The Tri-Valley Conference (TVC) is a 16-member high school athletic conference

Athletic conference

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 located in southeastern Ohio. The 15 Ohio high school conference members are affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association

Ohio High School Athletic Association

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 (OHSAA) and the 1 West Virginia high school in the conference is affiliated with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission

West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission

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 (WVSSAC). The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools.

TVC OHIO Division

• Albany Alexander
  Alexander High School (Ohio)
  Alexander High School is located in Albany, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Alexander Local School District. The K-12 school complex is located just off SR 32 east of Albany...
  
   Spartans
• The Plains Athens
  Athens High School (The Plains, Ohio)
  Athens High School is a public high school in The Plains, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Athens City School District []. Their mascot is a Bulldog and their colors are green and gold....
  
   Bulldogs
• Pomeroy Meigs
  Meigs High School
  Meigs High School is a public high school in Pomeroy, Ohio, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Meigs Local School District. The school mascot is the Marauders.-Athletics:...
  
   Marauders
• Nelsonville-York
  Nelsonville-York High School
  Nelsonville-York High School is a public high school in Nelsonville, Ohio, a southeastern Ohio city in northern Athens County. It is the only high school in the Nelsonville-York City School District. Nelsonville-York City Schools serve York Township, Athens County in northern Athens County,...
  
   Buckeyes
• McArthur Vinton County
  Vinton County High School
  Vinton County High School is a public high school in McArthur, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Vinton County Local School District. Their nickname is the Vikings.-Notable alumni and faculty:* Pete Abele, politician and judge...
  
   Vikings
• Wellston
  Wellston High School (Ohio)
  Wellston High School is a public high school in Wellston, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wellston City School District. The school's nickname is the Golden Rockets and the school's official colors are blue and gold.-Famous alumni:...
  
   Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING Division

• Belpre
  Belpre High School
  Belpre High School is a public high school in Belpre, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Belpre City School District. Their nickname is the Golden Eagles.- Belpre High School :...
  
   Golden Eagles
• Reedsville Eastern
  Eastern High School (Reedsville, Ohio)
  Eastern High School is a public high school in Reedsville, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Eastern Local School District...
  
   Eagles
• Stewart Federal Hocking
  Federal Hocking High School
  Federal Hocking High School is a public high school in Stewart, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Federal Hocking Local School District. The school mascot is the Lancers. The communities of Amesville and Coolville are served by the district...
  
   Lancers
• Corning Miller
  Miller High School (Corning, Ohio)
  Miller High School is a public high school in Corning, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Southern Local School District. Their nickname is the Falcons, and their school colors are purple, white, and black. Southern Local School District was formed in 1961 with the consolidation of...
  
   Falcons
• Crown City South Gallia
  South Gallia High School (Crown City, Ohio)
  South Gallia High School is a public high school in Crown City, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Gallia County Local School District, the other school being River Valley High School. The South Gallia nickname is the Rebels. South Gallia School colors are Red, Gold, and...
  
   Rebels
• Racine Southern
  Southern High School (Racine, Ohio)
  Southern High School is a public high school in Racing, , Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Southern Local School District...
  
   Tornadoes
• Glouster Trimble
  Trimble High School (Glouster, Ohio)
  Trimble High School is a public high school in Glouster, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Trimble Local School District. The school district serves the residents of Glouster, Jacksonville, and Trimble...
  
   Tomcats
• Mason, WV Wahama
  Wahama High School
  Wahama Junior/Senior High School is located in Mason, West Virginia. It is the second-largest high school in the county.Wahama High School was established in 1925 and its unusual name was derived from the first two letters of each of the three area districts: Waggener, Hartford, Mason.The school's...
  
   White Falcons
• Waterford
  Waterford High School (Ohio)
  Waterford High School is a public high school in Waterford, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wolf Creek Local School District. Their nickname is the Wildcats, and their official school colors are green and white.-Athletics:...
  
   Wildcats

• Bidwell River Valley Raiders (River Valley will join the TVC HOCKING in Fall 2014)

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

History

The TVC was established in 1969, but football did not start as a league sport until the following year, 1970. The league has grown considerably with aggressive expansion throughout most of its history.

The following is a timeline of when schools were added to the league. All years listed refer to the fall of that year. Example: 1969 means the fall of 1969, or the 1969-1970 school year.

1969 - The four charter members:

• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors

1970: Nelsonville-York leaves the SEOAL to join the TVC as the fifth league member. This is also the first year football is a league sport. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1970-1973:

• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors

1974: Alexander joins the TVC as the sixth league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1974-1977:

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors

1978: Trimble joins the TVC as the seventh league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1978-1981:

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors

1982: Wellston leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC as the eighth league member. The TVC looked like this in 1982:

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors
• Wellston Golden Rockets

1983: Meigs leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC and Miller also joins the TVC as the ninth and tenth members. The TVC looked like this for the three-year period from 1983-1985:

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Meigs Marauders
• Miller Falcons
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Vinton County Vikings
• Warren Warriors
• Wellston Golden Rockets

1986: Warren leaves the TVC to join the SEOAL, bringing league membership down to nine schools. The TVC looked like this for the 7 year period from 1986-1992:

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Meigs Marauders
• Miller Falcons
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

1993: The TVC is divided into two divisions, TVC OHIO and TVC HOCKING. Ohio and Hocking being the names of the rivers that run through the conference - the Ohio River and the Hocking River. The larger schools are placed in the TVC OHIO and the smaller schools are placed in the TVC HOCKING. Eastern and Southern are added as the tenth and eleventh league members. The TVC looked like this for the 4 year period from 1993-1996:

TVC OHIO

• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Meigs Marauders
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING

• Alexander Spartans
• Eastern Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Miller Falcons
• Southern Tornadoes
• Trimble Tomcats

1997: Waterford is added as the twelfth league member. Waterford joins the TVC Hocking, bumping Alexander up to the TVC Ohio. The TVC experienced its longest streak of no league changes (11 years) and looked like this for the 11-year period from 1997-2007:

TVC OHIO

• Alexander Spartans
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Meigs Marauders
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING

• Eastern Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Miller Falcons
• Southern Tornadoes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Waterford Wildcats

2008: Athens leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC Ohio as the thirteenth league member. The TVC looks like this for the two-year period from 2008-2009:

TVC OHIO

• Alexander Spartans
• Athens Bulldogs
• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Meigs Marauders
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING

• Eastern Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Miller Falcons
• Southern Tornadoes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Waterford Wildcats

2010: South Gallia and Wahama join the TVC Hocking as the fourteenth and fifteenth league members. Wahama becomes the first school located in the State of West Virginia to join the previously all-Ohio conference. Belpre, due to declining enrollment, moves down to the TVC Hocking. The TVC currently looks like this:

TVC OHIO

• Alexander Spartans
• Athens Bulldogs
• Meigs Marauders
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING

• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Eastern Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• Miller Falcons
• South Gallia Rebels
• Southern Tornadoes
• Trimble Tomcats
• Wahama White Falcons
• Waterford Wildcats

2014: River Valley joins the TVC as the 16th league member and will become a part of the TVC HOCKING. In the Fall of 2014, the TVC will look like this:

TVC OHIO

• Alexander Spartans
• Athens Bulldogs
• Meigs Marauders
• Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
• Vinton County Vikings
• Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING NORTH

• Belpre Golden Eagles
• Federal Hocking Lancers
• River Valley Raiders
• Trimble Tomcats
• Wahama White Falcons

TVC HOCKING SOUTH

• Eastern Eagles
• Miller Falcons
• South Gallia Rebels
• Southern Tornadoes
• Waterford Wildcats