{{Short description|Wisconsin high school athletic conference (1999-2007)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} 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 == {{OSM Location map | title = | coord = {{coord|44.5500|-88.600}} | float = right | zoom = 8 <!--(1=wisconsin, 18=a street)--> | width = 250 | height = 250 | mark-size1=10 | mark-title1=Clintonville | mark-coord1={{coord|44.6366|-88.7548}} | mark-description1=Location: | shape-color1=#e35205 | shape1=circle | mark-title2=Fox Valley Lutheran | mark-coord2={{coord|44.3180|-88.3923}} | mark-description2=Location: | shape-color2=#6f2c3f | shape2=circle | mark-title3=Freedom | mark-coord3={{coord|44.3845|-88.2923}} | mark-description3=Location: | shape-color3=#115740 | shape3=circle | mark-title4=Hortonville | mark-coord4={{coord|44.3375|-88.6334}} | mark-description4=Location: | shape-color4=#ba0c2f | shape4=circle | mark-title5=Little Chute | mark-coord5={{coord|44.2881|-88.3110}} | mark-description5=Location: | shape-color5=#69b3e7 | shape5=circle | mark-title6=Oconto Falls | mark-coord6={{coord|44.8732|-88.1275}} | mark-description6=Location: | shape-color6=#000000 | shape6=circle | mark-title7=Waupaca | mark-coord7={{coord|44.3360|-89.1090}} | mark-description7=Location: | shape-color7=#041e42 | shape7=circle | mark-title8=Xavier | mark-coord8={{coord|44.2490|-88.4334}} | mark-description8=Location: | shape-color8=#a2aaad | shape8=circle | caption = Location of Valley 8 Conference Members | auto-caption= | wrap=wrap}} 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=15 October 1998 |title=Conference gets name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/290986362/?match=1&terms=%22valley%208%20conference%22 |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=E-8}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=VanderPas |first=Dan |date=5 March 1999 |title=Final WISAA tourney will coincide with WIAA girls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/290866695/?match=1&terms=%22valley%208%20conference%22 |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=D-4}}</ref> 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,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Arguello |first=Ricardo |date=25 July 2007 |title=Prep football conferences to see new looks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/360216471/?match=1&terms=%22eastern%20valley%20conference%22%20realignment |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=7}}</ref> and the two other members (Hortonville and Oconto Falls) joined the Bay Conference.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Andy |date=29 July 2005 |title=Switch to Bay Conference appeals to Hortonville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/290725825/?match=1&terms=%22bay%20conference%22%20realignment%20hortonville%20xavier |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Appleton Post-Crescent |pages=10}}</ref>{{clear}}
==Conference membership history== {| class="wikitable sortable" !School !Location !Affiliation !Mascot !Colors !Joined !Left !Conference Joined !Current Conference |- |'''Clintonville''' |Clintonville, WI |Public |Truckers |{{color box|e35205}} {{color box|black}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |North Eastern |- |'''Fox Valley Lutheran''' |Appleton, WI |Private (Lutheran, WELS) |Foxes |{{color box|6f2c3f}} {{color box|a2aaad}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |Bay |- |'''Freedom''' |Freedom, WI |Public |Irish |{{color box|115740}} {{color box|ffc72c}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |North Eastern |- |'''Hortonville''' |Hortonville, WI |Public |Polar Bears |{{color box|ba0c2f}} {{color box|white}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":2" /> |Bay |Fox Valley Association |- |'''Little Chute''' |Little Chute, WI |Public |Mustangs |{{color box|69b3e7}} {{color box|041e42}} {{color box|white}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |North Eastern |- |'''Oconto Falls''' |Oconto Falls, WI |Public |Panthers |{{color box|ff8200}} {{color box|black}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Bay |North Eastern |- |'''Waupaca''' |Waupaca, WI |Public |Comets |{{color box|041e42}} {{color box|white}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |North Eastern |- |'''Xavier''' |Appleton, WI |Private (Catholic) |Hawks |{{color box|041e42}} {{color box|white}} |1999<ref name=":0" /> |2007<ref name=":1" /> |Eastern Valley |Bay |}
== Membership timeline == <timeline> DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 Period = from:1999 till:2007 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5
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bar:1 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Clintonville (1999-2007) bar:2 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Fox Valley Lutheran (1999-2007) bar:3 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Freedom (1999-2007) bar:4 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Hortonville (1999-2007) bar:5 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Little Chute (1999-2007) bar:6 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Oconto Falls (1999-2007) bar:7 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Waupaca (1999-2007) bar:8 color:tan1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Xavier (1999-2007) ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:1999
