Chagrin Valley Conference
The Chagrin Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of several schools in Northeast Ohio, United States. The league and its members compete as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).
The conference is named for the Chagrin River that flows through the valley where the majority of the founding schools are located.
Current members
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| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagrin Division | ||||||
| Harvey | Red Raiders | Painesville | Red & black |
2009– | ||
| Hawken | Hawks | Gates Mills | Red & gray |
1996– | ||
| Lutheran West | Longhorns | Rocky River | Red & white |
2019–2027 | Leaving for the North Coast Conference | |
| Orange | Lions | Pepper Pike | Orange & black |
1964–1996, 1998– | ||
| Perry | Pirates | Perry | Scarlet & white |
1996– | ||
| West Geauga | Wolverines | Chesterland | Navy blue & white |
1963–1996, 1998– | ||
| Lake Division | ||||||
| Conneaut | Spartans | Conneaut | Navy blue & gold |
2023– | ||
| Edgewood | Warriors | Ashtabula | Scarlet & gray |
2019– | ||
| Geneva | Eagles | Geneva | Scarlet & gray |
2015– | ||
| Jefferson Area | Falcons | Jefferson | Red, white, & black |
2023– | ||
| Lakeside | Dragons | Ashtabula | Forest green & Vegas gold |
2019– | ||
| Madison | Blue Streaks | Madison | Blue & white |
2023– | ||
| Metro Division | ||||||
| Beachwood | Bison | Beachwood | White & gold |
2005– | ||
| Brooklyn | Hurricanes | Brooklyn | Blue & gold |
2019– | ||
| Cuyahoga Heights | Red Wolves | Cuyahoga Heights | Scarlet & gray |
2005– | ||
| Independence | Blue Devils | Independence | Royal blue & gold |
2005– | ||
| Fairview | Warriors | Fairview Park | Scarlet & gray
|
2023- | ||
| Trinity | Trojans | Garfield Heights | Blue & white |
2019– | ||
| Richmond Heights | Spartans | Richmond Heights | Blue & white |
2005– | Independent for boys basketball only | |
| Valley Division | ||||||
| Berkshire | Badgers | Burton | Purple & gold |
1996– | ||
| Chagrin Falls | Tigers | Chagrin Falls | Orange & black |
1964– | ||
| Crestwood | Red Devils | Mantua | Red & gray |
2020– | ||
| Kirtland | Hornets | Kirtland | Navy Blue & gold |
1996– | ||
| Rootstown | Rovers | Rootstown | Navy Blue & white |
2025- | ||
| Wickliffe | Blue Devils | Wickliffe | Navy blue & gold |
1980- | ||
Future members
[edit | edit source]| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Joining | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon | Hilltoppers | Chardon | Red & black |
2026 | Returning after having previously been a member from 1964–1980 and 1983–1996 | ||
| Fairport Harding | Skippers | Fairport Harbor | Maroon & white |
2026 | Returning after having previously been a member from 2005–2020 | ||
| North | Rangers | Eastlake | Orange & black |
2026 | |||
| South | Rebels | Willoughby | Columbia blue & gray |
2026 | |||
Former members
[edit | edit source]| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Greenmen | Aurora | Green & white |
1964–1983, 1996–2015 | Left for the East Suburban Conference in 1983 and for the Suburban League in 2015 | ||
| Cardinal | Huskies | Middlefield | Red & white
|
1996-2025 | Left for Northeastern Athletic Conference in 2025 | ||
| Chardon | Hilltoppers | Chardon | Red & black |
1964-1980, 1983–1996 | Left for the East Suburban Conference in 1980 and for the Premier Athletic Conference in 1996 | ||
| Grand Valley | Mustangs | Orwell | Royal blue, navy blue, gray, & white |
1998-2009, 2019-2024 | Left both times for the Northeastern Athletic Conference | ||
| Fairport Harding | Skippers | Fairport Harbor | Maroon & white |
2005–2020 | Left for the Northeastern Athletic Conference | ||
| Kenston | Bombers | Bainbridge | Blue & white |
1964–1996, 2005–2015 | Left both times for two separate iterations of the Western Reserve Conference | ||
| Newbury | Black Knights | Newbury | Orange & black |
1998–2014 | Left for the Northeastern Athletic Conference | ||
| Solon | Comets | Solon | Navy blue, gold, & white |
1964–1996 | Left for the Western Reserve Conference | ||
| Twinsburg | Tigers | Twinsburg | Blue & white |
1964–1996 | Left for the Western Reserve Conference | ||
History
[edit | edit source]The CVC formed in 1964 with Chagrin Falls, Kenston, Orange, Solon, Twinsburg, and West Geauga as its charter members. Aurora and Chardon joined in 1968 to bring membership up to eight.
The league remained stable until 1980 when Chardon left for the East Suburban Conference and was replaced with Wickliffe. When Aurora left for the Metro Athletic Conference in 1983, Chardon returned as their replacement.
Around 1994, Chagrin Falls and Wickliffe suggested creating a "small school" division within the CVC to give them better competition. Aurora was invited back, along with Hawken, and four schools from the ESC: Berkshire, Cardinal, Kirtland, and Perry. The two-division setup fell through when Kenston, Orange, Solon, Twinsburg, and West Geauga left to form the Western Reserve Conference in 1996 with members of the Metro League. Chardon would ultimately end up in the Premier Athletic Conference. This left the CVC with the eight schools meant to be its smaller division.
In 1998 the CVC decided to follow through with the two-division, 12-school setup. They invited Orange and West Geauga back to be part of the Chagrin Division with Aurora, Chagrin Falls, Perry, and Wickliffe. The Valley Division included Berkshire, Cardinal, Hawken, Kirtland, and two more schools from the ESC: Grand Valley and Newbury.
When the MAC-8 dissolved in 2005, Beachwood joined the Valley Division while Cuyahoga Heights, Independence, and Richmond Heights joined with Fairport Harding and Hawken to create the Metro Division . Kenston also returned at this time, but would leave for a new version of the WRC in 2015. Aurora would also depart at the same time for the Suburban League. Grand Valley left in 2009.
The CVC would continue to expand: Harvey would join in 2009[1] and Geneva came on board in 2015.[2] The addition of six schools in 2019 (Brooklyn, Edgewood, Grand Valley, Lakeside, Lutheran West, and Trinity ) brought the league to 22 members.[3]
Newbury would leave for the NAC in 2014 before having its district transferred to West Geauga in 2020.[4] Newbury, Cardinal, and Berkshire considered a district merger before Berkshire ultimately absorbed the Ledgemont School District in 2015.[5]
Crestwood would join in 2020[6] at the same time that Fairport Harding left for the NAC. Conneaut, Fairview, Jefferson Area, and Madison would come aboard in 2023.[7] This led to the creation of the Lake Division.[8]
Grand Valley left the CVC a second time in 2024 for the NAC. Cardinal announced in the summer of 2024 that they would leave for the Northeastern Athletic Conference as well for the 2025-2026 school year.[9] As a result, in October 2024 it was announced that Rootstown would leave the Portage Trail Conference and join the Valley Division for the 2025-2026 school year as Cardinal leaves. [10]
In February 2025, the CVC announced that Chardon and Fairport Harbor would return to the league along with Eastlake North and Willoughby South in the fall of 2026.[11] This expansion will bring the league to 29 teams.
In May 2025, the North Coast Conference announced that it had invited Lutheran West to join for the 2027-2028 school year.[12]
Membership timeline
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