Western Valley Activities Conference

Western Valley Activities Conference
Conference	IHSAA / IGHSAU
Founded	2008
Sports fielded	13;
No. of teams	10
Region	Western Iowa
Official website	http://www.westernvalleyconference.org/

Last updated November 21, 2023

The Western Valley Activities Conference^[1] is an athletic conference for small high schools in Western Iowa. Formed in 2008 from the merger of the longstanding Maple Valley Conference and Boyer Valley Conference, the league now consists of 9 schools from the old Maple Valley Conference and Siouxland Christian.

Current members

School	Location	Mascot	2023-2024 BEDS^[2]
Kingsley–Pierson	Kingsley	Panthers	100
Lawton–Bronson	Lawton	Eagles	176
MVAOCOU	Mapleton	Rams	216
OABCIG	Ida Grove	Falcons	232
Ridge View	Holstein	Raptors	192
River Valley	Correctionville	Wolverines	72
Siouxland Christian	Sioux City	Eagles	74
West Monona	Onawa	Spartans	160
Westwood	Sloan	Rebels	167
Woodbury Central	Moville	Wildcats	135

History

The Western Valley Activities Conference was formed in 2008 with the merger of the Maple Valley Conference and the Boyer Valley Conference. The Maple Valley Conference traces its history to 1931 when the conference was founded with Onawa, Mapleton, Moville, Correctionville, Holstein, and Odebolt high schools. Kingsley joined the conference in 1944 and over time, the conference grew to 12 members so that by the time of the merger the conference included Odebolt–Arthur, Battle Creek–Ida Grove, Galva–Holstein, Woodbury Central, Kingsley–Pierson, Remsen-Union, Lawton–Bronson, Westwood, River Valley, Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto, West Monona, and Whiting.

The Boyer Valley Conference had been formed around 1960 and had many schools to consolidation over the years. After peaking at 12 schools, the conference was left with only eight in its final year of 2007: Ar-We-Va, Boyer Valley, Charter Oak–Ute, IKM, Logan-Magnolia, Manning, West Harrison, and Woodbine. With IKM and Manning entering a sport-sharing agreement, it looked like the right time for many of its members to find a new home.

In 2008, the Maple Valley Conference agreed to merge with the Boyer Valley Activities Conference by a 10–1 vote, with only Woodbury Central opposing and Lawton–Bronson abstaining. The new 19-team league would work together not only in athletics, but in music and speech as well, as the former BVAC had. In addition most of the old rivalries were kept intact by splitting the conference into two divisions with the old Maple Valley basically making up the north and the former Boyer Valley plus Whiting and West Monona forming the south.

State champions

2009 1A wrestling- Logan-Magnolia^[3]

2009 2A girls basketball- IKM-Manning^[4]

2011 2A girls basketball- OABCIG^[5]

2017 2A boys track and field- Kingsley–Pierson/Woodbury Central^[6]

2019 2A football- OABCIG^[7]

2020 1A football- OABCIG^[8]

Membership changes

After the 2008 season, Odebolt–Arthur and Battle Creek–Ida Grove entered into a full-grade sharing agreement. Following the 2009 season, Remsen-Union left the conference, and starting in 2010, Galva–Holstein began sharing all high school functions and classes with nearby Schaller-Crestland High School, forming the new Ridge View High School, which remained in the conference.

The conference, which had spanned more than 160 miles, lost many members for the 2013–14 school year. Logan-Magnolia and IKM-Manning, the two largest schools in the southern half of the conference, moved to the Western Iowa Conference.^[9] Meanwhile, the other former Boyer Valley Conference members are joining with Coon Rapids–Bayard and five members of the Rolling Hills Conference to form the Rolling Valley Conference. Whiting moved to the Frontier Conference of Nebraska.

In 2017, Charter Oak–Ute students returned to the conference by entering into a whole grade sharing agreement with Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto.^[10]

Former Members^[11]

School	Location	Mascot	Years	Current
Ar-We-Va	Westside	Rockets	2008–2013	Rolling Valley Conference
Boyer Valley	Dunlap	Bulldogs	2008–2013	Rolling Valley Conference
Charter Oak–Ute	Charter Oak	Bobcats	2008–2013	Sharing with MVAO
IKM-Manning	Manning	Wolves	2008–2013	Western Iowa Conference
Logan-Magnolia	Logan	Panthers	2008–2013	Western Iowa Conference
Remsen-Union	Remsen	Rockets	2008–2009	Consolidated with MMC, War Eagle Conference
West Harrison	Mondamin	Hawkeyes	2008–2013	Rolling Valley Conference
Whiting	Whiting	Warriors	2008–2014	Frontier Conference of Nebraska
Woodbine	Woodbine	Tigers	2008–2013	Rolling Valley Conference

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References

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[1] "Western Valley Activities Conference - Iowa High School Sports".

[2] "IHSAA: Classifications" (PDF).

[3] IAHSSA

[4] "Basketball -- Girls".

[5] "GIRLS: OA-BCIG wins Iowa Class 2A title".

[6] "STATE TRACK: KP/WC shares state team title".

[7] "FROM 2019: OABCIG claims 2A state title in first-ever championship appearance".

[8] "OABCIG, Cooper DeJean pull off unlikely comeback for second-straight title".

[9] Logan Magnolia School Board Minutes

[10] Sioux City Journal

[11] "Western Valley Activities Conference - Iowa High School Sports".

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v t e Iowa High School Athletic Conferences
Current conferences	Bluegrass CIML Corner Hawkeye 10 Heart of Iowa Iowa Alliance Iowa Star Lakes Little Hawkeye MAC Mississippi Valley Missouri River NICL North Central NEIC Pride of Iowa Raccoon River River Valley Rolling Valley SEISC Siouxland South Central SICL Southeast Top of Iowa Tri-Rivers Twin Lakes Upper Iowa WaMaC War Eagle West Central Western Iowa Western Valley
Former conferences	Big East Big Eight Boyer Valley Cornbelt Corn Bowl Maple Valley North Iowa Northwest Rolling Hills Sioux Empire Sioux Valley