</timeline>
== List of state champions ==
=== Fall sports === {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf Girls Cross Country] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #ff8200; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Oconto Falls''' |1999 |Division 2 |} {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Football/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Football] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #6f2c3f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Fox Valley Lutheran''' |2001 |Division 3 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #d50032, inset -2px -2px 0 #d50032;" |'''Waupaca''' |2006 |Division 3 |} {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Boys_Soccer/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Boys Soccer] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2003 |Division 2 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2004 |Division 2 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2006 |Division 2 |}
=== Winter sports === None
=== Spring sports === {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/teamchamps.pdf Boys Golf] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2001 |Division 2 |} {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Soccer_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Girls Soccer] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2004 |Division 3 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2005 |Division 2 |} {| class="wikitable" |+[https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Softball/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Softball] !School !Year !Division |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002d6c, inset -2px -2px 0 #002d6c;" |'''Hortonville''' |2000 |Division 2 |}
== List of conference champions == === Boys Basketball === {| class="wikitable" !School !Quantity !Years |- | style="background: #6f2c3f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Fox Valley Lutheran''' |2 |2004, 2005 |- | style="background: #69b3e7; color: #041e42; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #041e42, inset -2px -2px 0 #041e42;" |'''Little Chute''' |2 |2002, 2006 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #d50032, inset -2px -2px 0 #d50032;" |'''Waupaca''' |2 |2000, 2007 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |2 |2003, 2006 |- | style="background: #e35205; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Clintonville''' |1 |2001 |- | style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ffc72c, inset -2px -2px 0 #ffc72c;" |'''Freedom''' |0 | |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002d6c, inset -2px -2px 0 #002d6c;" |'''Hortonville''' |0 | |- | style="background: #ff8200; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Oconto Falls''' |0 | |}
=== Girls Basketball === {| class="wikitable" !School !Quantity !Years |- | style="background: #6f2c3f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Fox Valley Lutheran''' |6 |2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002d6c, inset -2px -2px 0 #002d6c;" |'''Hortonville''' |2 |2004, 2006 |- | style="background: #ff8200; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Oconto Falls''' |1 |2002 |- | style="background: #e35205; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Clintonville''' |0 | |- | style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ffc72c, inset -2px -2px 0 #ffc72c;" |'''Freedom''' |0 | |- | style="background: #69b3e7; color: #041e42; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #041e42, inset -2px -2px 0 #041e42;" |'''Little Chute''' |0 | |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #d50032, inset -2px -2px 0 #d50032;" |'''Waupaca''' |0 | |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |0 | |}
=== Football === {| class="wikitable" !School !Quantity !Years |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #d50032, inset -2px -2px 0 #d50032;" |'''Waupaca''' |5 |1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 |- | style="background: #041e42; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Xavier''' |3 |2002, 2004, 2005 |- | style="background: #e35205; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Clintonville''' |1 |2000 |- | style="background: #6f2c3f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #a2aaad, inset -2px -2px 0 #a2aaad;" |'''Fox Valley Lutheran''' |1 |2000 |- | style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ffc72c, inset -2px -2px 0 #ffc72c;" |'''Freedom''' |1 |2002 |- | style="background: #69b3e7; color: #041e42; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #041e42, inset -2px -2px 0 #041e42;" |'''Little Chute''' |1 |2002 |- | style="background: #ba0c2f; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002d6c, inset -2px -2px 0 #002d6c;" |'''Hortonville''' |0 | |- | style="background: #ff8200; color: black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;" |'''Oconto Falls''' |0 | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Wisconsin high school athletic conferences}}
Category:Wisconsin high school sports conferences Category:Sports organizations established in 1997 Category:1999 establishments in Wisconsin Category:2007 disestablishments in Wisconsin