Wisconsin Valley Conference
The Wisconsin Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference composed of the largest public schools in north-central Wisconsin centered on the Wausau, Wisconsin metro area. The Wisconsin Valley is one of Wisconsin's oldest athletic conferences. The conference sponsors a variety of high school sports for girls and boys. In 2008, Antigo and Merrill, which had been charter members for 87 years, moved to the Great Northern Conference. This was the first change of the Wisconsin Valley Conference since 1980 when member Shawano moved to the Bay Conference. In the summer of 2010 Merrill returned to the Wisconsin Valley Conference and Rhinelander moved to the Great Northern Conference. In 2010 The WVC Schools petitioned to the WIAA for scheduling assistance in Football. Therefore, a football only conference was formed made up of Fox Valley Association schools named the Valley Football Association. Due to the Valley Football Association subsequently having 16 teams and the inability to have all teams play one another, the conference was forced to split into two divisions: North & South.
Member schools
Current members of the Wisconsin Valley are:
- D.C. Everest Evergreens, Schofield
- Marshfield Tigers, Marshfield
- Merrill Blue Jays, Merrill
- Stevens Point Panthers, Stevens Point
- Wausau East Lumberjacks, Wausau
- Wausau West Warriors, Wausau
- Wisconsin Rapids Red Raiders, Wisconsin Rapids
Merill left in 2008 & joined back in 2010.
Former member schools:
- Antigo Red Robins (Left 2008), Antigo
- Rhinelander Hodags (Left 2010)Rhinelander
- Shawano Hawks (Left 1980), Shawano
- Medford Raiders (Left 1920s/30s), Medford
- Nekoosa Papermakers (Left 1920s/30s), Nekoosa
- Tomahawk Hatchets (Left 1920s/1930s), Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Valley football and wrestling
Since the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association began the state football playoffs in 1976, the Wisconsin Valley has had a team in the state championship 17 times, and won the championship 11 times (including 5 title wins by the D.C. Everest Evergreens), more than any other large school conference.
Wisconsin Valley Conference football rivalries
Rivalries in the conference include Marshfield and D.C. Everest, Wausau East and Wausau West, and Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids
Conference Champions
Fall Sports
Football
- 1920 Antigo
- 1921 Merrill
- 1922 Stevens Point & Wausau
- 1923 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1924 Shawano
- 1925 Stevens Point
- 1926 Antigo & Wausau
- 1927 Marshfield
- 1928 Antigo
- 1929 Antigo
- 1930 Marshfield & Wausau
- 1931 Stevens Point
- 1932 Marshfield & Stevens Point
- 1933 Wausau
- 1934 Stevens Point & Rhinelander
- 1935 Stevens Point
- 1936 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1937 Wausau
- 1938 Rhinlander
- 1939 Wausau
- 1940 Wausau
- 1941 Wausau
- 1942 Wausau
- 1943 Wausau
- 1944 Wausau
- 1945 Wausau
- 1946 Wausau & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1947 Wausau
- 1948 Wausau
- 1949 Stevens Point
- 1950 Wausau
- 1951 Stevens Point
- 1952 Wausau
- 1953 Wausau
- 1954 Merrill, Stevens Point & Wausau
- 1955 Antigo & Rhinelander
- 1956 Stevens Point
- 1957 DC Everest
- 1958 DC Everest
- 1959 Antigo
- 1960 Stevens Point
- 1961 DC Everest
- 1962 DC Everest
- 1963 Antigo
- 1964 Antigo & Rhinelander
- 1965 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1966 DC Everest
- 1967 Antigo, DC Everest & Marshfield
- 1968 Antigo
- 1969 Antigo
- 1970 DC Everest
- 1971 DC Everest
- 1972 Antigo
- 1973 Antigo
- 1974 Antigo & Rhinelander
- 1975 Antigo
- 1976 Antigo
- 1977 Merrill & Stevens Point
- 1978 Antigo
- 1979 Merrill
- 1980 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1981 DC Everest
- 1982 Antigo
- 1983 DC Everest
- 1984 DC Everest
- 1985 Antigo
- 1986 Antigo
- 1987 Antigo
- 1988 Antigo, Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1989 DC Everets & Rhinelander
- 1990 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1991 DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1992 Antigo
- 1993 DC Everest, Stevens Point & Wausau West
- 1994 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1995 DC Everest
- 1996 DC Everest
- 1997 DC Everest
- 1998 DC Everest
- 1999 Marshfield
- 2000 DC Everest
- 2001 DC Everest & Marshfield
- 2002 Marshfield
- 2003 DC Everest
