East Central Ohio League

HS Conference
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The East Central Ohio League (ECOL) is an athletic conference of high schools in Ohio sponsored by OHSAA. Its seven member schools are located in Guernsey, Coshocton, and Tuscarawas Counties.

History

The ECOL was formed in 1987 with the original members being Cambridge, Coshocton, Meadowbrook, and St. Clairsville. Claymont joined the league in 1989, followed by Dover in 1993, who left the Northeastern Buckeye Conference.

After the 1996 season, St. Clairsville dropped out. Indian Valley High School left the Pac 7 to replace St. Clairsville for the 1996-97 school year. [Lilley, Bill. "Coventry gets Pac-7 message loud and clear, looks to leave." "Akron Beacon Journal", March 30, 1995.] A year later New Philadelphia left the Federal League and joined. The most recent addition was River View, which fully completed a transition to the East Central Ohio League from the Muskingum Valley League in 2005. [Schneider, Joe. ".River View athletes get a first taste of ECOL championship competition." "Coshocton Tribune," February 12, 2004.]

Indian Valley departed the ECOL following the 2006-07 school year, joining the Principal's Athletic Conference, which it had been a member of prior to joining the Pac 7. [Barstow, Jim. "Braves hope to contend during last season in ECOL." "Coshocton Tribune," November 21, 2006.] Following the departure of the Braves, the conference negotiated a partnership with the Muskingum Valley League to provide a full, even schedule for conference members. ["A season of change." "Coshocton Tribune", June 15, 2008. http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080615/SPORTS/806150341. Accessed June 30, 2008.] This would allow for even numbers of home and away games for member schools. The ECOL has looked at options to return to an eight member conference. One of the options considered under consideration is Zanesville High School.Shultz, Devin. "Zanesville should be looked at by the ECOL." February 4, 2008. "Zanesville Times Recorder"] Another option under consideration would be West Holmes High School, which revived discussions that had begun in 2006 with the East Central Ohio League to leave the Ohio Cardinal Conference effective the 2009-10 school year. [Dorksen, Aaron. "West Holmes' Kaufman explains interest in ECOL." "The Wooster Daily Record", February 22, 2008.]

Members

The following are the current members of the conference:
*Cambridge Bobcats
*Claymont Mustangs
*Coshocton Redskins
*Dover Tornadoes
*Meadowbrook Colts
*New Philadelphia Quakers
*River View Black Bears

The following are former members of the conference:
*Indian Valley Braves
*St. Clairsville Red Devils

Conference rivalries

*Coshocton vs. River View [Gadd, Brian. "Coshocton fourth-seeded in Steubenville sectional." "Coshocton Tribune", January 28, 2008.] [Barstow, Jim. "River View girls shut down rival CHS 39-29." "Coshocton Tribune", December 9, 2007.]
*Coshocton vs. Meadowbrook [Barstow, Jim. "Lady Skins tame Meadowbrook 34-30." "Coshocton Tribune", January 16, 2003.]
*Dover vs. New Philadelphia

tate championships

This table only includes state championships won by schools while a member of the East Central Ohio League:

External links

* [http://www.cambridge.k12.oh.us Cambridge district home]
* [http://www.claymont.k12.oh.us Claymont district home]
* [http://www.coshoctonredskins.com Coshocton district home]
* [http://www.dover.k12.oh.us Dover district home]
* [http://www.ivtv.k12.oh.us Indian Valley district home]
* [http://www.omeresa.net/schools/Meadowbrook/index.htm Meadowbrook district home]
* [http://www.new-phila.k12.oh.us New Philadelphia district home]
* [http://www.river-view.k12.oh.us River View district home]

ee also

Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

References