Southern Ohio Conference

Infobox Non-profit
Non-profit_name = Southern Ohio Conference
Non-profit_
Non-profit_type = Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic conference
founded_date = 1946
founder = Charter Members: Central Catholic HS (Notre Dame), Glenwood HS (New Boston), Portsmouth East HS (Sciotoville Community), Washington Township HS (Portsmouth West), & Waverly HS
location =
origins =
key_people = Dave Frantz (Northwest), Conference SecretaryAthletic Directors

Mark Rose (Clay)

Adam Bailey (East)

Gary Schomburg (Eastern)

Joe Salyers (Green)

Jim Parkes (Minford)

Donnie Stapleton (New Boston)

Dave Frantz (Northwest)

Kyle McKnight (Notre Dame)

Norm Persin (Oak Hill)

Brett Roberts (South Webster)

Rusty Webb (Symmes Valley)

Bob West (Valley)

Bo Arnett (Waverly)

Eric Nichols (West)

Jenny Penn (Western)

Chris Porter (Wheelersburg)
area_served = 4 Ohio counties (Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, & Scioto)
focus = Athletic participation
method =
revenue =
endowment =
num_volunteers =
num_employees =
num_members = 16
owner =
Non-profit_slogan = "Ohio's Strongest Little Conference"
homepage =
dissolved =
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The Southern Ohio Conference (S.O.C.) is an athletic conference in Ohio. The conference is also a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the governing body of Ohio athletics.cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=OHSAA] There are currently sixteen member schools in the conference. The S.O.C. includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County (Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County (Symmes Valley High School), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and Scioto County (Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School).cite news|author=Southern Ohio Conference|title=Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws|SOC|date=January 2007] The conference recognizes: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' soccer, fast pitch softball, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track and field athletics, and girls' volleyball.

It is listed as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Conferences.

History of the conference

:"This section underwent a major revision and may need retitling. June 2008."

SOC Division I: Clay, East (Sciotoville), Eastern (Pike), Glenwood/New Boston, Green, Notre Dame, Symmes Valley, & Western (Pike)

SOC Division II: Minford, Northwest, Oak Hill, Portsmouth West, South Webster (D1 soccer), Valley, Waverly, & Wheelersburg

The league president changes each year based on an alphabetical rotating basis. The current league secretary, voted on each year by the league, is Richard McCleese from Clay Jr.-Sr. High School.cite news|author=Southern Ohio Conference|title=Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws|publisher=SOC|date=January 2007]

=Southern Ohio Conference Member Schools cite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=50|title=History of the Southern Ohio Conference] =

.O.C. Division I (Smaller Schools)

* Portsmouth Clay Panthers (1979- )
* Beaver Eastern Eagles (1981- )
* New Boston Glenwood Tigers (1946- )
* Franklin Furnace Green Bobcats (1979- )
* Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans (formerly Portsmouth Central Catholic, 1946- )
* Sciotoville Community East Tartans (formerly Portsmouth East, 1946- )
* Willow Wood Symmes Valley Vikings (1991- )
* Lantham Western Indians (2002- )

.O.C. Division II (Larger Schools)

* Minford Falcons (1947-1958 & 1959 - )
* Oak Hill Oaks (1991- ) *"plays in smaller division for football"
* West Portsmouth Portsmouth West Senators (formerly Washington Twp., 1946- )
* McDermott Scioto Northwest Mohawks (1960- )
* South Webster Jeeps (1979- ) *"plays in smaller division for golf and soccer"
* Lucasville Valley Indians (1958- ) *"plays in smaller division for soccer"
* Waverly Tigers (1946-1970 & 1983- )
* Wheelersburg Pirates (1950- )

Former Members

* Chesapeake Panthers (1948-1954)
* Dawson Bryant Coal Grove Hornets (1950-1952)
* Ironton St. Joe Flyers (1982-1989)
* Piketon Redstreaks (1959-1962)
* South Point Pointers (1948-1951)

