League | IHSA |
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Founded | 1978 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Region | Northern Illinois (McHenry and Kane counties) |
The Fox Valley Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extracurricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the northern part of the Fox River basin in Illinois, United States. The conference regularly produces strong athletic teams, including 6A Football State Champions Prairie Ridge (2016-17) and Cary-Grove (2018, 2021, 2023); 2017 4A State Baseball Champion Crystal Lake South; and 2019 4A State Softball Champion Huntley.
The conference consists of 10 teams total. [1] All enrollments [2] and classifications [3] are from the Illinois High School Association website. The schools who are part of the conference are Burlington Central, Hampshire High School, Huntley High School, Dundee Crown High School, Jacobs High School, Mchenry County High School, Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central, Cary Grove, and Prairie Ridge High School
School | Town | Team Name | Colors | Year Joined | Enrollment [nb 1] | IHSA Classes 2/3/4 [nb 2] [nb 3] |
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Cary-Grove High School | Cary | Trojans | 1978 | 1514 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
Central High School | Burlington | Rockets | 2019 | 1283 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
Crystal Lake Central High School | Crystal Lake | Tigers | 1978 | 1480 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
Crystal Lake South High School | Crystal Lake | Gators | 1978 | 1330 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
Dundee-Crown High School | Carpentersville | Chargers | 1983 | 2472 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
Hampshire High School | Hampshire | Whip-Purs | 2011 | 1850 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
Huntley High School | Huntley | Red Raiders | 2003 | 2996 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
Jacobs High School | Algonquin | Golden Eagles | 1978 | 2032 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
McHenry High School | McHenry | Warriors | 1978 | 2156 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
Prairie Ridge High School | Crystal Lake | Wolves | 1997 | 1213 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
School | Town | Team Name | Colors | Year Joined | Year Left | Total Years | Current Conference |
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Dundee Community High School | Carpentersville | Cardunals [nb 4] | 1978 | 1983 | 5 | Consolidated to become Dundee-Crown High School | |
Irving Crown High School | Carpentersville | Vikings | 1978 | 1983 | 5 | ||
Woodstock High School | Woodstock | Blue Streaks | 1978 | 2016 | 38 | Kishwaukee River Conference | |
Lake Zurich High School | Lake Zurich | Bears | 1991 | 2005 | 14 | North Suburban Conference | |
Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake | Rams | 1997 | 2016 | 19 | Northern Lake County Conference | |
Grayslake North High School | Grayslake | Knights | 2006 | 2016 | 10 | Northern Lake County Conference | |
Johnsburg High School | Johnsburg | Skyhawks | 2006 | 2014 | 8 | Kishwaukee River Conference | |
Woodstock North High School | Woodstock | Thunder | 2009 | 2016 | 7 | Kishwaukee River Conference |
There have been 27 total IHSA State Championships earned by members of the FVC.
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