The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference (KVAC) is a high school athletic organization, featuring schools from the towns that surround the Kennebec River in the state of Maine. It is the largest athletic conference in the state with 29 different schools as members.
The KVAC consists of 28 different schools, which are divided into two divisions in two different classes (Class A, & Class B) in coordination with the Maine Principals' Association (MPA). Membership includes:
Soccer/Baseball/Softball
| CLASS A |
CLASS B
|
| Bangor |
Belfast
|
| Brewer |
Gardiner
|
| Brunswick |
Leavitt
|
| Cony |
Lincoln
|
| Edward Little |
Maranacook
|
| Hampden |
Medomak
|
| Lawrence |
Morse
|
| Lewiston |
Mt. View
|
| Messalonskee |
Nokomis
|
| Mt. Ararat |
Oceanside
|
| Mt. Blue |
Waterville
|
| Oxford Hills |
Winslow
|
| Skowhegan |
Erskine
|
| Camden Hills |
Maine Central Institute
|
Basketball
| CLASS AA |
CLASS A |
CLASS B
|
| Bangor (N) |
Brewer (N) |
Belfast (N)
|
| Edward Little (N) |
Brunswick (S) |
Lincoln (S)
|
| Lewiston (N) |
Camden Hills (N) |
Maine Central Institute (N)
|
| Oxford Hills (N) |
Cony (N) |
Maranacook (S)
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Erskine (N) |
Mt. View (N)
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Gardiner (N) |
Winslow (N)
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Hampden (N) |
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Lawrence (N) |
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Leavitt (S) |
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Medomak Valley (N) |
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Messalonskee (N) |
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Morse (S) |
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Mt. Ararat (S) |
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Mt. Blue (N) |
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Nokomis (N) |
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Oceanside (N) |
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Skowhegan (N) |
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Waterville (N) |
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In conjunction with the MPA and its member schools, the KVAC administers the following sports: Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Basketball, Indoor Track, Skiing, Swimming, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Outdoor Track, and Lacrosse. Members schools and athletes compete for team and individual conference championship status between the end of the regular season and the start of the MPA playoffs.
Membership drastically changed in the early-mid 2000s when schools switched regions and classes. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Class A membership included Waterville, Lawrence, Skowhegan, Mt. Blue, Messalonskee, Cony, Medomak Valley, and Gardiner as Eastern Maine schools and Brunswick, Morse, Mt. Ararat, Oxford Hills, and Leavitt as Western Maine schools in sports like basketball. The five Western Maine schools were moved into Eastern Maine for the 2001–02 season. This was due to two reasons. One, enrollment at EM schools in more northern parts of the state were dropping and schools like Stearns, Caribou, and later Presque Isle were moving down to Class B (all the way down to Class D in the case of Stearns). Another reason was the MPA's failed four division format where Eastern and Western Maine were split into north–south divisions. That format lasted one year. Edward Little and Lewiston, former members of the Southwestern Maine Activities Association, joined in 2003. That move was followed by the decision to move those schools to Eastern Maine. The KVAC also gained former Class A members of the Big East/Penobscot Valley Conference from the Bangor area in 2005 when that league was forced to disband due to loss of membership. 5 schools, Bangor High School, Brewer High School, Nokomis Regional High School, Old Town High School, and Hampden Academy, joined. Bangor, Brewer, and Hampden continue to be members of the Class A division, while Nokomis moved to Class B, and Old Town moved to Class B, but returned to the Big East/PVC. Erskine has jumped between Classes A and B since 2005 but will move back to B in 2013. Gardiner moved to Class B in 2007. Leavitt and Nokomis dropped to B in 2009, with Leavitt moving to the West. Morse dropped from EM Class A to WM Class B in 2011. Rockland District High School merged with nearby Georges Valley High School in 2011 to form Oceanside East/West High School. Oak Hill High School was a Class B member until 2012 when they moved to the Mountain Valley Conference, a Class B/C league in the western mountains. Erskine moved to Class B in 2013, and Maranacook to Class C. Spruce Mountain High School of Jay, a member of the Mountain Valley Conference, briefly joined the league in 2014 school year, but then returned to the MVC in 2017.
Starting with the 2015–16 season, basketball will be divided into five classes and into north and south regions.
The KVAC also holds an annual banquet in May to recognize 10 Senior Scholars from each of its member schools.
