Mississippi Valley Conference (Illinois)
The Mississippi Valley Conference is a high school athletic league in the Metro-East region of southwestern Illinois. It has schools from the counties of Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair. All of its members are class "AA" in Illinois' two-class and three-class systems and "AAA" in the four-class system.
Member schools
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Enrollment | Year Joined | Previous Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Memorial | Bethalto | Eagles | Madison | 766 | 1971 | Midwestern | |
| Highland | Highland | Bulldogs | Madison | 967 | 1971 | Midwestern | |
| Jersey | Jerseyville | Panthers | Jersey | 898 | 1971 | Independent | |
| Mascoutah | Mascoutah | Indians | St. Clair | 966 | 1971 | Cahokia | |
| Triad | Troy | Knights | Madison | 1,150 | 19711 1993 |
Midwestern South Central | |
| Waterloo | Waterloo | Bulldogs | Monroe | 838 | 1997 | Cahokia |
- Triad left to become an Independent in 1978. They joined the SCC in 1985 prior to returning to the MVC.
Former members
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Enrollment | Year Joined | Previous Conference | Year Left | Conference Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Alton-Wood River | Wood River | Oilers | Madison | 527 | 1971 | Southwestern | 1997 | South Central | |
| O'Fallon | O'Fallon | Panthers | St. Clair | 2,473 | 1971 | Cahokia | 1993 | South Seven | |
| Roxana | Roxana | Shells | Madison | 538 | 1971 | Midwestern | 1997 | South Central |
Sports
A listing of the sports and the seasons they are played in:
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Fall
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Winter
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Spring
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In addition, schools compete in activities such as bass fishing, competitive cheerleading, competitive dance, and scholastic bowl - though none of those are organized at the conference level.
State Trophies
Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
- Competitive Dance: 2nd (1A-2013)
- Softball: 4th (3A-2011)
Highland
- Baseball: 1st (3A-2008, 3A-2015)
- Bass Fishing: 1st (2012)
- Competitive Dance: 1st (1A-2014)
Mascoutah
- Football: 1st (3A-1979)
- Softball: 4th (AA-1991)
- Speech, Individual Events: 2nd (1965)
Troy (Triad)
- Baseball: 4th (3A-2012)
- Boys Soccer: 3rd (2A-2009)
- Competitive Cheerleading: 1st (M-2005), 3rd (M-2008)
- Competitive Dance: 2nd (1A-2015)
- Girls Soccer: 1st (2A-2011), 2nd (A-2003)
- Wrestling: 4th (2A-2009)
Waterloo (H.S.)
- Baseball: 3rd (3A-2011)
- Boys Soccer: 3rd (2A-2010)
- Football: 2nd (3A-1993)