The East Central Conference was a high school athletic conference of teams in the East Central Wisconsin area. The ECC was founded in 1970 and disbanded in 2007. In 2007, four of its teams were folded into the new Eastern Valley Conference with six other schools from the old Valley 8 Conference. The members in 2007 were Berlin, Ripon, Winneconne, Omro, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, and Waupun. The Conference will be revived for the 2015-2016 School Year with the WIAA Realignment. Members will be Berlin, Campbellsport, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum, Plymouth, Ripon, Winneconne and Waupun.
Founded in 1970 with Berlin, Hortonville, New London, Omro, Ripon, Waupaca, Weyauwega and Winneconne as the original members. In 1973 Weyauwega went to the Central Wisconsin Conference. in 1974 Little Chute was brought in from the CWC. In 1979 New London Left to the Bay Conference in Exchange for Central Wisconsin Conference Wautoma. In 1995 Wautoma moved to the Flyway for football only. while Waupun took their place. In 1999 Hortonville, Little Chute & Waupaca went to the Newly Formed Valley 8 Conference, while Waupun became a full-time member & welcomed in Laconia & Markesan. Things would change when the ECC would merge with the Flyway Conference to form 2 Divisions the Rivers & Lakes in 2001. This would go for a few years then the flyway would go back on its own & the East Central had one year left. The Conference was fully Disbanded one year later & 4 of the ECC Teams Joined old Valley 8 teams to form the Eastern Valley Conference.
With a several conference realignments in North Eastern Wisconsin, 8 Schools were set to join a newly formed Conference, Those schools Berlin, Campellsport, Kewaskum, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Plymouth, Ripon, Waupun & Winneconne decided to be known as the East Central Conference as several members were once part of the ECC.
In 1999 when the Conference was realigned the Conference joined up with the Flyway to form the East Central-Flyway. The Conference was split into the Lakes and Rivers Division. This conference was in place until 2006 when several teams were moved around to different conferences and The Conference then split The Rivers Division was renamed to the Flyway Conference & the Lakes took the East Central name.
Lakes
Berlin
Omro
Oshkosh Lourdes
Laconia
Markesan
Ripon
Waupun
Wautoma
Winneconne
Rivers
Horicon
Lomira
North Fond du Lac
St. Mary's Springs
Winnebago Lutheran Academy
Mayville
Oakfield
Mayville played in the Lakes for Football along with Springs for a few years. Markesan & Laconia also played in the Rivers only for Football only but in the lakes for all other Sports.
Baseball
1971 Ripon
1972 Ripon
1973 Berlin
1974 Ripon
1975 Ripon
1976 Winneconne
1977 New London
1978 Winneconne
1979 Winneconne
1980 Waupaca
1981 Waupaca
1982 Hortonville & Omro
1983 Ripon
1984 Hortonville
1985 Hortonville
1986 Hortonville, Little Chute & Ripon
1987 Ripon
1988 Hortonville
1989 Ripon
1990 Ripon
1991 Hortonville
1992 Hortonville
1993 Hortonville
1994 Hortonville & Omro
1995 Hortonville & Ripon
1996 Hortonville
1997 Hortonville
1998 Hortonville
1999 Hortonville
2000 Ripon
Lakes
2001 Ripon
2002 Winneconne
2003 Ripon
2004 Ripon
2005 Ripon
2006 Ripon
Rivers
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
East Central
2007 Waupun
Boys Basketball
1970-1971 Ripon
1971-1972 Ripon
1972-1973 Waupaca
1973-1974 Waupaca
1974-1975 Winneconne
1975-1976 New London & Winneconne
1976-1977 Berlin & Little Chute
1977-1978 Winneconne
1978-1979 New London
1979-1980 Wautoma
1980-1981 Wautoma
1981-1982 Winneconne
