This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Northeast Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA.[1] Because the names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambiguity with respect to either the name of a locality or the name of a high school, the following table gives both in every case, with the locality name first, in plain type, and the high school name second in boldface type. The school's team nickname is given last.
The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference league was formed after the Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year.
This conference has two incarnations. The first version lasted until 1998, and the second was begun by remaining members of the Northeast Ohio Conference in 2015.
This conference does not include football. Only Cleveland St. Martin De Porres, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy, Open Door Christian, and Willoughby Andrews Osborne Academy are current members of the OHSAA.
Lorain Admiral King Admirals (2002–10, consolidated into Lorain)
Lorain Southview Saints (2002–10, consolidated into Lorain)
Warren Warren G. Harding Raiders (2010-2013, to All-American, football through 2014 season)
Lake Erie League Divisions (1993-2011, unless noted)
Lake Division
Erie Division
Admiral King (2002–06)
Admiral King (2006–10)
Cleveland Heights
Bedford (1998-2011)
Elyria (1997-2003)
Garfield Heights (1993-2007)
Euclid (1998-2011)
Lorain (2010–11)
Lakewood (1993-2007)
Maple Heights (1998-2006, 2010–11)
Maple Heights (2006–10)
Normandy (1993-2003)
Mentor
Parma (1993-2003)
Shaker Heights (1997-2011)
Shaker Heights (1993–97)
Shaw (1993–97)
Shaw (1997-2011)
Southview (2002–03)
Southview (2003–10)
Valley Forge (1993-2002)
Valley Forge (2002–03)
Warren Harding (2010–11)
Warrensville Heights
Lorain County League/Conference
Originally began in 1924 as one of the small-school county leagues, the league survived the consolidation wave until 1961, when the schools who weren't already aligned with the Inland Conference joined the Lakeland Conference. The conference revived itself in 1986, as the Lakeland collapsed, and the schools banded together for roughly two decades until the schools split, this time to help form the Patriot Athletic and West Shore conferences. The third and current version of the league formed in 2019 from the remnants of the Patriot Athletic Conference.
The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference was formed after the Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year. In 2020, the former Blue tier of the All-American Conference joined to create a new Grey tier.
Cleveland Heights Lutheran East Falcons (2009-2012 FOOTBALL ONLY; moved to freelance)
Thompson Ledgemont Redskins (2008-2015; school closed following a territory transfer to Berkshire Local Schools in Burton)
Newbury Black Knights (2014-2020; school closed following a territory transfer to West Geauga Local Schools in Chesterland)
Southington Chalker Wildcats (football only - 2009-2020; School announced in 2021 that their football program would be suspended due to low numbers. in 2022, Chalker signed a 3-year deal to become a club sport only playing a Junior Varsity and Freshman schedule. as of 2024, Chalker will remain out of the conference as a football team for a few more years, joining the Northern 8 Football Conference.)
Future Member
Middlefield Cardinal Cardinals (2025) The NAC will welcome the Cardinals at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year
Northern 8 Football Conference
The Northern 8 Football Conference is an 8-man football conference that began competition in the fall of 2020 (4 years ago) and is made up of 8-man teams from high schools located in Ohio.
Apple Creek Aces (1924–1955, consolidated into Waynedale)
Big Prairie Bobcats (1924–1937, to Holmes County League)
Burbank Bombers (1924–1953, consolidated into Norwayne)
Chester Pups (1924–1951, consolidated into Northwestern)
Congress Senators (1924–1951, consolidated into Northwestern)
Creston Panthers (1924–1951, consolidated into Norwayne)
Fredericksburg Freddies (1924–1955, consolidated into Waynedale)
Marshallville Tigers (1924–1938, consolidated into Dalton, transferred to Smithville 1955)
Mount Eaton Paint Township Pirates (1924–1955, consolidated into Waynedale)
Shreve Trojans (1924–1963, consolidated into Triway)
Sterling Eagles (1924–1953, consolidated into Norwayne)
West Salem Clippers (1924–1951, consolidated into Northwestern)
Wooster Triway Titans (1963–1970, to Chippewa Conference)
Western Reserve Conference
The Western Reserve Conference is the name of four separate conferences (including two that ran simultaneously for a few years) in Northeastern Ohio.
Fourth Version (2015-)
This version was formed as most of the Premier Athletic Conference combined with two schools from the Northeast Ohio Conference, and one from the Chagrin Valley Conference.
This version was formed in 1996, as the Metro League merged with five schools from the Chagrin Valley Conference. This version of the WRC would combine with the Pioneer Conference to become the Northeast Ohio Conference.
Western Reserve Conference Divisions (1996-2005, unless noted)
North Division
South Division
Brush (1998-2005)
Barberton
Kenston
Cuyahoga Falls
Mayfield (1998-2005)
Hudson (1997-2005)
Nordonia (1997-2005)
Kent Roosevelt
Orange (1996-1998)
Ravenna
Solon
Stow-Munroe Falls
Twinsburg
West Geauga (1996-1998)
Second Version (1920s-68)
This version started as the Lake County League in the early 1920s, taking the WRC name in 1948 (despite the first WRC still existing). The league would last another 20 years before folding in 1968.
Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding Skippers (1920s-28, to Lake Shore League, 1948–51, to Northeastern Conference, 1962–68, to Lake Shore League)
Painesville Harvey Red Raiders (1920s-28, to Lake Shore League)
Kirtland Hornets (1920s-60, to Great Lakes Athletic Conference)
Madison Blue Streaks (1920s-68, to Lake Shore League)
