Fox River Valley Conference

The Fox River Valley Conference, or FRVC, is a former high school athletic conference in northeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1923 and disbanded in 2007, the conference and its member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

1923–1970

The Fox River Valley Conference was established in 1923 by seven large high schools in northeastern Wisconsin: Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, and Sheboygan. A year later, Marinette joined the conference and remained as its eighth member until 1936. In 1938, Sheboygan renamed itself Sheboygan Central due to the upcoming 1939 opening of Sheboygan North. Their entry into the FRVC brought the membership roster back to eight schools. A minor change occurred in 1960 when Sheboygan Central (and its team name and records) changed its name to Sheboygan South due to the shift of population further from the center of Sheboygan. In 1964, Green Bay Southwest joined the conference followed by Green Bay Preble a year later, the latter having left the now-defunct NEW Conference after 1963. This brought the FRVC membership up to 10 schools. Four years later in 1967, Appleton East incorporated and joined the conference, prompting Appleton High School to change its name to Appleton West. Nearby Neenah High School moved over from the Mid-Eastern Conference the next year, leading the FRVC to peak at twelve member schools.

1970–2006

A major conference realignment happened in 1970 when Appleton East, Appleton West, Oshkosh, and Neenah left the conference to join up with Kaukauna, Kimberly, and Menasha, forming the Fox Valley Association. With the loss of four teams, the FRVC brought in Two Rivers, who would leave for football after the 1973 season, and for full membership in the Fox Valley Association in 1977. Membership stabilized until 1989, when Fond du Lac left the conference to join the Fox Valley Association for all sports except football, not leaving in full until the fall of 1993. Notre Dame Academy moved over from the WISAA-affiliated Fox Valley Christian Conference, keeping membership at eight schools. The FRVC ended at the conclusion of the 2006-07 school year, when the remaining schools joined Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, and Pulaski to form the current Fox River Classic Conference. Of the original seven charter members, the only ones that remained were Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan (now Sheboygan South).

Conference membership history

Final members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeft Conference JoinedCurrent ConferenceGreen Bay EastGreen Bay, WIPublicRed Devils 19232007Fox River ClassicGreen Bay PrebleGreen Bay, WIPublicHornets 19642007Fox River ClassicGreen Bay SouthwestGreen Bay, WIPublicTrojans 19642007Fox River ClassicGreen Bay WestGreen Bay, WIPublicWildcats 19232007Fox River ClassicManitowoc LincolnManitowoc, WIPublicShips 19232007Fox River ClassicNotre Dame AcademyGreen Bay, WIPrivate (Catholic)Tritons 19932007Fox River ClassicSheboygan NorthSheboygan, WIPublicGolden Raiders 19392007Fox River ClassicSheboygan SouthSheboygan, WIPublicRedwings 19232007Fox River ClassicGlacier Trails

Previous members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeft Conference JoinedCurrent ConferenceAppleton EastAppleton, WIPublicPatriots 19671970Fox Valley AssociationAppleton WestAppleton, WIPublicTerrors 19231970Fox Valley AssociationFond du LacFond du Lac, WIPublicCardinals 19231989Fox Valley AssociationMarinetteMarinette, WIPublicMarines 19241936IndependentNorth EasternNeenahNeenah, WIPublicRockets 19681970Fox Valley AssociationOshkoshOshkosh, WIPublicIndians 19231970Fox Valley AssociationTwo RiversTwo Rivers, WIPublicPurple Raiders 19701977Fox Valley AssociationEastern Wisconsin

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members

List of state champions

Fall sports +Boys Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionManitowoc Lincoln1929Single DivisionGreen Bay Preble1984Class A +Girls Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionManitowoc Lincoln1978Class A +FootballSchoolYearDivisionManitowoc Lincoln1984Division 1Manitowoc Lincoln1985Division 1Manitowoc Lincoln1986Division 1Fond du Lac1987Division 1Notre Dame Academy2003Division 3 +Girls GolfSchoolYearDivisionFond du Lac1978Single DivisionNotre Dame Academy2006Division 1 +Boys SoccerSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2001Division 2 +Girls TennisSchoolYearDivisionGreen Bay Southwest1997Division 1Notre Dame Academy2002Division 2Notre Dame Academy2003Division 2 +Girls VolleyballSchoolYearDivisionGreen Bay Preble1991Division 1

Winter sports +Boys BasketballSchoolYearDivisionFond du Lac1924Single DivisionManitowoc Lincoln1963Single DivisionManitowoc Lincoln1968Single DivisionAppleton West1970Single DivisionSheboygan North1986Class A +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivisionNotre Dame Academy2001Division 2 +Boys GymnasticsSchoolYearGreen Bay Preble1969Green Bay Preble1973Green Bay Preble1975Green Bay Preble1976Green Bay Preble1980 +Girls GymnasticsSchoolYearGreen Bay Preble1971

Spring sports +BaseballSchoolYearOshkosh1954Oshkosh1956 +Boys GolfSchoolYearDivisionFond du Lac1971Single DivisionFond du Lac1975Single DivisionSheboygan North1986Single DivisionSheboygan North1992Division 1Notre Dame Academy2007Division 2 +Boys TennisSchoolYearManitowoc Lincoln1930Oshkosh1935Manitowoc Lincoln1936Oshkosh1937Sheboygan1938Manitowoc Lincoln1951Fond du Lac1952Manitowoc Lincoln1954Manitowoc Lincoln1958Manitowoc Lincoln1960Oshkosh1961Manitowoc Lincoln1963 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionGreen Bay West1934Class AAppleton1937Class AGreen Bay West1954Class AManitowoc Lincoln1967Class AManitowoc Lincoln1976Class AManitowoc Lincoln1980Class ANotre Dame Academy2002Division 2

Summer sports +BaseballSchoolYearSheboygan North1989

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball SchoolQuantityYearsManitowoc Lincoln221928, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007(Appleton) West181924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970Sheboygan North161943, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004Oshkosh101928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1955Green Bay West91932, 1938, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1983(Sheboygan) Central/South81923, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1981Green Bay East71925, 1935, 1936, 1946, 1954, 1969, 1996Green Bay Southwest61972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1987, 2001Fond du Lac51926, 1927, 1930, 1974, 1976Green Bay Preble51975, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994Neenah11969Notre Dame Academy12005Appleton East0Marinette0Two Rivers0

Girls Basketball SchoolQuantityYearsGreen Bay Southwest81980, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Green Bay Preble71979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2002Sheboygan North61976, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Manitowoc Lincoln51981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1994Notre Dame Academy41994, 1999, 2001, 2003Fond du Lac31979, 1988, 1989Green Bay West31976, 1977, 1978Green Bay East11990Sheboygan South0Two Rivers0

Football SchoolQuantityYearsGreen Bay East251923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1995Green Bay West231925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983Manitowoc Lincoln141930, 1939, 1948, 1966, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2006Fond du Lac101943, 1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979Green Bay Preble101979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2005Notre Dame Academy51997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006Oshkosh51949, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968(Appleton) West41947, 1956, 1957, 1963(Sheboygan) Central/South31934, 1962, 2004Sheboygan North31963, 1993, 1999Green Bay Southwest11975Marinette11926Appleton East0Neenah0Two Rivers0

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