All-American Conference

The All-American Conference is an OHSAA-sanctioned league created in 2008 from the merger of the Trumbull Athletic Conference and the Metro Athletic Conference (formerly the Mahoning Valley Conference).[1] The only schools that declined to participate in the merger was the MAC's East Liverpool and the TAC's Brookfield, with Beaver Local joining. The conference will undergo a major change in 2014, as five schools join, and a sixth, Pymatuning Valley, had applied and was accepted, but the move was voted down by their school board.[2]

Current alignment

School Location Nickname Colors Year Joined Previous Conference
American Division
Austintown-Fitch Austintown Falcons           2011
(FB in 2014)
Federal
Canfield Canfield Cardinals           2008 Metro Athletic
Howland Howland Tigers           2008 Metro Athletic
Hubbard Hubbard Eagles           2008 Trumbull Athletic
McKinley Niles Red Dragons           2008 Metro Athletic
Poland Seminary Poland Bulldogs           2008 Metro Athletic
Struthers Struthers Wildcats           2008 Metro Athletic
National Division
Champion Champion Golden Flashes           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Girard Girard Indians           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Jefferson Jefferson Falcons           2011 Independents
LaBrae Leavittsburg Vikings           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Lakeview Cortland Bulldogs           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Liberty Liberty Township Leopards           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Memorial Campbell Red Devils           2008 Metro Athletic
Newton Falls Newton Falls Tigers           2008 Trumbull Athletic

Future Alignment (non-football)

School Location Nickname Colors Year Joined Previous Conference
Red Division
Austintown-Fitch Austintown Falcons           2011
(FB in 2014)
Federal
Boardman Boardman Spartans           2014 Federal
Canfield Canfield Cardinals           2008 Metro Athletic
East Youngstown Panthers           2014 Independents
Harding Warren Raiders           2014 Lake Erie
Howland Howland Tigers           2008 Metro Athletic
White Division
Edgewood Ashtabula Warriors           2014 Independents
Hubbard Hubbard Eagles           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Jefferson Jefferson Falcons           2011 Independents
Lakeview Cortland Bulldogs           2008 Trumbull Athletic
McKinley Niles Red Dragons           2008 Metro Athletic
Poland Seminary Poland Bulldogs           2008 Metro Athletic
Struthers Struthers Wildcats           2008 Metro Athletic
Blue Division
Brookfield Brookfield Warriors           2014 Independents
Champion Champion Golden Flashes           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Girard Girard Indians           2008 Trumbull Athletic
LaBrae Leavittsburg Vikings           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Liberty Liberty Township Leopards           2008 Trumbull Athletic
Memorial Campbell Red Devils           2008 Metro Athletic
Newton Falls Newton Falls Tigers           2008 Trumbull Athletic

Football Alignment (beginning 2014)[3]

McKinley and Poland Seminary will play in both Divisions II and III

Former Members

School Location Nickname Colors Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
Beaver Local* Lisbon Beavers           2008 OVAC 2013 OVAC
Salem Salem Quakers           2008 Metro Athletic 2011 Northeastern
Buckeye

Previous Alignments

2008-2011

Red White Blue
Beaver Local Hubbard Champion
Canfield Lakeview Girard
Howland Liberty LaBrae
McKinley Salem Memorial
Poland Seminary Struthers Newton Falls

2011-2013

American National
Austintown-Fitch Champion
Beaver Local Girard
Canfield Jefferson
Howland LaBrae
Hubbard Lakeview
McKinley Liberty
Poland Seminary Memorial
Struthers Newton Falls

2013-14

American National
Austintown-Fitch Champion
Canfield Girard
Howland Jefferson
Hubbard LaBrae
McKinley Lakeview
Poland Seminary Liberty
Struthers Memorial
Newton Falls

See also

References

  1. Gulas, Greg. "The Newly-Formed All-American Conference Begins in Eight Months". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. Peluso, Vince. "Edgewood to AAC". Ashtabula Star-Beacon. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. Ruman, Steve. "Six Set to join expanding AAC". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved 11 August 2013.