Inter-Valley Conference

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The Inter-Valley Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletic league made up of 14 schools from Carroll, Coshocton, Holmes, Stark, Guernsey and Tuscarawas counties.

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The conference underwent a major change at the start of the 2017–18 season as the league added five new member schools including Indian Valley, Claymont, Tuscarawas Valley, Buckeye Trail and Conotton Valley.

Current members

The HilanThe member schools of the IVC Inter-Valley Conference Map 2016-17.png
The HilanThe member schools of the IVC
SchoolNicknameLocationColors [1] CountyJoinedPrevious Conference
Buckeye Trail 1Warriors Lore City    Guernsey 2017 OVAC/Pioneer Valley
Claymont Mustangs Uhrichsville    Tuscarawas 2017 East Central Ohio
Conotton Valley 1, 2Rockets Bowerston    Carroll 2001
2017
OVAC
OVAC
East Canton Hornets3 East Canton    Stark 2013 Portage Trail
Garaway Pirates Sugarcreek     Tuscarawas 1968 Tuscarawas County/
Tuscarawas Valley
Hiland Hawks Berlin     Holmes 1968Independents (HCL 1964)
Indian Valley Braves Gnadenhutten    Tuscarawas 2017 Principals
Malvern Hornets Malvern    Carroll 1968 Tuscarawas Valley
Newcomerstown Trojans Newcomerstown    Tuscarawas 1968 Scenic Hills/
Tuscarawas Valley
Ridgewood Generals West Lafayette    Coshocton 1968 Scenic Hills/
Tuscarawas Valley
Sandy Valley Cardinals Magnolia     Stark 2001 Principals
Strasburg-Franklin Tigers Strasburg    Tuscarawas 1971 Senate
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints New Philadelphia     Tuscarawas 1970none (new school)
Tuscarawas Valley 4Trojans Zoar    Tuscarawas 1974
2017
All-Ohio Conference, Senate League, Principals
  1. Plays concurrently in Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
  2. Played 2011-16 in the OVAC (also played concurrently with OVAC 2001-11).
  3. Wizards in girls' basketball only.
  4. Played 1977-83 in All-Ohio, 1983-89 in the Senate League, and 1989-2017 in the PAC.

Former IVC members

SchoolNicknameLocationColors [2] CountyJoinedPrevious ConferenceLeftConference Joined
Indian Valley North Midvale Big Blue   Tuscarawas 1968none (new school1988none (consolidated
into Indian Valley)
Indian Valley South Gnadenhutten Rebels   Tuscarawas 1968none (new school1988none (consolidated
into Indian Valley)
St. Joseph Dover Ramblers   Tuscarawas 1968Independents1970none (consolidated into
Tuscarawas Central Catholic)
St. Mary's Dennison Blue Wave   Tuscarawas 1968Independents1970none (consolidated into
Tuscarawas Central Catholic)
Jewett-Scio Vikings Jewett    Harrison 1974 Harrison County 1998none (consolidated
into Harrison Central)
Lakeland Raiders Freeport    Harrison 1974 Harrison County 1998none (consolidated
into Harrison Central)

Sports

The following sports were offered by member schools according to each district's official website. Sandy Valley offered the most opportunities to their students as they supported 18 varsity sports while Claymont offers 17 and Indian Valley and Tuscarawas Central Catholic offer15 each.

Sports Offered by IVC Members Schools
SchoolFootballVolleyballBoys' SoccerGirls' SoccerBoys' GolfGirls' GolfBoys' CCGirls' CCGirls' TennisBoys' BasketballGirls' BasketballWrestlingBoys' BowlingGirls' BowlingGymnasticsBaseballSoftballBoys' TrackGirls' TrackBoys' Tennis
Buckeye Trail (11)XXXXXXXXXXX
Claymont (17)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Conotton Valley (6)XXXXXX
East Canton (12)XXXXXXXXXXXX
Garaway (13)XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Hiland (13)XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Indian Valley (15)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Malvern (10)XXXXXXXXXX
Newcomerstown (12)XXXXXXXXXXXX
Ridgewood (13)XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sandy Valley (18)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Strasburg (10)XXXXXXXXXX
TCC (15)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Tusky Valley (14)XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Enrollment numbers for members schools (as of 2017–2018 school year)

The following enrollment numbers for members schools provided by the OHSAA as of the 2017-2018 school year.

