Clintonville moves to Packerland Conference
By Greg Seubert
Clintonville High School’s first football season in the Packerland Conference includes a six-game schedule with four home games and a bye week.
The Truckers moved from the North Eastern Conference to the Packerland in the latest round of conference realignments.
Besides Clintonville, the conference includes Bonduel, Kewaunee, Mishicot, Oconto, Peshtigo and Southern Door.
The Truckers will play all six teams and are scheduled to open the season Friday, Sept. 25, at home against Southern Door. Clintonville also has a bye Friday, Nov. 6.
Packerland Schedule
Week 1
Friday, Sept. 25: Southern Door at Clintonville, Kewaunee at Bonduel, Oconto at Mishicot, Peshtigo has bye.
Week 2
Friday, Oct. 2: Bonduel at Clintonville, Peshtigo at Southern Door, Mishicot at Kewaunee, Oconto at Crandon (NC).
Week 3
Friday, Oct. 9: Clintonville at Peshtigo, Bonduel at Mishicot, Southern Door at Oconto, Escanaba, Michigan, at Kewaunee (NC).
Week 4
Friday, Oct. 16: Oconto at Clintonville, Peshtigo at Bonduel, Kewaunee at Southern Door, Mishicot has bye.
Week 5
Friday, Oct. 23: Clintonville at Mishicot, Oconto at Bonduel, Peshtigo at Kewaunee, Southern Door has bye.
Week 6
Friday, Oct. 30: Kewaunee at Clintonville, Peshtigo at Oconto, Mishicot at Southern Door, Bonduel has bye.
Week 7
Friday, Nov. 6: Clintonville has bye, Bonduel at Southern Door, Mishicot at Peshtigo, Kewaunee at Oconto.
Kickoff for all games is set for 7 p.m.
• NOTE: Two other area high schools – Waupaca and New London – did not have any football games scheduled on the Bay Conference website as of Aug. 31.
This year’s Bay Conference football teams also include Menasha, Seymour, Shawano, West De Pere and Xavier. Green Bay East and Green Bay West will compete in next year’s alternate season. Menasha and West De Pere rejoined the Bay for one year after their new conference, the Fox Valley Classic Conference, recently decided to postpone all fall sports until next spring.