Sources:[1][2]
| Year
|
Team Champions
|
Team Runner-Up
|
Individual Champion
|
| School
|
Points
|
School
|
Points
|
Athlete, School
|
Time
|
| 2021
|
Bangor High School
|
52
|
Brunswick High School
|
64
|
Megan Randall, Bangor
|
20:18.4
|
| 2020
|
Bangor High School
|
36
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
91
|
Erin McCarthy, Bangor
|
20:25
|
| 2019
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
57
|
Bangor High School
|
83
|
Lidia Gilmore, Bangor
|
19:58.3
|
| 2018
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
58
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
90
|
Jillian Richardson, Edward Little
|
19:27.8
|
| 2017
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
40
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
55
|
Grace Iltis, Camden
|
19:56.3
|
| 2016
|
Brunswick High School
|
74
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
89
|
Katherine Leckbee, Mt. Ararat
|
19:44.2
|
| 2015
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
71
|
Brunswick High School
|
72
|
Anne Guadalupi, Cony
|
20:23.2
|
| 2014
|
Hampden Academy
|
61
|
Brunswick High School
|
64
|
Anne Guadalupi, Cony
|
20:30.6
|
| 2013
|
Hampden Academy
|
52
|
Brunswick High School
|
65
|
Teresa Murphy, Brunswick
|
20:40.4
|
| 2012
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
57
|
Brunswick High School
|
61
|
Erzsebet Nagy, Lawrence
|
19:27.0
|
| 2011
|
Brunswick High School
|
42
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
43
|
Erzsebet Nagy, Lawrence
|
19:55.8
|
| 2010
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
27
|
Brunswick High School
|
75
|
Kathleen McMahon, Brunswick
|
19:55.9
|
| 2009
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
54
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
63
|
Kate Spies, Mt. Ararat
|
20:12.8
|
| 2008
|
Brewer High School
|
60
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
66
|
Melody Lam, Mt. Blue
|
20:37.5
|
| 2007
|
Brunswick High School
|
33
|
Brewer High School
|
56
|
Silver Hunt, Mt. Blue
|
20:34.9
|
| 2006
|
Brunswick High School
|
24
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
51
|
Anna Ackerman, Cony
|
20:45.31
|
| 2005
|
Brunswick High School
|
51
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
51
|
Krystal Douglas, Mt. Ararat
|
19:37.16
|
| 2004
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
45
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
54
|
Elizabeth Wilcox, Mt. Ararat
|
19:43.56
|
| 2003
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
70
|
Waterville High School
|
82
|
Lily Hanstein, Mt. Blue
|
19:52.7
|
| 2002
|
|
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
|
|
|
| 2001
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
33
|
Cony High School
|
92
|
Erin Archard, Mt. Blue
|
18:48.6
|
| 1998
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
41
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
75
|
|
|
| Year
|
Team Champions
|
Team Runner-Up
|
Individual Champion
|
| School
|
Points
|
School
|
Points
|
Athlete, School
|
Time
|
| 2021
|
Brunswick High School
|
51
|
Hampden Academy
|
67
|
Abbott Valentine, Hampden
|
16:11.0
|
| 2020
|
Bangor High School
|
37
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
56
|
Tyler Patterson, Brunswick
|
16:46
|
| 2019
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
34
|
Brunswick High School
|
54
|
Lisandry Berry-Gaviria, Mt. Ararat
|
16:18.5
|
| 2018
|
Bangor High School
|
45
|
Brunswick High School
|
55
|
Lisandro Berry-Gaviria, Mt. Ararat
|
16:33.5
|
| 2017
|
Hampden Academy
|
52
|
Bangor High School
|
76
|
Lisandro Berry-Gaviria, Mt. Ararat
|
17:05.1
|
| 2016
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
74
|
Hampden Academy
|
88
|
Tucker Barber, Mt. Blue
|
16:43.2
|
| 2015
|
Hampden Academy
|
77
|
Bangor High School
|
102
|
Osman Doorow, Lewiston
|
16:38.1
|
| 2014
|
Hampden Academy
|
53
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
75
|
Aaron Willingham, Mt. Blue
|
16:56.5
|
| 2013
|
Bangor High School
|
72
|
Lewiston High School
|
86
|
Josh Horne, Mt. Blue
|
17:05.4
|
| 2012
|
Lewiston High School
|
47
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
82
|
Justin Tracy, Mt. Blue
|
17:14.1
|
| 2011
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
80
|
Bangor High School
|
