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

The HilanThe member schools of the IVC
School Nickname Location Colors[1] County Joined Previous Conference
Buckeye Trail1 Warriors Lore City     Guernsey 2017 OVAC/Pioneer Valley
Claymont Mustangs Uhrichsville     Tuscarawas 2017 East Central Ohio
Conotton Valley1, 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		 Senate
Principals
  1. Plays concurrently in Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
  2. Played 2011-16 in the OVAC (also played concurrently with OVAC 2001-11).
  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

School Nickname Location Colors[2] 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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

See also

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