Rock Valley Conference

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The Rock Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, originally formed as the Central Suburban Conference in 1969. All member schools belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and are concentrated in the Rock River Valley in south central Wisconsin.

History

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1969-1977

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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). The Rock Valley Conference was formed in 1969 as the Central Suburban Conference. Its original membership consisted of four members from the Central Section of the disbanded Madison Suburban Conference (Evansville, Lake Mills, Milton and Oregon) along with newcomers Clinton (from the Indian Trails Conference) and Turner (from the IHSA's SHARK Conference).[1] Columbus and Parkview joined the following season from the Little Ten Conference and State Line League, respectively.[2] The Central Suburban Conference maintained this membership roster for the rest of its eight-year history.

1977-2008

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In 1977, Columbus and Lake Mills left to join the Capitol Conference and Oregon left to join the Badger Conference. They were replaced by two schools from the Badger Conference (Edgerton and Jefferson) and one from the State Line League (Brodhead).[3] That same year, the Central Suburban Conference changed its name to the Rock Valley Conference, both a reference to the old Rock River Valley League and the revised catchment area.[4] In 1982, Jefferson and Milton both left the Rock Valley to join the Southern Lakes Conference and were replaced by Beloit Catholic (from the IHSA's Trailblazer Conference)[5] and Big Foot (formerly of the Southern Lakes).[6] Palmyra-Eagle joined the conference in 1990 to bring membership up to nine schools.[7] Beloit Catholic left to join the Indian Trails Conference in 1996[8][9] for its last few years before it closed in 2000.[10]

2008-present

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Membership remained unchanged until 2008 when the conference added four schools.[11] Jefferson made its return from the Southern Lakes Conference, and three newcomers joined: two from the Southern Lakes (East Troy and Whitewater) and one from the Badger Conference (McFarland).[12] The conference also split its membership into North and South Divisions:

North Division South Division
East Troy Big Foot
Edgerton Brodhead
Evansville Clinton
Jefferson Palmyra-Eagle
McFarland Parkview
Whitewater Turner

This alignment lasted until 2017, when both Palmyra-Eagle and Parkview left the Rock Valley to join more similarly-sized schools in the Trailways Conference.[13] McFarland and Monroe swapped conference affiliations in 2023, with Monroe joining the Rock Valley and McFarland taking their place in the Badger Conference.[14] Delavan-Darien was also welcomed into the Rock Valley from the Southern Lakes Conference that year,[15][16] and the conference subdivided into the current "Rock" and "Valley" Divisions:

Rock Division Valley Division
Big Foot Delavan-Darien
Brodhead East Troy
Clinton Jefferson
Edgerton Monroe
Evansville Whitewater
Turner

Football-only alignment

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In February 2019, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, the WIAA released a sweeping football-only realignment for Wisconsin to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle.[17] The Rock Valley Conference entered the 2020 football season with eight members: East Troy, Edgerton, Edgewood, Evansville, Jefferson, McFarland, Monroe and Whitewater. Six members had full affiliation with the Rock Valley Conference with the exception of Edgewood and Monroe, who had primary affiliation with the Badger Conference.[18] In 2022, Edgewood left to join the Capitol Conference as a football-only member with Delavan-Darien moving over from the Southern Lakes Conference as their replacement.[19] Delavan-Darien played as a football-only member in the 2022 season before gaining full affiliation in the Rock Valley Conference the following year. The Rock Valley Conference will maintain its current football alignment until the 2026-2027 realignment cycle.[20] Membership will decrease to seven schools with East Troy moving to the Capitol Conference and McFarland swapping affiliations with Portage of the Badger Conference. The Rock Valley and Capitol Conferences will be scheduling partners during this cycle with one mandatory crossover game among each of its members that will count towards their home conference standings.[21]

List of member schools

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Current full members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Division
Big Foot Walworth, WI Public 449 Chiefs     1982[6] Rock
Brodhead Brodhead, WI Public 315 Cardinals     1977[3] Rock
Clinton Clinton, WI Public 359 Cougars     1969[1] Rock
Delavan-Darien Delavan, WI Public 628 Comets     2023[15] Valley
East Troy East Troy, WI Public 504 Trojans     2008[11] Valley
Edgerton Edgerton, WI Public 537 Crimson Tide     1977[3] Rock
Evansville Evansville, WI Public 507 Blue Devils     1969[1] Rock
Jefferson Jefferson, WI Public 604 Eagles     1977,[3] 2008[11] Valley
Monroe Monroe, WI Public 742 Cheesemakers     2023[14] Valley
Turner Beloit, WI Public 460 Trojans     1969[1] Rock
Whitewater Whitewater, WI Public 606 Whippets     2008[11] Valley

Current associate members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Primary Conference Sport(s)
Cambridge Cambridge, WI Public 266 Bluejays     Capitol Girls Golf
Lakeside Lutheran Lake Mills, WI Private (WELS) 506 Warriors     Capitol Girls Golf
Luther Prep Watertown, WI Private (WELS) 407 Phoenix     Midwest Classic Boys Tennis
McFarland McFarland, WI Public 774 Spartans     Badger Football

Future football-only members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joining Former Conference Primary Conference
Portage Portage, WI Public 705 Warriors     2026 Badger Badger

