FOOTBALL CATCHING ON THE TWO SCHOOLS LIKE A WILDFIRE NOTE:  This is a blog about the earliest meeting of two great football programs (Plus a mention of another) and where they stand today.  A story also about a great event that took place in Wisconsin and Michigan. Before moving on in the blog read about the M&M Games from yes, the Congressional Record.  Copy and paste the following to get a feel for the M&M Games…  Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 114 (Thursday, Septem

Updated on February 21, 2024 Continuing on with some stories on some early teams   1896  While the Milwaukee City Conference was the first conference to organize in 1893, a second, in 1896 was formed in Dodge County.  At a September meeting in Beaver Dam, that school joined Waupun, Mayville, Fox Lake, Juneau and Horicon to form the Dodge County Athletic Association League. 1897 Post Washington would play its first football game in 1897 as they beat Grafton 18-4 in a late Nove

I’ve done a lot of research on a lot of schools and here are some interesting facts on early Wisconsin high school football.  So, let’s start at the beginning.  These are notes on various programs. 1884 In 1884 Delafield St. John’s Military Academy opened.  It’s founder, Rev. Sydney. Smyth had played football while studying at Racine College.  Of course, the game was really more of a rugby style sport but the locals there called it “foot-ball”.  The next year, 1895, using a b