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

2020-2026

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Location of Original Parkland Football Conference Members

The Parkland Football Conference was founded in February 2019, when the WIAA and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association released a full realignment package for Wisconsin's high school football conferences.^[1] An eight-member conference featuring Catholic Memorial in Waukesha, Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Pius XI in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West was unveiled as part of this realignment.^[2] This conference was originally referred to as the Woodland West in preseason realignment materials, as five of the original members were part of the Woodland Conference for all other sports. Instead, it was named the Parkland Football Conference after the original Wisconsin high school athletic conference that competed from 1963 to 2006.^[3] Membership remained intact for the first four seasons of play before three schools left the conference: Milwaukee Lutheran fully aligned with the Woodland Conference, Pewaukee became football-only members of the Classic 8 Conference and Pius XI joined the Midwest Classic Conference in the large-schools division. Two former Classic 8 members (Waukesha North and Waukesha South) along with West Allis Central (formerly of the Greater Metro Conference) replaced the three outgoing members.^[4] In July 2026, the conference changed its name to the Park Ridge Conference in preparation for its debut season.

2026-present

In October 2025, the WIAA fast-tracked a plan for the sixteen-member Woodland Conference to split into two separate organizations. All eight schools in the conference's Western Division (Greendale, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Pius XI, Waukesha North, Waukesha South and Wisconsin Lutheran) will be leaving the Woodland to form a new conference, temporarily reviving the Parkland Conference name for all sports before officially becoming the Park Ridge Conference in July 2026. The eight schools in the Woodland's Eastern Division will retain the name and add two new members (Augustine Prep in Milwaukee and Nathan Hale in West Allis).^[5] The Park Ridge Conference will have seven football members for the 2026-2027 cycle and will be entering into a scheduling partnership with the Woodland Conference with one interlocking game per member school that counts in their respective conference standings.^[6]

List of conference members

Current full members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined
Greendale	Greendale, WI	Public	871^[7]	Panthers	2026
New Berlin Eisenhower	New Berlin, WI	Public	731^[8]	Lions	2026
New Berlin West	New Berlin, WI	Public	719^[9]	Vikings	2026
Pewaukee	Pewaukee, WI	Public	851^[10]	Pirates	2026
Pius XI	Milwaukee, WI	Private (Catholic)	693^[11]	Popes	2026
Waukesha North	Waukesha, WI	Public	868^[12]	Northstars	2026
Waukesha South	Waukesha, WI	Public	1,073^[13]	Blackshirts	2026
Wisconsin Lutheran	Milwaukee, WI	Private (WELS)	938^[14]	Vikings	2026

Current associate members

School	Location	Affiliation	Mascot	Primary Conference	Sport(s)
Lake Country Lutheran	Hartland, WI	Private (LCMS)	Lightning	Midwest Classic	Girls Golf
Martin Luther	Greendale, WI	Private (LCMS)	Spartans	Metro Classic	Boys Volleyball
St. Thomas More	Milwaukee, WI	Private (Catholic)	Cavaliers	Metro Classic	Girls Golf
University School	River Hills, WI	Private (Nonsectarian)	Wildcats	Midwest Classic	Girls Golf
Wauwatosa East	Wauwatosa, WI	Public	Red Raiders	Greater Metro	Football
Wauwatosa West	Wauwatosa, WI	Public	Trojans	Greater Metro	Football

Current co-operative members

Team	Host School	Co-operative Members	Sport(s)
New Berlin United	Varies by sport	New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West	Girls Golf, Boys Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling
Waukesha Fusion	Waukesha North	Waukesha South	Boys Volleyball
Western Lakes Swim Team	Pewaukee	Oconomowoc	Girls Swim & Dive

Former Parkland Football Conference members

School	Location	Affiliation	Mascot	Joined	Conference Joined	Primary Conference
Catholic Memorial	Waukesha, WI	Private (Catholic)	Crusaders	2020-2025	Greater Metro	Classic 8
Milwaukee Lutheran	Milwaukee, WI	Private (LCMS)	Red Knights	2020-2023	Woodland
Pewaukee	Pewaukee, WI	Public	Pirates	2020-2023	Classic 8	Woodland
Pius XI	Milwaukee, WI	Private (Catholic)	Popes	2020-2023	Midwest Classic	Woodland
West Allis Central	West Allis, WI	Public	Bulldogs	2024-2025	Woodland

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

Membership map

Parkland Conference

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Location of Parkland Conference full members:

