The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference is a high school athletic organization, featuring schools from the towns that surround the Kennebec River in the state of Maine. It is the largest athletic conference in the state with 29 different schools as members.
Member schools
The KVAC consists of 29 different schools, which are divided into two divisions in three different classes (Class A, Class B, & Class C) in coordination with the Maine Principals' Association (MPA). Membership includes:
Soccer/Baseball/Softball
| CLASS A | CLASS B |
| Bangor | Belfaste |
| Brewer | Spruce Mountain |
| Brunswick | Gardiner |
| Cony | Leavitt |
| Edward Little | Lincoln |
| Hampden | Maranacook |
| Lawrence | Medomak |
| Lewiston | Morse |
| Messalonskee | Mt. View |
| Mt. Ararat | Nokomis |
| Mt. Blue | Oceanside |
| Oxford Hills | Waterville |
| Skowhegan | Winslow |
| Camden Hills | Erskine |
| | Maine Central Institute |
Basketball
| CLASS AA | CLASS A | CLASS B |
| Bangor (N) | Brewer (N) | Belfast (N) |
| Edward Little (N) | Brunswick (S) | Lincoln (S) |
| Lewiston (N) | Camden Hills (N) | Maine Central Institute (N) |
| Oxford Hills (N) | Cony (N) | Maranacook (S) |
| | Erskine (N) | Mt. View (N) |
| | Gardiner (N) | Spruce Mountain (S) |
| | Hampden (N) | Winslow (N) |
| | Lawrence (N) | |
| | Leavitt (S) | |
| | Medomak Valley (N) | |
| | Messalonskee (N) | |
| | Morse (S) | |
| | Mt. Ararat (S) | |
| | Mt. Blue (N) | |
| | Nokomis (N) | |
| | Oceanside (N) | |
| | Skowhegan (N) | |
| | Waterville (N) | |
In conjunction with the MPA and its member schools, the KVAC administers the following sports: Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Basketball, Indoor Track, Skiing, Swimming, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Outdoor Track, and Lacrosse. Members schools and athletes compete for team and individual conference championship status between the end of the regular season and the start of the MPA playoffs.
Membership drastically changed in the early-mid 2000's when schools switched regions and classes. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Class A membership included Waterville, Lawrence, Skowhegan, Mt. Blue, Messalonskee, Cony, Medomak Valley, and Gardiner as Eastern Maine schools and Brunswick, Morse, Mt. Ararat, Oxford Hills, and Leavitt as Western Maine schools in sports like basketball. The five Western Maine schools were moved into Eastern Maine for the 2001-02 season. This was due to two reasons. One, enrollment at EM schools in more northern parts of the state were dropping and schools like Stearns, Caribou, and later Presque Isle were moving down to Class B (all the way down to Class D in the case of Stearns). Another reason was the MPA's failed four division format where Eastern and Western Maine were split into north/south divisions. That format lasted one year. Edward Little and Lewiston, former members of the Southwestern Maine Activities Association, joined in 2003. That move was followed by the decision to move those schools to Eastern Maine. The KVAC also gained former Class A members of the Big East/Penobscot Valley Conference from the Bangor area in 2005 when that league was forced to disband due to loss of membership. 5 schools, Bangor High School, Brewer High School, Nokomis Regional High School, Old Town High School, and Hampden Academy, joined. Bangor, Brewer, and Hampden continue to be members of the Class A division, while Nokomis moved to Class B, and Old Town moved to Class B, but returned to the Big East/PVC. Erskine has jumped between Classes A and B since 2005 but will move back to B in 2013. Gardiner moved to Class B in 2007. Leavitt and Nokomis dropped to B in 2009, with Leavitt moving to the West. Morse dropped from EM Class A to WM Class B in 2011. Rockland District High School merged with nearby Georges Valley High School in 2011 to form Oceanside East/West High School. Oak Hill High School was a Class B member until 2012 when they moved to the Mountain Valley Conference, a Class B/C league in the western mountains. Erskine moved to Class B in 2013, and Maranacook to Class C. Spruce Mountain High School of Jay, a former member of the Mountain Valley Conference, joined the league for the 2014-15 school year.
Starting with the 2015-16 season, basketball will be divided into five classes and into north and south regions.
The KVAC also holds an annual banquet in May to recognize 10 Senior Scholars from each of its member schools.
