Fox Valley Association

Fox Valley Association
(FVA)
Established 1970
Association WIAA
Members 10
Sports fielded 20
Website www.fvasports.net

The Fox Valley Association is an athletic conference comprising ten high schools located within the Fox Valley region of northeastern Wisconsin. The management of the conference is vested in the principals of the member schools, who determine the rules governing the eligibility of athletes and the schedules. Rules and regulations may not be less restrictive than those of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Conference History

The Conference was formed in 1970 when the Appleton Area teams split from the Fox River Valley Conference teams and joined up with the suburban Fox Valley teams. Oshkosh North and Appleton North joined the conference when the schools were built in 1972 and 1995, respectively. In 2010, The Wisconsin Valley Conference needed assistance in football scheduling. Therefore, the WIAA merged both conferences to form the Valley Football Association. Due to the conference subsequently having 16 teams and thus the inability to have all teams play one another in a two-month period, the conference was forced to split into two divisions: North & South. In 2014, Hortonville High School replaced original member Menasha High School, who departed the FVA for the Bay Conference. Menasha cited the school's declining enrollment and inability to compete with the larger FVA schools as the reason for the move.[1]

Members

Member School Location School District
Population
(2010)[2]		 Enrollment Year
Joined		 Nickname Colors Football
Division
Appleton East Appleton, WI 91,729 1,550 1970 Patriots Scarlet, Navy, & White
               		North
Appleton North Appleton, WI 91,729 1,780 1995 Lightning Navy, Silver, & Gold
              		 North
Appleton West Appleton, WI 91,729 1,465 1970 Terrors Orange & Blue
         		 North
Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WI 50,363 2,100 1989 Cardinals Red & White
          		South
Hortonville Hortonville, WI 18,886 1,120 2014 Polar Bears Red & White
          		South
Kaukauna Kaukauna, WI 22,348 1,123 1970 Galloping Ghosts Orange & Black
         		 North
Kimberly Kimberly, WI 26,074 1,465 1970 Papermakers Red & White
          		North
Neenah Neenah, WI 43,109 1,977 1970 Rockets Red & White
          		South
Oshkosh North Oshkosh, WI 71,923 1,293 1972 Spartans Green & Gold
         		 South
Oshkosh West Oshkosh, WI 71,923 1,650 1970 Wildcats Royal Blue & White
          		South

Associate Members

Member School Location School District
Population
(2010)[3]		 Enrollment Nickname Colors Primary
Conference		 Member for:
Berlin Berlin, WI, 10,424 544 Indians Red & Green
         		 East Central Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Green Lake)
Green Bay East Green Bay, WI 136,070 1,300 Red Devils Red, White, & Black
              		 Bay Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with Preble, Southwest, and West)
Green Bay Preble Green Bay, WI 136,070 2,184 Hornets Green & Gold
         		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Southwest, and West)
Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI 136,070 1,194 Fighting Trojans Royal Blue & Silver
         		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Preble, and West)
Green Bay West Green Bay, WI 136,070 958 Wildcats Purple & White
         		 Bay Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Preble, and Southwest)
Green Lake Green Lake, WI 2,756 93 Lakers Green & White
         		 Trailways Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Berlin)
Lourdes Oshkosh, WI Private School 221 Knights Red & White
         		 Trailways Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Oshkosh North)
Notre Dame de la Baie Green Bay, WI Private School 786 Tritons Royal Blue, Green & White
              		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball

Former Members

Member School Location School District
Population
(2010)[4]		 Enrollment Year
Joined		 Year
Departed		 Nickname Colors Football
Division		 Current
Conference
Menasha Menasha, WI,
 24,903 992 1970 2014 Bluejays Blue & White
          		South Bay
Two Rivers Two Rivers, WI 13,042 509 1977 1979 Purple Raiders Purple & Gold
         		 N/A Eastern Wisconsin

Valley Football Association Members

All FVA members participate in the Valley Football Association, which also includes the following high schools: D.C. Everest, Marshfield, Stevens Point, Wausau East, Wausau West, and Wisconsin Rapids.

Sponsored Sports

The conference supports the following sports:

Football teams compete in the Valley Football Association, which also includes members of the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Girls are allowed to participate in football and wrestling.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/postcrescent/article/menasha-hortonville-to-switch-conferences--2013309130363
  2. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/framework/tables.aspx?ds=census&y=2010
  3. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/framework/tables.aspx?ds=census&y=2010
  4. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/framework/tables.aspx?ds=census&y=2010

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