- 2004 DC Everest
- 2005 Stevens Point
- 2006 Stevens Point & DC Everest
- 2007 Stevens Point
- 2008 DC Everest
- 2009 Stevens Point
- 2010 Stevens Point
VFA Champions
North
- 2011 Appleton North & Kimberly
- 2012 Appleton North
South
- 2011 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2012 Marshfield & Stevens Point
Boys Soccer
- 1991 Wausau East
- 1992 Wausau West
- 1993 Stevens Point
- 1994 Wausau East
- 1995 Wausau West
- 1996 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1997 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1998 Stevens Point
- 1999 Stevens Point
- 2000 Stevens Point
- 2001 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2002 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 2003 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2004 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2005 Marshfield & Wausau West
- 2006 Stevens Point
- 2007 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2008 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2009 Stevens Point
- 2010 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2011 Stevens Point
- 2012 Wausau East
- 2013 Marshfield Tigers
Girls Swimming
- 1975 Stevens Point
- 1976 Stevens Point
- 1977 Stevens Point
- 1978 Stevens Point
- 1979 Marshfield
- 1980 Wausau West, Stevens Point, Rhinelander
- 1981 Stevens Point
- 1982 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1983 Rhinelander
- 1984 Stevens Point
- 1985 Stevens Point
- 1986 Stevens Point
- 1987 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1988 Stevens Point
- 1989 Stevens Point
- 1990 Stevens Point
- 1991 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1992 Rhinelander
- 1993 Rhinelander
- 1994 Rhinelander
- 1995 Rhinelander
- 1996 Wausau West
- 1997 Stevens Point
- 1998 Stevens Point
- 1999 Stevens Point
- 2000 Stevens Point
- 2001 Rhinelander
- 2002 Rhinelander
- 2003 Wausau East
- 2004 Wausau East
- 2005 Wausau East
- 2006 Wausau East
- 2007 Wausau East
- 2008 Wausau East
- 2009 Wausau East
- 2010 Wausau East
- 2011 Wausau East
- 2012 Wausau East
Girls Tennis
- 2003 Stevens Point
- 2004 Stevens Point
- 2005 Wausau East
- 2006 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2007 Wausau East
- 2008 Marshfield
- 2009 Marshfield
- 2010 Wausau East
- 2011 Merrill
- 2012 Wausau East
Girls Volleyball
- 1972 Antigo & Shawano
- 1973 Shawano
- 1974 Shawano
- 1975 Shawano
- 1976 Antigo
- 1977 Merrill
- 1978 Antigo
- 1979 Antigo
- 1980 Merrill
- 1981 Merrill
- 1982 Merrill
- 1983 Antigo
- 1984 Merrill
- 1985 DC Everest & Merrill
- 1986 Antigo
- 1987 Antigo
- 1988 DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1989 DC Everest
- 1990 DC Everest
- 1991 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1992 Marshfield & Wausau East
- 1993 Wausau West
- 1994 Wausau West
- 1995 Wausau West
- 1996 Wausau East
- 1997 Stevens Point & Marshfield
- 1998 DC Everest
- 1999 Marshfield
- 2000
- 2001 Antigo & Marshfield
- 2002 Marshfield
- 2003 Marshfield
- 2004 Marshfield
- 2005 Marshfield
- 2006 DC Everest & Marshfield
- 2007 DC Everest
- 2008 DC Everest
- 2009 DC Everest
- 2010 Wausau East
- 2011 Merrill
- 2012 Merrill
Boys Cross Country
- 1951 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1952 Wausau
- 1953 Wausau
- 1954 Wausau
- 1955 Wausau
- 1956 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1957 Stevens Point
- 1958 Marshfield
- 1959 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1960 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1961 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1962 Rhinelander
- 1963 Antigo
- 1964 Antigo
- 1965 Antigo
- 1966 Rhinelander
- 1967 Antigo
- 1968 Antigo
- 1969 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1970 Antigo
- 1971 Rhinelander
- 1972 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1973 Antigo
- 1974 Rhinelander
- 1975 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1976 Wausau West
- 1977 Stevens Point
- 1978 Stevens Point
- 1979 Stevens Point
- 1980 Stevens Point
- 1981 Stevens Point
- 1982 Stevens Point
- 1983 Stevens Point
- 1984 Stevens Point
- 1985 Stevens Point
- 1986 Stevens Point
- 1987 Rhinelander
- 1988 Stevens Point
- 1989 Stevens Point
- 1990 Stevens Point
- 1991 Stevens Point
- 1992 Stevens Point
- 1993 Stevens Point
- 1994 Stevens Point
- 1995 Stevens Point
- 1996 Stevens Point
- 1997 Stevens Point
- 1998 Stevens Point