Enrollment Numbers Sorted by Boys
SchoolBoysGirls
Claymont244202
Indian Valley220200
Tuscarawas Valley175181
Sandy Valley166172
Ridgewood163137
Garaway149125
Buckeye Trail128130
Hiland124123
Newcomerstown123124
East Canton9599
Strasburg7859
Malvern7676
Conotton Valley6850
Tuscarawas Central Catholic4329

IVC divisions

For sports where divisions are used, a geographical alignment is used for all sports except football, which aligns along school size.

IVC North (Boys-Girls)IVC South (Boys-Girls)
Conotton Valley (68–50)Buckeye Trail (128–130)
East Canton (95–99)Claymont (244–202)
Malvern (76–76)Garaway (149–125)
Sandy Valley (166–172)Hiland (124–123)
Strasburg (78–59)Indian Valley (220–200)
Tuscarawas Central Catholic (43–29)Newcomerstown (123–124)
Tuscarawas Valley (175–181)Ridgewood (163–137)

Football Divisions

IVC North - Small School (boys, OHSAA division)IVC South - Large Schools (boys, OHSAA division)
Buckeye Trail (128, VI)Claymont (244, IV)
East Canton (95, VII)Garaway (149, V)
Malvern (76, VII)Indian Valley (220, IV)
Sandy Valley (166, V)Newcomerstown (123, VI)
Strasburg (78, VII)Ridgewood (163, V)
Tuscarawas Central Catholic (43, VII)Tuscarawas Valley (175, V)

Showcases

Three sports now host showcases, pitting teams seeded by division records against their counterparts in the opposite division (1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, etc.)

IVC Showcase Results
YearVB TitleVB ResultsBBB TitleBBB ResultsGBB TitleGBB Results
2017-18Tusky Valley-Hiland (25-8, 25-17)N-2, S-5Strasburg-Indian Valley (57-46)N-5, S-2Hiland-Tusky Valley (50-35)N-3, S-4
2018-19Tusky Valley-Indian Valley (22-25, 25-12, 25-21)N-1, S-6Hiland-Strasburg (47-37)N-4, S-3Hiland-Tusky Valley (57-29)N-0, S-7

League championships

Fall Champions
YearCross-Country (B)Cross-Country (G)FootballGolf (B)Golf (G)Volleyball
2018-19East CantonTusky ValleyIndian Valley (L)
Sandy Valley (S)
Tusky ValleyHilandTusky Valley (N)
Indian Valley (S)
2017-18East CantonTusky ValleyIndian Valley (L)
East Canton (S)
GarawayStrasburgTusky Valley (N)
Hiland (S)
Winter/Spring Champions
YearBasketball (B)Basketball (G)WrestlingBaseballSoftballTrack (B)Track (G)
2018-19Strasburg (N)
Hiland (S)
Tusky Valley (N)
Hiland (S)
Indian Valley5/195/195/10/195/10/19
2017-18Strasburg (N)
Indian Valley (S)
Tusky Valley (N)
Hiland (S)
ClaymontSandy Valley (N)
Indian Valley (S)
Strasburg (N)
Indian Valley (S)
East CantonTusky Valley

State championships

IVC Team State Championships
#SchoolTitles
10HilandBasketball (B): 1992, 2011, 2012
Basketball (G): 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2021
Baseball: 2016
8Strasburg-FranklinBasketball (B): 1967
Softball: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2013
5East CantonXC (B): 2016
Track (B): 2017, 2018, 2019
3GarawayGolf (B): 2004, 2007, 2008
2Indian Valley SouthBasketball (B): 1972, 1976
1Indian ValleyFootball (B): 2024
1Tuscarawas Central CatholicGolf (B): 1975

See also