Cross-Country
Class A Champions
Women
| Year |
Team Champions |
Team Runner-Up |
Individual Champion |
| 2012 |
Mt. Ararat High School (57 Points) |
Brunswick High School (61 points) |
Erzsebet Nagy, Lawrence (19:27.0) |
| 2011 |
Brunswick High School (42 points) |
Mt. Ararat High School (43 Points) |
Erzsebet Nagy, Lawrence (19:55.8) |
| 2010 |
Mt. Ararat High School (27 points) |
Brunswick High School (75 points) |
Kathleen McMahon, Brunswick (19:55.9) |
| 2009 |
Mt. Ararat High School (54 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (63 points) |
Kate Spies, Mt. Ararat (20:12.8) |
| 2008 |
Brewer High School (60 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (66 points) |
Melody Lam, Mt. Blue (20:37.5) |
| 2007 |
Brunswick High School (33 points) |
Brewer High School (56 points) |
Silver Hunt, Mt. Blue (20:34.9) |
| 2006 |
Brunswick High School (24 points) |
Mt. Ararat High School (51 points) |
Anna Ackerman, Cony (20:45.31) |
| 2005 |
Brunswick High School (51 points) |
Mt. Ararat High School (51 points) |
Krystal Douglas, Mt. Ararat (19:37.16) |
| 2004 |
Mt. Ararat High School (45 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (54 points) |
Elizabeth Wilcox, Mt. Ararat (19:43.56) |
| 2003 |
Mt. Blue High School (70 points) |
Waterville High School (82 points) |
Lily Hanstein, Mt. Blue (19:52.7) |
| 2002 |
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Mt. Ararat High School |
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| 2001 |
Mt. Blue High School (33) |
Cony High School (92) |
Erin Archard, Mt. Blue (18:48.6) |
| 1998 |
Mt. Blue High School (41 Points) |
Mt. Ararat High School (75 Points) |
|
Men
| Year |
Team Champions |
Team Runner-Up |
Individual Champion |
| 2012 |
Lewiston High School (47 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (82 points) |
Justin Tracy, Mt. Blue (17:14.1) |
| 2011 |
Mt. Ararat High School (80 points) |
Bangor High School (89 points) |
Harlow Ladd, Messalonskee (17:28.3) |
| 2010 |
Mt. Ararat High School (56 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (70 points) |
Harlow Ladd, Messalonskee (17:14.0) |
| 2009 |
Edward Little High School (65 points) |
Brunswick High School (84 points) |
Will Geoghegan, Brunswick (16:09.5) |
| 2008 |
Lewiston High School (60 points) |
Brunswick High School (97 points) |
Will Geoghegan, Brunswick (16:44.3) |
| 2007 |
Lewiston High School (47 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (87 points) |
Mohamed Noor, Lewiston (16:37.7) |
| 2006 |
Edward Little High School (56 points) |
Brunswick High School (62 points) |
Eric Marceau, Mt. Blue (17:04.23) |
| 2005 |
Mt. Blue High School (61 points) |
Lewiston High School (64 points) |
Adam Deveau, Mt. Blue (17:03.99) |
| 2004 |
Mt. Blue High School (55 points) |
Morse High School (60 points) |
Adam Deveau, Mt. Blue (17:20.36) |
| 2003 |
Edward Little High School (65 points) |
Morse High School (67 points) |
Sam Fletcher, Edward Little (16:38.3) |
| 2002 |
Mt. Blue High School (57 points) |
Cony High School (84 points) |
Matt Dunlap, Mt. Blue (16:37) |
| 2001 |
Mt. Ararat High School (47 points) |
Mt. Blue High School (61 points) |
Aaron Norton, Morse (15:48) |
Class B Champions
Women
| Year |
Team Champions |
Team Runner-Up |
Individual Champion |
| 2012 |
Camden Hills Regional High School (31 points) |
Waterville High School (55 points) |
Bethanie Brown, Waterville (18:59.4) |
| 2011 |
Camden Hills Regional High School (37 points) |
Waterville High School (77 points) |
Bethanie Brown, Waterville (20:02.0) |
| 2010 |
Hampden Academy (61 points) |
Winslow High School (77 points) |
Brittany Bowman, Camden Hills (20:46.6) |
| 2009 |
Medomak Valley High School (54 points) |
Maranacook Community School (77 points) |
Abby Mace, Maranacook (19:03.1) |
| 2008 |
Medomak Valley High School (61 points) |
Leavitt Area High School (63 points) |
Abby Mace, Maranacook (19:24.9) |
| 2007 |
Maranacook Community School (50 points) |
Leavitt Area High School (55 points) |
Kasey Eaton, Medomak Valley (20:37.7) |
| 2006 |
