Fox Valley Association

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.

Fox Valley Association
FVA
Established1970
AssociationWIAA
Members10
Sports fielded
  • 20
Websitewww.fvasports.net

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[3] Year
Joined		 Nickname Colors
Appleton East Appleton, WI 91,729 1,369 1970 Patriots Scarlet, Navy, & White
              
Appleton North Appleton, WI 91,729 1,675 1995 Lightning Navy, & Gold
         
Appleton West Appleton, WI 91,729 1,101 1970 Terrors Orange & Blue
         
Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WI 50,363 1,981 1989 Cardinals Red & White
         
Hortonville Hortonville, WI 18,886 1,151 2014 Polar Bears Red & White
         
Kaukauna Kaukauna, WI 22,348 1,156 1970 Galloping Ghosts Orange & Black
         
Kimberly Kimberly, WI 26,074 1,563 1970 Papermakers Red & White
         
Neenah Neenah, WI 43,109 2,057 1970 Rockets Red & White
         
Oshkosh North Oshkosh, WI 71,923 1,272 1972 Spartans Green & Gold
         
Oshkosh West Oshkosh, WI 71,923 1,686 1970 Wildcats Royal Blue & White
         

Associate members
Member School Location School District
Population
(2010)[2]		 Enrollment Nickname Colors Primary
Conference		 Member for:
Berlin Berlin, WI, 10,424 560 Indians Red & Green
         		 East Central Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Green Lake)
Green Bay East Green Bay, WI 136,070 1,262 Red Devils Red, White, & Black
              		 Bay Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with Preble, Southwest, and West)
Green Bay Preble Green Bay, WI 136,070 2,105 Hornets Green & Gold
         		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Southwest, and West)
Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI 136,070 1,155 Fighting Trojans Royal Blue & Silver
         		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Preble, and West)
Green Bay West Green Bay, WI 136,070 837 Wildcats Purple & White
         		 Bay Boys' Volleyball (Co-op team with East, Preble, and Southwest)
Green Lake Green Lake, WI 2,756 148 Lakers Green & White
         		 Trailways Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Berlin)
Lourdes Oshkosh, WI Private School 185 Knights Red & White
         		 Trailways Boys' & Girls' Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Oshkosh North)
Notre Dame de la Baie Green Bay, WI Private School 776 Tritons Royal Blue, Green & White
              		 Fox River Classic Boys' Volleyball

Former members
Member School Location School District
Population
(2010)[2]		 Enrollment Year
Joined		 Year
Departed		 Nickname Colors Football
Division		 Current
Conference
Menasha Menasha, WI, 24,903 915 1970 2014 Bluejays Blue & White
         		 South Bay
Two Rivers Two Rivers, WI 13,042 493 1977 1979 Purple Raiders Purple & Gold
         		 N/A Eastern Wisconsin


The conference supports the following sports:

Girls are allowed to participate in wrestling.

Notes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/framework/tables.aspx?ds=census&y=2010
  3. https://wisedash.dpi.wi.gov/Dashboard/portalHome.jsp
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