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships and appearances

* Portsmouth Clay:Boys' Basketball - OHSAA Final Four Appearance - 1969 (Arcanum def. Clay 76-61)cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=49 & 59] :Girls' Basketball - OHSAA Final Four Appearance - 1980cite news|title=OHSAA State Girls' Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA] :Boys' Golf - OHSAA Division III State Championship Appearances - 2004, 2005, 2006cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2004/bd3rslt04.htm|title=2004 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-17|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2005/bd3rslt05.htm|title=2005 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-17|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2006/bd3rslt06.htm|title=2006 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-06|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA] :Girls' Softball::OHSAA State Championshipscite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-06-19|author=OHSAA] cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=34-39] :::::1980 - (d. Archbold 18-6 & d. New Madison Tri-Village 12-3 to finish season at 25-0):::::1981 - (d. Jeromesville Hillsdale 7-2 & d. Beverly Fort Frye 21-0 to finish season at 29-0) :::::1983 - (d. Pioneer North Central 8-7 & d. Mineral Ridge 6-2 to finish season at 24-1)::OHSAA State Runner-upcite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=OHSAA] cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=38] :::::1979 - (d. New Madison Tri-Village 11-2 & lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 1-4 to finish the season at 19-1) :::::1988 - (d. Sycamore Mohawk 10-0 & lost to Strasburg-Franklin 0-14 to finish the season at 27-3)::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Championships and Second Place Finishes)cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-06-19|author=OHSAA] cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=38] :::::1978 - (lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 5-0):::::1984 - (lost to Arcanum 10-4) :::::1986 - (lost to Archbold 5-4):::::2007 - (lost to Triad 13-3 to finish season at 22-5)::OHSAA Softball Tournament Recordscite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program--All-Time Tournament Records|author=OHSAA|page=40] :::::Most Runs (Game, One Team) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 21 v. Beverly Fort Frye, 1981:::::Most Hits (Game) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 19 v. Archbold, 1980:::::Most Hits (Game) - North Lewisburg Triad (Division IV) 13 v. Portsmouth Clay, 2007:::::Most Hits (Game, Both Teams) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 28 v. Archbold, 1980:::::Teresa Ruby - played in first four OHSAA state softball tournaments (1978-1981), coach (2007)
* East (Sciotoville Community):Boys' Baseball - 1973 (East def. Adena Buckeye West 5-3)cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

* Eastern Pike:Boys' Golf - OHSAA Division III State Championship Appearance - 2006 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2006/bd3rslt06.htm|title=2006 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-06|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA]

* Franklin Furnace Green:Boys' Basketball - OHSAA Final Four Appearance - 1939cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=58]

*Minford:Girls' Softball::OHSAA Runner-upcite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=35, 36 & 38] :::::1997 - (d. LaGrange Keystone 1-0 & lost to Tallmadge 7-0 to finish season at 27-4)::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Second Place Finish)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=38] :::::1994 - (lost to LaGrange Keystone 2-0):::::1996 - (lost to Alliance Marlington 4-0)

* New Boston:Boys' Basketball::OHSAA Final Four Appearancescite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=48 & 58] :::::1938:::::1960 - (Salem Local d. New Boston 67-59)

* Notre Dame:Football - 1967 & 1970 Associated Press state championships

* Oak Hill:Girls' Basketball - OHSAA Runner-up - 2004 (Youngstown Ursuline d. Oak Hill 66-52)cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bk/girls/2004/d3final.htm|title=OHSAA Girls' Basktball Tournament Information|accessdate=2007-06-23|author=OHSAA]

* South Webster:Boys' Basketball::OHSAA State Championshipcite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2006/d4rslt06.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2006 Boys' Div. IV Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA] :::::2006 - (d. Lockland 61-58 & d. Columbus Grove 83-65)::OHSAA Final Four Appearancescite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=59] :::::2004 - (Holgate d. South Webster 31-28)

*Symmes Valley:Boys' Basketball (as Waterloo High School before consolidation, "Waterloo Wonders")::OHSAA State Championshipcite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=45-46 & 59] :::::1934 - (d. Lowellville 43-32 & d. Mark Center 40-26) :::::1935 - (d. Fremont St. Joseph 48-21 & d. Oxford Stewart 25-22)::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Championships)cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=45-46 & 59] :::::1941 :Girls' Softball - OHSAA State Runner-up - 2005 (d. Cortland Maplewood 3-2 & lost to Convoy Crestview 6-4 to finish season at 28-5)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=37]

* Lucasville Valley:Boys' Baseball – 1975 (Valley def. Russia 5-0)cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] :Girls' Softball::OHSAA Final Four Appearancescite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=35] :::::1993 - (lost to North Robinson Colonel Crawford 9-3):::::1994 - (lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 6-1)

* Waverly:Boys' Baseball – 1954 (Waverly def. Sycamore 2-1)cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] :Boys' Basketball - OHSAA Final Four Appearance - 1970 (Dayton Chaminade d. Waverly 73-55)cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=59] ::1973 - Associated Press Class AA Boys' Basketball Poll Champion (17-1)

* Portsmouth West:Football - Division IV State Final Appearance - 2002 (Kenton def. Portsmouth West 45-13)cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-06-20|author=Yappi] :Girls' Softball::OHSAA State Runner-upcite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=39] :::::1987 - (d. Marion Elgin 4-3 & lost to Akron Hoban 5-1 to finish season at 22-6):::::1988 - (d. Newark Licking Valley 5-4 & lost to Tallmadge 16-2 to finish season at 28-1)::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Second Place Finishes)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=34-36] :::::1986 - (lost to Newark Licking Valley 11-1) :::::1989 - (lost to Springfield Northwestern 8-4):::::1998 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 2-1):::::1999 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 1-0):::::2000 - (lost to Lima Bath 3-2):::::2001 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 3-0):::::2002 - (lost to Springfield Kenton Ridge 4-0):::::2003 - (lost to Convoy Crestview 5-0)

