The New Glarus Glarner Knights football program will have a new conference home beginning in the fall of 2026, as the team joins the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League (SWAL) Conference in a football-only alignment approved as part of the WIAA’s latest realignment cycle.

The move places New Glarus in a seven-team conference that includes Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg, Cuba City, Darlington, Fennimore, Mineral Point and Southwestern/East Dubuque. For school leaders and coaches, the shift is about long-term stability, geographic fit and maintaining a sustainable 11-player football program.