All-time membership timeline
The Chagrin Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of several schools in Northeast Ohio, United States. The league and its members compete as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).
The conference is named for the Chagrin River that flows through the valley where the majority of the founding schools are located.
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagrin Division | ||||||
| Hawken | Hawks | Gates Mills | Red & Gray | 1996– | ||
| Lutheran West | Longhorns | Rocky River | Red & White | 2019– | ||
| Harvey | Red Raiders | Painesville | Red & Black | 2009– | ||
| Orange | Lions | Pepper Pike | Orange & Black | 1964-1996, 1998- | ||
| Perry | Pirates | Perry | Scarlet & White | 1996– | ||
| West Geauga | Wolverines | Chesterland | Navy Blue & White | 1963–1996, 1998- | ||
| Lake Division | ||||||
| Conneaut | Spartans | Conneaut | Navy Blue & Gold | 2023– | ||
| Madison | Blue Streaks | Madison | Blue & White | 2023– | ||
| Edgewood | Warriors | Ashtabula | Scarlet & Gray | 2019– | ||
| Geneva | Eagles | Geneva | Scarlet & Gray | 2015- | ||
| Jefferson Area | Falcons | Jefferson | Red, White, & Black | 2023– | ||
| Lakeside | Dragons | Ashtabula | Forest Green & Vegas Gold | 2019- | ||
| Metro Division | ||||||
| Brooklyn | Hurricanes | Brooklyn | Blue & Gold | 2019– | ||
| Beachwood | Bison | Beachwood | White & Gold | 2005– | ||
| Cuyahoga Heights | Red Wolves | Cuyahoga Heights | Scarlet & Gray | 2005– | ||
| Independence | Blue Devils | Independence | Royal Blue & Gold | 2005- | ||
| Richmond Heights | Spartans | Richmond Heights | Royal Blue & White | 2005– | ||
| Trinity | Trojans | Garfield Heights | Blue & White | 2019- | ||
| Wickliffe | Blue Devils | Wickliffe | Navy Blue & Gold | 1980- | ||
| Valley Division | ||||||
| Berkshire | Badgers | Burton | Purple & Gold | 1996– | ||
| Cardinal | Huskies | Middlefield | Red & White | 1996–2025 | Leaving for the NAC in 2025 | |
| Kirtland | Hornets | Kirtland | Navy Blue & Gold | 1996– | ||
| Crestwood | Red Devils | Mantua | Red & Gray | 2020- | ||
| Fairview | Warriors | Fairview Park | Scarlet & Gray | 2023– | ||
| Chagrin Falls | Tigers | Chagrin Falls | Orange & Black | 1964- | ||
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown | Rovers | Rootstown | Navy Blue & White | 2025- | Joining the Valley Division | ||
| Chardon | Hilltoppers | Chardon | Red & Black | 1964-1980, 1983–1996, 2026- | Left for the ESC, then for the PAC | ||
| Fairport Harding | Skippers | Fairport Harbor | Maroon & White | 2005-2020, 2026- | Left for the NAC | ||
| North | Rangers | Eastlake | Orange & Black | 2026- | |||
| South | Rebels | Willoughby | Columbia Blue & Gray | 2026- | |||
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Greenmen | Aurora | Green & White | 1964-1983, 1996–2015 | Left for the ESC, then for the Suburban | ||
| Chardon | Hilltoppers | Chardon | Red & Black | 1964-1980, 1983–1996 | Left for the ESC, then for the PAC | ||
| Grand Valley | Mustangs | Orwell | Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Gray, & White | 1998-2009, 2019-2024 | Left for the NAC | ||
| Fairport Harding | Skippers | Fairport Harbor | Maroon & White | 2005-2020 | Left for the NAC | ||
| Kenston | Bombers | Bainbridge | Blue & White | 1964-1996, 2005–2015 | Left both times for the WRC | ||
| Newbury | Black Knights | Newbury | Orange & Black | 1998-2014 | Left for the NAC, district transferred to West Geauga in 2020 | ||
| Solon | Comets | Solon | Navy Blue, Gold, & White | 1964-1996 | Left for the WRC | ||
| Twinsburg | Tigers | Rootstown | Blue & White | 1964-1996 | Left for the WRC | ||
The CVC formed in 1964 with Chagrin Falls, Kenston, Orange, Solon, Twinsburg, and West Geauga as its charter members. Aurora and Chardon joined in 1968 to bring membership up to eight.
The league remained stable until 1980 when Chardon left for the East Suburban Conference and was replaced with Wickliffe. When Aurora left for the Metro Athletic Conference in 1983, Chardon returned as their replacement.
Around 1994, Chagrin Falls and Wickliffe suggested creating a "small school" division within the CVC to give them better competition. Aurora was invited back, along with Hawken, and four schools from the ESC: Berkshire, Cardinal, Kirtland, and Perry. The two-division setup fell through when Kenston, Orange, Solon, Twinsburg, and West Geauga left to form the Western Reserve Conference in 1996 with members of the Metro League. Chardon would ultimately end up in the Premier Athletic Conference. This left the CVC with the eight schools meant to be its smaller division.
In 1998 the CVC decided to follow through with the two-division, 12-school setup. They invited Orange and West Geauga back to be part of the Chagrin Division with Aurora, Chagrin Falls, Perry, and Wickliffe. The Valley Division included Berkshire, Cardinal, Hawken, Kirtland, and two more schools from the ESC: Grand Valley and Newbury.
When the MAC-8 dissolved in 2005, Beachwood joined the Valley Division while Cuyahoga Heights, Independence, and Richmond Heights joined with Fairport Harding and Hawken to create the Metro Division . Kenston also returned at this time, but would leave for a new version of the WRC in 2015. Aurora would also depart at the same time for the Suburban League. Grand Valley left in 2009.
The CVC would continue to expand: Harvey would join in 2009 [1] and Geneva came on board in 2015. [2] The addition of six schools in 2019 (Brooklyn, Edgewood, Grand Valley, Lakeside, Lutheran West, and Trinity ) brought the league to 22 members. [3]
Newbury would leave for the NAC in 2014 before having its district transferred to West Geauga in 2020. [4] Newbury, Cardinal, and Berkshire considered a district merger before Berkshire ultimately absorbed the Ledgemont School District in 2015. [5]
Crestwood would join in 2020 [6] at the same time that Fairport Harding left for the NAC. Conneaut, Fairview, Jefferson Area, and Madison would come aboard in 2023. [7] This lead to the creation of the Lake Division. [8]
Grand Valley left the CVC a second time in 2024 for the NAC. Cardinal announced in the summer of 2024 that they would leave for the Northeastern Athletic Conference as well for the 2025-2026 school year. [9] As a result, in October 2024 it was announced that Rootstown would leave the Portage Trail Conference and join the Valley Division for the 2025-2026 school year as Cardinal leaves. [10]
In February 2025, the CVC announced that Chardon and Fairport Harbor would return to the league along with Eastlake North and Willoughby South in the fall of 2026. [11] This expansion will bring the league to 29 teams.