The conference only existed for one season (1955-1956), and all members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Their football program, led by Hall of Fame coach Win Brockmeyer,[2] had produced numerous conference championships, a record 46-game winning streak, two Hall of Fame players (Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch and Jim Otto) and a Heisman Trophy winner (Bruce Smith, Minnesota, 1941).
[4][5] The three remaining schools (Stevens Point, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln) continued interscholastic competition under the WVC banner, and the Northern Wisconsin Conference schools continued to schedule Lincoln and Stevens Point as regular non-conference opponents.
[6] The four NWC schools excluded Wausau from any athletic competition, and scheduling became difficult due to their size.
In 1956, Wausau joined with four other large high schools (Eau Claire, La Crosse Central, Marinette and Menominee (Michigan)) to form the Big Rivers Conference,[7] and the two remaining WVC schools (Lincoln and Stevens Point) rejoined with the four NWC schools to reform the Wisconsin Valley Conference.