Tri-Valley Conference (Ohio)

The Tri-Valley Conference (TVC) is a 16-member high school athletic conference located in southeastern Ohio. The 15 Ohio high school conference members are affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the 1 West Virginia high school in the conference is affiliated with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools.

Ohio Division

School Nickname Location Div. / Reg. Colors Tenure in TVC Notes
Alexander Spartans Albany, Ohio 5:19 Red / Black
         		 1974– None
Athens Bulldogs The Plains, Ohio 3:11 Green / Gold
         		 2008– None
Meigs Marauders Pomeroy, Ohio 4:15 Maroon / Gold
         		 1983– None
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes Nelsonville, Ohio 5:19 Orange / Brown
         		 1970– None
River Valley Raiders Bidwell, Ohio 5:19 Black / Silver
         		 2014– None
Vinton County Vikings McArthur, Ohio 3:11 Maroon / White
         		 1969– (Charter) None
Wellston Golden Rockets Wellston, Ohio 5:17 Blue / Gold
         		 1982– None

Hocking Division

School Nickname Location Div. / Reg. Colors Tenure in TVC Notes
Belpre Golden Eagles Belpre, Ohio 7:27 Orange / Black
         		 1969– (Charter) None
Eastern Eagles Reedsville, Ohio 7:27 Green / Gold / White
               		1993– None
Federal Hocking Lancers Stewart, Ohio 7:27 Maroon / Gold
         		 1969– (Charter) None
Miller Falcons Corning, Ohio 7:27 Purple / White
         		 1983– None
South Gallia Rebels Mercerville, Ohio 7:27 Red / Gold
         		 2010– None
Southern Tornadoes Racine, Ohio 7:27 Purple / Gold
         		 1993– None
Trimble Tomcats Glouster, Ohio 7:27 Red / Gray
         		 1978– None
Wahama (WV) White Falcons Mason, West Virginia N/A Red / White
         		 2010– None
Waterford Wildcats Waterford, Ohio 7:27 Kelly Green / White
         		 1997– None

Former Members

School Nickname Location Div. / Reg. Colors Tenure in TVC Notes
Warren Warriors Vincent, Ohio 3:11 Blue / White
         		 1969–1986 (Charter) Left for the SEOAL

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

History

The TVC was established in 1969, but football did not start as a league sport until the following year, 1970. The league has grown considerably with aggressive expansion throughout most of its history.

The following is a timeline of when schools were added to the league. All years listed refer to the fall of that year. Example: 1969 means the fall of 1969, or the 1969-1970 school year.

1969 - The four charter members:

1970: Nelsonville-York leaves the SEOAL to join the TVC as the fifth league member. This is also the first year football is a league sport. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1970-1973:

1974: Alexander joins the TVC as the sixth league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1974-1977:

1978: Trimble joins the TVC as the seventh league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1978-1981:

1982: Wellston leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC as the eighth league member. The TVC looked like this in 1982:

1983: Meigs leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC and Miller also joins the TVC as the ninth and tenth members. The TVC looked like this for the three-year period from 1983-1985:

1986: Warren leaves the TVC to join the SEOAL, bringing league membership down to nine schools. The TVC looked like this for the 7-year period from 1986-1992:

1993: The TVC is divided into two divisions, TVC OHIO and TVC HOCKING. Ohio and Hocking being the names of the rivers that run through the conference - the Ohio River and the Hocking River. The larger schools are placed in the TVC OHIO and the smaller schools are placed in the TVC HOCKING. Eastern and Southern are added as the tenth and eleventh league members. The TVC looked like this for the 4-year period from 1993-1996:

TVC OHIO

TVC HOCKING

1997: Waterford is added as the twelfth league member. Waterford joins the TVC Hocking, bumping Alexander up to the TVC Ohio. The TVC experienced its longest streak of no league changes (11 years) and looked like this for the 11-year period from 1997-2007:

TVC OHIO

TVC HOCKING

2008: Athens leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC Ohio as the thirteenth league member. The TVC looks like this for the two-year period from 2008-2009:

TVC OHIO

TVC HOCKING

2010: South Gallia and Wahama join the TVC Hocking as the fourteenth and fifteenth league members. Wahama becomes the first school located in the State of West Virginia to join the previously all-Ohio conference. Belpre, due to declining enrollment, moves down to the TVC Hocking. The TVC looked like this for 4 years from 2010-2014:

TVC OHIO

TVC HOCKING

2014: River Valley leaves the OVC and joins the TVC as the 16th league member and becomes a part of the TVC OHIO. As of 2014, the TVC looks like this:

TVC OHIO

TVC HOCKING

References

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