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
1969-1977
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). Columbus and Parkview joined the following season from the Little Ten Conference and State Line League, respectively. The Central Suburban Conference maintained this membership roster for the rest of its eight-year history.
1977-2008 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). 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. 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) and Big Foot (formerly of the Southern Lakes). Palmyra-Eagle joined the conference in 1990 to bring membership up to nine schools. Beloit Catholic left to join the Indian Trails Conference in 1996 for its last few years before it closed in 2000.
2008-present Membership remained unchanged until 2008 when the conference added four schools. 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). The conference also split its membership into North and South Divisions: North DivisionSouth DivisionEast Troy Big FootEdgertonBrodheadEvansvilleClintonJeffersonPalmyra-EagleMcFarlandParkviewWhitewaterTurner
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. McFarland and Monroe swapped conference affiliations in 2023, with Monroe joining the Rock Valley and McFarland taking their place in the Badger Conference. Delavan-Darien was also welcomed into the Rock Valley from the Southern Lakes Conference that year, and the conference subdivided into the current "Rock" and "Valley" Divisions: Rock DivisionValley DivisionBig FootDelavan-DarienBrodheadEast TroyClintonJeffersonEdgertonMonroeEvansvilleWhitewaterTurner Football-only alignment 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. 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. 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. 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. Membership will decrease to seven schools after a complete overhaul, with two schools each joining the Badger Conference (McFarland and Monroe) and Capitol Conference (Edgerton and Jefferson). They will be replaced by full members Big Foot, Clinton and Turner, all making their return from associate membership in the Capitol Conference.
List of member schools
Current full members SchoolLocationAffiliationEnrollmentMascotColorsJoinedDivisionBig FootWalworth, WIPublic426Chiefs 1982RockBrodheadBrodhead, WIPublic306Cardinals 1977RockClintonClinton, WIPublic299Cougars 1969RockDelavan-DarienDelavan, WIPublic600Comets 2023ValleyEast TroyEast Troy, WIPublic417Trojans 2008ValleyEdgertonEdgerton, WIPublic538Crimson Tide 1977RockEvansvilleEvansville, WIPublic466Blue Devils 1969RockJeffersonJefferson, WIPublic566Eagles 1977, 2008ValleyMonroeMonroe, WIPublic676Cheesemakers 2023ValleyTurnerBeloit, WIPublic476Trojans 1969RockWhitewaterWhitewater, WIPublic591Whippets 2008Valley
Current associate members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsPrimary ConferenceSport(s)CambridgeCambridge, WIPublicBluejays CapitolGirls GolfLakeside LutheranLake Mills, WIPrivate (WELS)Warriors CapitolGirls GolfLuther PrepWatertown, WIPrivate (WELS)Phoenix Midwest ClassicBoys Tennis
Future associate members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoiningSport(s)Primary ConferenceParkviewOrfordville, WIPublicVikings 2027Girls GolfTrailways
Former full members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsJoinedLeftConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceBeloit CatholicBeloit, WIPrivate (Catholic)Crusaders 19821996Indian TrailsClosed in 2000ColumbusColumbus, WIPublicCardinals 19701977CapitolLake MillsLake Mills, WIPublicL-Cats 19691977CapitolMcFarlandMcFarland, WIPublicSpartans 20082023BadgerMiltonMilton, WIPublicRedhawks 19691982Southern LakesBadgerOregonOregon, WIPublicPanthers 19691977BadgerPalmyra-EaglePalmyra, WIPublicPanthers 19902017TrailwaysParkviewOrfordville, WIPublicVikings 19702017Trailways
Former football-only members SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceEdgewoodMadison, WIPrivate (Catholic)Crusaders 2020-2021CapitolBadger
Membership timeline
Full members
Football members
Membership map
Sponsored sports +Big Foot●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Brodhead●●●●●●●●●●●● Clinton●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Delavan-Darien●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●East Troy●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Edgerton●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Evansville●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Jefferson●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Monroe●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Turner●●●●●●●●●●●●●●Whitewater●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Notes
List of state champions
Fall sports +Boys Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionTurner1976Class B Clinton1983Class B Clinton1985Class B Clinton1986Class B +Girls Cross CountrySchoolYearDivisionEast Troy2016Division 2 +FootballSchoolYearDivisionTurner1988Division 4Big Foot2009Division 4 Monroe2022Division 3 +Boys SoccerSchoolYearDivision McFarland2020-21Alternate Season +Girls VolleyballSchoolYearDivisionEast Troy2013Division 2East Troy2018Division 2
Winter sports +Girls BasketballSchoolYearDivision Clinton2003Division 3Whitewater2015Division 3 +Boys Swimming & DivingSchoolYearDivision McFarland2009Division 2 McFarland2010Division 2 McFarland2011Division 2 McFarland2012Division 2 +Boys WrestlingSchoolYearDivisionEast Troy1986Class BEast Troy1987Class BEast Troy1988Class B Evansville2026Division 2
Spring sports +BaseballSchoolYearDivisionEdgerton1990Class BTurner2001Division 2Jefferson2014Division 2 +Boys GolfSchoolYearDivisionEdgerton2012Division 2 +Girls SoccerSchoolYearDivision McFarland2021Division 3 +SoftballSchoolYearDivision Brodhead2004Division 3 Brodhead2023Division 3 +Boys Track & FieldSchoolYearDivisionParkview1979Class BParkview1980Class BTurner1987Class B Brodhead1994Division 2 Brodhead1995Division 2 Brodhead2003Division 2Whitewater2010Division 2Jefferson2021Division 2 +Girls Track & FieldSchoolYearDivision Lake Mills1974Class BEast Troy2013Division 2Jefferson2016Division 2
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball SchoolQuantityYears Evansville131970, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017Edgerton121978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2024, 2025, 2026East Troy102009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2026 Brodhead81978, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2022Turner71972, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2026 Clinton61988, 1992, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013 Milton51971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982Big Foot41989, 1999, 2009, 2010Jefferson31979, 1980, 1981Columbus21973, 1977 McFarland22015, 2023 Monroe22024, 2025Parkview22003, 2014Beloit Catholic0Delavan-Darien0 Lake Mills0 Oregon0 Palmyra-Eagle0Whitewater0
Girls Basketball SchoolQuantityYears Clinton161976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Brodhead102002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022Parkview61987, 1990, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010Whitewater62012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024 Evansville51983, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2020Big Foot42005, 2006, 2016, 2017Edgerton42011, 2024, 2025, 2026Jefferson41982, 2009, 2018, 2026 McFarland42010, 2014, 2019, 2023East Troy32012, 2013, 2025 Palmyra-Eagle21998, 1999 Milton11977Turner11984Beloit Catholic0Columbus0Delavan-Darien0 Lake Mills0 Monroe0 Oregon0Champions from 1978-1981, 1985 unknown
Football SchoolQuantityYears Evansville151975, 1978, 1981, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2025Edgerton121979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2019 Brodhead/Juda101991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014, 2015Big Foot92007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Oregon71969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976Turner71982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2015Jefferson51981, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 Monroe42021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Clinton32015, 2016, 2017 McFarland32008, 2010, 2018 Milton21977, 1981Columbus11971Delavan-Darien12025East Troy12012 Lake Mills11970 Palmyra-Eagle12001Beloit Catholic0Edgewood0Parkview0Whitewater0
References
External links
Rock Valley Conference (official website)