Fox Valley Conference Explained

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Founded:1978
Fox Valley Conference
League:IHSA
Teams:10
Region:Northern Illinois (McHenry and Kane counties)

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.[1] All enrollments[2] and classifications[3] 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

SchoolTownTeam NameColorsYear JoinedEnrollment[4] IHSA Classes 2/3/4[5] [6]
Cary-Grove High SchoolCaryTrojans19781514AA / 3A / 4A
Central High SchoolBurlingtonRockets20191283AA / 2A / 3A
Crystal Lake Central High SchoolCrystal LakeTigers19781480AA / 2A / 3A
Crystal Lake South High SchoolCrystal LakeGators19781330AA / 2A / 3A
Dundee-Crown High SchoolCarpentersvilleChargers19832472AA / 3A / 4A
Hampshire High SchoolHampshireWhip-Purs20111850AA / 2A / 3A
Huntley High SchoolHuntleyRaid (military) Red Raiders20032996AA / 3A / 4A
Jacobs High SchoolAlgonquinGolden Eagles 19782032AA / 3A / 4A
McHenry High SchoolMcHenryWarriors19782156AA / 3A / 4A
Prairie Ridge High SchoolCrystal LakeWolves19971213AA / 2A / 3A

Previous Members

SchoolTownTeam NameColorsYear JoinedYear LeftTotal YearsCurrent Conference
Dundee Community High SchoolCarpentersvilleCardunals[7] 197819835Consolidated to become Dundee-Crown High School
Irving Crown High SchoolCarpentersvilleVikings197819835
Woodstock High SchoolWoodstockBlue Streaks1978201638Kishwaukee River Conference
Lake Zurich High SchoolLake ZurichBears1991200514North Suburban Conference
Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslakeRams1997201619Northern Lake County Conference
Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslakeKnights2006201610Northern Lake County Conference
Johnsburg High SchoolJohnsburgSkyhawks200620148Kishwaukee River Conference
Woodstock North High SchoolWoodstockThunder200920167Kishwaukee River Conference

Membership Timeline

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bar:1 color:Full from:1978 till:end text:Cary-Grove (1978–present)

bar:2 color:Full from:1978 till:1983 text:Crown (1978–1983)

bar:3 color:Full from:1978 till:end text:Crystal Lake Central (1978–present)

bar:4 color:Full from:1978 till:end text:Crystal Lake South (1978–present)

bar:5 color:Full from:1978 till:1983 text:Dundee (1978–1983)

bar:6 color:Full from:1978 till:end text:Jacobs (1978–present)

bar:7 color:Full from:1978 till:end text:McHenry (1978–present)

bar:8 color:Full from:1978 till:2016 text:Woodstock (1978–2016)

bar:9 color:Full from:1983 till:end text:Dundee-Crown (1983–present)

bar:10 color:Full from:1991 till:2005 text:Lake Zurich (1991–2005)

bar:11 color:Full from:1997 till:2004 text:Grayslake (1997–2016)

bar:11 color:Full from:2004 till:2016 text:Grayslake Central (renamed in 2004)

bar:12 color:Full from:1997 till:end text:Prairie Ridge (1997–present)

bar:13 color:Full from:2003 till:end text:Huntley (2003–present)

bar:14 color:Full from:2006 till:2016 text:Grayslake North (2006–2016)

bar:15 color:Full from:2006 till:2014 text:Johnsburg (2006–2014)

bar:16 color:Full from:2009 till:2016 text:Woodstock North (2009–2016)

bar:17 color:Full from:2011 till:end text:Hampshire (2011–present)

bar:18 color:Full from:2019 shift:(-17,-3) till:end text:Central (2019–present)

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Changes

State championships

There have been 27 total IHSA State Championships earned by members of the FVC.

Football

Volleyball (girls)

Cross country (boys)

Golf (boys)

Soccer (boys)

Competitive cheerleading

Competitive dance

Gymnastics (girls)

Baseball

Softball

Journalism

Notes

  1. Web site: Conferences & Affiliated Schools . . December 26, 2011 . December 31, 2011 .
  2. Web site: School Enrollments (Alphabetical) – 2011–12 . . August 30, 2011 . December 31, 2011 .
  3. Web site: School Classifications – 2011–12 . . June 30, 2011 . December 31, 2011 .
  4. Starting in the 2019–20 school year, the school enrollments listed by the IHSA are the average of the previous 2 school years and are updated every 2 years.
  5. The 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.
  6. 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.
  7. The 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.
  8. News: Burlington Central will join Fox Valley Conference in 2019-20. Radtke. John. Daily Herald. 2018-02-01. en-US.

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