1982-1983 Hortonville & Wautoma
1983-1984 Hortonville & Ripon
1984-1985 Hortonville
1985-1986 Little Chute
1986-1987 Winneconne
1987-1988 Waupaca
1988-1989 Waupaca
1989-1990 Berlin
1990-1991 Berlin
1991-1992 Hortonville
1992-1993 Omro & Ripon
1993-1994 Little Chute
1994-1995 Omro
1995-1996 Little Chute & Omro
1996-1997 Little Chute & Winneconne
1997-1998 Omro
1998-1999 Omro, Ripon & Waupaca
1999-2000 Laconia
2000-2001 Omro
ECFC-Lakes
2001-2002 Omro & Ripon
2002-2003 Ripon & Winneconne
2003-2004 Berlin & Omro
2004-2005 Omro & Winneconne
2005-2006 Ripon
ECFC-Rivers
2001-2002 Mayville
2002-2003 Fond du Lac Springs
2003-2004 North Fond du Lac
2004-2005 Mayville
2005-2006 Horicon
East Central
2006-2007 Waupun
Girls Basketball
1973-1974 Winneconne
1974-1975 New London
1975-1976 Omro
1976-1977 Omro & Winneconne
1977-1978 Omro
1978-1979 Ripon
1979-1980 Little Chute
1980-1981 Wautoma
1981-1982 Little Chute
1982-1983 Winneconne
1983-1984 Winneconne
1984-1985 Hortonville
1985-1986 Hortonville
1986-1987 Hortonville
1987-1988 Berlin & Hortonville
1988-1989 Little Chute
1989-1990 Little Chute
1990-1991 Little Chute
1991-1992 Berlin & Hortonville
1992-1993
1993-1994 Little Chute
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997 Hortonville
1997-1998 Waupaca
1998-1999 Waupaca
1999-2000 Markesan
2000-2001 Winneconne
Lakes
2001-2002 Laconia
2002-2003 Laconia & Markesan
2003-2004 Laconia
2004-2005 Markesan
2005-2006 Ripon
Rivers
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004 Lomira
2004-2005 Lomira
2005-2006 North Fond du Lac
East Central
2006-2007 Ripon
Football
East Central Conference 1970-1998
1970 Berlin
1971 Omro
1972 Ripon
1973 Ripon
1974 Little Chute
1975 Ripon
1976 Ripon
1977 Little Chute
1978 Little Chute & New London
1979 Little Chute
1980 Little Chute
1981 Little Chute
1982 Wautoma
1983 Little Chute
1984 Ripon & Hortonville
1985 Berlin, Little Chute and Winneconne
1986 Little Chute
1987 Waupaca
1988 Berlin & Waupaca
1989 Berlin
1990 Berlin
1991 Waupaca
1992 Berlin & Waupaca
1993 Waupaca
1994 Waupaca
1995 Waupaca & Winneconne
1996 Waupaca
1997 Waupaca
1998 Waupaca
1999 FDL Springs & Markesan
2000 Mayville, Winneconne & FDL Springs
Lakes
2001 Mayville
2002 Springs
2003 Ripon
2004 Mayville & Ripon
2005 Ripon
Rivers
2001 Laconia
2002 Lomira & North Fond du Lac
2003 Winnebago Lutheran Academy
2004 Fond du Lac Springs, Lomira & Winnebago Lutheran Academy
2005 Horicon, Markesan & Winnebago Lutheran Academy
East Central Conference
2006 Waupun
Boys Cross Country
1970 Hortonville
1971 Hortonville
1972 Hortonville
1973 Hortonville
1974 Little Chute
1975 Hortonville
1976 Little Chute
1977 Little Chute
1978 Berlin & Little Chute
1979 Little Chute
1980 Little Chute
1981 Little Chute
1982 Little Chute
1983 Little Chute
1984 Little Chute
1985 Ripon
1986 Berlin
1987 Berlin
1988 Berlin
1989 Wautoma
1990 Wautoma
1991 Berlin
1995 Little Chute
1996 Little Chute
1997 Ripon
1998 Ripon
1999 Berlin
2000 Berlin
Lakes
2001 Berlin
2002 Ripon
2003 Ripon
2004 Ripon
2005 Berlin
Rivers
2001 Lomira
2002 Lomira
2003
2004 Lomira
2005 Lomira
East Central Conference
2006 Ripon
Girls Cross Country
1980 Little Chute
1981 Winneconne
1982 Wautoma
1983 Little Chute
1984 Wautoma
1985 Ripon
1986 Ripon
1987 Ripon
1988 Ripon
1989 Little Chute & Ripon
1990 Little Chute
1991 Omro
1992 Little Chute
1993
1994
1995 Little Chute
1996 Little Chute
1997 Little Chute
1998 Berlin
1999
2000 Berlin
Lakes
2001 Berlin & Winneconne
2002 Berlin & Winneconne
2003 Berlin & Winneconne
2004 Winneconne
2005 Ripon
Rivers
2001
2002 Lomira
2003
2004
2005 Winnebago Lutheran
East Central Conference
2006 Ripon
Golf
1972 Ripon
1973 Ripon & Waupaca
