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FVA History

The Fox Valley Association began in 1970 with seven charter members. Appleton East, Appleton West, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Menasha, Neenah and Oshkosh comprised the original membership. Oshkosh split into North and West High Schools in 1972, giving the league eight schools. Two Rivers was added in 1977-78 and spent two years as a league member before the conference reverted back to an eight-team league. Fond du Lac joined the conference in 1989-90 in all sports except football and then began playing football in the fall of 1993. The conference sat at nine teams for two years before Appleton North opened its doors in 1995-96 and gave the conference 10 teams. In 2014-15, Menasha left the conference and was replaced by Hortonville, keeping the conference as a 10-team league.

Football underwent a major change prior to the 2010-11 school year when the Fox Valley Association merged with the Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the Valley Football Association. The conference was divided into eight-team North and South divisions until 2017-18 when Wausau East departed, leaving the league with 15 teams that were divided into three five-team divisions. In 2021, the entire state was realigned and the FVA returned to an eight-team conference for football with Hortonville and Appleton West participating in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.

Entering its 52nd season in 2021-22, Fox Valley Association schools have combined to win 119 state titles in 18 different sports since the conference began. FVA schools won a record seven state championships in 2016-17. The conference has won at least one state title in 46 of its 51 seasons. Overall, the 10 current members of the conference have combined to win 157 state championships.