Ridge & Valley Conference

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The Ridge & Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Founded in 1979, its members are small schools concentrated in the southern part of the state's Driftless Area. All conference members belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Ridge & Valley Conference was formed in 1979 when the larger Scenic Central Conference split into two smaller conferences from its existing Northern and Southern divisions.^[1] All seven schools in the Southern Division (De Soto, Ithaca, Kickapoo, La Farge, North Crawford, Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben) plus Weston from the Northern Division formed the Ridge & Valley Conference's membership roster.^[2] Membership has not experienced any changes over the history of the conference among full members.

Football

1979-2020

The Ridge & Valley Conference began football sponsorship along with all other sports after its split from the Scenic Central Conference in 1979, with all members participating. After winning the first three R&V football titles, De Soto was moved to the Scenic Bluffs Conference in 1982,^[3] swapping affiliations with the newly reinstated football program at Brookwood.^[4] This arrangement was reversed for the 2001 season, with De Soto returning to the conference and Brookwood moving back to the Scenic Bluffs.^[5]^[6] By this time, some of the conference members started to consolidate their programs due to lack of available players. The first two schools to do so were Kickapoo and La Farge, who combined their programs beginning with the 2004 season.^[7] In 2016, Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben merged their football teams,^[8] along with Weston and Scenic Bluffs members Wonewoc-Center.^[9] Riverdale's entry into the Ridge & Valley from the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League kept its football roster at seven schools.^[10] The 2019 season saw an eighth school, Highland of the Six Rivers Conference, join as associate members in football.

2020-present

In February 2019, the WIAA and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association released a comprehensive realignment for Wisconsin's high school football conferences, set to begin with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle.^[11] Three programs (Kickapoo/La Farge, North Crawford and Wonewoc-Center/Weston) made the switch to eight-player football for the 2020 season,^[12] and were replaced by Boscobel of the SWAL and Hillsboro of the Scenic Bluffs.^[13] For the 2022-2023 competition cycle, De Soto made the switch to eight-player football with Iowa-Grant moving over from the SWAL as their replacement.^[14] in 2024, the Ridge & Valley Conference made the decision to move to eight-player football,^[15] welcoming four former members back into the conference (De Soto, Kickapoo/La Farge, North Crawford and Wonewoc-Center/Weston) along with newcomers Belmont, Monticello and Wisconsin Heights joining Highland (the only holdover from 2023) to form its initial roster.^[16] In 2026, Wonewoc-Center and Weston are planning to dissolve their cooperative agreement for football, and Weston will partner with Ithaca's eleven-player program.^[17] Wonewoc-Center is currently slated to continue as an eight-player program exclusive to that school.^[18]

List of member schools

Current members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined
De Soto	De Soto, WI	Public	127	Pirates	1979^[2]
Ithaca	Ithaca, WI	Public	133	Bulldogs	1979^[2]
Kickapoo	Viola, WI	Public	157	Panthers	1979^[2]
La Farge	La Farge. WI	Public	66	Wildcats	1979^[2]
North Crawford	Soldiers Grove, WI	Public	124	Trojans	1979^[2]
Seneca	Seneca, WI	Public	102	Royals	1979^[2]
Wauzeka-Steuben	Wauzeka, WI	Public	78	Hornets	1979^[2]
Weston	Cazenovia, WI	Public	84	Silver Eagles	1979^[2]

Current associate members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Primary Conference	Sport(s)
Belmont	Belmont, WI	Public	121	Braves	Six Rivers	Football (8-player)
Cassville	Cassville, WI	Public	57	Comets	Six Rivers	Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country
Highland	Highland, WI	Public	105	Cardinals	Six Rivers	Football (8-player)
Monticello	Monticello, WI	Public	98	Ponies	Six Rivers	Football (8-player)
River Ridge	Patch Grove, WI	Public	175	Timberwolves	Six Rivers	Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country
Shullsburg	Shullsburg, WI	Public	104	Miners	Six Rivers	Boys Cross Country,^[a] Girls Cross Country^[a]
Wisconsin Heights	Mazomanie, WI	Public	228	Vanguards	Capitol	Football (8-player)
Wonewoc-Center	Wonewoc, WI	Public	115	Wolves	Scenic Bluffs	Football (8-player)^[b]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Co-operative with Belmont
^ Co-operative with Weston (currently set to end after 2025-26 school year)

