Inter-Valley Conference

The Inter-Valley Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) 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.

Current members[edit]

School	Nickname	Location	County	Joined	Previous Conference

Buckeye Trail¹	Warriors	Lore City	Guernsey	2017	OVAC/Pioneer Valley
Claymont	Mustangs	Uhrichsville	Tuscarawas	2017	East Central Ohio
Conotton Valley^{1, 2}	Rockets	Bowerston	Carroll	2001 2017	OVAC OVAC
East Canton	Hornets³	East Canton	Stark	2013	Portage Trail
Garaway	Pirates	Sugarcreek	Tuscarawas	1968	Tuscarawas County/ Tuscarawas Valley
Hiland	Hawks	Berlin	Holmes	1968	Independents (HCL 1964)
Indian Valley	Braves	Gnadenhutten	Tuscarawas	2017	Principals
Malvern	Hornets	Malvern	Carroll	1968	Tuscarawas Valley
Newcomerstown	Trojans	Newcomerstown	Tuscarawas	1968	Scenic Hills/ Tuscarawas Valley
Ridgewood	Generals	West Lafayette	Coshocton	1968	Scenic Hills/ Tuscarawas Valley
Sandy Valley	Cardinals	Magnolia	Stark	2001	Principals
Strasburg-Franklin	Tigers	Strasburg	Tuscarawas	1971	Senate
Tuscarawas Central Catholic	Saints	New Philadelphia	Tuscarawas	1970	none (new school)
Tuscarawas Valley⁴	Trojans	Zoar	Tuscarawas	1974 2017	All-Ohio Conference, Senate League, Principals

Plays concurrently in Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
Played 2011-16 in the OVAC (also played concurrently with OVAC 2001-11).
Wizards in girls' basketball only.
Played 1977-83 in All-Ohio, 1983-89 in the Senate League, and 1989-2017 in the PAC.

Former IVC members[edit]

School	Nickname	Location	County	Joined	Previous Conference	Left	Conference Joined
Indian Valley North	Midvale	Big Blue	Tuscarawas	1968	none (new school	1988	none (consolidated into Indian Valley)
Indian Valley South	Gnadenhutten	Rebels	Tuscarawas	1968	none (new school	1988	none (consolidated into Indian Valley)
St. Joseph	Dover	Ramblers	Tuscarawas	1968	Independents	1970	none (consolidated into Tuscarawas Central Catholic)
St. Mary's	Dennison	Blue Wave	Tuscarawas	1968	Independents	1970	none (consolidated into Tuscarawas Central Catholic)
Jewett-Scio	Vikings	Jewett	Harrison	1974	Harrison County	1998	none (consolidated into Harrison Central)
Lakeland	Raiders	Freeport	Harrison	1974	Harrison County	1998	none (consolidated into Harrison Central)

Sports[edit]

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.

Sports Offered by IVC Members Schools
School	Football	Volleyball	Boys' Soccer	Girls' Soccer	Boys' Golf	Girls' Golf	Boys' CC	Girls' CC	Girls' Tennis	Boys' Basketball	Girls' Basketball	Wrestling	Boys' Bowling	Girls' Bowling	Gymnastics	Baseball	Softball	Boys' Track	Girls' Track	Boys' Tennis
Buckeye Trail (11)	X	X			X		X	X		X	X					X	X	X	X
Claymont (17)	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X
Conotton Valley (6)	X	X								X	X					X	X
East Canton (12)	X	X					X	X		X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X
Garaway (13)	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X				X	X	X	X
Hiland (13)		X	X	X	X		X		X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X
Indian Valley (15)	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Malvern (10)	X	X			X	X				X	X					X	X	X	X
Newcomerstown (12)	X	X			X		X	X		X	X	X				X	X	X	X
Ridgewood (13)	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X				X	X	X	X
Sandy Valley (18)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Strasburg (10)	X	X			X	X				X	X					X	X	X	X
TCC (15)	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Tusky Valley (14)	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X				X	X	X	X

Enrollment numbers for members schools (as of 2017–2018 school year)[edit]

The following enrollment numbers for members schools provided by the OHSAA as of the 2017-2018 school year.

