| East Central Ohio League | |
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Map of members |
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| Established | 1987 |
| Classification | OHSAA Divisions II-V |
| Members | 7 |
| Total championships | 6 |
| States | Ohio |
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.
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Indian Valley departed the ECOL following the 2006-07 school year, joining the PAC-7, which it had been a member of prior to joining the ECOL.[3] 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.[4] This would allow for even numbers of home and away games for member schools.
On October 20, 2009, it was announced that Zanesville would be joining the ECOL. On December 1, 2009, Marietta and Rosecrans were accepted as the 9th and 10th members.[5] All 3 schools are expected to gradually join the league with their sports, starting most likely with track, wrestling, swimming, golf, soccer and tennis in 2010-11; basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball potentially in 2011-12, and football most likely in 2012.
After being extended an invitation as well, Steubenville High School ultimately declined to join the ECOL as its 11th member on May 18, 2010.[6]
Following the expansion to ten, the conference will be split into two divisions: Scarlet and Gray. The Scarlet Division (big schools) will consist of Cambridge, Dover, Marietta, New Philadelphia and Zanesville. The Gray Division (small schools) will consist of Claymont, Coshocton, Meadowbrook, River View, and Rosecrans.
The following are the current members of the conference:
The following entered the conference starting the 2011-2012 athletic season:
The following are former members of the conference:
This table only includes state championships won by schools while a member of the East Central Ohio League:
| School | Sport | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Boys Golf | 1994[10] |
| Claymont | Wrestling | 1992[10] |
| Coshocton | none | |
| Dover | Girls Track Boys Handball |
1995[10] 2004 |
| Indian Valley | none | |
| Meadowbrook | Girls Basketball | 1989[10] |
| New Philadelphia | none | |
| River View | Girls Basketball | 2006, 2007[10] |
| St. Clairsville | none |
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