Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
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| Classification | OHSAA Divisions I-VII |
|---|---|
| Region |
 Ohio |
| Sports fielded | Football, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Members | |
| No. of members | 46 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.ovac.org | |
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference is a high school sports league in parts of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The OVAC is the largest conference of its kind in the United States.[1] Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 12,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. The conference was organized in 1943.[2]
Member schools
Schools are categorized by enrollment, where Class A is the smallest enrollment and Class AAAAA is the largest enrollment.[3]
Class A
- Beallsville, Beallsville, OH
- Bishop Donahue, McMechen, WV
- Conotton Valley, Bowerston, OH
- East Richland Christian, St. Clairsville, OH
- Hundred, Hundred, WV
- Madonna, Weirton, WV
- Paden City, Paden City, WV
- St. John Central, Bellaire, OH
- Trinity Christian, Morgantown, WV
- Valley, Pine Grove, WV
Class AA
- Bridgeport, Bridgeport, OH
- Caldwell, Caldwell, OH
- Cameron, Cameron, WV
- Clay-Battelle, Blacksville, WV
- Frontier, New Matamoras, OH
- Shadyside, Shadyside, OH
- Southern Local, Salineville, OH
- Steubenville Catholic Central, Steubenville, OH
- Toronto, Toronto, OH
- Wellsville, Wellsville, OH
- Wheeling Central Catholic, Wheeling, WV
Class AAA
- Barnesville, Barnesville, OH
- Bellaire, Bellaire, OH
- Buckeye Trail, Lore City, OH
- Fort Frye, Beverly, OH
- Linsly, Wheeling, WV
- Magnolia, New Martinsville, WV
- Monroe Central, Woodsfield, OH
- River, Hannibal, OH
- Shenandoah, Sarahsville, OH
- Tyler Consolidated, Sistersville, WV
Class AAAA
- Buckeye Local, Rayland, OH
- East Liverpool, East Liverpool, OH
- Edison Local, Richmond, OH
- Harrison Central, Cadiz, OH
- Martins Ferry, Martins Ferry, OH
- Meadowbrook, Byesville, OH
- Oak Glen, New Cumberland, WV
- St. Clairsville, St. Clairsville, OH
- Union Local, Belmont, OH
Class AAAAA
- Beaver Local, East Liverpool, OH
- Brooke, Wellsburg, WV
- Cambridge, Cambridge, OH
- Indian Creek, Wintersville, OH
- John Marshall, Glendale, WV
- Morgantown, Morgantown, WV
- Parkersburg South, Parkersburg, WV
- Steubenville, Steubenville, OH
- University, Morgantown, WV
- Weir High, Weirton, WV
- Wheeling Park, Wheeling, WV
Conference Affiliations
- Buckeye 8 Conference - Beaver Local, Bellaire, Buckeye Local, East Liverpool, Edison, Harrison Central, Indian Creek, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Union Local
- East Central Ohio League - Cambridge, Meadowbrook
- Inter-Tri County League - Southern Local, Wellsville
- Pioneer Valley Conference - Buckeye Trail, Caldwell, Fort Frye, Frontier, Monroe Central, Shenandoah
References
- ↑ "OVAC History". Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ Ohio Valley Athletic Conference- History
- ↑ Ohio Valley Athletic Conference- History
External links
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