- Northeast Ohio Conference
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Northeast Ohio Conference Established 2007 Classification OHSAA
Northeast District
Class AAA
Divisions I, IIMembers 18 Sports fielded 22 Total championships 3 States Ohio
Website NortheastOhioConference.org Conference commissioner Dan Gerome Map The Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) is a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), in Northeast Ohio.[1] Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II)[2] — compete in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake.[3] Dan Gerome currently serves as the NOC commissioner.[4]
Contents
Member schools
NOC members span 5 Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit. Listed below are the current eighteen (18) member schools.[5]
Member school Team name Location Brunswick HS Blue Devils Brunswick, Ohio Brush HS Arcs Lyndhurst, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls HS Black Tigers Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Elyria HS Pioneers Elyria, Ohio Garfield Heights HS Bulldogs Garfield Heights, Ohio Hudson HS Explorers Hudson, Ohio Lakewood HS Rangers Lakewood, Ohio Mayfield HS Wildcats Mayfield Village, Ohio Medina HS Battling Bees Medina, Ohio Mentor HS Cardinals Mentor, Ohio Normandy HS Invaders Parma, Ohio North Royalton HS Bears North Royalton, Ohio Parma HS Redmen Parma, Ohio Solon HS Comets Solon, Ohio Stow-Munroe Falls HS Bulldogs Stow, Ohio Strongsville HS Mustangs Strongsville, Ohio Twinsburg HS Tigers Twinsburg, Ohio Valley Forge HS Patriots Parma Heights, Ohio Following the 2010-11 school year, Mentor High School left the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Nordonia High School left the NOC to join the Suburban League. Following the 2011-12 school year, Shaker Heights High School will leave the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Lakewood will leave the NOC to join the West Shore Conference.[6][7][8]
Valley, River and Lake Divisions
Divisional breakdowns (listed below) differ depending on the sport; considerations include strength, geography and traditional rivalries.[9]
Baseball
- Valley Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Garfield Heights, Hudson, Mayfield, Solon, Stow-Munroe Falls
- River Division: Brunswick, Elyria, North Royalton, Lakewood, Medina, Strongsville
- Lake Division: Brush, Nordonia, Normandy, Parma, Twinsburg, Valley Forge
Cross country
- Valley Division: Brunswick, Hudson, Lakewood, Medina, Solon, Strongsville
- River Division: Elyria, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Stow-Munroe Falls, Valley Forge
- Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Garfield Heights, Mayfield, Nordonia, Twinsburg
Football
- Valley Division: Brunswick, Medina, Solon, Lakewood, Nordonia, Strongsville
- River Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls,Mayfield
- Lake Division: Brush, Garfield Heights, Normandy, Lakewood, Parma, Valley Forge
Boys Soccer
- Valley Division: Hudson, Twinsburg, Medina, Solon, Stow-Munroe Falls, Strongsville
- River Division: Brunswick, Elyria, Garfield Heights, Normandy, Parma, Valley Forge
- Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Mayfield, Nordonia, North Royalton, Lakewood
Girls Soccer
- Valley Division: Hudson, Mayfield, Medina, North Royalton, Solon, Strongsville
- River Division: Brunswick, Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Normandy, Stow-Munroe Falls, Valley Forge
- Lake Division: Elyria, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Nordonia, Parma, Twinsburg
Track
- Valley Division: Brunswick, Hudson, Lakewood, Medina, Solon, Strongsville
- River Division: Elyria, Garfield Heights, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Valley Forge
- Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Mayfield, Nordonia, Stow-Munroe Falls, Twinsburg
Volleyball
- Valley Division: Brunswick, Elyria, Medina, North Royalton, Solon and Strongsville
- River Division: Brush, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Normandy, Parma and Valley Forge
- Lake Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Mayfield, Mentor, Stow and Twinsburg
State championships
This table only includes state championships won by schools while members of the Northeast Ohio Conference.
School Sport Year(s) Elyria Softball 2009[10] Medina Cross Country - Boys 2007[11] Medina Soccer - Girls 2009[12] History
The NOC formed largely by the merging of two eight-member conferences: Pioneer and Western Reserve. Garfield Heights and Lakewood, then members of the Lake Erie League, also joined. The new conference began play during the 2007-08 school year.
