Northeast Ohio Conference

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The Northeast Ohio Conference is a high school athletics conference in northeastern Ohio. The Conference currently has eighteen teams divided into three divisions of six teams each, being named the Valley, River, and Lake divisions.

Contents 1 Member Schools 1.1 Former Pioneer Conference 1.1.1 Former Members (before merger) 1.2 Former Western Reserve Conference 1.3 Others 2 Divisional Breakdown 2.1 Baseball 2.2 Cross Country 2.3 Football 2.4 Boys Soccer 2.5 Girls Soccer 2.6 Track 2.7 Volleyball 3 History 3.1 Pioneer Conference 4 Sanctioned Sports 4.1 Fall 4.2 Winter 4.3 Spring 5 External links

[edit] Member Schools

[edit] Former Pioneer Conference

• Brunswick Blue Devils http://www.bcsoh.org/highschool/
• Elyria Pioneers http://www.elyriaschools.org/elyria/
• Medina Battling Bees http://www.mcsoh.org/mhs/
• Normandy Invaders http://www.parmacityschools.org/normandy/
• North Royalton Bears http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/news.php?loc=h&scope=h
• Parma Redmen http://www.parmacityschools.org/parma_high/index.cfm
• Strongsville Mustangs http://schools.strongnet.org/hs_homepage.html
• Valley Forge Patriots http://www.parmacityschools.org/valley_forge/index2.cfm

[edit] Former Members (before merger)

• Berea Braves 1979-2005
• Brecksville Bees 1977-2005
• Cloverleaf Colts 1977-1997
• Midpark Meteors 1979-2005
• North Ridgeville Rangers 1997-2005
• Wadsworth Grizzlies 1977-1983

[edit] Former Western Reserve Conference

• Brush Arcs http://www.sel.k12.oh.us/sel17/brush/brush_top.htm
• Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers http://www.cfalls.summit.k12.oh.us/highschool/
• Hudson Explorers http://www.hudson.edu/index.php?design=schools&school=hhs
• Mayfield Wildcats http://www.mayfieldschools.org/home.aspx?menu_id=75&parent_id=75
• Nordonia Knights http://www.nordoniaschools.org/high_school.aspx
• Solon Comets http://www.solonschools.org/SHS/
• Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs http://www.stow.summit.k12.oh.us/highschool.html
• Twinsburg Tigers http://twinsburg.k12.oh.us/schools/THS/index.htm

[edit] Others

• Garfield Heights Bulldogs http://www.garfieldheightscityschools.com/schools.asp?inc=hs&id=69
• Lakewood Rangers http://www.lnoca.org/lakewood/lhs/

[edit] Divisional Breakdown

The divisions differ from sport to sport. They depend on the school's strength while also keeping geography and traditional rivalries in mind. The divisions were set up in the following manner for the 2007-2008 school year.

[edit] Baseball

• Valley Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Garfield Heights, Hudson, Mayfield, Solon, Stow
• River Division: Brunswick, Elyria, North Royalton, Lakewood, Medina, Strongsville
• Lake Division: Brush, Nordonia, Normandy, Parma, Twinsburg, Valley Forge

[edit] Cross Country

• Valley Division: Brunswick, Hudson, Lakewood, Medina, Solon, Strongsville
• River Division: Elyria, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Stow, Valley Forge
• Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Garfield Heights, Mayfield, Nordonia, Twinsburg

[edit] Football

• Valley Division: Brunswick, Elyria, Lakewood, Medina, Solon, Strongsville
• River Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Garfield Heights, Hudson, Mayfield, Nordonia, Stow
• Lake Division: Brush, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Twinsburg, Valley Forge

[edit] Boys Soccer

• Valley Division: Hudson, Lakewood, Medina, Solon, Stow, Strongsville
• River Division: Brunswick, Elyria, Garfield Heights, Normandy, Parma, Valley Forge
• Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Mayfield, Nordonia, North Royalton, Twinsburg

[edit] Girls Soccer

• Valley Division: Hudson, Mayfield, Medina, North Royalton, Solon, Strongsville
• River Division: Brunswick, Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Normandy, Stow, Valley Forge
• Lake Division: Elyria, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Nordonia, Parma, Twinsburg

[edit] 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, Twinsburg

[edit] Volleyball

• Valley Division: Elyria, Lakewood, North Royalton, Solon, Stow and Strongsville
• River Division: Brunswick, Garfield Heights, Medina, Normandy, Parma and Valley Forge
• Lake Division: Brush, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Mayfield, Nordonia and Twinsburg

[edit] History

The Northeast Ohio Conference began play in the 2007-2008 school year. It was founded by the merger of the Pioneer and Western Reserve Conferences, with eight schools coming from each. Two other schools, Garfield Heights and Lakewood, also joined the conference. Both were members of the Lake Erie League.

[edit] Pioneer Conference

The Pioneer Conference was formed in 1977. It had six original members: Brecksville, Brunswick, Cloverleaf, North Royalton, Strongsville, and Wadsworth. Seeing the success of the league, the two high schools in the Berea City School District - Berea and Midpark - joined in 1979.

The conference had eight schools through most of the the 1980s and 1990s, with only minor changes. Wadsworth left the conference in 1983 and was replaced by Medina two years later. North Ridgeville replaced Cloverleaf in 1997.

In 2003, the Pioneer Conference briefly expanded to twelve schools as the three high schools in the Parma City School District, as well as Elyria, joined the league. The schools were split into two divisions of six teams each for most sports. The conference went back to eight teams upon the formation of the West Shore League in 2005, as North Ridgeville joined that league. Also in 2005, Berea, Brecksville, and Midpark joined the Southwestern Conference, replacing schools from that league who moved to the WSC. After 2005, no schools joined or left the Pioneer Conference until 2007, when the Northeast ohio Conference was formed.

[edit] Sanctioned Sports

[edit] Fall

• Football
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball
• Soccer

[edit] Winter

• Basketball
• Swimming and Diving
• Wrestling
• Running

[edit] Spring

• Baseball
• Softball
• Tennis (Boys)
• Track and Field

[edit] External links

• Ohio Helmet Project Pioneer Conference Information about new conference
• Press Release about the Northeast Ohio Conference
• The official Northeast Ohio Conference website
• History of Brunswick football with information about Pioneer Conference History
• Ohio Helmet Project Pioneer Conference