Saginaw Valley League
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SVL was formed in the fall of 1904 with five teams: Bay City Eastern (Bay City Central), Bay City Handy (Bay City Western), Saginaw Eastern (Saginaw High), Arthur Hill, and Flint High (Flint Central).[1]
In August 2012, the final four teams of the Big Nine Conference, Carman-Ainsworth, Davison, Flint Powers Catholic and Flushing, joined the league in its South Division. With the Flint Metro League losing Lapeer East and Lapeer West, Flushing and Carman-Ainsworth applied to join that league with Flushing's membership approved starting in the 2014-15 year.[2]
Bay City John Glenn joined in 2017, but left in 2020.[3][4] Grand Blanc joined in 2018.[5][6]
Starting in 2021, Saginaw and Saginaw Arthur Hill formed a co-op team football in preparation for a high school merger.[7] Traverse City Central and Traverse City West announced they would be joining the Red Division in 2022 as football-only members.[8]
Member schools
The Saginaw Valley League currently has 14 member schools.
Current members
| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Division | ||||
| Bay City Central | Wolves | Bay City | ||
| Bay City Western | Warriors | Auburn | 1974 | Independent |
| Midland | Chemics | Midland | ||
| Midland Dow | Chargers | Midland | 1971, 1981 | Independent |
| Mount Pleasant | Oilers | Mount Pleasant | 2005 | Independent |
| Traverse City West (football only) | Titans | Traverse City | 2022 | Big North |
| Traverse City Central (football only) | Trojans | Traverse City | 2022 | Big North |
| South Division | ||||
| Davison | Cardinals | Davison | 2012 | Big Nine Conference |
| Flint Carman-Ainsworth | Cavaliers | Flint Township | 2012 | Big Nine Conference |
| Grand Blanc | Bobcats | Grand Blanc | 2018 | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
| Lapeer | Lightning | Lapeer | 2014 | None (school opened) |
| Saginaw United | Phoenix | Saginaw | 2024 | None (school opened) |
| Saginaw Heritage | Hawks | Saginaw Township | 1994 | White Pine |
Former members
| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owosso | Trojans | Owosso | pre-1950 | 1951 | Independent | |
| Pontiac Central | Chiefs | Pontiac | pre-1950 | 1994 | Oakland Activities Association | |
| Flint Central | Indians | Flint | 1904 | 2009 | None (school closed) | |
| Flint Northwestern | Wildcats | Flint | 1969 | Independent | 2017 | None (school closed) |
| Flint Southwestern | Colts | Flint | 1961 | Independent | 2019 | Genesee Area Conference |
| Bay City Handy | Wildcats | Bay City | 1961 | Arrowhead Conference | 1980 | Independent |
| Flint Northern | Vikings | Flint | pre-1950 | 2013 | None (school closed) | |
| Flushing | Raiders | Flushing Township | 2012 | Big Nine Conference | 2014 | Flint Metro League |
| Bay City Glenn | Bobcats | Bangor Township | 2017 | Independent | 2020 | Tri-Valley Conference |
| Saginaw | Trojans | Saginaw | 1950 | Independent | 2024 | Consolidated with Saginaw Arthur Hill to form Saginaw United |
| Saginaw Arthur Hill | Lumberjacks | Saginaw | 1950 | Independent | 2024 | Consolidated with Saginaw High to form Saginaw United |
| Flint Powers Catholic | Chargers | Flint | 2012 | Big Nine Conference | 2022 | Independent |
- From 1969–1979, the Conference splint into a Saginaw Valley East and a Saginaw Valley West Conference. Many Conference Realignments happened during this time.