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New Berlin Eisenhower

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New Berlin West

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Pewaukee

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Pius XI

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Waukesha South

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List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Greendale	0
New Berlin Eisenhower	0
New Berlin West	0
Pewaukee	0
Pius XI	0
Waukesha North	0
Waukesha South	0
Wisconsin Lutheran	0

Girls Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Greendale	0
New Berlin Eisenhower	0
New Berlin West	0
Pewaukee	0
Pius XI	0
Waukesha North	0
Waukesha South	0
Wisconsin Lutheran	0

Football

School	Quantity	Years
Catholic Memorial	6	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Milwaukee Lutheran	0
New Berlin Eisenhower	0
New Berlin West	0
Pewaukee	0
Pius XI	0
Waukesha North	0
Waukesha South	0
Wauwatosa East	0
Wauwatosa West	0
West Allis Central	0

References

↑ "Revised Football-Only Conference Plan Released". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ Wilson, Travis (11 September 2020). "Parkland Football Preview". Wisconsin Sports Network. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Board of Control Approves Spring Sports Changes; Action Items". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
↑ "Greendale". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "New Berlin Eisenhower". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "New Berlin West". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Pewaukee". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Pius XI Catholic". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Waukesha North". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Waukesha South". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Wisconsin Lutheran". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[nbunited-15] 1 2 3 4 New Berlin United co-operative

[16] Western Lakes Swim Team co-operative

[waukeshasouth-17] Co-operative with Waukesha South

[18] Co-operative with Kettle Moraine

[19] Co-operative with Waukesha North and Waukesha West

[20] Co-operative with Mukwonago

[21] Waukesha Fusion co-operative

[1] "Revised Football-Only Conference Plan Released". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[2] "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[3] Wilson, Travis (11 September 2020). "Parkland Football Preview". Wisconsin Sports Network. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[5] "Board of Control Approves Spring Sports Changes; Action Items". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[6] "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[7] "Greendale". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[8] "New Berlin Eisenhower". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[9] "New Berlin West". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[10] "Pewaukee". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[11] "Pius XI Catholic". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[12] "Waukesha North". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[13] "Waukesha South". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[14] "Wisconsin Lutheran". WIAA School Database. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

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	Baseball	Boys Basketball	Girls Basketball	Boys Cross Country	Girls Cross Country	Football	Boys Golf	Girls Golf	Boys Soccer	Girls Soccer	Softball	Girls Swim & Dive	Boys Tennis	Girls Tennis	Boys Track & Field	Girls Track & Field	Boys Volleyball	Girls Volleyball	Boys Wrestling	Girls Wrestling
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Pewaukee	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●^[b]	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Pius XI	●	●	●	●	●		●		●	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Waukesha North	●	●	●^[c]	●	●	●	●		●	●	●	●^[d]	●	●	●	●		●	●	●
Waukesha South	●	●		●	●	●	●	●^[e]	●	●	●	●^[f]	●	●	●	●	●^[g]	●	●	●
Wisconsin Lutheran	●	●	●	●	●		●		●	●	●				●	●		●	●	●

v t e Park Ridge Conference
Current members	Greendale New Berlin Eisenhower New Berlin West Pewaukee Pius XI Waukesha North Waukesha South Wisconsin Lutheran
Football-only members	Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa West

