Valley Football Association

High school football conference in Wisconsin

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Valley Football AssociationConference| WIAA

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Founded| 2010
Sports fielded|

* Football

No. of teams| 15
Region| Northeastern Wisconsin
Central Wisconsin
Official website| http://www.valleystats.org/football/

The Valley Football Association (VFA) is a football-only athletic conference comprising fifteen high schools located within northeastern and central Wisconsin. The conference was formed in 2010, when the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association merged the Fox Valley Association (FVA) and Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC). The merger was a result of the WVC having difficulty scheduling football games due to only having six active football participants at the time. The first season of play was 2011.

## History

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In 2014, Hortonville High School replaced original member Menasha High School, who departed the VFA for the Bay Conference.[1]

In 2017, Wausau East High School left the conference becoming an independent school for football.[2]

From 2017 to 2020, the conference was split into three geographic divisions: North, South, and West. The North Division comprised Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Kaukauna, and Kimberly , the South Division comprised Fond du Lac, Hortonville, Neenah, Oshkosh North, and Oshkosh West, and the West Division comprised Marshfield, D.C. Everest, Stevens Point, Wausau West, and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.

Only five VFA members competed in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those teams, alongside returning member Wausau East, competed in a single division. The members that went on hiatus played in spring 2021 in a temporary conference with members of the original Fox River Classic Conference and the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Of those teams, only Appleton West and Stevens Point returned to the VFA, while the remaining teams returned to the Fox Valley Association for football.

## Members

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### Current members

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Member school  | Location
(2019 school district
population)[3] | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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Appleton West
High School | Appleton, WI
(97,579)  | 1,370  | Terrors  | Orange & Blue

D.C. Everest
High School | Schofield, WI
(33,791)  | 1,819  | Evergreens  | Green & White

Hortonville
High School | Hortonville, WI
(21,770)  | 1,253  | Polar Bears  | Red & White

Marshfield
High School | Marshfield, WI
(27,006)  | 1,233  | Tigers  | Orange & Black

Stevens Point Area
Senior High School | Stevens Point, WI
(57,208)  | 2,096  | Panthers  | Red & Black

Wausau East High School | Wausau, WI
(54,331)  | 961  | Lumberjacks  | Red & White

Wausau West
High School | Wausau, WI
(54,331)  | 1,530  | Warriors  | Royal Blue & Gold

Wisconsin Rapids
Lincoln High School | Wisconsin Rapids, WI
(34,533)  | 1,491  | Red Raiders  | Red & White

### Former members

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Member school  | Location
(School district
population)[a][3] | Enrollment[a] | Nickname  | Colors  | Year joined  | Year left  | Left for

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Menasha High School | Menasha, WI
(24,903)  | 965  | Bluejays  | Blue & White
| 2011  | 2014  | Bay Conference
Wausau East High School | Wausau, WI
(54,331)  | 1,136  | Lumberjacks  | Red & White
| 2011  | 2017  | Independent (returned in 2020)
Appleton East
High School | Appleton, WI
(97,579)  | 1,643  | Patriots  | Scarlet, Navy, & White
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Appleton North
High School | Appleton, WI
(97,579)  | 2,017  | Lightning  | Navy, & Gold
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Kaukauna
High School | Kaukauna, WI
(28,021)  | 1,177  | Galloping Ghosts  | Orange & Black
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Kimberly
High School | Kimberly, WI
(23,779)  | 1,593  | Papermakers  | Red & White
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Fond du Lac
High School | Fond du Lac, WI
(53,178)  | 2,042  | Cardinals  | Red & White
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Neenah
High School | Neenah, WI
(44,905)  | 2,021  | Rockets  | Red & White
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Oshkosh North
High School | Oshkosh, WI
(80,376)  | 1,212  | Spartans  | Green & Gold
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association
Oshkosh West
High School | Oshkosh, WI
(80,376)  | 1,645  | Wildcats  | Royal Blue & White
| 2011  | 2020  | Fox Valley Association

1. ^ a b At time of departure

## Division championships

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North

* 2011– Appleton North & Kimberly
* 2012– Appleton North
* 2013– Kimberly[4]
* 2014– Kimberly
* 2015– Kimberly
* 2016– Kimberly
* 2017– Kimberly
* 2018– Kimberly
* 2019– Kimberly

South

* 2011– Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
* 2012– Marshfield & Stevens Point
* 2013– Oshkosh North
* 2014– Oshkosh North
* 2015– Fond du Lac
* 2016– Stevens Point
* 2017– Fond du Lac
* 2018– Fond du Lac
* 2019– Fond du Lac & Hortonville

West

* 2017– Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
* 2018– Marshfield
* 2019– Marshfield

Valley Football

* 2020– D.C. Everest
* 2021– Stevens Point, Wausau West & Wisconsin Rapids

* 2022– Marshfield, Wausau West & Wisconsin Rapids

## Division titles by school

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School  | Championships  | Championships by year

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Kimberly[a] | 8  | 2011,[b] 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Fond du Lac[a] | 4  | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Marshfield  | 3  | 2012,[b] 2018, 2019
Stevens Point  | 3  | 2012,[b] 2016, 2021[b]
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln  | 3  | 2011, 2017, 2021[b]
Appleton North[a] | 2  | 2011,[b] 2012
Oshkosh North[a] | 2  | 2013, 2014
D.C. Everest  | 1  | 2020
Hortonville  | 1  | 2019
Wausau West  | 1  | 2021[b]
Appleton East[a] | 0  | N/A
Appleton West  | 0  | N/A
Kaukauna[a] | 0  | N/A
Menasha[a] | 0  | N/A
Neenah[a] | 0  | N/A
Oshkosh West[a] | 0  | N/A
Wausau East  | 0  | N/A

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i No longer in conference
2. ^ a b c d e f g Co-division champion

## References

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1. ^ "Menasha, Hortonville to switch conferences". usatodayhss.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
2. ^ "East football set to leave VFA". Daily Herald Media. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
3. ^ a b "Index". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
4. ^ http://valleyfootballstats.org/northern/statistics.html [dead link]

## External links

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* Valley Football Association

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Valley Football Association (VFA) members

* Appleton East
* Appleton North
* Appleton West
* D.C. Everest
* Fond du Lac
* Hortonville
* Kaukauna
* Kimberly
* Marshfield
* Neenah
* Oshkosh North
* Oshkosh West
* Stevens Point
* Wausau East
* Wausau West
* Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln

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