Former Pioneer Conference
The Pioneer Conference was formed in 1977 with six original members: Brecksville, Brunswick, Cloverleaf, North Royalton, Strongsville and Wadsworth. Two high schools in the Berea City School District — Berea and Midpark — joined in 1979. Wadsworth left in 1983, replaced by Medina two years later. North Ridgeville replaced Cloverleaf in 1997.
The conference briefly expanded to twelve when Elyria and the three high schools of the Parma City School District — Parma Senior High, Normandy and Valley Forge — joined in 2003; schools were split into two six-member divisions for most sports. In 2005, North Ridgeville left for the newly formed West Shore Conference; Berea, Brecksville and Midpark left for the Southwestern Conference. The eight remaining schools (listed below) continued their membership until the formation of the Northeast Ohio Conference in 2007:
- Brunswick Blue Devils
- Elyria Pioneers
- Medina Battling Bees
- Normandy Invaders
- North Royalton Bears
- Parma Redmen
- Strongsville Mustangs
- Valley Forge Patriots
Former Western Reserve Conference
- Brush Arcs
- Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers
- Hudson Explorers
- Mayfield Wildcats
- Nordonia Knights
- Solon Comets
- Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
- Twinsburg Tigers
Sanctioned Sports
Fall
- Cross Country - Boys, Girls
- Football
- Golf - Boys, Girls
- Tennis - Girls
- Soccer - Boys, Girls
- Volleyball - Girls
Winter
- Basketball - Boys, Girls
- Gymnastics
- Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls
- Wrestling
Spring
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis - Boys
- Track & Field - Boys, Girls
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Athletic Conference Web Sites". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/members/conferencesites.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "OHSAA On-Line Member School Directory". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2010. http://www.cdab.org/members.asp. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- "2009-2011 Divisional Breakdowns". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/members/sptdivis09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "NOC Constitution & Bylaws, 9-25-2009" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Microsoft_Word_-_Current_9-25-2009.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "NOC Member Schools Directory 2009-10" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Microsoft_Word_-_NOC_Directory_09-10_web_version.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Member Schools". NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2011. http://www.northeastohioconference.org/page.cfm?page=member_schools.cfm. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "N.O.C. Welcomes New Member the Mentor Cardinals!". NortheastOhioConference.org. Northeast Ohio Conference. July 6, 2011. http://northeastohioconference.org/article.cfm?id=178. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Rogers, Tim (July 8, 2010). "Lakewood to switch conferences". The Plain Dealer (The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.): p. D5 - Sports.
- ^ "Northeast Ohio Conference accepts Shaker Heights". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live, Inc. December 17, 2010. http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/4317157800761897587/northeast-ohio-conference-accepts-shaker-heights/. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "NOC Divisional Alignments ALL SPORTS" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Divisions_by_Competition_9-23-09_WEB_VERSION.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Division I State Softball Championship". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sb/girls/2009/d1rslt09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "2007 Boys Division I State Cross Country Championships". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2007. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/cc/2007/bd1rslt07.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Girls State Tournament Results: Division I". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/girls/2009/gsorslt09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
External links
- Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC)
- Northeast District Athletic Board (NEDAB)
- Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)
Northeast Ohio Conference Brunswick (Blue Devils) · Brush (Arcs) · Cuyahoga Falls (Black Tigers) · Elyria (Pioneers) · Garfield Heights (Bulldogs) ·
Hudson (Explorers) · Lakewood (Rangers) · Mayfield (Wildcats) · Medina (Battling Bees) · Mentor (Cardinals) ·
Normandy (Invaders) · North Royalton (Bears) · Parma (Redmen) · Solon (Comets) · Stow-Munroe Falls (Bulldogs) ·
Strongsville (Mustangs) · Twinsburg (Tigers) · Valley Forge (Patriots)Northeast District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences Current Conferences Akron City Series • All-American Conference • Chagrin Valley Conference • Federal League • Firelands Conference • Inter Tri County League • Lake Erie League • North Coast League • Northeast Athletic Conference • Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) • Northeastern Conference • Northeastern Buckeye Conference • Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) • Patriot Athletic Conference • Portage Trail Conference (PTC) • Premier Athletic League • Principals Athletic Conference (PAC-8) • Senate Athletic League • Southwestern Conference • Suburban League • Wayne County Athletic League • West Shore ConferenceOutlying Conferences Categories:- Organizations established in 2007
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