The River Valley Conference (RVC) is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in smaller communities in eastern Iowa. The conference roughly spans from Johnson County, Iowa to the southwest, to Dubuque County, Iowa to the northeast. The RVC was founded in the 2013-2014 school year.[1]
There are 15 full members of the River Valley Conference. Most of those schools are in Class 2A, Iowa's second smallest enrollment class. Maquoketa and Beckman joined the conference in the 2022-2023 school year to bring the total to the current 15 schools.
The school fields athletic teams in 20 sports, including:[3]
Summer: Baseball and softball.
Fall: Volleyball, boys' and girls' swimming, and boys' and girls' cross country.
Winter: Boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' bowling, and wrestling.
Spring: Boys' and girls' track and field; boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' soccer, and boys' and girls' golf.
Although the member schools field freshman — and in some cases, junior varsity — teams in many of the above-mentioned sports, conference championships are determined at varsity levels only. Some schools do not offer all 21 sports. Bowling, Soccer, Swimming and Tennis are the most common exclusions.
HistoryEdit
The River Valley Conference traces its history to 2008, when it was formed as the Cedar Valley Conference. That year, the seven original schools left the former Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference, which was dissolved. Four member schools from the old EIHC — Clear Creek-Amana, Mount Vernon, Solon and Williamsburg — were growing in size and placed in the WaMaC Conference. The seven remaining schools joined North Cedar High School, (which had been in the Big East Conference) in forming the new CVC.
Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, former Big East members Bellevue, Camanche and Northeast were placed in the CVC, along with Cascade and Monticello.[4] The events that eventually resulted in the changes began in the early 2010s, when Camanche began petitioning to leave the Big East for the CVC, and CVC member schools denied them admission, citing travel distances. The Iowa Department of Education eventually was asked to help resolve the dilemma. Not all CVC athletic directors and coaches welcomed the Iowa Department of Education's decision, expressing concerns about travel distances, loss of classroom time and gate receipts for some contests.[5]
As a result of the changes, the CVC was renamed the River Valley Conference for the 2013-2014 school year.[6]
In January 2017, Anamosa, a member of the WaMaC Conference, announced it would be joining the RVC, effective in 2018-2019, bringing the league to 14 schools.[7]
In the late summer of 2021, it was expected that two more WaMaC members – Maquoketa and Dyersville Beckman Catholic – would join the RVC, after both schools announced their intention to leave their current conference.[8] When the move takes place for the 2022-2023 school year, North Cedar also will leave for the Tri-Rivers Conference, bringing the league total to 15 competitors.
ReferencesEdit
^"River Valley Conference - Iowa High School Sports".
^Batterson, Steve (May 30, 2012). "Iowa Ruling Splits Up Big East Conference". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
^Coss, Matt (May 29, 2012). "Conference affiliation: Cedar Valley Conference to become 13-team league". Muscatine Journal. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
^"River Valley Conference - Iowa High School Sports".
^Linder, Jeff, "Western Dubuque will join Mississippi Valley," Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 10, 2017. Accessed 01-10-2017. [1]
^Coss, Matt, "Maquoketa opts to leave Wamac, applies for RVC membership," Quad-City Times, August 11, 2021. Accessed 09-13-2021. [2]
External linksEdit
Official site
September 02, 2023
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The River Valley Conference RVC is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in smaller communities in eastern Iowa The conference roughly spans from Johnson County Iowa to the southwest to Dubuque County Iowa to the northeast The RVC was founded in the 2013 2014 school year 1 class notpageimage RVC School Locations River Valley ConferenceConferenceIHSAA IGHSAUFounded2013Sports fielded20 men s 10 women s 10No of teams15RegionEastern IowaOfficial websitewww wbr rivervalleyconference wbr org Contents 1 Member Schools 2 Sports 3 History 4 References 5 External linksMember Schools EditThere are 15 full members of the River Valley Conference Most of those schools are in Class 2A Iowa s second smallest enrollment class Maquoketa and Beckman joined the conference in the 2022 2023 school year to bring the total to the current 15 schools Institution Location Mascot Colors Affiliation 2022 2023 BEDS 2 Anamosa Anamosa Blue Raiders Public 304 nbsp Beckman Catholic Dyersville Trail Blazers Private 196 nbsp Bellevue Bellevue Comets Public 157 nbsp Camanche Camanche Storm Public 237 nbsp Cascade Western Dubuque Cascade Cougars Public 187 nbsp Durant Durant Wildcats Public 171 nbsp Maquoketa Maquoketa Cardinals Public 401 nbsp Mid Prairie Wellman Golden Hawks Public 284 nbsp Monticello Monticello Panthers Public 269 nbsp Northeast Goose Lake Rebels Public 225 nbsp Regina Catholic Iowa City Regals Private 156 nbsp Tipton Tipton Tigers Public 227 nbsp West Branch West Branch Bears Public 172 nbsp West Liberty West Liberty Comets Public 271 nbsp Wilton Wilton Beavers Public 204 nbsp Sports EditThe school fields athletic teams in 20 sports including 3 Summer Baseball and softball Fall Volleyball boys and girls swimming and boys and girls cross country Winter Boys and girls basketball boys and girls bowling and wrestling Spring Boys and girls track and field boys and girls tennis boys and girls soccer and boys and girls golf Although the member schools field freshman and in some cases junior varsity teams in many of the above mentioned sports conference championships are determined at varsity levels only Some schools do not offer all 21 sports Bowling Soccer Swimming and Tennis are the most common exclusions History EditThe River Valley Conference traces its history to 2008 when it was formed as the Cedar Valley Conference That year the seven original schools left the former Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference which was dissolved Four member schools from the old EIHC Clear Creek Amana Mount Vernon Solon and Williamsburg were growing in size and placed in the WaMaC Conference The seven remaining schools joined North Cedar High School which had been in the Big East Conference in forming the new CVC Starting with the 2013 2014 school year former Big East members Bellevue Camanche and Northeast were placed in the CVC along with Cascade and Monticello 4 The events that eventually resulted in the changes began in the early 2010s when Camanche began petitioning to leave the Big East for the CVC and CVC member schools denied them admission citing travel distances The Iowa Department of Education eventually was asked to help resolve the dilemma Not all CVC athletic directors and coaches welcomed the Iowa Department of Education s decision expressing concerns about travel distances loss of classroom time and gate receipts for some contests 5 As a result of the changes the CVC was renamed the River Valley Conference for the 2013 2014 school year 6 In January 2017 Anamosa a member of the WaMaC Conference announced it would be joining the RVC effective in 2018 2019 bringing the league to 14 schools 7 In the late summer of 2021 it was expected that two more WaMaC members Maquoketa and Dyersville Beckman Catholic would join the RVC after both schools announced their intention to leave their current conference 8 When the move takes place for the 2022 2023 school year North Cedar also will leave for the Tri Rivers Conference bringing the league total to 15 competitors References Edit River Valley Conference Iowa High School Sports IHSAA Classifications River Valley Conference Batterson Steve May 30 2012 Iowa Ruling Splits Up Big East Conference Quad City Times Retrieved 2012 05 30 Coss Matt May 29 2012 Conference affiliation Cedar Valley Conference to become 13 team league Muscatine Journal Retrieved 2012 05 30 River Valley Conference Iowa High School Sports Linder Jeff Western Dubuque will join Mississippi Valley Cedar Rapids Gazette January 10 2017 Accessed 01 10 2017 1 Coss Matt Maquoketa opts to leave Wamac applies for RVC membership Quad City Times August 11 2021 Accessed 09 13 2021 2 External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Valley Conference Iowa amp oldid 1126591704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