* Wheelersburg:Boys' Baseball – 1996 (def. Middlefield Cardinal 4-1) cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] :Boys' Basketball::OHSAA State Runner-upcite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=51 & 59] :::::1984 - (d. Willard 70-64 & lost to Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary 75-71 to finish season at 23-5):::::1995 - (d. Columbus Bishop Hartley 76-60 & lost to Orrville 79-50 to finish season at 23-4) ::OHSAA Final Four Appearancescite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=51-52 & 59] cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2006/d3rslt06.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2006 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2007/d3semi2.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2007 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA] :::::1982 - Youngstown Rayen d. Wheelersburg 61-45):::::1989 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 71-67 (2OT)):::::2006 - (Cleveland Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph d. Wheelersburg 71-62):::::2007 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 69-66 (OT))::OHSAA State Basketball Tournament Recordscite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=62] :::::Largest Margin of Victory - Championship Game (Division III) - Orrville 79 d. Wheelersburg 50 in 1995:::::Most Two-Point Field Goals - Championship Game - Orrville (35) v. Wheelersburg in 1995:::::Most Two-Point Field Goals, Both Teams - Championship Game - 53 (Orrville 35 & Wheelersburg 18) in 1995:::::Most Rebounds - Championship Game - Orrville (44) v. Wheelersburg in 1995

:Football – 1989 (def. Warren John F. Kennedy 14-7) cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-06-20|author=Yappi] :Girls' Softball - OHSAA State Runner-up - 2004 (d. Archbold 2-1 & lost to Woodsfield Monroe Central 1-0 to finish season at 25-6)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=37]

Conference awards and championships

[http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=50 Conference Awards & Championships in each Sport]

Notable coaches' and player awards

* Terri Boldman (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, one of only two S.O.C. coaches to lead girls' basketball team to OHSAA Final Four (1980)cite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50|title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-21|author=Clay High School Athletic Department]
* Ed Cable (Northwest) - Recipient of the Ohio Sportsmanship, Ethics, & Integrity Softball Coaches' Award (2002)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=39]
* Odie Estep (Willow Wood Symmes Valley) - Ohio Softball Coaches' Hall of Fame (2007)cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=39] cite web|url=http://www.irontontribune.com/articles/2007/01/18/sports/sports506.txt|title="Estep to join softball hall of fame"|accessdate=2007-06-22|author=Jim Walker]
* Arch Justus (Clay, Minford & Valley) - Ohio Basketball Coaches' Hall of Fame, Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, won 532 total basketball gamescite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50|title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-21|author=Clay High School Athletic Department]
* David Leightenheimer (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame & OHSAA Officials' Hall of Famecite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50|title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-21|author=Clay High School Athletic Department]
* Kinney Long (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Famecite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50|title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-21|author=Clay High School Athletic Department]
* Ed Miller (Notre Dame & Wheelersburg) - Ohio Football Coaches' Hall of Fame (1996), won two Associated Press state titles with Notre Dame in 1967 and 1970 and a Division IV OHSAA title with Wheelersburg in 1989cite web|url=http://www.ohsfca.org/hallof.htm|title=Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-20] cite web|url=http://www.burg.k12.oh.us/highschool/alumni/memorybook/1996/millerhalloffame.pdf|title=Ed Miller's Induction into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)|publisher=Wheelersburg High School|accessdate=2007-08-06]
* Teresa Ruby (Clay) - played in the first four OHSAA state softball Final Four tournaments (1978-1981), won two state softball championships (as a player) in 1980 & 1981 and finished second in 1979, played in the 1980 girls' basketball Final Four, led her softball team (as a coach) to the 2007 state Final Four, holds many Clay basketball records (including leading scorer), has her number (#14) retired by the schoolweb cite|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=322&Itemid=50|title=Clay Girls' Basketball Records|accessdate=2007-05-16|author=Clay Athletic Department]
* Carol Vice (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, Star on Portsmouth's Wall of Stars, made it to the Final Four in softball 9 of 10 years as a coach, won three OHSAA state softball titles (1980, 81, & 83) while also finishing as runners-up twice (1979 & 1988), only softball coach from S.O.C. to win a softball titlecite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50|title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-21|author=Clay High School Athletic Department]

References

External links & gallery

Member Schools & Websites
* [http://www.east.k12.oh.us Sciotoville Community East]
* [http://www.ep.k12.oh.us Eastern Pike]
* [http://www.green.k12.oh.us Green]
* [http://www.northwest.k12.oh.us McDermott Northwest]
* [http://www.symmesvalley.k12.oh.us Willow Wood Symmes Valley]
* [http://www.valley.k12.oh.us Lucasville Valley]
* [http://www.waverly.k12.oh.us Waverly]
* [http://western.wp.k12.oh.us Western Pike]
* [http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=50 History of the Southern Ohio Conference]