89
|
Harlow Ladd, Messalonskee
|
17:28.3
|
| 2010
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
56
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
70
|
Harlow Ladd, Messalonskee
|
17:14.0
|
| 2009
|
Edward Little High School
|
65
|
Brunswick High School
|
84
|
Will Geoghegan, Brunswick
|
16:09.5
|
| 2008
|
Lewiston High School
|
60
|
Brunswick High School
|
97
|
Will Geoghegan, Brunswick
|
16:44.3
|
| 2007
|
Lewiston High School
|
47
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
87
|
Mohamed Noor, Lewiston
|
16:37.7
|
| 2006
|
Edward Little High School
|
56
|
Brunswick High School
|
62
|
Eric Marceau, Mt. Blue
|
17:04.23
|
| 2005
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
61
|
Lewiston High School
|
64
|
Adam Deveau, Mt. Blue
|
17:03.99
|
| 2004
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
55
|
Morse High School
|
60
|
Adam Deveau, Mt. Blue
|
17:20.36
|
| 2003
|
Edward Little High School
|
65
|
Morse High School
|
67
|
Sam Fletcher, Edward Little
|
16:38.3
|
| 2002
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
57
|
Cony High School
|
84
|
Matt Dunlap, Mt. Blue
|
16:37
|
| 2001
|
Mt. Ararat High School
|
47
|
Mt. Blue High School
|
61
|
Aaron Norton, Morse
|
15:48
|
| Year
|
Team Champions
|
Team Runner-Up
|
Individual Champion
|
| Year
|
School
|
Points
|
School
|
Points
|
Athlete, School
|
Time
|
| 2021
|
Lincoln Academy
|
55
|
Cony High School
|
57
|
Abby Williams, Waterville
|
21:21.9
|
| 2020
|
Waterville High School
|
54
|
Morse High School
|
64
|
Olivia Tiner, Winslow
|
20:33.22
|
| 2019
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
53
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
58
|
Olivia Tiner, Winslow
|
21:27.4
|
| 2018
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
35
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
92
|
Molly McGrail, Maranacook
|
20:32.3
|
| 2017
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
26
|
Morse High School
|
71
|
Olivia Tiner, Winslow
|
20:41.0
|
| 2016
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
45
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
63
|
Molly McGrail, Maranacook
|
20:40.0
|
| 2015
|
Waterville High School
|
52
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
75
|
Lauren Brown, Waterville
|
19:52.4
|
| 2014
|
Morse High School
|
54
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
61
|
Hannah Despres, Maranacook
|
21:34.8
|
| 2013
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
56
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
84
|
Abby Hersom, Oceanside
|
20:49.8
|
| 2012
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
31
|
Waterville High School
|
55
|
Bethanie Brown, Waterville
|
18:59.4
|
| 2011
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
37
|
Waterville High School
|
77
|
Bethanie Brown, Waterville
|
20:02.0
|
| 2010
|
Hampden Academy
|
61
|
Winslow High School
|
77
|
Brittany Bowman, Camden Hills
|
20:46.6
|
| 2009
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
54
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
77
|
Abby Mace, Maranacook
|
19:03.1
|
| 2008
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
61
|
Leavitt Area High School
|
63
|
Abby Mace, Maranacook
|
19:24.9
|
| 2007
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
50
|
Leavitt Area High School
|
55
|
Kasey Eaton, Medomak
|
20:37.7
|
| 2006
|
Waterville High School
|
44
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
49
|
Megan Nealey, Belfast
|
20:04.00
|
| 2005
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
42
|
Waterville High School
|
43
|
Abby Pullen, Maranacook
|
19:49.04
|
| 2004
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
38
|
Belfast High School
|
53
|
Jennifer Monsulick, Maranacook
|
20:20.57
|
| 2003
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
46
|
Lincoln Academy
|
53
|
Rebecca Twaddel, Camden Hills
|
20:03.6
|
| 2001
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
36
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
47
|
|
|
| Year
|
Team Champions
|
Team Runner-Up
|
Individual Champion
|
| Year
|
School
|
Points
|
School
|
Points
|
Athlete, School
|
Time
|
| 2021
|
Cony High School
|
51
|
Lincoln Academy
|
68
|
Connor Daigle, Medomak
|
16:52.7
|
| 2020
|
Morse High School
|
27
|
Lincoln Academy
