Inter-Valley Conference


The Inter-Valley Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic league made up of 14 schools from Carroll, Coshocton, Holmes, Stark, Guernsey and Tuscarawas counties.
The conference underwent a major change at the start of the 2017–18 season as the league added five new member schools including Indian Valley, Claymont, Tuscarawas Valley, Buckeye Trail and Conotton Valley.
The addition of Buckeye Trail in 2017 was met with considerable outrage in the East Guernsey community. In the 2018 academic year, a super-majority of students signed a petition calling upon the Administration to leave the IVC. However, as of this date, even after school officials promised to "study the issue", nothing has been done.

Current members

  1. Plays concurrently in Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
  2. Played 2011-16 in the OVAC.
  3. Wizards in girls' basketball only.
  4. Played 1977-83 in All-Ohio, 1983-89 in the Senate League, and 1989-2017 in the PAC.

    Former IVC Members

Continuing Buckeye Trail Controversy

The decision of several former administrators to remove Trail from the PVC and join the IVC is still a continuing source of conflict in the community. Of particular note, in the 2018 academic year, a petition was circulated by Trail students calling upon the current administration to immediately remove the district from the IVC. Two-thirds of the entire student body signed the petition, yet the petition was summarily dismissed by the administration, despite a previous promise by the administration to "study the issue" following the 2017 academic year.
The main arguments for Trail leaving the ICV are: A drastic reduction of travel costs; a return to the Warriors playing more tradition rivals with whom they have a more lengthy history; reducing the pressure on junior student athletes who have to travel long distances in mid-week to participate in athletic contests.
The IVC controversy has also been a source of debate in school board elections, as several individuals have campaigned on a promise to remove Trail from the IVC.

Sports

The following sports were offered by member schools according to each district's official website. Sandy Valley offered the most opportunities to their students as they supported 18 varsity sports while Claymont offers 17 and Indian Valley and Tuscarawas Central Catholic offer15 each.
SchoolFootballVolleyballBoys' SoccerGirls' SoccerBoys' GolfGirls' GolfBoys' CCGirls' CCGirls' TennisBoys' BasketballGirls' BasketballWrestlingBoys' BowlingGirls' BowlingGymnasticsBaseballSoftballBoys' TrackGirls' TrackBoys' Tennis
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Enrollment Numbers for Members Schools (as of 2017-2018 school year)

The following enrollment numbers for members schools provided by the OHSAA as of the 2017-2018 school year.
SchoolBoysGirls
Claymont244202
Indian Valley220200
Tuscarawas Valley175181
Sandy Valley166172
Ridgewood163137
Garaway149125
Buckeye Trail128130
Hiland124123
Newcomerstown123124
East Canton9599
Strasburg7859
Malvern7676
Conotton Valley6850
Tuscarawas Central Catholic4329

IVC Divisions

For sports where divisions are used, a geographical alignment is used for all sports except football, which aligns along school size.
IVC North IVC South
Conotton Valley Buckeye Trail
East Canton Claymont
Malvern Garaway
Sandy Valley Hiland
Strasburg Indian Valley
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas Valley Ridgewood

Football Divisions
IVC North - Small School IVC South - Large Schools
Buckeye Trail Claymont
East Canton Garaway
Malvern Indian Valley
Sandy Valley Newcomerstown
Strasburg Ridgewood
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Tuscarawas Valley

Three sports now host showcases, pitting teams seeded by division records against their counterparts in the opposite division
YearVB TitleVB ResultsBBB TitleBBB ResultsGBB TitleGBB Results
2017-18Tusky Valley-Hiland N-2, S-5Strasburg-Indian Valley N-5, S-2Hiland-Tusky Valley N-3, S-4
2018-19Tusky Valley-Indian Valley N-1, S-6Hiland-Strasburg N-4, S-3Hiland-Tusky Valley N-0, S-7

League Championships

YearBasketball Basketball WrestlingBaseballSoftballTrack Track
2018-19Strasburg
Hiland 		Tusky Valley
Hiland 		Indian Valley5/195/195/10/195/10/19
2017-18Strasburg
Indian Valley 		Tusky Valley
Hiland 		ClaymontSandy Valley
Indian Valley 		Strasburg
Indian Valley 		East CantonTusky Valley

State Championships