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Fox Valley Association

Wisconsin high school athletic conference

Summary

Wisconsin high school athletic conference

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The Fox Valley Association is a high school athletic conference comprising ten high schools located within the Fox Valley region of northeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1970, the organization and its member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Fox Valley Association was formed in 1970, resulting from a split within the Fox River Valley Conference. Four schools along the western shore of Lake Winnebago (Appleton East, Appleton West, Neenah and Oshkosh) joined with three schools formerly of the disbanded Mid-Eastern Conference (Kaukauna, Kimberly and Menasha) to form the initial membership roster. Oshkosh North became the eighth member of the conference when it opened its doors in 1972, with the original Oshkosh High School being renamed to Oshkosh West. The FVA briefly grew to nine schools with the addition of Two Rivers in 1977, before they made their exit to join a reconstituted Eastern Wisconsin Conference in 1979. Membership increased back to nine schools in 1989 when Fond du Lac (formerly of the FRVC) became part of the FVA, joining for most sports that year. Their football program joined the conference for the 1993 season. In 1995, Appleton opened a third high school on the city's north side, and Appleton North became the FVA's tenth member that year. The roster has stayed at ten schools ever since, with the only change since Appleton North's addition was the affiliation swap between Menasha and Bay Conference members Hortonville in 2014. In November 2025, Appleton West filed a formal request with the WIAA to move to the Bay Conference in time for the 2027-28 school year, where it is hoped that they would be more competitive. The move is supported by the remaining FVA schools but is opposed by the nine current Bay Conference members. The process will go through the WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force Committee starting in December 2025 with a resolution to be reached by spring of 2026.

Football

The Fox Valley Conference initially sponsored football from their inaugural season in 1970 to the 2010 season. In 2011, the WIAA merged the FVA with the Wisconsin Valley Conference, who was seeking assistance with scheduling conference games, into the football-only Valley Football Association. This arrangement lasted until the 2020-2021 season, when the WIAA joined forces with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association to organize a sweeping realignment of Wisconsin high school football. These plans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, when several conferences in the Fox Valley decided not to play football during the fall season. The 20-team Fox Valley Classic Conference was formed as a football league for the alternate spring 2021 season and included all FVA members, along with schools from the Fox River Classic and Wisconsin Valley Conferences. The 2021 season saw the return of football sponsorship for the FVA, and all conference members participated with the exception of Appleton West and Hortonville, who were moved to the VFA. Hortonville and Oshkosh North swapped affiliations for the 2024-2025 competition cycle, and that alignment will remain in place at least through the 2027 football season.

List of member schools

Current full members

SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoined
Appleton EastAppleton, WIPublic1,447Patriots1970
Appleton NorthAppleton, WIPublic1,792Lightning1995
Appleton WestAppleton, WIPublic1,221Terrors1970
Fond du LacFond du Lac, WIPublic1,956Cardinals1989
HortonvilleHortonville, WIPublic1,323Polar Bears2014
KaukaunaKaukauna, WIPublic1,210Galloping Ghosts1970
KimberlyKimberly, WIPublic1,589Papermakers1970
NeenahNeenah, WIPublic2,031Rockets1970
Oshkosh NorthOshkosh, WIPublic1,250Spartans1972
Oshkosh WestOshkosh, WIPublic1,578Wildcats1970

Current associate members

SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsPrimary ConferenceSport(s)
Notre Dame AcademyGreen Bay, WIPrivate (Catholic)TritonsFox River ClassicBoys Volleyball

Notes

Former members

SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent Conference
MenashaMenasha, WIPublicBluejays19702014Bay
Two RiversTwo Rivers, WIPublicPurple Raiders19771979Eastern Wisconsin

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members

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bar:1 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Appleton East (1970-2010) bar:1 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:2 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Appleton West (1970-2010) bar:3 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Kaukauna (1970-2010) bar:3 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:4 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Kimberly (1970-2010) bar:4 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:5 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Menasha (1970-2010) bar:6 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Neenah (1970-2010) bar:6 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:7 color:lavender from:1970 till:2011 text:Oshkosh (1970-1972), Oshkosh West (1972-2010) bar:7 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:8 color:lavender from:1972 till:2011 text:Oshkosh North (1972-2010) bar:8 color:lavender from:2021 till:2024 text:(2021-2023) bar:9 color:lavender from:1977 till:1979 text:Two Rivers (1977-1978) bar:10 color:lavender from:1993 till:2011 text:Fond du Lac (1993-2010) bar:10 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:11 color:lavender from:1995 till:2011 text:Appleton North (1995-2010) bar:11 color:lavender from:2021 till:2030 text:(2021-present) bar:12 color:lavender from:2024 till:2030 text:Hortonville (2024-present)

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Membership map

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Sanctioned sports

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Notes

List of state champions

Fall sports

SchoolYearDivision
Appleton East1972Large Schools
Neenah2001Division 1
Kimberly2015Division 1
Neenah2018Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1981Class A
Neenah1982Class A
Neenah1983Class A
Kaukauna2020Division 1
Neenah2024Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton West1992Division 1
Oshkosh North2000Division 1
Kimberly2007Division 2
Kimberly2008Division 2
SchoolYear
Neenah1977
Oshkosh West1980
Appleton West1981
Neenah1982
Appleton West1983
Appleton West1984
Appleton East1985
SchoolYear
Appleton West1981
Appleton West1982
Appleton East1983
Appleton West1985
Appleton West1986
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1985Single Division
Neenah1986Single Division
Neenah2007Division 1
Appleton North2020-21Alternate Season
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah2015Division 1
Neenah2021Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Kaukauna1970Single Division
Appleton East1971Single Division
Kaukauna1972Single Division
Kaukauna1977Single Division
Kaukauna1978Single Division
Kaukauna1980Single Division
Kaukauna1982Single Division
Appleton North2014Single Division
Kaukauna2015Single Division
Kimberly2019Single Division
Kimberly2020-21Alternate Season
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1978Class A
Appleton East1986Class A
Kimberly1990Division 2
Kaukauna2010Division 1
Neenah2016Division 1
Appleton North2020-21Alternate Season