- 1999 Stevens Point
- 2000 Stevens Point
- 2001 Stevens Point
- 2002 Stevens Point
- 2003 Stevens Point
- 2004 Stevens Point
- 2005 Stevens Point
- 2006 Stevens Point
- 2007 Stevens Point
- 2008 Stevens Point
- 2009 Stevens Point
- 2010 Stevens Point
- 2011 Stevens Point
- 2012 Stevens Point
Girls Cross Country
- 1975 Antigo
- 1976 DC Everest
- 1977 Rhinelander
- 1978 Wausau East
- 1979 Wausau East
- 1980 Wausau East
- 1981 Stevens Point
- 1982 Stevens Point
- 1983 Stevens Point
- 1984 Stevens Point
- 1985 DC Everest
- 1986 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1987 Stevens Point
- 1988 Stevens Point
- 1989 Stevens Point
- 1990 Stevens Point
- 1991 DC Everest
- 1992 Stevens Point
- 1993 Wausau East
- 1994 Stevens Point
- 1995 Wausau East
- 1996 Wausau East
- 1997 Wausau East
- 1998 DC Everest
- 1999 DC Everest
- 2000 DC Everest
- 2001 Stevens Point
- 2002 Stevens Point
- 2003 Stevens Point
- 2004 Stevens Point
- 2005 Marshfield
- 2006 Marshfield
- 2007 Marshfield
- 2008 Stevens Point
- 2009 Wausau East
- 2010 Wausau East
- 2011 Wausau West
- 2012 Stevens Point
Winter Sports
Boys Basketball
- 1921-1922 Antigo
- 1922-1923 Antigo
- 1923-1924 Medford & Stevens Point
- 1924-1925 Shawano
- 1925-1926 Shawano
- 1926-1927 Stevens Point
- 1927-1928 Tomahawk
- 1928-1929 Nekoosa & Wausau
- 1929-1930 Wausau
- 1930-1931 Stevens Point
- 1931-1932 Wausau
- 1932-1933 Wausau
- 1933-1934 Stevens Point & Wausau
- 1934-1935 Antigo
- 1935-1936 Rhinelander
- 1936-1937 Rhinelander
- 1937-1938 Rhinelander
- 1938-1939 Rhinelander
- 1939-1940 Rhinelander
- 1940-1941 Wausau
- 1941-1942 Antigo, Rhinelander & Wausau
- 1942-1943 Antigo & Wausau
- 1943-1944 Stevens Point
- 1944-1945 Stevens Point
- 1945-1946 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1946-1947 Stevens Point
- 1947-1948 Rhinelander & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1948-1949 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1949-1950 Stevens Point
- 1950-1951 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1951-1952 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1952-1953 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1953-1954 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1954-1955 Wausau
- 1955-1956 Antigo
- 1956-1957 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1957-1958 Stevens Point
- 1958-1959 Rhinelander
- 1959-1960 Rhinelander
- 1960-1961 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1961-1962 Antigo
- 1962-1963 Antigo
- 1963-1964 Rhinelander
- 1964-1965 Stevens Point
- 1965-1966 Rhinelander
- 1966-1967 DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1967-1968 DC Everest
- 1968-1969 DC Everest & Rhinelander
- 1969-1970 DC Everest
- 1970-1971 Rhinelander
- 1971-1972 Antigo
- 1972-1973 Antigo & Shawano
- 1973-1974 Antigo
- 1974-1975 Rhinelander
- 1975-1976 Rhinelander
- 1976-1977 Wausau East
- 1977-1978 DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1978-1979 Antigo & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1979-1980 Wausau East
- 1980-1981 Wausau East
- 1981-1982 Stevens Point
- 1982-1983 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1983-1984 Stevens Point
- 1984-1985 Stevens Point
- 1985-1986 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1986-1987 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1987-1988 Stevens Point
- 1988-1989 Rhinelander
- 1989-1990 Rhinelander & Wausau East
- 1990-1991 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1991-1992 Marshfield & Wausau West
- 1992-1993 Wausau West
- 1993-1994 Stevens Point
- 1994-1995 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1995-1996 Rhinelander & Wausau West
- 1996-1997 Antigo
- 1997-1998 Antigo, DC Everest & Rhinelander
- 1998-1999 Rhinelander
- 1999-2000 Stevens Point
- 2000-2001 Wausau East
- 2001-2002 Wausau East
- 2002-2003 Wausau East
- 2003-2004 Rhinelander
- 2004-2005 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2005-2006 Wausau East
- 2006-2007 Wausau East
- 2007-2008 Stevens Point
- 2008-2009 Wausau West
- 2009-2010 Marshfield & Wausau West
- 2010-2011 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2011-2012 DC Everest
- 2012-2013
Girls Basketball
- 1975-1976 DC Everest & Marshfield
- 1976-1977 Marshfield & Wausau East
- 1977-1978 Wausau East
- 1978-1979 Wausau East
- 1979-1980 Stevens Point
- 1980-1981 Wausau West
- 1981-1982 Antigo