Former football-only members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Seasons	Primary Conference
Boscobel	Boscobel, WI	Public	212	Bulldogs	2020-2023	SWAL
Brookwood	Ontario, WI	Public	175	Falcons	1982-2000	Scenic Bluffs
Hillsboro	Hillsboro, WI	Public	163	Tigers	2020-2023	Scenic Bluffs
Iowa-Grant	Livingston, WI	Public	204	Panthers	2022-2023	SWAL
Riverdale	Muscoda, WI	Public	202	Chieftains	2016-2023	SWAL

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members

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Membership map

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Sanctioned sports


	Baseball	Boys Basketball	Girls Basketball	Boys Cross Country	Girls Cross Country	Football (8-player)	Softball	Boys Track & Field	Girls Track & Field	Girls Volleyball	Boys Wrestling^[a]	Girls Wrestling^[a]
De Soto	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ithaca	X	X	X^[b]				X^[b]	X^[b]	X^[b]	X	X^[b]	X^[b]
Kickapoo	X	X	X	X^[c]	X^[c]	X	X	X^[c]	X^[c]	X	X^[d]	X^[d]
La Farge	X	X^[e]	X^[e]				X			X^[e]
North Crawford	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	C	C
Seneca	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Wauzeka-Steuben	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Weston	X	X		X	X		X			X

Notes

^ ^a ^b Co-sponsored with the Scenic Bluffs Conference and Six Rivers Conference
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Co-operative with Weston
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Co-operative with La Farge
^ ^a ^b Co-operative with La Farge and Youth Initiative
^ ^a ^b ^c Co-operative with Youth Initiative

List of state champions

Fall sports

None

Winter sports

None

Spring sports

Baseball
School	Year	Division
De Soto	2000	Division 3
De Soto	2001	Division 3
Ithaca	2016	Division 4
Ithaca	2023	Division 4

Softball
School	Year	Division
Seneca	1983	Class C
Seneca	2000	Division 3

Girls Track & Field
School	Year	Division
North Crawford	1991	Division 3
North Crawford	1992	Division 3

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
North Crawford	18	1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2024, 2025
Seneca	11	2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Wauzeka-Steuben	7	1987, 1991, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Kickapoo	6	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Weston	4	1982, 1984, 1988, 1990
La Farge	2	1989, 2014
Ithaca	1	2024
De Soto	0

Girls Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Ithaca	14	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2014
Seneca	13	1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Kickapoo	11	1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
Wauzeka-Steuben	7	2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Weston	7	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2008, 2009
North Crawford	4	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
De Soto	1	2006
La Farge	0

Football

School	Quantity	Years
Ithaca	15	1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
De Soto	10	1979, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Seneca	9	1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010
North Crawford	7	1982, 1983, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2013
Highland	4	2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Kickapoo	4	1983, 1984, 1988, 1989
Seneca/ Wauzeka-Steuben	4	2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Weston	4	1982, 1985, 1993, 1995
Kickapoo/ La Farge	2	2008, 2012
Brookwood	1	1987
Belmont	0
Boscobel	0
Hillsboro	0
Iowa-Grant	0
La Farge	0
Monticello	0
Riverdale	0
Wauzeka-Steuben	0
Wisconsin Heights	0
Wonewoc-Center/ Weston	0

References

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External links

Ridge & Valley Conference (official site)

[belmont-19] Co-operative with Belmont

[20] Co-operative with Weston (currently set to end after 2025-26 school year)

[srrw-21] Co-sponsored with the Scenic Bluffs Conference and Six Rivers Conference

[weston-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Co-operative with Weston

[lafarge-23] Co-operative with La Farge

[lafargeyouth-24] Co-operative with La Farge and Youth Initiative

[youthinitiative-25] Co-operative with Youth Initiative

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v t e Ridge & Valley Conference
Current members	De Soto Ithaca Kickapoo La Farge North Crawford Seneca Wauzeka-Steuben Weston
Football-only members	Belmont Highland Kickapoo/La Farge Monticello Wisconsin Heights Wonewoc-Center/Weston

