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North Coast League 
Data Classification OHSAA Division II, III, and IV Established 1984 Members 13 Sports fielded 10 boys and 9 girls State Championships 29 Country United States Region Midwest States 1 - Ohio The North Coast League (NCL) is a high school athletic conference for Catholic schools in Greater Cleveland, Ohio.
Schools in the NCL beginning in 2011. A blue label signifies a team in the Blue division and a red label shows a team in the White Division.
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Member schools
The North Coast League was founded by six parochial high schools in 1984. Its original members were Cleveland Central Catholic, Holy Name. Lake Catholic, Padua Franciscan, St. Peter Chanel, and Trinity. Elyria Catholic and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin joined the league shortly after it was founded. The schools were then separated into two four-team divisions based on enrollment. Villa Angela-St. Joseph joined the league in 2004 and Archbishop Hoban in 2005, but Cleveland Central Catholic left, creating unevenly sized divisions. Central Catholic re-joined the league in 2006, creating a balanced ten-team lineup.
In 2011, the NCL added Beaumont, Benedictine, Walsh Jesuit, and Warren John F. Kennedy high schools. Elyria Catholic left the league to join the West Shore Conference. Benedictine (an all-boys school) and Beaumont (all-girls) were added as a tandem, so twelve schools will compete in most sports, in two divisions of six schools each.[1]
The schools are separated into two divisions, based on the their enrollment.
Blue Division (larger schools)
School Nickname City Joined Notes Archbishop Hoban High School Knights Akron 2005 Beaumont School Bluestreaks Cleveland Hts. 2011 Girls' sports only Benedictine High School Bengals Cleveland 2011 Boys' sports only Lake Catholic High School Cougars Mentor 1984 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School Lions Chardon 1990 Padua Franciscan High School Bruins Parma 1984 Walsh Jesuit High School Warriors Cuyahoga Falls 2011 White Division (smaller schools)
School Nickname City Joined Notes Cleveland Central Catholic High School Ironmen Cleveland 1984 Withdrew from the NCL in 2004, rejoined in 2006 Holy Name High School Green Wave Parma Hts. 1984 Member of the Blue Division until 2011 John F. Kennedy High School Eagles Warren 2011 St. Peter Chanel High School Firebirds Bedford 1984 Trinity High School Trojans Garfield Hts. 1984 Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Vikings Cleveland 2004 Former members
School Nickname City Joined Left Current Conference Elyria Catholic High School Panthers Elyria 1990 2011 West Shore Conference Rivalries
Chanel vs. Trinity
Chanel vs. VASJ
Holy Name vs. Padua
Lake Catholic vs. NDCL
Cleveland Central Catholic vs. Chanel
Cleveland Central Catholic vs. VASJ
Walsh Jesuit vs. Archbishop Hoban
Walsh Jesuit vs. Mentor Lake CatholicState championships
This chart only includes state championships won by the schools while in the North Coast League.
School Sport Year(s) Cleveland Central Catholic Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball2009
2007Elyria Catholic Girls Tennis 2006 Holy Name Girls Soccer 2006 Lake Catholic Football
Wrestling
Volleyball1991, 1992, 2001
1989
2010NDCL Baseball
Golf2001, 2009
2000, 2009Padua Franciscan Ice Hockey
Volleyball1986, 1989, 2006
2008, 2009St. Peter Chanel Boys Basketball
Football
Wrestling1999
2001
1986, 1987, 1988, 2011Trinity Girls Basketball
Boys Track & Field
Football1990, 1994, 1996
2009
1980VASJ Cheerleading
Volleyball2006
2005Scheduling
Football
During the season, every school must play five league games, one against every other school in its own division. They are generally played the final five weeks of the season. Schools are also allowed to schedule schools in the other division, however these games are considered independent and do not count in NCL standings. Prior to 2011, each school played an additional school in the other division in a "crossover" game. The crossover opponents rotated on two-year stints.
Other sports
In other sports, such as basketball and volleyball, where more games are played during the season, each school must play 13 games against NCL opponents. Every school plays every other school in its division twice (once home, once away) and every school in the other division once. In other sports such as track and swimming where schools have "meets" instead of individual games, there is one NCL meet for all schools in the league. For Ice Hockey a tournament is played in December to determine the conference champion as teams do not play an NCL schedule during the regular season.
References
- ^ Fortuna, Bob (April 1, 2010). "North Coast League confirms expansion: Beaumont, Benedictine, Warren John F. Kennedy and Walsh Jesuit to join in 2011, Elyria Catholic headed to West Shore Conference". Cleveland.com. http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/779944344176710666/north-coast-league-confirms-expansion-beaumont-benedictine-warren-john-f-kennedy-and-walsh-jesuit-to-join-in-2011-elyria-catholic-headed-to-west-shore-conference/. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
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