Northeast Ohio Conference

Northeast Ohio Conference
Established	2007
Classification	OHSAA Northeast District Class AAA Divisions I, II
Members	18
Sports fielded	22
Total championships	3
States	Ohio
Website	NortheastOhioConference.org
Conference commissioner	Dan Gerome
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The Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) is a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), in Northeast Ohio.^[1] Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II)^[2] — compete in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake.^[3] Dan Gerome currently serves as the NOC commissioner.^[4]

Member schools

NOC members span 5 Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit. Listed below are the current eighteen (18) member schools.^[5]

Member school	Team name	Location
Brunswick HS	Blue Devils	Brunswick, Ohio
Brush HS	Arcs	Lyndhurst, Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls HS	Black Tigers	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Elyria HS	Pioneers	Elyria, Ohio
Garfield Heights HS	Bulldogs	Garfield Heights, Ohio
Hudson HS	Explorers	Hudson, Ohio
Lakewood HS	Rangers	Lakewood, Ohio
Mayfield HS	Wildcats	Mayfield Village, Ohio
Medina HS	Battling Bees	Medina, Ohio
Mentor HS	Cardinals	Mentor, Ohio
Normandy HS	Invaders	Parma, Ohio
North Royalton HS	Bears	North Royalton, Ohio
Parma HS	Redmen	Parma, Ohio
Solon HS	Comets	Solon, Ohio
Stow-Munroe Falls HS	Bulldogs	Stow, Ohio
Strongsville HS	Mustangs	Strongsville, Ohio
Twinsburg HS	Tigers	Twinsburg, Ohio
Valley Forge HS	Patriots	Parma Heights, Ohio

Following the 2010-11 school year, Mentor High School left the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Nordonia High School left the NOC to join the Suburban League. Following the 2011-12 school year, Shaker Heights High School will leave the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Lakewood will leave the NOC to join the West Shore Conference.^[6][7][8]

Valley, River and Lake Divisions

Divisional breakdowns (listed below) differ depending on the sport; considerations include strength, geography and traditional rivalries.^[9]

Baseball

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

Cross country

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

Football

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

Boys Soccer

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

Girls Soccer

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

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-Munroe Falls, Twinsburg

Volleyball

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

State championships

This table only includes state championships won by schools while members of the Northeast Ohio Conference.

School	Sport	Year(s)
Elyria	Softball	2009[10]
Medina	Cross Country - Boys	2007[11]
Medina	Soccer - Girls	2009[12]

History

The NOC formed largely by the merging of two eight-member conferences: Pioneer and Western Reserve. Garfield Heights and Lakewood, then members of the Lake Erie League, also joined. The new conference began play during the 2007-08 school year.

Former Pioneer Conference

The Pioneer Conference was formed in 1977 with six original members: Brecksville, Brunswick, Cloverleaf, North Royalton, Strongsville and Wadsworth. Two high schools in the Berea City School District — Berea and Midpark — joined in 1979. Wadsworth left in 1983, replaced by Medina two years later. North Ridgeville replaced Cloverleaf in 1997.

The conference briefly expanded to twelve when Elyria and the three high schools of the Parma City School District — Parma Senior High, Normandy and Valley Forge — joined in 2003; schools were split into two six-member divisions for most sports. In 2005, North Ridgeville left for the newly formed West Shore Conference; Berea, Brecksville and Midpark left for the Southwestern Conference. The eight remaining schools (listed below) continued their membership until the formation of the Northeast Ohio Conference in 2007:

• Brunswick Blue Devils
• Elyria Pioneers
• Medina Battling Bees
• Normandy Invaders
• North Royalton Bears
• Parma Redmen
• Strongsville Mustangs
• Valley Forge Patriots

Former Western Reserve Conference

• Brush Arcs
• Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers
• Hudson Explorers
• Mayfield Wildcats
• Nordonia Knights
• Solon Comets
• Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
• Twinsburg Tigers

Sanctioned Sports

Fall

• Cross Country - Boys, Girls
• Football
• Golf - Boys, Girls
• Tennis - Girls
• Soccer - Boys, Girls
• Volleyball - Girls

Winter

• Basketball - Boys, Girls
• Gymnastics
• Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls
• Wrestling

Spring

• Baseball
• Softball
• Tennis - Boys
• Track & Field - Boys, Girls

See also

• Ohio high school athletic conferences
• Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)

Notes and references

1. ^ "Athletic Conference Web Sites". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/members/conferencesites.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
2. ^ "OHSAA On-Line Member School Directory". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2010. http://www.cdab.org/members.asp. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
   • "2009-2011 Divisional Breakdowns". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/members/sptdivis09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
3. ^ "NOC Constitution & Bylaws, 9-25-2009" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Microsoft_Word_-_Current_9-25-2009.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "NOC Member Schools Directory 2009-10" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Microsoft_Word_-_NOC_Directory_09-10_web_version.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Member Schools". NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2011. http://www.northeastohioconference.org/page.cfm?page=member_schools.cfm. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
6. ^ "N.O.C. Welcomes New Member the Mentor Cardinals!". NortheastOhioConference.org. Northeast Ohio Conference. July 6, 2011. http://northeastohioconference.org/article.cfm?id=178. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
7. ^ Rogers, Tim (July 8, 2010). "Lakewood to switch conferences". The Plain Dealer (The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.): p. D5 - Sports. 
8. ^ "Northeast Ohio Conference accepts Shaker Heights". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live, Inc. December 17, 2010. http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/4317157800761897587/northeast-ohio-conference-accepts-shaker-heights/. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
9. ^ "NOC Divisional Alignments ALL SPORTS" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. http://northeastohioconference.org/files/Divisions_by_Competition_9-23-09_WEB_VERSION.pdf. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
10. ^ "2009 Division I State Softball Championship". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sb/girls/2009/d1rslt09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
11. ^ "2007 Boys Division I State Cross Country Championships". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2007. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/cc/2007/bd1rslt07.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
12. ^ "2009 Girls State Tournament Results: Division I". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/girls/2009/gsorslt09.htm. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 

External links

• Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC)
• Northeast District Athletic Board (NEDAB)
• Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)