|
56
|
Joshua Way, Waterville
|
17:14.01
|
| 2019
|
Lincoln Academy
|
29
|
Morse High School
|
52
|
Jarrett Guldin, Lincoln
|
17:12.6
|
| 2018
|
Lincoln Academy
|
33
|
Morse High School
|
47
|
Sam Russ, Lincoln
|
17:26.8
|
| 2017
|
Lincoln Academy
|
21
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
93
|
Sam Russ, Lincoln
|
17:44.0
|
| 2016
|
Lincoln Academy
|
38
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
87
|
Nick Dall, Waterville
|
17:14.5
|
| 2015
|
Waterville High School
|
55
|
Belfast Area High School
|
90
|
Nick Dall, Waterville
|
17:46.1
|
| 2014
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
87
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
91
|
Harrison Knowlton, Leavitt
|
17:34.2
|
| 2013
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
57
|
Lincoln Academy
|
81
|
Ben Trapani, Camden Hills
|
17:17.5
|
| 2012
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
57
|
Winslow High School
|
89
|
Ben Trapani, Camden Hills
|
17:09.8
|
| 2011
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
67
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
104
|
Nickolas Shuckrow, Winslow
|
18:02.3
|
| 2010
|
Hampden Academy
|
42
|
Winslow High School
|
60
|
Eben Hodgkins, Erskine
|
17:31.5
|
| 2009
|
Hampden Academy
|
66
|
Winslow High School
|
94
|
Darik Frye, Hampden
|
16:26.0
|
| 2008
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
77
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
91
|
Sam Seekins, Erskine
|
17:05.9
|
| 2007
|
Medomak Valley High School
|
48
|
Leavitt Area High School
|
65
|
Michael Howland, Lincoln
|
17:25.5
|
| 2006
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
35
|
Waterville High School
|
64
|
Michael Howland, Lincoln
|
17:08.58
|
| 2005
|
Leavitt Area High School
|
41
|
Waterville High School
|
94
|
Michael Howland, Lincoln
|
17:20.11
|
| 2004
|
Camden Hills Regional High School
|
41
|
Belfast High School
|
49
|
Levi Miller, Belfast
|
16:17.34
|
| 2003
|
Lincoln Academy
|
38
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
58
|
Levi Miller, Belfast
|
16:29.5
|
| 2001
|
Belfast Area High School
|
31
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
45
|
|
|
| 1998
|
Maranacook Community High School
|
36
|
Erskine Academy
|
72
|
|
|
Men (Wheelchair Race)
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| Year
|
Individual Champion
|
Time
|
| 2021
|
Jonathan Schomaker, Leavitt
|
42:01.9
|
| 2020
|
Jonathan Schomaker, Leavitt
|
34:54.52
|
| 2019
|
Jonathan Schomaker, Leavitt
|
47:35.6
|
Indoor Track & Field
[edit]Outdoor Track & Field
[edit]
| Year
|
Champions
|
Runner-up
|
| 2010
|
Waterville High School (122.5 points)
|
Erskine Academy (119 points)
|
| 2009
|
Waterville High School (198 points)
|
Belfast Area High School (111 points)
|
| 2008
|
Waterville High School (163 points)
|
Maranacook Community School (109 points)
|
| 2007
|
Waterville High School (202.333 points)
|
Maine Central Institute (100 points)
|
| 2006
|
Waterville High School (125.50 points)
|
Belfast Area High School (106.50 points)
|
| 2005
|
Belfast Area High School (159 points)
|
Leavitt Area High School (107 points)
|
| 2004
|
Belfast Area High School (179 points)
|
Maranacook Community School (81 points)
|
| 2003
|
Belfast Area High School (229 points)
|
Leavitt Area School (125 points)
|
| Year
|
Champions
|
Runner-up
|
| 2010
|
Waterville High School (211.5 points)
|
Winslow High School (66 points)
|
| 2009
|
Waterville High School (165 points)
|
Winslow High School (100 points)
|
| 2008
|
Waterville High School (193 points)
|
Maine Central Institute (74.33 points)
|
| 2007
|
Waterville High School (171.333 points)
|
Maine Central Institute (66 points)
|
| 2006
|
Waterville High School (169.50 points)
|
Maranacook Community School (69.50 points)
|
| 2005
|
Belfast Area High School (126.50 points)
|
Maranacook Community School (100.50 points)
|
| 2004
|
Belfast Area High School (104 points)
|
Leavitt Area School (74.50 points)
|
| 2003
|
Belfast Area High School (122 points)
|
Leavitt Area School (119 points)
|
*No KVAC Game held in 2005. Winner determined by record.
* Decided by Penalty Kicks
*No KVAC Game was held in 2005. The winner is determined by their regular season record.
**Co-KVAC Champions - Due to Tie in the Championship Match
Men's Champions
