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 18,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. The conference was organized in 1943.[2]
Schools are categorized by enrollment of eligible athletes, where Class A is the smallest enrollment and Class AAAAA is the largest enrollment.[3] As of the 2020-2021 school year, there are 18,332 eligible athletes in grades 9 through 11.[4]
Buckeye 8 Athletic League - Beaver Local, Bellaire, Cambridge, East Liverpool, Edison, Harrison Central, Indian Creek, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Union Local
^Ohio Valley Athletic Conference - Classification Enrollment
External links
OVAC website
February 08, 2023
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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 18 000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas The conference was organized in 1943 2 Ohio Valley Athletic ConferenceClassificationOHSAA Divisions I VIIWVSSAC Divisions A AAAFounded1943Sports fieldedFootball Cross Country Golf Soccer Tennis Basketball Swimming Wrestling Baseball Softball Track and FieldRegion Ohio West VirginiaOfficial websitehttp www ovac org Contents 1 Classification 2 Member schools 2 1 Conference affiliations 3 References 4 External linksClassification EditSchools are categorized by enrollment of eligible athletes where Class A is the smallest enrollment and Class AAAAA is the largest enrollment 3 As of the 2020 2021 school year there are 18 332 eligible athletes in grades 9 through 11 4 Class Enrollment MembersA 1A 0 149 11AA 2A 150 220 10AAA 3A 221 336 9AAAA 4A 337 496 10AAAAA 5A 497 10Member schools EditSchool Nickname Location Colors Joined ClassBarnesville Shamrocks Barnesville Ohio Green Red White 1953 AAABeallsville Blue Devils Beallsville Ohio Royal Blue White 1960 ABeaver Local Beavers East Liverpool Ohio Red White 1991 AAAABellaire Big Reds Bellaire Ohio Red Black 1943 AAABridgeport Bulldogs Bridgeport Ohio Columbia Blue White Black 1946 AABrooke Bruins Wellsburg West Virginia Green Gold 1969 AAAAABuckeye Local Panthers Rayland Ohio Navy Silver 1990 AAABuckeye Trail Warriors Lore City Ohio Royal Blue White 1977 AAACaldwell Redskins Caldwell Ohio Red White 1977 AACambridge Bobcats Cambridge Ohio Royal Blue White 1974 AAAACameron Dragons Cameron West Virginia Navy Gold 1950 AClay Battelle Cee Bees Blacksville West Virginia Navy Grey 2011 AAConotton Valley Rockets Bowerston Ohio Kelly Green White 1991 ADover Crimson Tornadoes Dover Ohio Crimson Gray 2019 AAAAAEast Liverpool Potters East Liverpool Ohio Blue White 1973 AAAAEdison Wildcats Richmond Ohio Silver Black 1993 AAAAFort Frye Cadets Beverly Ohio Scarlet Red Dover White Royal Blue 1977 AAAFrontier Cougars New Matamoras Ohio Columbia Blue Vegas Gold 1975 AAHarrison Central Huskies Cadiz Ohio Black Silver Royal Blue 1999 AAAAHundred Hornets Hundred West Virginia Navy Red White 1997 AIndian Creek Redskins Wintersville Ohio Red Gold 1993 AAAAJohn Marshall Monarchs Glen Dale West Virginia Vegas Gold Brown 1968 AAAAALinsly Cadets Wheeling West Virginia Orange Black 1943 AAAMadonna Blue Dons Weirton West Virginia Navy Silver White 1958 AMagnolia Blue Eagles New Martinsville West Virginia Blue Gold 1949 AAAMartins Ferry Purple Riders Martins Ferry Ohio Purple White 1943 AAAMonroe Central Seminoles Woodsfield Ohio Red Vegas Gold Black White 1994 AAAMorgantown Mohigans Morgantown West Virginia Red Royal Blue 2010 AAAAANew Philadelphia Quakers New Philadelphia Ohio Red Black 2019 AAAAAOak Glen Golden Bears New Cumberland West Virginia Columbia Blue Gold White 1964 AAAAPaden City Wildcats Paden City West Virginia Forest Green White 1957 AParkersburg South Patriots Parkersburg West Virginia Blue Scarlet White 1975 AAAAARiver Pilots Hannibal Ohio Scarlet Gray 1958 AAShadyside Tigers Shadyside Ohio Orange Black 1943 AAShenandoah Zeps Sarahsville Ohio Forest Green White 1973 AASouthern Local Indians Salineville Ohio Royal Blue Athletic Gold 2015 AASt Clairsville Red Devils St Clairsville Ohio Scarlet Gray 1947 AAAASt John Fighting Irish Bellaire Ohio Kelly Green White 1943 ASteubenville Big Red Steubenville Ohio Crimson Red Black 1943 AAAAASteubenville Catholic Crusaders Steubenville Ohio Royal Blue Gold 1943 AToronto Red Knights Toronto Ohio Red White 1950 AATrinity Christian Warriors Morgantown West Virginia Cardinal Red Vegas Gold 2009 AUnion Local Jets Belmont Ohio Red White 1959 AAAAUniversity Hawks Morgantown West Virginia Crimson Gold Black 2010 AAAAAValley Lumberjacks Pine Grove West Virginia Black Gold 1977 AWarren Warriors Vincent Ohio Royal Blue White 2015 AAAAAWeir Red Riders Weirton West Virginia Red Black 1943 AAAAWellsville Tigers Wellsville Ohio Orange Black 1954 AAWheeling Central Maroon Knights Wheeling West Virginia Maroon White 1943 AAWheeling Park Patriots Wheeling West Virginia Red White Royal 1976 AAAAAConference affiliations Edit Buckeye 8 Athletic League Beaver Local Bellaire Cambridge East Liverpool Edison Harrison Central Indian Creek Martins Ferry St Clairsville Union Local East Central Ohio League Dover New Philadelphia Warren Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Southern Local Wellsville Mason Dixon Conference Cameron Clay Battelle Hundred Weirton Madonna Pioneer Valley Conference Buckeye Trail Caldwell Fort Frye Frontier Monroe Central Shenandoah Two Rivers Athletic Conference John Marshall Morgantown Parkersburg South University Wheeling ParkReferences Edit OVAC History Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Retrieved October 23 2016 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference History Ohio Valley Athletic Conference History Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Classification EnrollmentExternal links EditOVAC website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohio Valley Athletic Conference amp oldid 1098513723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
