Suburban League

The Suburban League is an OHSAA sports league made up of eight high schools from Medina and Summit counties in Ohio. It was formed in 1949.

On October 3, 2013, League Commissioner Keith Walker and President Dana Addis announced that the league would expand to 16 schools, effective in the 2015-16 school year. Brecksville, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow, and Twinsburg will join current members Nordonia and Wadsworth in the National Division (big schools). Aurora, Barberton, and Kent Roosevelt will join current members Copley, Highland, Revere, and Tallmadge in the American Division (small schools). Cloverleaf will leave for the Portage Trail Conference at that time.

Current members

Membership beginning in fall of 2011.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure
Cloverleaf	Colts	Lodi, Medina County	Green, White	1997–2015^[1]
Copley	Indians	Copley, Summit County	Blue, Gold	1949–
Green	Bulldogs	Green, Summit County	Orange, Black	1949–2015^[2]
Highland	Hornets	Granger, Medina County	Green, Black	1956–1957, 1976–
Nordonia	Knights	Macedonia, Summit County	Green, White	1949–1973, 2011–
Revere	Minutemen	Richfield, Summit County	Red, Blue	1958–
Tallmadge	Blue Devils	Tallmadge, Summit County	Blue, Gold	1990–
Wadsworth	Grizzlies	Wadsworth, Medina County	Red, White	1984–

Future members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Join Date
Aurora	Greenmen	Aurora, Portage County	Dark Green, White	2015
Barberton	Magics	Barberton, Summit County	Purple, White	2015
Brecksville-Broadview Heights	Bees	Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County	Crimson, Gold	2015
Cuyahoga Falls	Black Tigers	Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County	Black, Gold	2015
Hudson	Explorers	Hudson, Summit County	Navy, White	2015
Kent Roosevelt	Rough Riders	Kent, Portage County	Red, White, Black	2015^[3]
North Royalton	Bears	North Royalton, Cuyahoga County	Purple, Gold	2015^[4]
Stow-Munroe Falls	Bulldogs	Stow, Summit County	Maroon, Gold	2015
Twinsburg	Tigers	Twinsburg, Summit County	Blue, White	2015

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure
Barberton	Magics	Barberton, Summit County	Purple, White	2005–2011
Coventry	Comets	Coventry Twp., Summit County	Blue, Gold	1969–1983
Field	Falcons	Brimfield, Portage County	Red, White, Black	1978–1990
Hudson	Explorers	Hudson, Summit County	Navy Blue, White	1949–1997
Manchester	Panthers	New Franklin, Summit County	Red, Black	1949–1976
Mogadore	Wildcats	Mogadore, Portage County	Green, White	1958–1968
Norton	Panthers	Norton, Summit County	Red, Black, White	1972–2005
Twinsburg	Tigers	Twinsburg, Summit County	Blue, White	1958–1964
Woodridge	Bulldogs	Peninsula, Summit County	Maroon, Silver	1958–1978

League history

1940s

The league formed in 1949 with Copley, Green, Hudson, Manchester, and Northfield as its charter members.

1950s

In 1956, Highland joined for football only and competed for the '56 and '57 titles.
In 1958, Mogadore, Revere, Twinsburg, and Woodridge joined the league.

1960s

In 1964, Twinsburg left.
In 1968, Mogadore left.
In 1969, Coventry joined.

1970s

In 1972, Norton joined.
In 1973, Nordonia left. (As Northfield, it had merged with Macedonia)
In 1976, Manchester left and was replaced by Highland, which entered as a full-time member this time.
In 1978, Woodridge left and was replaced by Field.

1980s

In 1983, Coventry left.
In 1984, Wadsworth joined.

1990s

In 1990, Field left and was replaced by Tallmadge.
In 1997, Hudson left and was replaced by Cloverleaf.

2000s

In 2005, Barberton joined when Norton left for the Portage Trail Conference.

2010s

In 2011, Barberton left and was replaced by Nordonia.
In 2013, Green announced it would leave to join the Federal League in 2015.^[5] The schools of Aurora, Barberton, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Kent Roosevelt, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls, and Twinsburg were then asked to consider joining a newly-aligned Suburban League that would include divisions based on enrollment.^[4]
In September 2013, Barberton,^[6] Kent Roosevelt (2016-17) and North Royalton (2015-16) announced they would join the Suburban League.^[3]
A few days after, Aurora, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Stow-Munroe Falls, and Twinsburg announced they would look to join the league in 2015-16.^[7]^[8]
In December 2013, Cloverleaf announced it would leave for the Portage Trail Conference in 2015.^[9]


Proposed Suburban League Divisions (Beginning in 2015-16)
National Division	American Division
Brecksville-Broadview Hts*	Aurora*
Cuyahoga Falls*	Barberton*
Hudson*	Copley
North Royalton*	Highland
Nordonia	Kent Roosevelt*
Stow-Munroe Falls*	Revere
Twinsburg*	Tallmadge
Wadsworth

Notes

Current members are in bold text.
Future members that accepted the league's invitation are marked with an asterisk (*).

References

↑ http://recordpub.com/sports/2013/12/16/cloverleaf-to-join-portage-trail-conference-at-start-of-2015-16-season
↑ Michael Beaven. "Green set to join the Federal League in 2015-16; Suburban League seeks to move forward with its own expansion plan". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kent Roosevelt to join Suburban League in all sports". Newsleader.recordpub.com. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Lisa Gayle Grayson (2013-09-14). "NoRo joining the Suburban Leauge (sic)". The Post Newspapers. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ Porter, Todd (2013-08-20). "Green to join Federal League". CantonRep.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ Beaven, Michael (2013-09-16). "Barberton, Kent Roosevelt & North Royalton set to join Suburban League; other schools coming soon". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ Beaven, Michael (2013-09-18). "Suburban League snags Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Stow and Twinsburg - Varsity Letters". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ Filed on September 18, 2013 by Chris Sweeney (2013-09-18). "High schools changing conferences; Elyria not opposed to switching to SWC - Chronicle-Telegram". Chronicle.northcoastnow.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
↑ http://recordpub.com/sports/2013/12/16/cloverleaf-to-join-portage-trail-conference-at-start-of-2015-16-season

External links

Northeast District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences (Northeast Ohio)

Current Conferences	Akron City Series All-American Conference Chagrin Valley Conference Federal League Firelands Conference Inter Tri County League Inter Valley Conference Lake Erie League North Coast League Northeast Athletic Conference Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) Northeastern Conference Northeastern Buckeye Conference Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) Patriot Athletic Conference Portage Trail Conference (PTC) Premier Athletic Conference Principals Athletic Conference (PAC-8) Senate Athletic League Southwestern Conference Suburban League Wayne County Athletic League West Shore Conference

Future Conferences	Greater Cleveland Conference (2015) Western Reserve Conference (2015)

Former Conferences	Youngstown City Series (1925-2003)

Outlying Conferences	Mid-Buckeye Conference Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference North Central Conference Northern Ohio League