v t e Wisconsin high school athletic conferences
Organizations	WIAA (1895-present) WISAA (1968-2000) WCIAA (1957-1968)
Current	Badger Bay Big East Big Eight Big Rivers Capitol Central Wisconsin Classic 8 Cloverbelt Coulee Dairyland Dunn-St. Croix Eastern Wisconsin Fox River Classic Fox Valley Association Glacier Trails Great Northern Greater Metro Heart O'North Indian Trails Lake City Lakeland Marawood Marinette & Oconto Metro Classic Middle Border Midwest Classic Milwaukee City Mississippi Valley North Eastern North Shore Northern Lakes Northern Lights Packerland Ridge & Valley Rock Valley Scenic Bluffs Six Rivers South Central Southeast Southern Lakes Southwest Wisconsin SWAL Trailways Wisconsin Flyway Wisconsin Valley Woodland
Former	3-C (1928-1962) 4-C (1934-1953) 7-C (1926-1962) 10-12 (1946-1948) Badger Lutheran (1961-1964) Baraboo Valley (1928-1929) Bay-Lakes (1970-1979) Bi-County (1928-1959) Big Nine (1985-1993) Black Hawk League (1930-1997) Braveland (1953-1993) Central Lakes (1951-1962) Central Lakeshore (1969-2015) Central State (1962-1984) Central Wisconsin Catholic (1956-2000) Classic (1973-1983) Dual County (1926-2001) East Central (1970-2001) East Central (2015-2025) East Central Flyway (2001-2007) Eastern Suburban (1969-2001) Eastern Valley (2007-2015) Eastern Wisconsin (1923-1970) Flambeau (1940-1970) Flambeauland (1946-1955) Flyway (1970-2001) Fox River Valley (1923-2007) Fox Valley Catholic (1929-1971) Fox Valley Christian (1971-1999) Fox Valley Tri-County (1924-1970) Gateway (1941-1952) Granite Valley (1945-1951) Granite Valley (1954-1960) Head of the Lakes (1918-1954) I-W League (1960-1964) Iowa County (1927-1960) Juneau County (1926-1958) Kettle Moraine (1928-1969) Kickapoo Valley (1907-1971) Lakeshore (1997-2008) Little Eight (1926-1937) Little Five (1929-1935) Little Nine (1928-1970) Little Seven (1926-1934) Little Ten (1925-1970) Lumberjack (1953-2008) Madison Suburban (1926-1969) Marathon County (1928-1949) Menominee Valley (1945-1947) Metro (1974-1997) Michigan-Wisconsin (1937-1973) Mid-Eastern (1952-1970) Mid-Valley (1946-1950) Midwest Prep (1940-1983) Milwaukee Catholic (1930-1974) Mississippi Valley (1933-1965) Mississippi Valley Triangular (1936-1940) Monroe-Vernon (1928-1958) Nicolet (1938-1942) Northeastern Wisconsin (1927-1970) Northern Wisconsin (1955-1956) Northwest Border (1940-1955) Olympian (1970-2015) Parkland (1963-2006) Peninsula (1933-1970) Rock River Valley (1922-1952) Scenic Central (1958-1979) Scenic Moraine (1958-1980) South Central (1926-1941) South Shore (1970-1980) Southeastern Badger (1963-1970) Southeastern Wisconsin (1928-1963) Southern Eight (1971-1987) Southern Five (1928-1946) Southern Regional (1937-1958) Southern Six (1928-1941) Southern Ten (1941-1952) State Line (1927-1997) Suburban (1925-1985) Suburban Park (1985-1993) SWANI (1946-1952) SWAPS (1957-1961) SWISS (1982-2006) Trempealeau Valley (1927-1959) Tri-County (1923-1963) Upper St. Croix Valley (1934-1994) Upper Wisconsin (1926-1937) Vacationland (1966-1970) Valley 8 (1999-2007) Valley-Ridge (1934-1935) West Central (1941-1952) West Central (1959-1977) West Grant (1930-1960) Western Wisconsin (1931-1937) Wisconsin Little Ten (1970-2017) Wisconsin River (1928-1960) Wisconsin Seminary (1963-1969) Wolf River Valley (1932-1970) Wood County (1925-1942)
Football-only	856 (1953-1956) Across the Bay (2022-present) Chippewa-Black River Valley (1929-1944) Cloverwood (2008-2019) CWC-8 (2020-2023) Eastern Suburban (2020-present) Fox Valley Classic (Spring 2021) Lower Fox (1933-1936) MONLPC (2017-2021) North Central (2024-present) Northeast-8 (2024-present) Northern Border (2022-2023) Northwest Football League (1994-1995) Northwoods (2020-present) Olympian-Packerland (2007-2014) Parkland (2020-present) Southeast-8 (2024-present) Southern Dairyland (1959-1962) Suburban Six-Man (1939-1957) Tri-County Football (1934-1944) Tri-Valley (1953-1958) Valley Football Association (2011-2023) WCFC (1997) WIFA (1995-1998)

Ridge & Valley Conference

Contents

History

Football

1979-2020

2020-present

List of member schools

Current members

Current associate members

Notes

Former football-only members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

Membership map

Sanctioned sports

Notes

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

References

External links

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Ridge & Valley Conference

History

Football

1979-2020

2020-present

List of member schools

Current members

Current associate members

Notes

Former football-only members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

Membership map

Sanctioned sports

Notes

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

References

External links

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