Ohio Valley Athletic Conference

Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Classification OHSAA Divisions I-VII
WVSSAC Divisions A-AAA
Region  Ohio
 West Virginia
Sports fielded Football, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field
Founded 1943
Members
No. of members 51
Official website
http://www.ovac.org

The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference is a high school sports league in parts of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The OVAC is the largest conference of its kind in the United States.[1] Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 18,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. The conference was organized in 1943.[2]

Classification

Schools are categorized by enrollment of eligible athletes, where Class A is the smallest enrollment and Class AAAAA is the largest enrollment.[3] As of the 2017-2018 school year, there are 18,211 eligible athletes in grades 9 through 11.[4]

Class Enrollment Members
A (1A) 0-157 11
AA (2A) 158-205 10
AAA (3A) 206-350 10
AAAA (4A) 351-487 10
AAAAA (5A) 488+ 10

Member schools

School Nickname Location Colors Joined Class
Barnesville Shamrocks Barnesville, Ohio Green, Red, White
              		 1953 AAA
Beallsville Blue Devils Beallsville, Ohio Royal Blue, White
         		 1960 A
Beaver Local Beavers East Liverpool, Ohio Red, White
         		 1991 AAAA
Bellaire Big Reds Bellaire, Ohio Red, Black
         		 1943 AAA
Bridgeport Bulldogs Bridgeport, Ohio Columbia Blue, White, Black
              		 1946 AA
Brooke Bruins Wellsburg, West Virginia Green, Gold
         		 1969 AAAAA
Buckeye Local Panthers Rayland, Ohio Navy, Silver
         		 1990 AAAA
Buckeye Trail Warriors Lore City, Ohio Royal Blue, White
         		 1977 AAA
Caldwell Redskins Caldwell, Ohio Red, White
         		 1977 AA
Cambridge Bobcats Cambridge, Ohio Royal Blue, White
         		 1974 AAAA
Cameron Dragons Cameron, West Virginia Navy, Gold
         		 1950 A
Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees Blacksville, West Virginia Navy, Grey
         		 2011 AA
Conotton Valley Rockets Bowerston, Ohio Kelly Green, White
         		 1991 A
Crestview Rebels Columbiana, Ohio Black, Gold
         		 2016 AAA
East Liverpool Potters East Liverpool, Ohio Blue, White
         		 1973 AAAA
Edison Wildcats Richmond, Ohio Silver, Black
         		 1993 AAAA
Fort Frye Cadets Beverly, Ohio Scarlet Red, Dover White, Royal Blue
              		 1977 AAA
Frontier Cougars New Matamoras, Ohio Columbia Blue, Vegas Gold
         		 1975 A
Harrison Central Huskies Cadiz, Ohio Black, Silver, Royal Blue
              		 1999 AAAA
Hundred Hornets Hundred, West Virginia Navy, Red, White
              		 1997 A
Indian Creek Redskins Wintersville, Ohio Red, Gold
         		 1993 AAAAA
John Marshall Monarchs Glen Dale, West Virginia Vegas Gold, Brown
         		 1968 AAAAA
Linsly Cadets Wheeling, West Virginia Orange, Black
         		 1943 AAA
Madonna Blue Dons Weirton, West Virginia Navy, Silver, White
              		 1958 A
Magnolia Blue Eagles New Martinsville, West Virginia Blue, Gold
         		 1949 AAA
Martins Ferry Purple Riders Martins Ferry, Ohio Purple, White
         		 1943 AAAA
Meadowbrook Colts Byesville, Ohio Orange, Brown, White
              		 1972 AAAA
Monroe Central Seminoles Woodsfield, Ohio Red, Vegas Gold, Black, White
                   		 1994 AAA
Morgantown Mohigans Morgantown, West Virginia Red, Royal Blue
         		 2010 AAAAA
Oak Glen Golden Bears New Cumberland, West Virginia Columbia Blue, Gold, White
              		 1964 AAAA
Paden City Wildcats Paden City, West Virginia Forest Green, White
         		 1957 A
Parkersburg South Patriots Parkersburg, West Virginia Blue, Scarlet, White
              		 1975 AAAAA
River Pilots Hannibal, Ohio Scarlet, Gray
         		 1958 AA
Shadyside Tigers Shadyside, Ohio Orange, Black
         		 1943 AA
Shenandoah Zeps Sarahsville, Ohio Forest Green, White
         		 1973 AAA
Southern Local Indians Salineville, Ohio Royal Blue, Athletic Gold
         		 2015 AA
St. Clairsville Red Devils St. Clairsville, Ohio Scarlet, Gray
         		 1947 AAAA
St. John Fighting Irish Bellaire, Ohio Kelly Green, White
         		 1943 A
Steubenville Big Red Steubenville, Ohio Crimson Red, Black
         		 1943 AAAAA
Steubenville Catholic Crusaders Steubenville, Ohio Royal Blue, Gold
         		 1943 AA
Toronto Red Knights Toronto, Ohio Red, White
         		 1950 AA
Trinity Christian Warriors Morgantown, West Virginia Cardinal Red, Vegas Gold
         		 2009 A
Union Local Jets Belmont, Ohio Red, White
         		 1959 AAA
University Hawks Morgantown, West Virginia Crimson, Gold, Black
              		 2010 AAAAA
Valley Lumberjacks Pine Grove, West Virginia Black, Gold
         		 1977 A
Warren Warriors Vincent, Ohio Royal Blue, White
         		 2015 AAAAA
Weir Red Riders Weirton, West Virginia Red, Black
         		 1943 AAAAA
Wellsville Tigers Wellsville, Ohio Orange, Black
         		 1954 AA
Wheeling Central Maroon Knights Wheeling, West Virginia Maroon, White
         		 1943 AA
Wheeling Park Patriots Wheeling, West Virginia Red, White, Royal
              		 1976 AAAAA

Conference affiliations

  • Buckeye 8 Athletic League - Beaver Local, Bellaire, Buckeye Local, East Liverpool, Edison, Harrison Central, Indian Creek, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Union Local
  • East Central Ohio League - Cambridge, Meadowbrook
  • Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference - Southern Local, Toronto, Wellsville
  • Mason Dixon Conference - Cameron, Clay-Battelle, Hundred, Weirton Madonna
  • Pioneer Valley Conference - Buckeye Trail, Caldwell, Fort Frye, Frontier, Monroe Central, Shenandoah
  • WVSSAC Affiliated Conferences Two Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) - Brooke, John Marshall, Morgantown, Parkersburg South, University, Wheeling Park

References

  1. ↑ "OVAC History". Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ohio Valley Athletic Conference- History
  3. ↑ Ohio Valley Athletic Conference - History
  4. ↑ Ohio Valley Athletic Conference - Classification Enrollment
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