Fox Valley Association

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Fox Valley Association
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Conference WIAA
Founded1970
Sports fielded
  • 20
No. of teams10
Official website www.fvasports.net

The Fox Valley Association is a high school athletic conference comprising ten high schools located within the Fox Valley region of northeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1970, the organization and its member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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History

The Fox Valley Association was formed in 1970, resulting from a split within the Fox River Valley Conference. Four schools along the western shore of Lake Winnebago (Appleton East, Appleton West, Neenah and Oshkosh) joined with three schools formerly of the disbanded Mid-Eastern Conference (Kaukauna, Kimberly and Menasha) to form the initial membership roster. [1] [2] Oshkosh North became the eighth member of the conference when it opened its doors in 1972, with the original Oshkosh High School being renamed to Oshkosh West. [3] The FVA briefly grew to nine schools with the addition of Two Rivers in 1977, [4] before they made their exit to join a reconstituted Eastern Wisconsin Conference in 1979. Membership increased back to nine schools in 1989 when Fond du Lac (formerly of the FRVC) became part of the FVA, joining for most sports that year. Their football program joined the conference for the 1993 season. [5] In 1995, Appleton opened a third high school on the city's north side, and Appleton North became the FVA's tenth member that year. [6] The roster has stayed at ten schools ever since, with the only change since Appleton North's addition was the affiliation swap between Menasha and Bay Conference members Hortonville in 2014. [7]

Football

The Fox Valley Conference initially sponsored football from their inaugural season in 1970 to the 2010 season. In 2011, the WIAA merged the FVA with the Wisconsin Valley Conference, who was seeking assistance with scheduling conference games, into the football-only Valley Football Association. [8] This arrangement lasted until the 2020-2021 season, when the WIAA joined forces with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association to organize a sweeping realignment of Wisconsin high school football. These plans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, when several conferences in the Fox Valley decided not to play football during the fall season. The 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference was formed as a football league for the alternate spring 2021 season and included all FVA members, along with schools from the Fox River Classic and Wisconsin Valley Conferences. [9] The 2021 season saw the return of football sponsorship for the FVA, and all conference members participated with the exception of Appleton West and Hortonville, who were moved to the VFA. [10] Hortonville and Oshkosh North swapped affiliations for the 2024-2025 competition cycle, [11] and that alignment will remain in place at least through the 2027 football season. [12]

List of member schools

Current members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoined
Appleton East Appleton, WI Public1,493Patriots  1970
Appleton North Appleton, WI Public1,664Lightning  1995
Appleton West Appleton, WI Public1,434Terrors  1970
Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WI Public2,038Cardinals  1989
Hortonville Hortonville, WI Public1,232Polar Bears  2014
Kaukauna Kaukauna, WI Public1,253Galloping Ghosts  1970
Kimberly Kimberly, WI Public1,599Papermakers  1970
Neenah Neenah, WI Public1,979Rockets  1970
Oshkosh North Oshkosh, WI Public1,231Spartans  1972
Oshkosh West Oshkosh, WI Public1,627Wildcats  1970

Associate members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsSportsPrimary Conference
Berlin Berlin, WI Public474Indians  Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Green Lake) East Central
Green Lake Green Lake, WI Public101Lakers  Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Berlin) Trailways
Lourdes Academy Oshkosh, WI Private (Catholic)178Knights  Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving (Co-op team with Oshkosh North) Trailways
Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI Private (Catholic)727Tritons  Boys Volleyball Fox River Classic

Former members

SchoolLocationAffiliation Enrollment MascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Menasha Menasha, WI Public966Blue Jays  19702014 Bay
Two Rivers Two Rivers, WI Public480Purple Raiders  19771979 Eastern Wisconsin

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members

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Membership map

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Location of Fox Valley Association full members:
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Appleton East
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Appleton North
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Appleton West
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Fond du Lac
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Hortonville
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Kaukauna
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Kimberly
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Neenah
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Oshkosh North
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Oshkosh West

The conference supports the following sports:

Girls are allowed to participate in wrestling.

List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton East1972Large Schools
Neenah2001Division 1
Kimberly2015Division 1
Neenah2018Division 1
Girls Cross Country
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1981Class A
Neenah1982Class A
Neenah1983Class A
Kaukauna2020Division 1
Neenah2024Division 1
Football
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton West1992Division 1
Oshkosh North2000Division 1
Kimberly2007Division 2
Kimberly2008Division 2
Boys Golf
SchoolYear
Neenah1977
Oshkosh West1980
Appleton West1981
Neenah1982
Appleton West1983
Appleton West1984
Appleton East1985
Girls Golf
SchoolYear
Appleton West1981
Appleton West1982
Appleton East1983
Appleton West1985
Appleton West1986
Boys Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1985Single Division
Neenah1986Single Division
Neenah2007Division 1
Appleton North2020-21Alternate Season
Girls Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah2015Division 1
Neenah2021Division 1
Boys Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Kaukauna1970Single Division
Appleton East1971Single Division
Kaukauna1972Single Division
Kaukauna1977Single Division
Kaukauna1978Single Division
Kaukauna1980Single Division
Kaukauna1982Single Division
Appleton North2021Single Division
Kaukauna2015Single Division
Kimberly2019Single Division
Kimberly2020-21Alternate Season
Girls Volleyball
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1978Class A
Appleton East1986Class A
Kimberly1990Division 2
Kaukauna2010Division 1
Neenah2016Division 1
Appleton North2020-21Alternate Season