Enrollment Numbers Sorted by Boys
School	Boys	Girls
Claymont	244	202
Indian Valley	220	200
Tuscarawas Valley	175	181
Sandy Valley	166	172
Ridgewood	163	137
Garaway	149	125
Buckeye Trail	128	130
Hiland	124	123
Newcomerstown	123	124
East Canton	95	99
Strasburg	78	59
Malvern	76	76
Conotton Valley	68	50
Tuscarawas Central Catholic	43	29

IVC divisions[edit]

For sports where divisions are used, a geographical alignment is used for all sports except football, which aligns along school size.


IVC North (Boys-Girls)	IVC South (Boys-Girls)
Conotton Valley (68–50)	Buckeye Trail (128–130)
East Canton (95–99)	Claymont (244–202)
Malvern (76–76)	Garaway (149–125)
Sandy Valley (166–172)	Hiland (124–123)
Strasburg (78–59)	Indian Valley (220–200)
Tuscarawas Central Catholic (43–29)	Newcomerstown (123–124)
Tuscarawas Valley (175–181)	Ridgewood (163–137)

Football Divisions


IVC North - Small School (boys, OHSAA division)	IVC South - Large Schools (boys, OHSAA division)
Buckeye Trail (128, VI)	Claymont (244, IV)
East Canton (95, VII)	Garaway (149, V)
Malvern (76, VII)	Indian Valley (220, IV)
Sandy Valley (166, V)	Newcomerstown (123, VI)
Strasburg (78, VII)	Ridgewood (163, V)
Tuscarawas Central Catholic (43, VII)	Tuscarawas Valley (175, V)

Conotton Valley plays football in the OVAC, while Hiland does not offer the sport. Sandy Valley opted to play in the Small School division to preserve rivalries, while Newcomerstown opted to play in the Large division for the same reason.

Showcases[edit]

Three sports now host showcases, pitting teams seeded by division records against their counterparts in the opposite division (1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, etc.)

IVC Showcase Results
Year	VB Title	VB Results	BBB Title	BBB Results	GBB Title	GBB Results
2017-18	Tusky Valley-Hiland (25-8, 25-17)	N-2, S-5	Strasburg-Indian Valley (57-46)	N-5, S-2	Hiland-Tusky Valley (50-35)	N-3, S-4
2018-19	Tusky Valley-Indian Valley (22-25, 25-12, 25-21)	N-1, S-6	Hiland-Strasburg (47-37)	N-4, S-3	Hiland-Tusky Valley (57-29)	N-0, S-7

League championships[edit]

Fall Champions
Year	Cross-Country (B)	Cross-Country (G)	Football	Golf (B)	Golf (G)	Volleyball
2018-19	East Canton	Tusky Valley	Indian Valley (L) Sandy Valley (S)	Tusky Valley	Hiland	Tusky Valley (N) Indian Valley (S)
2017-18	East Canton	Tusky Valley	Indian Valley (L) East Canton (S)	Garaway	Strasburg	Tusky Valley (N) Hiland (S)

Winter/Spring Champions
Year	Basketball (B)	Basketball (G)	Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Track (B)	Track (G)
2018-19	Strasburg (N) Hiland (S)	Tusky Valley (N) Hiland (S)	Indian Valley	5/19	5/19	5/10/19	5/10/19
2017-18	Strasburg (N) Indian Valley (S)	Tusky Valley (N) Hiland (S)	Claymont	Sandy Valley (N) Indian Valley (S)	Strasburg (N) Indian Valley (S)	East Canton	Tusky Valley

State championships[edit]

IVC Team State Championships
#	School	Titles
10	Hiland	Basketball (B): 1992, 2011, 2012 Basketball (G): 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2021 Baseball: 2016
8	Strasburg-Franklin	Basketball (B): 1967 Softball: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2013
5	East Canton	XC (B): 2016 Track (B): 2017, 2018, 2019
3	Garaway	Golf (B): 2004, 2007, 2008
2	Indian Valley South	Basketball (B): 1972, 1976
1	Tuscarawas Central Catholic	Golf (B): 1975