Eastern Valley Conference

The Eastern Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference in the East Central, Fox Valley, and Northeast area in Wisconsin.

Eastern Valley Conference
(EVC)
Established 2007
Association WIAA
Members 9
Headquarters Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Commissioner Dennis Semph
Website http://www.easternvalleyconferencewi.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=376

Members

Team & Mascot School Former Conference Enrollment
Berlin Indians Berlin HS East Central 543
Clintonville Truckers Clintonville HS Valley 8 454
Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes Fox Valley Lutheran HS Valley 8 548
Freedom Irish Freedom HS Valley 8 523
Little Chute Mustangs Little Chute HS Valley 8 505
Ripon Tigers Ripon HS East Central 580
Waupaca Comets Waupaca HS Valley 8 725
Winneconne Wolves Winneconne HS East Central 476
Xavier Hawks Xavier HS Valley 8 593

Former members

Team & Mascot School Current Conference Year left
Omro Foxes Omro HS Flyway 2010

Members as of 2015-2016

At the start of the 2015-2016 school year, this will be the new Eastern Valley Conference. The teams were realigned this way based on recent enrollment numbers and athletic dominance.

Team & Mascot School Former Conference Enrollment
Clintonville Truckers Clintonville HS Valley 8 467
Denmark Vikings Denmark HS Bay Conference 495
Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes Fox Valley Lutheran HS Valley 8 543
Freedom Irish Freedom HS Valley 8 525
Little Chute Mustangs Little Chute HS Valley 8 475
Luxemburg-Casco Spartans Luxemburg-Casco HS Bay Conference 602
Marinette Marines Marinette HS Bay Conference 624
Oconto Falls Panthers Oconto Falls HS Bay Conference 530
Waupaca Comets Waupaca HS Valley 8 719
Wrightstown Tigers Wrightstown HS Olympian Conference 461

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Exceptions

Waupaca's dominance in its football program has earned it to compete with the larger enrollment schools in the Bay Conference. Its weakness in other sports will keep the Comets in the Eastern Valley Conference for every sport other than football. This will continue until changed by the WIAA. [3]

History

The conference was formed in 2007 when four teams in the East Central Conference and six teams in the Valley 8 Conference formed the Eastern Valley Conference. In 2009 Omro asked the WIAA to move out of the Eastern Valley to the Flyway conference because of not being able to compete with the larger schools. The school moved out at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. In 2013 the WIAA unveiled plans for a new structure of the EVC.[4][5] The plan calls for the Departure of Berlin, Ripon & Winneconne to a yet to be named new conference, Xavier to the Bay. Denmark, Luxemburg-Casco, Marinette & Oconto Falls would leave the Bay to the EVC along with Olympian Member Wrightstown. Waupaca would move to the Bay for Football only. Xavier has voiced it will likely appeal the plan due to passing schools they currently play while traveling to the schools in this realigned conference. dec[6][7]

Conference champions

Baseball

Boys' basketball

Girls' basketball

Boys' cross country

Girls' cross country

Football

Boys' golf

Girls' golf

Boys' soccer

Girls' soccer

Softball

Boys' track and field

Girls' track and field

Volleyball

Wrestling

Source http://www.xavierhawks.com/Sports.htm

State tournament appearances

Bold indicates State Champion. Asterisk* indicates appearance predates membership in Eastern Valley Conference.

Sport Team Years
Baseball[8] Clintonville 1962*, 1993*
Fox Valley Lutheran 2007*, 2009, 2012
Little Chute 1981*
Ripon 1972*, 1988*, 2000*, 2011
Waupaca 1969*
Winneconne 1992*, 2001
Basketball (Boys)[9] Berlin 1945*, 1990*
Clintonville 1963*, 1976*, 1977 (B)*, 1978*, 1979*, 1987*, 1988*, 1989 (B)*
Freedom 1979*, 1990*
Little Chute 2011, 2013
Ripon 1918*,1931*, 1936*, 2003*
Waupaca 1917*
Winneconne 1978*
Xavier 2009, 2015
Basketball (Girls)[10] Clintonville 1993*
Fox Valley Lutheran 2003*
Freedom 2008
Winneconne 2010
Xavier 2015
Cross country (Girls/Team)[11] Berlin 2003*
Ripon 1987*, 1988*
Football[12] Clintonville 1976 (D2)*, 1978 (D2)*,
Fox Valley Lutheran 2001*
Little Chute 2014
Ripon 2003*,2005*
Waupaca 1994*, 2002*, 2006*,2008, 2012
Cross country (Boys/Team)[13] Berlin 1958*, 1962*, 1966*, 1978*
Little Chute 1982*, 1995*
Ripon 1961*, 1986*, 1997*
Waupaca 1962*
Golf (Boys/Team)[14] Xavier 2001*,2008, 2010
Gymnastics (Team)[15] Clintonville 1972*, 1997* (D2)
Soccer (Boys)[16] Fox Valley Lutheran 2009, 2010, 2011
Xavier 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2012
Soccer (Girls)[17]
Xavier 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
Softball[18] Freedom 1986*, 1987*
Track & Field Boys (Team)[19] Berlin 1932*, 1960*, 1961*, 1986'*, 1989*
Little Chute 2010
Ripon 1928*, 1954*, 1968*, 2006*
Volleyball[20] Berlin 2012
Clintonville 1993*, 1997*
Little Chute 1978*, 2003*, 2004*
Ripon 1996*, 1998*
Xavier 2001*, 2005*, 2006*, 2009.
Wrestling (Team)[21] Freedom 1997*, 1998*, 2000*,

Rivalries

Rivals from both the Valley 8 and East Central include:

Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier play In the Apple Bowl, and Little Chute and Freedom play in the Battle for Highway N.

References

  1. ↑ http://high-schools.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-sports/d/story/wiaa-approves-large-conference-realignment-plan-af/42714/nvfYaq1XbkalgiSI8caURA
  3. ↑ http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-sports/d/story/wiaa-approves-large-conference-realignment-plan-af/42714/nvfYaq1XbkalgiSI8caURA
  4. ↑ http://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/298367?referrer_id=594569
  5. ↑ http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0045/8582/FinalGBPlan.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.wiaawi.org/News/NewsReleases/tabid/113/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3509/Board-Gives-Initial-Nod-to-Green-Bay-Area-Realignment.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20131208/APC0205/312080324/Ricardo-Arguello-s-Prep-Blitz-Xavier-paying-price-success?nclick_check=1
  8. ↑ Baseball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=289
  9. ↑ Boys Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=225
  10. ↑ Girls Basketball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=234
  11. ↑ Cross Country State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=94
  12. ↑ State Football Championship Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=45
  13. ↑ http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=103
  14. ↑ Boys Golf State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=249
  15. ↑ Gymnastics State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=185
  16. ↑ Boys Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=115
  17. ↑ Girls Soccer State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=281
  18. ↑ Softball State Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=269
  19. ↑ Track & Field State Meet Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=301
  20. ↑ Volleyball Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=144
  21. ↑ Wrestling Tournament Information http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=214