The AA Valley District was a district in Region II of the Virginia High School League. There were nine member schools. As the district's name implied, all the schools were located in the central part of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, along Interstate 81. Most of the member schools were part of the Harrisonburg and Staunton areas.

In 2007, all of the Valley District member schools moved from Region II to Region III. In addition, the districts decided to split into two separate districts after the regional shift. The Harrisonburg area schools (Broadway, Harrisonburg, Spotswood, and Turner Ashby) formed the AA Massanutten District. The Staunton area schools (Fort Defiance, Lee, Rockbridge County, Stuarts Draft, and Waynesboro) formed the AA Southern Valley District.

In 2010, the VHSL decided to rejoin the Valley District, with a few modifications. The Massanutten District teams would stay intact and would be joined by Fort Defiance, Robert E. Lee, and Waynesboro. Rockbridge County moved to the Blue Ridge District and Stuarts Draft moved down to Group 'A' Shenandoah District. The Valley District, however, will not move back to Region II, instead, the conference will be a member of Region III.

Fort Defiance, Robert E. Lee, Spotswood, and Waynesboro will be participants of VHSL Division III, while Broadway, Harrisonburg, and Turner Ashby will be participants of VHSL Division IV. The VHSL Divisional Alignments only are effective in Football, Boys Basketball, and Girls Basketball and the divisions are based upon school enrollment.

The Valley District began play within VHSL Group 'AA' and Region III in the Fall of 2011.

Recently, the VHSL released a new plan where Stuarts Draft High School would rejoin the Valley District in the start of the 2013 school year from Group A Shenandoah District, giving the district 8 teams. The plan has not yet been approved, but likely will be.^[1]

Member schools in 2007 before the split

• Broadway High School (Virginia), Broadway, Virginia The Gobblers
• Fort Defiance High School, Fort Defiance, Virginia The Indians
• Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia The Blue Streaks
• Robert E. Lee High School (Staunton), Staunton, Virginia The Fighting Leemen
• Rockbridge County High School, Lexington, Virginia The Wildcats
• Spotswood High School, Penn Laird, Virginia The Trailblazers
• Stuarts Draft High School, Stuarts Draft, Virginia The Cougars
• Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, Virginia The Knights
• Waynesboro High School, Waynesboro, Virginia The Little Giants

Member schools as of 2011

• Broadway High School (Virginia), Broadway, Virginia The Gobblers
• Fort Defiance High School, Fort Defiance, Virginia The Indians
• Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia The Blue Streaks
• Robert E. Lee High School (Staunton), Staunton, Virginia The Fighting Leemen
• Spotswood High School, Penn Laird, Virginia The Trailblazers
• Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, Virginia The Knights
• Waynesboro High School, Waynesboro, Virginia The Little Giants

District Titles

• Golf
  • 2011-Spotswood Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Football
  • 2011-Broadway
• Boys Cross Country
  • 2011-Spotswood
• Girls Cross County
  • 2011-Fort Defiance
• Competition Cheerleading
  • 2011-Harrisonburg Regular Season Champs/Broadway Tournament Champs
• Volleyball
  • 2011-Fort Defiance Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Boys Basketball
  • 2011-Robert E. Lee Regular Season Champs/Broadway Tournament Champs
• Girls Basketball
  • 2012-Robert E. Lee Regular Season Champs/Spotswood Tournament Champs
• Boys Swim & Dive
  • 2012-Turner Ashby
• Girls Swim & Dive
  • 2012-Spotswood
• Boys Indoor Track
  • 2012-Fort Defiance
• Girls Indoor Track
  • 2012-Harrisonburg
• Wrestling
  • 2012-Turner Ashby
• Baseball
  • 2012-Spotswood Regular Season Champs/Broadway Tournament Champs
• Softball
  • 2012-Fort Defiance Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Boys Tennis
  • 2012-Harrisonburg Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Girls Tennis
  • 2012-Spotswood Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Boys Soccer
  • 2012-Harrisonburg Regular Season Champs/Spotswood Tournament Champs
• Girls Soccer
  • 2012-Spotswood Regular Season & Tournament Champs
• Boys Track & Field
  • 2012-Turner Ashby
• Girls Track & Field
  • 2012-Harrisonburg

Regional Titles & Runner-Ups

• 2011-2012
  • Spotswood Boys Golf Region 3 Runner-Up
  • Spotswood Boys Cross Country Region 3 Runner-Up
  • Broadway Football Region 3 Division 4 Champions
  • Turner Ashby Boys Swim & Dive Region 3 Champions
  • Spotswood Girls Swim & Dive Region 3 Champions
  • Robert E. Lee Girls Basketball- Region 3 Division 3 Champions
  • Broadway Girls Basketball- Region 3 Division 4 Champions
  • Spotswood Girls Tennis- Region 3 Runner-Up
  • Harrisonburg Boys Tennis- Region 3 Runner-Up

State Championships & Runner-Ups

• 2011-2012
  • Robert E. Lee Girls Basketball Division 3 State Champions

References

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