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1975Class A
Neenah1978Class A
Kimberly1994Division 2
Kimberly1995Division 2
Oshkosh West2006Division 1
Oshkosh West2007Division 1
Kaukauna2016Division 2
Oshkosh North2018Division 1
Kaukauna2018Division 2
Girls Basketball
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1978Class A
Kimberly1987Class A
Kimberly1989Class B
Kimberly1996Division 2
Kimberly1998Division 2
Oshkosh West2003Division 1
Oshkosh West2004Division 1
Appleton North2017Division 1
Appleton North2018Division 2
Kimberly2025Division 1
Boys Wrestling
SchoolYearDivision
Fond du Lac1991Division 1
Kaukauna2014Division 1
Kaukauna2015Division 1
Kaukauna2016Division 1
Kaukauna2017Division 1
Kaukauna2021Division 1
Kaukauna2022Division 1
Kaukauna2023Division 1
Kaukauna2024Division 1
Kaukauna2025Division 1

Spring sports

Baseball
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1972Single Division
Appleton West1975Single Division
Appleton West1976Single Division
Appleton West1982Class A
Appleton West1988Class A
Kimberly1989Class B
Appleton West1991Division 1
Appleton West1995Division 1
Appleton East1996Division 1
Fond du Lac2000Division 1
Kimberly2001Division 1
Appleton West2004Division 1
Kimberly2017Division 1
Boys Golf
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton North2000Division 1
Girls Soccer
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1990Single Division
Appleton North2011Division 1
Softball
SchoolYearDivision
Kimberly1980Class A
Kimberly1981Class A
Kimberly1988Class B
Kimberly1989Class B
Neenah1990Division 1
Kimberly1993Division 2
Neenah1995Division 1
Appleton East2000Division 1
Appleton North2005Division 1
Kimberly2007Division 1
Kaukauna2010Division 1
Kimberly2014Division 1
Kaukauna2017Division 1
Oshkosh North2019Division 1
Kaukauna2021Division 1
Kaukauna2022Division 1
Kaukauna2023Division 1
Boys Tennis
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1991Single Division
Neenah1992Single Division
Neenah1993Single Division
Neenah1994Single Division
Neenah1995Division 1
Boys Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1971Class A
Kimberly2014Division 1
Kimberly2017Division 1
Kimberly2018Division 1
Kimberly2019Division 1
Girls Track & Field
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton East1990Class A
Kaukauna2001Division 1

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Source: [13]

SchoolQuantityYears
Neenah151971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2014, 2021, 2022
Fond du Lac101991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2023
Kimberly91972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1995, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021
Oshkosh North81986, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024
(Oshkosh) West81977, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Kaukauna61997, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2025
Appleton East41983, 1984, 1990, 2011
Appleton West31989, 2002, 2003
Menasha11980
Appleton North0
Hortonville0
Two Rivers0

Girls Basketball

Source: [14]

SchoolQuantityYears
Kimberly221982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2025
Neenah81975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2010, 2023
Appleton West71976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2009
Fond du Lac61993, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007
Appleton East51974, 1976, 1977, 1999, 2012
Hortonville52015, 2016, 2020,, 2022, 2024
Appleton North42001, 2011, 2017, 2018
Oshkosh West32002, 2003, 2010
Kaukauna11988
Menasha11991
Oshkosh North0
Two Rivers0

Football

Source: [15]

SchoolQuantityYears
Appleton West131973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997
Neenah111970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2022, 2024
Kimberly82006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Appleton East71978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1998
Oshkosh North61972, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Appleton North41996, 2004, 2009, 2010
Kaukauna41975, 1995, 2023, 2024
Menasha31975, 2005, 2010
Fond du Lac22001, 2002
(Oshkosh) West21971, 1972
Hortonville0
Two Rivers0

Notes

  1. ↑ "FVA History". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Grey, Dave (June 13, 1969). ""Valley Breakup Now Nears Reality"". The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 15. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Oshkosh North debut as newest member of FVA". Oshkosh Northwestern. September 1, 1972. p. 37. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Two Rivers added to reluctant FVA". Oshkosh Northwestern. June 27, 1975. p. 13. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "FVA History". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ VanderPas, Dan (September 7, 1994). "Chickering pushes expanded playoffs". Appleton Post-Crescent. pp. C-1. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Menasha, Hortonville to switch conferences". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Arguello, Ricardo (August 4, 2011). "Starting from scratch". Appleton Post-Crescent. pp. B-1. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Twenty high schools form spring football conference". The Press Times. Multi Media Channels. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. February 6, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. December 14, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. December 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Boys Basketball Past Champions". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Girls Basketball Past Champions". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Football Past Champions". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
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