Fox Valley Conference
The Fox Valley Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extracurricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the northern part of the Fox River basin in Illinois, United States. The conference regularly produces strong athletic teams, including 6A Football State Champions Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove ; 2017 4A State Baseball Champion Crystal [Lake South High School|Crystal Lake South]; and 2019 4A State Softball Champion Huntley.
Schools
The conference consists of 10 teams total. All enrollments and classifications are from the website.The schools who are part of the conference are Burlington Central, Hampshire High School, Huntley High School, Dundee Crown High School, Jacobs High School, Mchenry County High School, Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central, Cary Grove, and Prairie Ridge High School
| School | Town | Team Name | Colors | Year Joined | Enrollment | IHSA Classes 2/3/4 |
| Cary-Grove High School | Cary | Trojans | 1978 | 1326 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
| Central High School | Burlington | Rockets | 2019 | 1585 | AA / 3A / 3A | |
| Crystal Lake Central High School | Crystal Lake | Tigers | 1978 | 1404 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
| Crystal Lake South High School | Crystal Lake | Gators | 1978 | 1255 | AA / 2A / 3A | |
| Dundee-Crown High School | Carpentersville | Chargers | 1983 | 2569 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
| Hampshire High School | Hampshire | Whip-Purs | 2011 | 2054 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
| Huntley High School | Huntley | Red Raiders | 2003 | 2695 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
| Jacobs High School | Algonquin | Golden Eagles | 1978 | 2059 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
| McHenry High School | McHenry | Warriors | 1978 | 2185 | AA / 3A / 4A | |
| Prairie Ridge High School | Crystal Lake | Wolves | 1997 | 1101 | AA / 2A / 3A |
Membership Timeline
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Changes
- Dundee Community High School and Irving Crown High School, both charter members of the FVC, consolidated to become Dundee-Crown at the start of the 1983–84 school year.
- Lake Zurich joined the conference in 1991–92.
- Grayslake joined in 1997–98. Prairie Ridge opened this year and joined the conference as well.
- Huntley joined in 2003–04.
- Lake Zurich left to join the North Suburban Conference after the 2004–05 school year.
- Johnsburg and Grayslake [North High School|Grayslake North] joined in 2006–07. The 12 schools were split into two divisions: the smaller schools in the Fox Division, and the larger schools in the Valley Division.
- Woodstock North joined in 2009–10, being placed in the Fox Division. With Woodstock's enrollment split in half due to Woodstock North opening, it moved down to the Fox Division, and Huntley moved up to the Valley Division.
- Hampshire joined in 2011–12. They joined the Fox Division, and Prairie Ridge moved into the Valley Division.
- Johnsburg left to join the Big Northern Conference in 2014–15. Prairie Ridge moved back into the Fox Division.
- Woodstock and Woodstock North left in 2016–17 to become charter members of the Kishwaukee River Conference. Grayslake North and Grayslake Central also left this same year to become charter members of the Northern [Lake County Conference]. With only 9 remaining schools, the FVC eliminated its division format.
- Central joined in 2019–20.
State championships
There have been 27 total IHSA State Championships earned by members of the FVC.Football
- Woodstock
- * 1983–84 4A
- * 1997–98 5A
- Cary-Grove
- * 2009–10 6A
- * 2018–19 6A
- * 2021–22 6A
- * 2023–24 6A
- Prairie Ridge
- * 2011–12 6A
- * 2016–17 6A
- * 2017–18 6A
- * 2023-24 6A
- * 2024-25 6A
Volleyball (girls)
- Crystal Lake Central
- * 2007–08 3A
- Cary-Grove
- * 2009–10 4A
Cross country (boys)
- Crystal Lake Central
- * 1995–96 AA
- Grayslake Central
- * 2015–16 2A
Golf (boys)
- Crystal Lake South
- * 1980–81 AA
Soccer (boys)
- Prairie Ridge
- * 1999–00 A
- Crystal Lake South
- * 2018–19 2A
- * 2023 2A
Competitive cheerleading
- Hampshire
- * 2014–15 M
- Crystal Lake Central
- *2021–22 M
Competitive dance
- Crystal Lake Central
- * 2012–13 2A
Gymnastics (girls)
- Prairie Ridge
- * 2014–15
- * 2015–16
- * 2016–17
- * 2019–20
- * 2021–22
Baseball
- Prairie Ridge
- * 2007–08 4A
- Crystal Lake South
- * 2016–17 4A
Softball
- Huntley
- * 2018–19 4A
Journalism
- Huntley
- * 2021–22
- * 2023-24