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. Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 18,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. The conference was organized in 1943.
Classification Schools are categorized by enrollment of eligible athletes, where Class A is the smallest enrollment and Class AAAAA is the largest enrollment. As of the 2025-2026 school year, there are 18,332 eligible athletes in grades 9 through 11.Ohio Valley Athletic Conference - Classification Enrollment Class Enrollment Members A (1A) 0-136 10 AA (2A) 137-202 11 AAA (3A) 203-287 11 AAAA (4A) 288-463 12 AAAAA (5A) 464+ 10
Member schools SchoolNicknameLocationColorsJoinedClass BarnesvilleShamrocksBarnesville, OhioGreen, Red, White 1953AAABeaver LocalBeaversEast Liverpool, OhioRed, White 1991AAAABellaireBig RedsBellaire, OhioRed, Black 1943AAABridgeportBulldogsBridgeport, OhioColumbia Blue, White, Black 1946AABrooke BruinsWellsburg, West VirginiaGreen, Gold 1969AAAAABuckeye Local PanthersRayland, OhioNavy, Silver 1990AAABuckeye TrailWarriorsLore City, OhioRoyal Blue, White 1977AAACaldwellRedskinsCaldwell, OhioRed, White 1977AACambridgeBobcatsCambridge, OhioRoyal Blue, White 1974AAAACameronDragonsCameron, West VirginiaNavy, Gold 1950AClay-BattelleCee-BeesBlacksville, West VirginiaNavy, Grey 2011AAConotton ValleyRocketsBowerston, OhioKelly Green, White 1991ADoverCrimson TornadoesDover, OhioCrimson, Gray 2019AAAAAEast LiverpoolPottersEast Liverpool, OhioBlue, White 1973AAAAEdisonWildcatsRichmond, OhioSilver, Black 1993AAAAFort FryeCadetsBeverly, OhioScarlet Red, Dover White, Royal Blue 1977AAAFrontierCougarsNew Matamoras, OhioColumbia Blue, Vegas Gold 1975AAHarrison CentralHuskiesCadiz, OhioBlack, Silver, Royal Blue 1999AAAAIndian CreekRedskinsWintersville, OhioRed, Gold 1993AAAAJohn MarshallMonarchsGlen Dale, West VirginiaVegas Gold, Brown 1968AAAAALinslyCadetsWheeling, West VirginiaOrange, Black 1943AAAMadonnaBlue DonsWeirton, West VirginiaNavy, Silver, White 1958AMagnoliaBlue EaglesNew Martinsville, West VirginiaBlue, Gold 1949AAAMartins FerryPurple RidersMartins Ferry, OhioPurple, White 1943AAAMonroe CentralSeminolesWoodsfield, OhioRed, Vegas Gold, Black, White 1994AAAMorgantownMohigansMorgantown, West VirginiaRed, Royal Blue 2010AAAAANew PhiladelphiaQuakersNew Philadelphia, OhioRed, Black 2019AAAAAOak GlenGolden BearsNew Cumberland, West VirginiaColumbia Blue, Gold, White 1964AAAAParkersburg SouthPatriotsParkersburg, West VirginiaBlue, Scarlet, White 1975AAAAARiverPilotsHannibal, OhioScarlet, Gray 1958AAShadysideTigersShadyside, OhioOrange, Black 1943AAShenandoahZepsSarahsville, OhioForest Green, White 1973AASouthern LocalIndiansSalineville, OhioRoyal Blue, Athletic Gold 2015AASt. ClairsvilleRed DevilsSt. Clairsville, OhioScarlet, Gray 1947AAAASteubenvilleBig RedSteubenville, OhioCrimson Red, Black 1943AAAAASteubenville CatholicCrusadersSteubenville, OhioRoyal Blue, Gold 1943ATorontoRed KnightsToronto, OhioRed, White 1950AATrinity ChristianWarriorsMorgantown, West VirginiaCardinal Red, Vegas Gold 2009AUnion LocalJetsBelmont, OhioRed, White 1959AAAAUniversityHawksMorgantown, West VirginiaCrimson, Gold, Black 2010AAAAAValleyLumberjacksPine Grove, West VirginiaBlack, Gold 1977AWarrenWarriorsVincent, OhioRoyal Blue, White 2015AAAAAWeirRed RidersWeirton, West VirginiaRed, Black 1943AAAAWellsvilleTigersWellsville, OhioOrange, Black 1954AAWheeling CentralMaroon KnightsWheeling, West VirginiaMaroon, White 1943AAWheeling ParkPatriotsWheeling, West VirginiaRed, White, Royal 1976AAAAA
Conference affiliations 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, Weirton Madonna Two Rivers Athletic Conference - John Marshall, Morgantown, Parkersburg South, University, Wheeling Park
References
External links OVAC website