- 1982-1983 Merrill
- 1983-1984 DC Everest & Merrill
- 1984-1985 Merrill & Stevens Point
- 1985-1986 DC Everest
- 1986-1987 Merrill
- 1987-1988 DC Everest
- 1988-1989 Merrill
- 1989-1990 DC Everest
- 1990-1991 DC Everest
- 1991-1992 DC Everest
- 1992-1993 DC Everest
- 1993-1994 DC Everest
- 1994-1995 DC Everest & Merrill
- 1995-1996 Merrill
- 1996-1997 DC Everest
- 1997-1998 DC Everest & Stevens Point
- 1998-1999 Stevens Point
- 1999-2000 Merrill
- 2000-2001 Stevens Point
- 2001-2002 DC Everest & Merrill
- 2002-2003 Marshfield
- 2003-2004 Marshfield
- 2004-2005 Marshfield
- 2005-2006 Stevens Point
- 2006-2007 Antigo & Merrill
- 2007-2008 DC Everest & Marshfield
- 2008-2009 Marshfield
- 2009-2010 Marshfield
- 2010-2011 Marshfield
- 2011-2012 Stevens Point
- 2012-2013
Wrestling
- 1956-1957 Marshfield
- 1957-1958 Marshfield
- 1958-1959 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1959-1960 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1960-1961 DC Everest
- 1961-1962 DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1962-1963 Merrill
- 1963-1964 DC Everest
- 1964-1965 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1965-1966 DC Everest
- 1966-1967 DC Everest
- 1967-1968 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1968-1969 Antigo, DC Everest & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1969-1970 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1970-1971 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1971-1972 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1972-1973 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1973-1974 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1974-1975 Merrill
- 1975-1976 Merrill & Wisconsin Rapids
- 1976-1977 Merrill
- 1977-1978 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1978-1979 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1979-1980 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1980-1981 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1981-1982 DC Everest
- 1982-1983 Merrill
- 1983-1984 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1984-1985 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1985-1986 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1986-1987 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1987-1988 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1988-1989 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1989-1990 Merrill
- 1990-1991 Merrill
- 1991-1992 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1992-1993 Merrill
- 1993-1994 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1994-1995 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1995-1996 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1996-1997 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1997-1998 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1998-1999 Wisconsin Rapids
- 1999-2000 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2000-2001 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2001-2002 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2002-2003 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2003-2004 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2004-2005 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2005-2006 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2006-2007 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2007-2008 Wausau West
- 2008-2009 Wausau West & Wisconsin Rapids
- 2009-2010 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2010-2011 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2011-2012 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2012-2013 Wausau West
Boys Hockey
- 1991-1992 Stevens Point
- 1992-1993 Antigo
- 1993-1994 Stevens Point
- 1994-1995 Antigo
- 1995-1996 Antigo
- 1996-1997 Stevens Point
- 1997-1998 Stevens Point
- 1998-1999 Wausau West
- 1999-2000 Stevens Point
- 2000-2001 Wausau West
- 2001-2002 Stevens Point & Wisconsin Rapids
- 2002-2003 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2003-2004 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2004-2005 Wisconsin Rapids
- 2005-2006 Stevens Point
- 2006-2007 Stevens Point
- 2007-2008 Wausau West
- 2008-2009 Wausau West
- 2009-2010 Wausau West
- 2010-2011 Wausau West
- 2011-2012 Wausau West
- 2012-2013
Spring Sports
Baseball
Softball
Boys Track
Girls Track
Girls Soccer
Boys Tennis
Boys Golf