v t e Wisconsin high school athletic conferences
Organizations	WIAA (1895-present) WISAA (1968-2000) WCIAA (1957-1968)
Current	Badger Bay Big East Big Eight Big Rivers Capitol Central Wisconsin Classic 8 Cloverbelt Coulee Dairyland Dunn-St. Croix Eastern Wisconsin Fox River Classic Fox Valley Association Glacier Trails Great Northern Greater Metro Heart O'North Independents Indian Trails Lake City Lakeland Marawood Marinette & Oconto Metro Classic Middle Border Midwest Classic Milwaukee City Mississippi Valley North Eastern North Shore Northern Lakes Northern Lights Packerland Park Ridge Ridge & Valley Rock Valley Scenic Bluffs Six Rivers South Central Southeast Southern Lakes Southwest Wisconsin SWAL Trailways Wisconsin Flyway Wisconsin Valley Woodland
Former	3-C (1928-1962) 4-C (1934-1953) 7-C (1926-1962) 10-12 (1946-1948) Badger Lutheran (1961-1964) Baraboo Valley (1928-1929) Bay-Lakes (1970-1979) Bi-County (1928-1959) Big Nine (1985-1993) Black Hawk (1930-1997) Braveland (1953-1993) Central Lakes (1951-1962) Central Lakeshore (1969-2015) Central State (1962-1984) Central Wisconsin Catholic (1956-2000) Classic (1973-1983) Dual County (1926-2001) East Central (1970-2001) East Central (2015-2025) East Central Flyway (2001-2007) Eastern Suburban (1969-2001) Eastern Valley (2007-2015) Eastern Wisconsin (1923-1970) Flambeau (1939-1970) Flambeau-Soo (1942-1947) Flambeauland (1946-1955) Flyway (1970-2001) Fox River Valley (1923-2007) Fox Valley Catholic (1929-1971) Fox Valley Christian (1971-1999) Fox Valley Tri-County (1924-1970) Gateway (1941-1952) Granite Valley (1945-1951) Granite Valley (1954-1960) Head of the Lakes (1918-1954) I-W League (1960-1964) Iowa County (1927-1960) Juneau County (1926-1958) Kettle Moraine (1928-1969) Kickapoo Valley (1907-1971) Lakeshore (1997-2008) Little Eight (1926-1937) Little Five (1929-1935) Little Nine (1928-1970) Little Seven (1926-1934) Little Ten (1925-1970) Lumberjack (1953-2008) Madison City (1923-2017) Madison Suburban (1926-1969) Marathon County (1928-1949) Menominee Valley (1945-1947) Metro (1974-1997) Michigan-Wisconsin (1937-1973) Mid-Eastern (1952-1970) Mid-Valley (1946-1950) Midwest Prep (1940-1983) Milwaukee Catholic (1930-1974) Mississippi Valley (1933-1965) Mississippi Valley Triangular (1936-1940) Monroe-Vernon (1928-1958) Nicolet (1938-1942) Northeastern Wisconsin (1927-1970) Northern Wisconsin (1955-1956) Northwest Border (1940-1956) Olympian (1970-2015) Parkland (1963-2006) Peninsula (1933-1970) Rock River Valley (1922-1952) Scenic Central (1958-1979) Scenic Moraine (1958-1980) Soo Line (1931-1943) South Central (1926-1941) South Shore (1970-1980) Southeastern Badger (1963-1970) Southeastern Wisconsin (1928-1963) Southern Eight (1971-1987) Southern Five (1928-1946) Southern Regional (1937-1958) Southern Six (1928-1941) Southern Ten (1941-1952) State Line (1927-1997) Suburban (1925-1985) Suburban Park (1985-1993) SWANI (1946-1952) SWAPS (1957-1961) SWISS (1982-2006) Trempealeau Valley (1927-1959) Tri-County (1923-1963) Upper St. Croix Valley (1934-1994) Upper Wisconsin (1926-1939) Vacationland (1966-1970) Valley 8 (1999-2007) Valley-Ridge (1934-1935) West Central (1941-1952) West Central (1959-1977) West Grant (1930-1960) Western Wisconsin (1931-1937) Wisconsin Little Ten (1970-2017) Wisconsin River (1928-1960) Wisconsin Seminary (1963-1969) Wolf River Valley (1932-1970) Wood County (1925-1942)
Football-only	856 (1953-1956) Across the Bay (2022-present) Chequamegon Forest (1960-1968) Chippewa-Black River Valley (1929-1944) Cloverwood (2008-2019) CWC-8 (2020-2023) Eastern Suburban (2020-present) Fox Valley Classic (Spring 2021) Lower Fox (1933-1936) MONLPC (2017-2021) North Central-8 (2024-present) Northeast-8 (2024-present) Northern Border (2022-2023) Northwest Football League (1994-1995) Northwoods (2020-present) Olympian-Packerland (2007-2014) Southeast-8 (2024-present) Southern Dairyland (1959-1962) Suburban Six-Man (1939-1957) Top of Wisconsin (1969-1982) Tri-County Football (1934-1944) Tri-Valley (1953-1958) Valley Football Association (2011-2023) WCFC (1997-1998) WIFA (1995-1998)
Other single-sport	Badgerland Hockey (1984-present) Bay-Valley Lacrosse (2024-present) Eastern Shores Hockey (2010-present) IHSHL (1990-1999) North Central Hockey (1973-1997) Northwest Central Hockey (1991-2010) Northwest Hockey (1976-1989) Suburban Classic Hockey (1995-2000) Western Wisconsin Hockey (2025-present)

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