Valley 8 Conference
Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference
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The Valley 8 Conference is a former high school athletic conference comprising eight members in east central Wisconsin. The conference was in existence from 1999 to 2007, and all members belonged to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
The Valley 8 Conference was formed in 1999 by eight medium-sized high schools in the Fox River Valley region in Wisconsin: Clintonville, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Hortonville, Little Chute, Oconto Falls, Waupaca and Xavier.[1] Three of the six public school members (Hortonville, Little Chute and Waupaca) were formerly in the East Central Conference, and one each came from the Bay (Clintonville), Olympian (Freedom) and Packerland (Oconto Falls) Conferences. The two private schools (Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier of Appleton) were both previously in the Fox Valley Christian Conference, and were in the process of joining the WIAA as part of its merger with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.[2] Membership remained stable for the entirety of the conference's history, which ended in 2007 when the Valley 8 was disbanded. Six schools (Clintonville, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Little Chute, Waupaca and Xavier) became charter members of the Eastern Valley Conference,[3] and the two other members (Hortonville and Oconto Falls) joined the Bay Conference.[4]
Conference membership history
| School | Location | Affiliation | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clintonville | Clintonville, WI | Public | Truckers | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | North Eastern | |
| Fox Valley Lutheran | Appleton, WI | Private (Lutheran, WELS) | Foxes | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | Bay (2025) | |
| Freedom | Freedom, WI | Public | Irish | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | North Eastern | |
| Hortonville | Hortonville, WI | Public | Polar Bears | 1999[1] | 2007[4] | Bay | Fox Valley Association | |
| Little Chute | Little Chute, WI | Public | Mustangs | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | North Eastern | |
| Oconto Falls | Oconto Falls, WI | Public | Panthers | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Bay | North Eastern | |
| Waupaca | Waupaca, WI | Public | Comets | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | North Eastern | |
| Xavier | Appleton, WI | Private (Catholic) | Hawks | 1999[1] | 2007[3] | Eastern Valley | Bay |
Membership timeline
List of state champions
Fall sports
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Oconto Falls | 1999 | Division 2 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Lutheran | 2001 | Division 3 |
| Waupaca | 2006 | Division 3 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 2003 | Division 2 |
| Xavier | 2004 | Division 2 |
| Xavier | 2006 | Division 2 |
Winter sports
None
Spring sports
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 2001 | Division 2 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 2004 | Division 3 |
| Xavier | 2005 | Division 2 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Hortonville | 2000 | Division 2 |
List of conference champions
Boys Basketball
| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Lutheran | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Little Chute | 2 | 2002, 2006 |
| Waupaca | 2 | 2000, 2007 |
| Xavier | 2 | 2003, 2006 |
| Clintonville | 1 | 2001 |
| Freedom | 0 | |
| Hortonville | 0 | |
| Oconto Falls | 0 |
Girls Basketball
| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Lutheran | 6 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Hortonville | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
| Oconto Falls | 1 | 2002 |
| Clintonville | 0 | |
| Freedom | 0 | |
| Little Chute | 0 | |
| Waupaca | 0 | |
| Xavier | 0 |
Football
| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Waupaca | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 |
| Xavier | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2005 |
| Clintonville | 1 | 2000 |
| Fox Valley Lutheran | 1 | 2000 |
| Freedom | 1 | 2002 |
| Little Chute | 1 | 2002 |
| Hortonville | 0 | |
| Oconto Falls | 0 |