1974 Hortonville
1975 New London
1976
1977 Ripon
1978 Ripon
1979 Hortonville & Ripon
1980 Hortonville
1981 Little Chute
1982 Hortonville & Little Chute
1983 Little Chute & Ripon
1984
1985 Little Chute
1986
1987 Ripon & Waupaca
1988 Waupaca
1989
1990 Little Chute
1991 Little Chute
1992 Little Chute
1993 Berlin & Waupaca
1994 Wautoma
1995
1996
1997 Waupaca
1998 Waupaca
1999 Hortonville
2000 Wautoma
Lakes
2001 Ripon
2002 Ripon
2003
2004 Berlin
2005 Berlin
2006 Berlin
2007
Boys Track
1970 Ripon
1971 Ripon
1972 Ripon
1973
1974 Hortonville
1975 Hortonville
1976
1977 Ripon
1978 Ripon
1979 Little Chute
1980
1981 Waupaca
1982 Berlin
1983 Little Chute
1984 Waupaca
1985 Berlin
1986 Berlin
1987
1988
1989 Berlin
1990 Berlin
1991 Berlin
1992 Berlin & Little Chute
1993 Waupaca
1994
1995
1996
1997 Little Chute
1998 Wautoma
1999 Berlin
2000 Berlin
Lakes
2001 Berlin
2002 Berlin
2003 Ripon
2004 Ripon
2005 Wautoma
2006 Ripon
Rivers
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 Mayville
East Central Conference
2007 Ripon
Girls Track
1973 Ripon
1974 Ripon
1975
1976
1977
1978 Ripon
1979 Ripon
1980 Ripon
1981 Ripon
1982 Berlin
1983 Berlin
1984 Wautoma
1985 Ripon
1986 Ripon & Waupaca
1987 Waupaca
1988 Waupaca
1989 Omro
1990
1991 Waupaca
1992 Omro
1993 Little Chute & Omro
1994
1995
1996 Berlin
1997 Little Chute
1998 Little Chute
1999 Little Chute
2000 Berlin
Lakes
2001 Omro
2002 Omro
2003 Wautoma
2004 Berlin
2005 Winneconne
2006 Ripon
Rivers
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 Mayville
East Central Conference
2007 Ripon
Girls Soccer
2005 Omro
2006 Omro
Softball
1979 Hortonville
1980 Hortonville
1981
1982 Winneconne
1983 Winneconne
1984 Waupaca
1985 Berlin
1986 Winneconne
1987 Berlin, Little Chute & Ripon
1988 Wautoma
1989 Hortonville
1990 Little Chute, Ripon & Wautoma
1991 Hortonville
1992 Hortonville
1993 Hortonville, Little Chute & Ripon
1994 Hortonville
1995 Hortonville
1996 Hortonville
1997 Hortonville
1998 Hortonville
1999 Hortonville
2000 Berlin
Lakes
2001 Winneconne
2002 Winneconne
2003 Markesan & Winneconne
2004 Ripon
2005
2006
Rivers
2001
2002 Horicon
2003 Horicon
2004 Horicon
2005 Horicon
2006
East Central
2007 Winneconne
Wrestling
1970-1971 Hortonville & New London
1971-1972 Berlin & Hortonville
1972-1973 Berlin
1973-1974 New London
1974-1975
1975-1976 Hortonville & New London
1976-1977 New London
1977-1978 Hortonville
1978-1979 Hortonville
1981-1982 Hortonville
1982-1983 Hortonville
1983-1984 Berlin & Waupaca
1984-1985 Omro & Ripon
1985-1986
1986-1987 Berlin
1987-1988 Berlin
1988-1989 Berlin
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993 Berlin
1993-1994 Berlin
1994-1995
1995-1996 Berlin
1996-1997 Ripon
1997-1998 Hortonville
1998-1999 Berlin,Hortonville, & Ripon
1999-2000 Berlin & Ripon
Lakes
2000-2001 Berlin & Winneconne
2001-2002 Winneconne
2002-2003
2003-2004 Ripon
2004-2005 Ripon
2005-2006 Ripon
2006-2007 Ripon
Rivers
2000-2001 Lomira
2001-2002 Lomira
2002-2003 Lomira
2003-2004 Lomira
2004-2005 Lomira
2005-2006 Laconia & Lomira
Volleyball
1973 Omro
1974 Omro
1975 Omro
1976 Omro
1977
1978 Little Chute
1979
1980 Little Chute & Waupaca
1981 Little Chute
1982 Wautoma
1983
1984 Berlin & Wautoma
1985 Little Chute
1986 Winneconne
1987 Little Chute
1988 Berlin
1989
1990 Berlin
1991 Ripon
1992 Ripon & Waupaca
1993 Berlin & Little Chute
1994
1995 Ripon
1996 Ripon
1997 Ripon
1998 Ripon
1999 Laconia
Lakes
2000 Ripon
2001 Laconia
2002 Laconia
2003 Laconia
2004 Laconia
2005 Waupun
Rivers
2001 Horicon
2002
2003 Horicon
2004 Horicon
2005 Laconia
East Central
2006 Waupun
Source http://www.ripontigerfootball.com/history.html
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