The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control voted April 22 to approve a recommendation for a previously remanded non-football realignment plan submitted by the association’s Conference Realignment Task Force involving Milwaukee-area schools, starting in the 2027-28 school year.

According to the release from the WIAA, Sussex Hamilton will leave the Greater Metro Conference and join the Classic 8 Conference with Arrowhead, Catholic Memorial, Kettle Moraine, Mukwonago, Muskego, Oconomowoc and Waukesha West.

Franklin will depart the Southeast Conference and join the Greater Metro Conference with Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels (in girls athletics), Marquette (in boys athletics), Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West. Current non-football Classic 8 Conference member Oak Creek will also join the Greater Metro with its former Southeast Conference rival.

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With Franklin and Oak Creek both fully departed from the Southeast, the conference will feature six schools with the newly-approved plan: Kenosha Bradford, Kenosha Indian Trail, Kenosha Tremper, Racine Case, Racine Horlick and Racine Park.

Furthermore, Milwaukee Academy of Science will continue to compete in non-football sports as an independent school. Carmen Southgate – the new name of the merging Carmen South and Southeast schools for the 2026-27 school year – will also compete as an independent.

The release comes on the heels of some non-football realignment happenings involving three other schools from the Milwaukee area moving conferences this past March. Germantown and Menomonee Falls will both depart the Greater Metro Conference and head to the North Shore Conference, while Grafton is set to join the Glacier Trails Conference.

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Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.12 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Oconomowoc's Meredith Paar (10) takes a corner kick during the game against Waukesha West on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.13 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Waukesha West girls soccer head coach Ben Hetzel follows the action during the game against Oconomowoc on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.17 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Waukesha West's Emma Bichler (3) heads the ball away from her goal during the game against Oconomowoc on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.27 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Oconomowoc's Ashley Smith (15) reacts after a goal during the game against Waukesha West on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.28 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Waukesha West's Keelan Thomsen (16) reacts after goal in the game against Oconomowoc on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.29 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Waukesha West teammates congratulate Mariah Carter (5), center front, after goal in the game against Oconomowoc on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.30 / 31Waukesha West girls soccer defeats Oconomowoc, 6-1, April 21Oconomowoc's Ellie Madsen (14) traps a pass during the game against Waukesha West on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha West won the game, 6-1.This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: WIAA approves Milwaukee-area high school conference changes