Principals Athletic Conference (OHSAA)

The member schools of the PAC-8.

The Principals Athletic Conference (PAC-8) is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletic league, formed in 1989, made up of eight schools from Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties.[1]

The PAC-8 (the PAC-7 prior to 2007) is home to some of the biggest rivalries in high school sports: The Triway Titans vs. the Orrville Red Riders,[2] the Fairless Falcons vs. Tuslaw Mustangs in "The Blue Cup",[3] and Manchester Panthers vs. Tusky Valley in the battle for the "Red, White, and Black".

School Nickname Location Colors Type Tenure
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals Cuyahoga Falls Blue, White
         
Private 2001-
Fairless Falcons Navarre Blue, Silver
         
Public 1989-
Indian Valley Braves Gnadenhutten Red, Blue
         
Public 2007-2016
Manchester Panthers New Franklin Red, Black
         
Public 1989-
Timken Trojans Canton Blue, Gold
         
Public 2005-2015
Triway Titans Wooster Purple, White
         
Public 2004-
Tuscarawas Valley Trojans Zoarville Red, Black
         
Public 1989-2016
Tuslaw Mustangs Massillon Blue, White
         
Public 1989-

Future members

School Nickname Location Colors Type Tenure
Northwest Indians Canal Fulton Red, White, Gray
              
Public 2017-
Orrville Red Riders Orrville Red, Black, & White
              
Public 2016-
Loudonville Redbirds Loudonville Red and Gray
         
Public 2017- (football only)

Former members

School Nickname Location Colors Type Tenure
Coventry Comets Coventry Twp. Blue, Gold
         
Public 1989-2005
East Canton Hornets East Canton Blue, Gold
         
Public 1989-2005
Sandy Valley Cardinals Magnolia Red, Gray
         
Public 1989-2001

Recent history

See also

  1. "Remember When". The Press-News, Magnolia, OH. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  2. Dorksen, Aaron (March 11, 2011). "Orrville-Triway Rivalry to Add Another Chapter: Rivals Rally From Off Years, Reach District Final Tonight". Wooster Daily Record. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  3. Easterling, Chris (November 1, 2014). "Fairless beats Tuslaw to win Blue Cup for second straight year". FridayNightOhio.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. Harpster, David (January 30, 2013). "Northwest, Orrville apply for membership in the Principals Athletic Conference". IndeOnline.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. Metzger, Roger (February 21, 2015). "Five high schools to join Inter-Valley Conference". Times Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. "School Board Unanimously Approves "One Community, One School"". Canton City School District. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  7. Dorksen, Aaron (March 4, 2015). "Orrville, Northwest Extended Invitations to Join Principals Athletic Conference". Wooster Daily Record. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  8. King, Steve (March 17, 2015). "Prinicpals Athletic Conference plans its future". The Suburbanite. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  9. http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20sports/2015/04/18/loudonville-to-join-pac-for-football-only-in-2017-18