The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference is an athletic conference a part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association with member schools from Trumbull, Portage, Mahoning and Columbiana Counties. [1]
The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference is an athletic conference a part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association with member schools from Trumbull, Portage, Mahoning and Columbiana Counties. [1]
The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference was formed by several schools in the Trumbull and Mahoning County area in the 2017–18 school year after the Inter-Tri County Conference disbanded. [2]
In 2020, the remaining members of the Blue Tier Schools of the All-American Conference joined to create the Gray Tier of the MVAC. [3] Garrettsville Garfield would also be joining the former AAC schools, however it wouldn't participate in conference play until the 2021–22 school year due to a scheduling commitment they had with their former conference, the Portage Trail Conference. [4]
In 2022, Sebring McKinley announced their departure from the conference as a football member team and announced they'd be joining the Northern 8 Football Conference, after struggling with roster numbers for several seasons, but would remain a part of the conference for the other sports. [5]
In 2023, Southeast High School announced they would be leaving the Portage Trail Conference and join the Grey Tier of the MVAC. Campbell High School would be moved to the Scarlet Tier. [6]
In 2026, Waterloo, Garfield and Southeast's Board of Education voted to leave the MVAC in favor of the newly formed Greater Portage Athletic Conference, which is set to begin conference play in the 2027–28 school year. [7]
| School | Location | Nickname | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | Brookfield | Warriors | Blue & Gold
| 2020– | |
| Champion | Champion Township | Flashes | Purple & Gold
| 2020– | |
| Crestview | Columbiana | Rebels | Black & Gold
| 2020– | |
| Garfield | Garrettsville | G-Men | Black & Yellow
| 2021– | Joined in 2021 from Portage Trail Conference, leaving in 2027 for Greater Portage Athletic Conference |
| LaBrae | Leavittsburg | Vikings | Red & Grey
| 2020– | |
| Liberty | Youngstown | Leopards | Maroon & Gold
| 2020– | |
| Newton Falls | Newton Falls | Tigers | Orange & Black
| 2020– | |
| Southeast | Ravenna | Pirates | Maroon & Gold
| 2024– | Joined in 2024 from Portage Trail Conference, leaving in 2027 for Greater Portage Athletic Conference |
| School | Location | Nickname | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Milton | North Jackson | Blue Jays | Royal Blue & White
| 2017– | |
| Lowellville | Lowellville | Rockets | Navy & Gold
| 2017– | |
| McDonald | McDonald | Blue Devils | Blue & White
| 2017– | |
| Sebring McKinley | Sebring | Trojans | Purple & Gold
| 2017– | 2017–2023 for football; moved to Northern 8 Football Conference |
| Campbell Memorial | Campbell | Red Devils | Red & Black
| 2020– | moved to Scarlet Tier from Grey Tier in 2024 |
| Mineral Ridge | Weathersfield | Rams | Orange & Black
| 2017– | |
| Springfield | New Middletown | Tigers | Orange & Black
| 2017– | |
| Waterloo | Atwater | Vikings | Burgundy & White
| 2017– | Leaving in 2027 for Greater Portage Athletic Conference |
| Western Reserve | Berlin Center | Blue Devils | Blue, Red & White
| 2017– |