Winter sports

SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1975Class A
Neenah1978Class A
Kimberly1994Division 2
Kimberly1995Division 2
Oshkosh West2006Division 1
Oshkosh West2007Division 1
Kaukauna2016Division 2
Oshkosh North2018Division 1
Kaukauna2018Division 2
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1978Class A
Kimberly1987Class A
Kimberly1989Class B
Kimberly1996Division 2
Kimberly1998Division 2
Oshkosh West2003Division 1
Oshkosh West2004Division 1
Appleton North2017Division 1
Appleton North2018Division 2
Kimberly2025Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Fond du Lac1991Division 1
Kaukauna2014Division 1
Kaukauna2015Division 1
Kaukauna2016Division 1
Kaukauna2017Division 1
Kaukauna2021Division 1
Kaukauna2022Division 1
Kaukauna2023Division 1
Kaukauna2024Division 1
Kaukauna2025Division 1

Spring sports

SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1972Single Division
Appleton West1975Single Division
Appleton West1976Single Division
Appleton West1982Class A
Appleton West1988Class A
Kimberly1989Class B
Appleton West1991Division 1
Appleton West1995Division 1
Appleton East1996Division 1
Fond du Lac2000Division 1
Kimberly2001Division 1
Appleton West2004Division 1
Kimberly2017Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton North2000Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1990Single Division
Appleton North2011Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Kimberly1980Class A
Kimberly1981Class A
Kimberly1988Class B
Kimberly1989Class B
Neenah1990Division 1
Kimberly1993Division 2
Neenah1995Division 1
Appleton East2000Division 1
Appleton North2005Division 1
Kimberly2007Division 1
Kaukauna2010Division 1
Kimberly2014Division 1
Kaukauna2017Division 1
Oshkosh North2019Division 1
Kaukauna2021Division 1
Kaukauna2022Division 1
Kaukauna2023Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1991Single Division
Neenah1992Single Division
Neenah1993Single Division
Neenah1994Single Division
Neenah1995Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Neenah1971Class A
Kimberly2014Division 1
Kimberly2017Division 1
Kimberly2018Division 1
Kimberly2019Division 1
SchoolYearDivision
Appleton East1990Class A
Kaukauna2001Division 1

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Source:

SchoolQuantityYears
Neenah151971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2014, 2021, 2022
Fond du Lac101991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2023
Kimberly91972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1995, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021
Oshkosh North81986, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024
(Oshkosh) West81977, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Kaukauna61997, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2025
Appleton East41983, 1984, 1990, 2011
Appleton West31989, 2002, 2003
Menasha11980
Appleton North0
Hortonville0
Two Rivers0

Girls Basketball

Source:

SchoolQuantityYears
Kimberly221982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2025
Neenah81975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2010, 2023
Appleton West71976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2009
Fond du Lac61993, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007
Appleton East51974, 1976, 1977, 1999, 2012
Hortonville52015, 2016, 2020,, 2022, 2024
Appleton North42001, 2011, 2017, 2018
Oshkosh West32002, 2003, 2010
Kaukauna11988
Menasha11991
Oshkosh North0
Two Rivers0

Football

Source:

SchoolQuantityYears
Appleton West131973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997
Neenah111970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2022, 2024
Kimberly82006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Appleton East71978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1998
Oshkosh North61972, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Appleton North41996, 2004, 2009, 2010
Kaukauna41975, 1995, 2023, 2024
Menasha31975, 2005, 2010
Fond du Lac22001, 2002
(Oshkosh) West21971, 1972
Hortonville0
Two Rivers0

Notes

References

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  2. Grey, Dave. (1969-06-13). ""Valley Breakup Now Nears Reality"". The Oshkosh Northwestern.
  3. (1 September 1972). "Oshkosh North debut as newest member of FVA". Oshkosh Northwestern.
  4. (27 June 1975). "Two Rivers added to reluctant FVA". Oshkosh Northwestern.
  5. (27 April 1978). "WIAA okays realignment". Appleton Post-Crescent.
  6. Clausius, Gary. (28 November 1989). "New era begins, Cardinals set for Fox Valley Association play". Fond du Lac Reporter.
  7. (2 September 1993). "Prep Football preview (see Fond du Lac (0-1) vs. Neenah (0-1))". Fond du Lac Reporter.
  8. VanderPas, Dan. (7 September 1994). "Chickering pushes expanded playoffs". Appleton Post-Crescent.
  9. "Menasha, Hortonville to switch conferences".
  10. Arguello, Ricardo. (4 August 2011). "Starting from scratch". Appleton Post-Crescent.
  11. (October 15, 2020). "Twenty high schools form spring football conference". Multi Media Channels.
  12. (6 February 2019). "WFCA/WIAA Football-Only Realignment Proposal".
  13. (14 December 2023). "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 11-Player Football".
  14. (10 December 2024). "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 11-Player Football".
  15. "Appleton East".
  16. "Appleton North".
  17. "Appleton West".
  18. "Fond du Lac".
  19. "Hortonville".
  20. "Kaukauna".
  21. "Kimberly".
  22. "Neenah".
  23. "Oshkosh North".
  24. "Oshkosh West".
  25. "Boys Basketball Past Champions".
  26. "Girls Basketball Past Champions".
  27. "Football Past Champions".
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