Former full members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Beloit Catholic Beloit, WI Private (Catholic) N/A Crusaders     1982[6] 1996[10] Indian Trails Closed in 2000
Columbus Columbus, WI Public 390 Cardinals     1970[2] 1977[3] Capitol
Lake Mills Lake Mills, WI Public 491 L-Cats     1969[1] 1977[3] Capitol
McFarland McFarland, WI Public 774 Spartans     2008[11] 2023[14] Badger
Milton Milton, WI Public 1,059 Redhawks     1969[1] 1982[6] Southern Lakes Badger
Oregon Oregon, WI Public 1,248 Panthers     1969[1] 1977[3] Badger
Palmyra-Eagle Palmyra, WI Public 195 Panthers     1990[7] 2017[13] Trailways
Parkview Orfordville, WI Public 238 Vikings     1970[2] 2017[13] Trailways

Former football-only members

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Seasons Conference Joined Current Conference
Edgewood Madison, WI Private (Catholic) 569 Crusaders     2020-2021 Capitol Badger

Membership timeline

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Full members

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Football members (since 2020)

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Membership map

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Sanctioned sports

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Baseball
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys Cross Country
Girls Cross Country
Football
Boys Golf
Girls Golf
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Softball
Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Boys Track & Field
Girls Track & Field
Girls Volleyball
Boys Wrestling
Girls Wrestling
Big Foot X X X X[a] X[a] X X X[a] X[a] X X[b] X[b] X[a] X[a] X X[a] X[a]
Brodhead X[c] X X X[c] X[c] X X X[c] X[c] X X[c] X[c]
Clinton X X X X X X X X[d] X X X X X X
Delavan-Darien X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
East Troy X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Edgerton X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Evansville X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Jefferson X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Monroe X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Turner X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Whitewater X X X X X X X X X[e] X X X X X X X X

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Co-operative with Williams Bay
  2. ^ a b Co-operative with Williams Bay and Faith Christian
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Co-operative with Juda
  4. ^ Co-operative with Turner
  5. ^ Co-operative with Palmyra-Eagle

List of state champions

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Fall sports

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Boys Cross Country
School Year Division
Turner 1976 Class B
Clinton 1983 Class B
Clinton 1985 Class B
Clinton 1986 Class B
Girls Cross Country
School Year Division
East Troy 2016 Division 2
Football
School Year Division
Turner 1988 Division 4
Big Foot 2009 Division 4
Monroe 2022 Division 3
Boys Soccer
School Year Division
McFarland 2020-21 Alternate Season
Girls Volleyball
School Year Division
East Troy 2013 Division 2
East Troy 2018 Division 2

Winter sports

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Girls Basketball
School Year Division
Clinton 2003 Division 3
Whitewater 2015 Division 3
Boys Swimming & Diving
School Year Division
McFarland 2009 Division 2
McFarland 2010 Division 2
McFarland 2011 Division 2
McFarland 2012 Division 2
Boys Wrestling
School Year Division
East Troy 1986 Class B
East Troy 1987 Class B
East Troy 1988 Class B

Spring sports

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Baseball
School Year Division
Edgerton 1990 Class B
Turner 2001 Division 2
Jefferson 2014 Division 2
Boys Golf
School Year Division
Edgerton 2012 Division 2
Girls Soccer
School Year Division
McFarland 2021 Division 3
Softball
School Year Division
Brodhead 2004 Division 3
Brodhead 2023 Division 3
Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Parkview 1979 Class B
Parkview 1980 Class B
Turner 1987 Class B
Brodhead 1994 Division 2
Brodhead 1995 Division 2
Brodhead 2003 Division 2
Whitewater 2010 Division 2
Jefferson 2021 Division 2
Girls Track & Field
School Year Division
Lake Mills 1974 Class B
East Troy 2013 Division 2
Jefferson 2016 Division 2

List of conference champions

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Boys Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Evansville 13 1970, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
Edgerton 11 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2024, 2025
East Troy 9 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Brodhead 8 1978, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2022
Clinton 6 1988, 1992, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013
Turner 6 1972, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024
Milton 5 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
Big Foot 4 1989, 1999, 2009, 2010
Jefferson 3 1979, 1980, 1981
Columbus 2 1973, 1977
McFarland 2 2015, 2023
Monroe 2 2024, 2025
Parkview 2 2003, 2014
Beloit Catholic 0
Delavan-Darien 0
Lake Mills 0
Oregon 0
Palmyra-Eagle 0
Whitewater 0

Girls Basketball

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School Quantity Years
Clinton 16 1976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Brodhead 10 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
Parkview 6 1987, 1990, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010
Whitewater 6 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024
Evansville 5 1983, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2020
Big Foot 4 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017
McFarland 4 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
East Troy 3 2012, 2013, 2025
Edgerton 3 2011, 2024, 2025
Jefferson 3 1982, 2009, 2018
Palmyra-Eagle 2 1998, 1999
Milton 1 1977
Turner 1 1984
Beloit Catholic 0
Columbus 0
Delavan-Darien 0
Lake Mills 0
Monroe 0
Oregon 0
Champions from 1978-1981, 1985 unknown

Football

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School Quantity Years
Evansville 14 1975, 1978, 1981, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Edgerton 12 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2019
Brodhead/
Juda
10 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014, 2015
Big Foot 9 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Oregon 7 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Turner 7 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2015
Jefferson 5 1981, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Monroe 4 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Clinton 3 2015, 2016, 2017
McFarland 3 2008, 2010, 2018
Milton 2 1977, 1981
Columbus 1 1971
East Troy 1 2012
Lake Mills 1 1970
Palmyra-Eagle 1 2001
Beloit Catholic 0
Delavan-Darien 0
Edgewood 0
Parkview 0
Whitewater 0

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