Waterville High School (44 points) |
Maranacook Community School (49 points) |
Megan Nealey, Belfast (20:04.00) |
| 2005 |
Maranacook Community School (42 points) |
Waterville High School (43 points) |
Abby Pullen, Maranacook (19:49.04) |
| 2004 |
Maranacook Community School (38 points) |
Belfast High School (53 points) |
Jennifer Monsulick, Maranacook (20:20.57) |
| 2003 |
Camden Hills Regional High School (46 points) |
Lincoln Academy (53 points) |
Rebecca Twaddel, Camden Hills (20:03.6) |
| 2001 |
Camden Hills Regional High School (36 points) |
Medomak Valley High School (47 points) |
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Men
| Year |
Team Champions |
Team Runner-Up |
Individual Champion |
| 2012 |
Maranacook Community School (57 points) |
Winslow High School (89 points) |
Ben Trapani, Camden Hills (17:09.8) |
| 2011 |
Maranacook Community School (67 points) |
Medomak Valley High School (104) |
Nickolas Shuckrow, Winslow (18:02.3) |
| 2010 |
Hampden Academy (42 points) |
Winslow High School (60 points) |
Eben Hodgkins, Erskine Academy (17:31.5) |
| 2009 |
Hampden Academy (66 points) |
Winslow High School (94 points) |
Darik Frye, Hampden (16:26.0) |
| 2008 |
Maranacook Community School (77 points) |
Medomak Valley High School (91 points) |
Sam Seekins, Erskine (17:05.9) |
| 2007 |
Medomak Valley High School (48 points) |
Leavitt Area High School (65 points) |
Michael Howland, Lincoln (17:25.5) |
| 2006 |
Maranacook Community School (35 points) |
Waterville High School (64 points) |
Michael Howland, Lincoln (17:08.58) |
| 2005 |
Leavitt Area High School (41 points) |
Waterville High School (94 points) |
Michael Howland, Lincoln (17:20.11) |
| 2004 |
Camden Hills High School (41 points) |
Belfast High School (49 points) |
Levi Miller, Belfast (16:17.34) |
| 2003 |
Lincoln Academy (38 points) |
Maranacook Community School (58 points) |
Levi Miller, Belfast (16:29.5) |
| 2001 |
Belfast Area High School (31 points) |
Maranacook Community School (45 points) |
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| 1998 |
Maranacook Community School (36 points) |
Erskine Academy (72 Points) |
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Indoor Track & Field
Class A Champions
Men
Women
Class B Champions
Men
Women
Meet Records
Women
Men
Outdoor Track & Field
Class A
Men
Women
Class B
Men
| Year |
Champions |
Runner-Up |
| 2010 |
Waterville High School (122.5 points) |
Erskine Academy (119 points) |
| 2009 |
Waterville High School (198 points) |
Belfast Area High School (111 points) |
| 2008 |
Waterville High School (163 points) |
Maranacook Community School (109 points) |
| 2007 |
Waterville High School (202.333 points) |
Maine Central Institute (100 points) |
| 2006 |
Waterville High School (125.50 points) |
Belfast Area High School (106.50 points) |
| 2005 |
Belfast Area High School (159 points) |
Leavitt Area High School (107 points) |
| 2004 |
Belfast Area High School (179 points) |
Maranacook Community School (81 points) |
| 2003 |
Belfast Area High School (229 points) |
Leavitt Area School (125 points) |
Women
| Year |
Champions |
Runner-Up |
| 2010 |
Waterville High School (211.5 points) |
Winslow High School (66 points) |
| 2009 |
Waterville High School (165 points) |
Winslow High School (100 points) |
| 2008 |
Waterville High School (193 points) |
Maine Central Institute (74.33 points) |
| 2007 |
Waterville High School (171.333 points) |
Maine Central Institute (66 points) |
| 2006 |
Waterville High School (169.50 points) |
Maranacook Community School (69.50 points) |
| 2005 |
Belfast Area High School (126.50 points) |
Maranacook Community School (100.50 points) |
| 2004 |
Belfast Area High School (104 points) |
Leavitt Area School (74.50 points) |
| 2003 |
Belfast Area High School (122 points) |
Leavitt Area School (119 points) |
Soccer
Class A
Men
*No KVAC Game held in 2005. Winner determined by record.
* Decided by Penalty Kicks
Women
*No KVAC Game held in 2005. Winner determined by record.
Class B Champions
Men
Women
Golf
Men's Champions
Basketball
Men
Women