The Fox Valley Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extracurricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the northern part of the Fox River basin in Illinois, United States. The conference regularly produces strong athletic teams, including 6A Football State Champions Prairie Ridge (2016–17) and Cary-Grove (2018, 2021, 2023); 2017 4A State Baseball Champion Crystal Lake South; and 2019 4A State Softball Champion Huntley.
Schools The conference consists of 10 teams total. All enrollments and classifications are from the Illinois High School Association website. The schools who are part of the conference are Burlington Central, Hampshire High School, Huntley High School, Dundee Crown High School, Jacobs High School, Mchenry County High School, Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central, Cary Grove, and Prairie Ridge High School
School Town Team Name ColorsYear Joined Enrollment IHSA Classes 2/3/4The state series class which a school competes in not only depends on the school's student population, but on the sport or activity. Some activities divide schools into two classes, some into three, and others into four. The listing here is in the order of two class, three class, and four class. The more "A"s in a class, the larger the schools competing. For more information on this, see Illinois High School Association#State Series Format.Schools are not assigned a classification for football until they have qualified for the playoffs each year. A school's classification not only depends on their student population, but on the populations of the other schools who have qualified. Thus, some schools routinely move between classes.Cary-Grove High SchoolCaryTrojans 19781326AA / 2A / 3ACentral High SchoolBurlingtonRockets 20191585AA / 3A / 3ACrystal Lake Central High SchoolCrystal LakeTigers 19781404AA / 2A / 3ACrystal Lake South High SchoolCrystal LakeGators 19781255AA / 2A / 3ADundee-Crown High SchoolCarpentersvilleChargers 19832569AA / 3A / 4AHampshire High SchoolHampshireWhip-Purs 20112054AA / 3A / 4AHuntley High SchoolHuntleyRed Raiders 2003 2695 AA / 3A / 4AJacobs High SchoolAlgonquinGolden Eagles 19782059AA / 3A / 4AMcHenry High SchoolMcHenryWarriors 19782185AA / 3A / 4APrairie Ridge High SchoolCrystal LakeWolves 19971101AA / 2A / 3A
Previous Members SchoolTownTeam NameColorsYear JoinedYear LeftTotal YearsCurrent ConferenceDundee Community High SchoolCarpentersvilleCardunalsThe nickname "Cardunals" was derived from the names of the four towns whose students went to Dundee: Carpentersville, East and West Dundee, and Algonquin. The school's mascot was a cardinal. 197819835Consolidated to become Dundee-Crown High SchoolIrving Crown High SchoolCarpentersvilleVikings 197819835Woodstock High SchoolWoodstockBlue Streaks 1978201638Kishwaukee River ConferenceLake Zurich High SchoolLake ZurichBears 1991200514North Suburban ConferenceGrayslake Central High SchoolGrayslakeRams 1997201619Northern Lake County ConferenceGrayslake North High SchoolGrayslakeKnights 2006201610Northern Lake County ConferenceJohnsburg High SchoolJohnsburgSkyhawks 200620148Kishwaukee River ConferenceWoodstock North High SchoolWoodstockThunder 200920167Kishwaukee River Conference
Membership Timeline
Changes Dundee Community High School and Irving Crown High School, both charter members of the FVC, consolidated to become Dundee-Crown at the start of the 1983–84 school year. Lake Zurich joined the conference in 1991–92. Grayslake (now known as Grayslake Central) joined in 1997–98. Prairie Ridge opened this year and joined the conference as well. Huntley joined in 2003–04. (This led to a scheduling issue for the football season. With 11 schools in the conference, it was impossible to have each school play all 10 other conference opponents because the football regular season is only 9 games.) Lake Zurich left to join the North Suburban Conference after the 2004–05 school year. Johnsburg and Grayslake North joined in 2006–07. The 12 schools were split into two divisions: the smaller schools (Crystal Lake Central, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Huntley, Johnsburg, Prairie Ridge) in the Fox Division, and the larger schools (Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Dundee-Crown, Jacobs, McHenry, Woodstock) in the Valley Division. Woodstock North joined in 2009–10, being placed in the Fox Division. With Woodstock's enrollment split in half due to Woodstock North opening, it moved down to the Fox Division, and Huntley moved up to the Valley Division. Hampshire joined in 2011–12. They joined the Fox Division, and Prairie Ridge moved into the Valley Division. Johnsburg left to join the Big Northern Conference in 2014–15. Prairie Ridge moved back into the Fox Division. Woodstock and Woodstock North left in 2016–17 to become charter members of the Kishwaukee River Conference. Grayslake North and Grayslake Central also left this same year to become charter members of the Northern Lake County Conference. With only 9 remaining schools, the FVC eliminated its division format. Central joined in 2019–20.
State championships There have been 27 total IHSA State Championships earned by members of the FVC.
Football
Woodstock 1983–84 4A 1997–98 5A Cary-Grove 2009–10 6A 2018–19 6A 2021–22 6A 2023–24 6A Prairie Ridge 2011–12 6A 2016–17 6A 2017–18 6A 2023-24 6A 2024-25 6A
Volleyball (girls)
Crystal Lake Central 2007–08 3A Cary-Grove 2009–10 4A
Cross country (boys)
Crystal Lake Central 1995–96 AA Grayslake Central 2015–16 2A
Golf (boys)
Crystal Lake South 1980–81 AA
Soccer (boys)
Prairie Ridge 1999–00 A Crystal Lake South 2018–19 2A 2023 2A
Soccer (girls) Crystal Lake Central 2023-24 2A
Crystal Lake Central 2025-26 2A
Competitive cheerleading
Hampshire 2014–15 M Crystal Lake Central 2021–22 M
Competitive dance
Crystal Lake Central 2012–13 2A
Gymnastics (girls)
Prairie Ridge 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2021–22
Baseball
Prairie Ridge 2007–08 4A Crystal Lake South 2016–17 4A Crystal Lake Central 2023-24 3A
Softball
Huntley 2018–19 4A
Journalism
Huntley 2021–22 2023–24
Notes
References
External links Illinois High School Association