Wisconsin Valley Conference

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Wisconsin Valley Conference Member School Locations in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference composed of the largest public schools in north-central Wisconsin centered on the Wausau, Wisconsin metro area. The Wisconsin Valley is one of Wisconsin's oldest athletic conferences.^{[citation needed]} The conference sponsors a variety of high school sports for girls and boys. In 2008, Antigo and Merrill, which had been charter members for 87 years, moved to the Great Northern Conference. This was the first change of the Wisconsin Valley Conference since 1980 when member Shawano moved to the Bay Conference. In the summer of 2010 Merrill returned to the Wisconsin Valley Conference and Rhinelander moved to the Great Northern Conference. In 2010 The WVC Schools petitioned to the WIAA for scheduling assistance in Football. Therefore, a football only conference was formed made up of Fox Valley Association schools named the Valley Football Association. Due to the Valley Football Association subsequently having 16 teams and the inability to have all teams play one another, the conference was forced to split into two divisions: North & South.

Member schools

School	Location	Enrollment	Mascot
D.C. Everest	Schofield, WI	1,824	Evergreens
Marshfield	Marshfield, WI	1,250	Tigers
Merrill	Merrill, WI	801	Bluejays
Stevens Point	Stevens Point, WI	2,105	Panthers
Wausau East	Wausau, WI	948	Lumberjacks
Wausau West	Wausau, WI	1,535	Warriors
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	1,467	Red Raiders

Merrill left in 2008 & joined back in 2010.

Former member schools:

Antigo Red Robins (Left 2008), Antigo
Rhinelander Hodags (Left 2010)Rhinelander
Shawano Hawks (Left 1980), Shawano
Medford Raiders (Left 1920s/30s), Medford
Nekoosa Papermakers (Left 1920s/30s), Nekoosa
Tomahawk Hatchets (Left 1920s/1930s), Tomahawk, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Valley football and wrestling

Since the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association began the state football playoffs in 1976, the Wisconsin Valley has had a team in the state championship 17 times, and won the championship 11 times (including 5 title wins by the D.C. Everest Evergreens), more than any other large school conference.