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Former Wisconsin high school athletic conference

The Rock River Valley League is a former high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in south central Wisconsin. Competing from 1922 to 1952, all conference members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

The Rock River Valley League was formed in 1922 by eight medium-sized high schools near the Rock River in south central Wisconsin: Cambridge, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Milton, Stoughton and Whitewater. Member schools were located in Dane, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth Counties. The league would grow to nine schools in 1925 with the addition of Evansville to the loop. Cambridge would leave the conference in 1927 after one season of dual membership with the Madison Suburban Conference. In 1928, the Rock River Valley Conference lost three schools (Edgerton, Fort Atkinson and Stoughton) to the newly formed Southern Six Conference. The league continued with five schools until Brodhead, who had recently left the smaller State Line League, joined in 1932. Whitewater left the Rock River Valley League in 1937 for sole membership in the Southern Five Conference. They were replaced by their crosstown rivals, College High School. In 1944, Brodhead left the conference to rejoin the State Line League. They were replaced by the "B" team from Janesville High School, whose varsity program belonged to the larger Big Eight Conference. College High left the conference in 1945 to join the Southern Regional Conference, leaving membership at five schools for the remainder of the conference's history. The Rock River Valley League was folded in 1952 when the four varsity members (Evansville, Jefferson, Lake Mills and Milton) would join with five former Southern Ten Conference schools (Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Monroe, Stoughton and Wisconsin High) and Middleton (formerly of the Madison Suburban Conference) to form the new Badger Conference.

Conference Membership History

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cambridge Cambridge, WI Public 266 Bluejays     1922 1927 Madison Suburban Capitol
Edgerton Edgerton, WI Public 537 Crimson Tide     1922 1928 Southern Six Rock Valley
Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson, WI Public 964 Blackhawks     1922 1928 Southern Six Badger
Jefferson Jefferson, WI Public 604 Eagles     1922 1952 Badger Rock Valley
Lake Mills Lake Mills, WI Public 491 L-Cats     1922 1952 Badger Capitol
Milton Milton, WI Public 1,059 Redmen     1922 1952 Badger
Stoughton Stoughton, WI Public 868 Vikings     1922 1928 Southern Six Badger
Whitewater Whitewater, WI Public 606 Quakers     1922 1937 Southern Five Rock Valley
Evansville Evansville, WI Public 507 Blue Devils     1925 1952 Badger Rock Valley
Brodhead Brodhead, WI Public 315 Cardinals     1932 1944 State Line Rock Valley
College High Whitewater, WI Public N/A Preps     1937 1945 Southern Regional Closed in 1959
Janesville "B" Janesville, WI Public N/A Bluebirds     1944 1952 Big Eight Split into Craig and Parker

List of State Champions

Fall Sports

None

Winter Sports

None

Spring Sports

Boys Track & Field
School Year Division
Fort Atkinson 1927 Class B
Fort Atkinson 1928 Class B

References

  1. ^ "Jeff Falls, 17-6, Before Lake Mills". Janesville Weekly Gazette. 3 March 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Jefferson Falls Before Dashing Local Attack". The Stoughton Courier. 6 February 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Four Games on Rock R. Cage Card This Week". The Capital Times. 25 January 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ^ "11 Tilts Booked in New Circuit". The Stoughton Courier. 17 September 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Rock Valley League Schedule is Completed". Wisconsin State Journal. 30 November 1932. p. 20. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ Dommershausen, Joe (23 September 1937). "Three Rated Contenders in Rock Valley". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 22. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Evansville, Milton Still Unbeaten in Rock Valley Loop". Wisconsin State Journal. 17 December 1937. p. 20. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Brodhead Enters State Line Loop". The Capital Times. 6 October 1944. p. 15. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Janesville's B Teams to Compete in Rock Valley Loop". Wisconsin State Journal. 10 January 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Quaker Preps Join Southern Regional". Wisconsin State Journal. 24 March 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ^ "New Prep Loop Named Badger Conference". Wisconsin State Journal. 23 March 1952. p. 55. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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