- Mississippi 8 Conference
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Mississippi 8 Conference Mississippi8.gif Classification MSHSL Members 10 States 1 (Minnesota) The Mississippi 8 Conference (M8) is a high school athletic conference in the greater Twin Cities area in Minnesota with 9 member high schools. The conference derives its name from 6 of the original 8 member schools being located within 10 miles from the Mississippi River. The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville, and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.
Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of Football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools will join the conference for football in the fall of 2012.
Becker School District, Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School have voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference for the 2012 school year. Big Lake was also invited to join the new conference but decided to stay in the Mississippi 8.
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Current members
Institution Location (Population) Established Joined M8 Enrollment Nickname Becker High School Becker, Minnesota
(2,673)1920 2005 722 Bulldogs Big Lake High School Big Lake, Minnesota
(10,060)1900 2005 857 Hornets Buffalo High School Buffalo, Minnesota
(10,097)1898 2005 1,626 Bison Cambridge-Isanti High School Cambridge, Minnesota
(5,520)1869 2005 1,367 Bluejackets Elk River High School Elk River, Minnesota
(23,231)1888 2010
(Football Only)1,570 Elks Monticello High School Monticello, Minnesota
(12,759)1888 2005 1,087 Magic Rogers High School Rogers, Minnesota
(8,597)2003 2005 1,161 Royals St. Michael-Albertville High School St. Michael, Minnesota
(9,099)1966 2005 1,314 Knights Future Members
Institution Location (Population) Established Year will Join Enrollment Nickname Duluth Denfeld High School Duluth, Minnesota
(86,918)1926 2012 1,034 Hunters Duluth East High School Duluth, Minnesota
(86,918)1928 2012 1,503 Greyhounds -Duluth Denfeld, and Duluth East will be football only members.
External links
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: Two Duluth schools placed in Mississippi 8 Conference
- Monticello Times: Mississippi 8 Conference in flux as two schools split
- Mississippi 8 Conference website
- Star News: Elks to move into Mississippi 8
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: A closer look at: Mississippi 8 Conference
References
Categories:- Minnesota high school sports conferences
- Sports stubs
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