The Fox River Classic Conference (often shortened to FRCC ) is a high school athletic conference made up of ten full members, one affiliate member and three football-only members in Northeastern Wisconsin , centering primarily around schools in Brown County , Manitowoc Lincoln High School , and the high schools of the Sheboygan Area School District , which maintained deep rivalries with the schools of the Green Bay Area School District in the forerunner Fox River Valley Conference. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association .
25-601: Source: The FRCC was formed in 2007 when Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski left the Bay Conference and joined up with a stronger eight team Fox River Valley Conference. This was mainly done to level the playing field as the four Bay Schools were larger than most of the other Bay Schools. In 2011, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC and Green Bay East asked to leave the conference also. Both Green Bay East and West have stated they have not been able to compete in
50-610: A 2 year window to make changes. In late 2023 West De Pere once again filed a Fast Track Request to move to the FRCC, Also Winneconne and Fox Valley Lutheran made the request to move the growing schools into the Bay Conference. The first process saw both moves with Unanimous support from the Realignment Task Force Committee to move to the next steps. This proposal became official in April 2024 with
75-578: A Realignment plan that would put Green Bay West and Green Bay East out of the FRCC and into the Bay Conference. This took effect for the 2015–16 school year. Another football-only realignment plan surfaced in 2018; West De Pere , Menasha , Green Bay East and Green Bay West would join the conference, which would be split into two divisions. The original plan called for Preble, Bay Port, Green Bay East, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon and Green Bay West in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, De Pere, Menasha, West De Pere and Notre Dame in
100-592: A realignment plan to go into effect starting in fall 2020 for football only. The proposal has Green Bay West, Green Bay East, West De Pere, and Menasha moving to the FRCC, with Fox Valley Lutheran and Marinette joining the five other remaining Bay football schools in a revamped Bay where Shawano would be the largest school in terms of enrollment. After some modifications the final Bay Conference will consist of current schools New London, Seymour, Shawano, Waupaca and Xavier, as well as football-only schools Fox Valley Lutheran and Winneconne. In 2022 A slight modification sent FVL to
125-611: A request to move to the FRCC. After a committee reviewed the process, West De Pere's request was denied due to their failure to provide documents showing discussions with the Northeastern Conference which was provided as a solution to fill the void leaving the Bay Conference. West De Pere chose not to appeal the rejection. In 2018, the WIAA and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association released
150-401: A stronger eight team Fox River Valley Conference. This was mainly done to level the playing field as the four Bay Schools were larger than most of the other Bay Schools. In 2011, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC and Green Bay East asked to leave the conference also. Both Green Bay East and West have stated they have not been able to compete in the FRCC. In January 2014, the WIAA approved
175-615: Is a high school athletics conference made up of eight teams in northeastern Wisconsin , centering primarily around the Green Bay and Fox Valley metropolitan areas. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . The Bay Conference was established in 1970 by charter members Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, Clintonville, De Pere, Marinette, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Seymour, and West De Pere. 1979 brought
200-630: The Bay Conference to move to the Eastern Valley Conference, and Denmark requested to leave. Green Bay East and West are still seeking to move. At a WIAA Board of Control meeting in September, the board gave first approval to swap Hortonville with FVA member Menasha before the 2014-15 school year. A final vote was taken after the 40-day appeal window and passed. In December 2013, the WIAA Board of Control gave first approval for
225-655: The Bay Conference. Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, and Pulaski transferred to the Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC), where they joined the larger Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan area high schools. Hortonville and Oconto Falls transferred from the now defunct Valley 8 Conference , and Denmark and Luxemburg-Casco transferred from the Packerland Conference . Each of these schools had increasing enrollments and had outgrown their previous conferences. In late 2008, Hortonville petitioned
250-611: The FRCC besides Notre Dame joined with some teams from the Fox Valley Association and Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference football conference, which will play in spring 2021. Nearby West De Pere High School had started to petition joining the FRCC as early as 2016, After a few denials, in December 2023 West De Pere had made a formal move once again to move into
275-412: The FRCC besides Notre Dame joined with some teams from the Fox Valley Association and Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference football conference, which will play in spring 2021. Nearby West De Pere High School had started to petition joining the FRCC as early as 2016, After a few denials, in December 2023 West De Pere had made a formal move once again to move into
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#1732797739887300-736: The FRCC this time seeking unanimous support. A Final vote was approved and West De Pere will join in 2025. Another move in the latest rounds will see the Exit of Sheboygan South which will be moved to a To be named conference as part of the Dissolvement of the East Central Conference and Restructure of the North Shore From 2007 to 2015, the Conference was divided into East and West divisions based on which side of
325-488: The FRCC this time seeking unanimous support. A Final vote was approved and West De Pere will join in 2025. Another move in the latest rounds will see the Exit of Sheboygan South which will be moved to a To be named conference as part of the Dissolvement of the East Central Conference and Restructure of the North Shore From 2007 to 2015, the Conference was divided into East and West divisions based on which side of
350-622: The FRCC. In January 2014, the WIAA approved a Realignment plan that would put Green Bay West and Green Bay East out of the FRCC and into the Bay Conference. This took effect for the 2015–16 school year. Another football-only realignment plan surfaced in 2018; West De Pere , Menasha , Green Bay East and Green Bay West would join the conference, which would be split into two divisions. The original plan called for Preble, Bay Port, Green Bay East, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon and Green Bay West in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, De Pere, Menasha, West De Pere and Notre Dame in
375-697: The Fox River the school was on. For football, the divisions changed based on standings from the previous season. With Green Bay East and Green Bay West leaving at the end of 2015, the FRCC eliminated the divisions and teams played all the others in a season. Ashwaubenon Jaguars Bay Port Pirates Green Bay Southwest Trojans *Green Bay West Wildcats Pulaski Red Raiders Notre Dame Academy Tritons De Pere Redbirds *Green Bay East Red Devils Green Bay Preble Hornets Manitowoc Lincoln Ships Sheboygan North Golden Raiders Sheboygan South Redwings left conference Bay Conference The Bay Conference
400-573: The Northeastern for 2 seasons setting up double crossover games between the Bay and Northeastern Conferences in Weeks 3 and 4 of the regular season, These 2 games counted in the conference standings and for playoff qualification purposes. FVL will return in 2024 and teams in the Bay and Northeastern will have 1 Crossover game to count in the conference and playoff standings. Football Only conferences run on
425-420: The WIAA to move the growing school into the Fox Valley Association in exchange for Menasha High School , whose declining enrollment prompted them to look at other alternatives. Hortonville cited travel times and costs as well as the imbalance that existed in the Bay Conference as reasons to leave. Hortonville's enrollment was nearly twice as large as the Bay Conference's smallest school and 200 students more than
450-557: The addition of former East Central Conference member New London and former Wisconsin Valley Conference member Shawano, in exchange for Oconto and Oconto Falls, who would go to the Central Wisconsin Conference. In 1999, Clintonville left the Bay Conference to join the newly formed Valley 8 Conference . Of the ten original members, only Seymour, and West De Pere have remained in the conference since its inception. The 2007 WIAA realignment brought major changes to
475-591: The changes taking effect in the 2025-2026 School year. De La Salle Brothers , Manitowoc Franciscans ) Fox River Classic Conference The Fox River Classic Conference (often shortened to FRCC ) is a high school athletic conference made up of ten full members, one affiliate member and three football-only members in Northeastern Wisconsin , centering primarily around schools in Brown County , Manitowoc Lincoln High School , and
500-400: The conference stayed steady at eight schools. However, in September 2016, West De Pere requested to move to the FRCC, citing inadequate athletic competition in the Bay and a school size that was rapidly growing. Other reasons included rivalries against teams in the FRCC like De Pere , Ashwaubenon and Pulaski . In December 2019, as part of the realignment process, West De Pere formally filed
525-577: The departure of Denmark, Luxemburg–Casco, Marinette and Oconto Falls to the Eastern Valley in Return for the FRCC's Green Bay East & West and the EVC's Xavier. Waupaca would be in the Bay for football only. A final vote was taken after the 40-day appeal window & successfully passed for implementation for the 2015–2016 school year along with several other conference realignments. Starting in 2015,
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#1732797739887550-583: The high schools of the Sheboygan Area School District , which maintained deep rivalries with the schools of the Green Bay Area School District in the forerunner Fox River Valley Conference. Conference schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Source: The FRCC was formed in 2007 when Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere and Pulaski left the Bay Conference and joined up with
575-535: The other. A revised proposal came out in February 2019, this one including Preble, De Pere, Bay Port, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, West De Pere and Ashwaubenon in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, Menasha, Notre Dame, Green Bay East and Green Bay West in the other. The plan was approved in April 2019 to take effect for the 2020–2021 school year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , all full members of
600-422: The other. A revised proposal came out in February 2019, this one including Preble, De Pere, Bay Port, Green Bay Southwest, Pulaski, West De Pere and Ashwaubenon in one and Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Manitowoc, Menasha, Notre Dame, Green Bay East and Green Bay West in the other. The plan was approved in April 2019 to take effect for the 2020–2021 school year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , all full members of
625-613: The second largest school. The issue came to a vote at a Menasha School Board meeting, which resulted in Menasha's decision to remain in the FVA. In September 2011, at an WIAA area meeting held in Appleton, Green Bay West requested to leave the FRCC to join the Bay Conference, and Green Bay East asked to go if needed. West and East both cited their inability to compete in the FRCC. In a September 2012 WIAA area meeting, New London asked to leave
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