The Midland Athletic League is an OHSAA

Ohio High School Athletic Association

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 athletic league located in northwest Ohio

Northwest Ohio

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 that was formed in 1985. Mark King is the commissioner. The following schools are currently members of the league, with the school name providing a link to the town the school is in or near:

Members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors
Bettsville Bettsville High School Bettsville High School is a public high school in Bettsville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Bettsville Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Bobcats. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Bobcats	Bettsville Bettsville, Ohio Bettsville is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bettsville is located at ....	Black, White
Calvert Calvert High School (Tiffin, Ohio) Calvert High School is a private, Catholic high school in Tiffin, Ohio. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. Commonly referred to as the High School Campus...	Senecas	Tiffin Tiffin, Ohio Tiffin is a city in and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,135 at the 2000 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Tiffin as a Tree City USA....	Royal Blue, White
Carey Carey High School (Carey, Ohio) Carey High School is a public high school in Carey, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Carey Exempted Village Schools district. Their nickname is the Blue Devils. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Blue Devils	Carey Carey, Ohio Carey is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carey is located at ....	Blue, White
Hopewell-Loudon Hopewell-Loudon High School Hopewell-Loudon High School is a public k-12 school in Bascom, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Hopewell-Loudon Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Chieftains....	Chieftains	Bascom Bascom, Ohio Bascom is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44809. The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria.-External links:*...	Scarlet, Gray
Lakota Lakota High School (Kansas, Ohio) Lakota High School is a public high school in Scott Township, near Kansas, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Lakota Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Raiders. Lakota opened the doors on their new K-12 building to students on August 29, 2011...	Raiders	Kansas Kansas, Ohio Kansas is a census-designated place in northwestern Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44841. It is located along State Route 635....	Navy Blue, White
Mohawk Mohawk High School (Sycamore, Ohio) Mohawk High School is a public high school in Sycamore, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mohawk Local Schools district. Their mascot is the Warrior. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Warriors	Sycamore Sycamore, Ohio Sycamore is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 914 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sycamore is located at ....	Red, Black
New Riegel New Riegel High School New Riegel High School is a public high school in New Riegel, Ohio. It is the only high school in the New Riegel Local Schools district. The school's athletic teams use the nickname Blue Jackets. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Panthers	New Riegel New Riegel, Ohio New Riegel is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Riegel is located at ....	Navy Blue, Vegas Gold
North Baltimore North Baltimore High School North Baltimore High School is a public high school in North Baltimore, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the North Baltimore Local School District. Their nickname is the Tigers. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Fighting Tigers	North Baltimore North Baltimore, Ohio North Baltimore is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,361 at the 2000 census.North Baltimore is south of Toledo.-Geography:North Baltimore is located at ....	Orange, Black
Old Fort Old Fort High School Old Fort High School is a public high school in Old Fort, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Old Fort Local School District. Their nickname is the Stockaders. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Stockaders	Old Fort Old Fort, Ohio Old Fort is a census-designated place located in northern Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44861....	Brown, Gold
St. Joseph (St. Joe's) Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School (Fremont, Ohio) Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in Fremont, Ohio. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. The school mascot is the "Crimson Streak".- History :...	Crimson Streaks	Fremont Fremont, Ohio Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...	Crimson, Gray
St. Wendelin St. Wendelin High School St. Wendelin High School is a private, Catholic high school in Fostoria, Ohio. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. Their nickname is the Mohawks.-Background:St...	Mohawks	Fostoria Fostoria, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 13,931 people, 5,565 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,917.6 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 829.2 per square mile...	Black, Gold
Seneca East Seneca East High School Seneca East High School is a public high school in Attica, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Seneca East Local School District. Their nickname is the Tigers. They are members of the Midland Athletic League....	Tigers	Attica Attica, Ohio Attica is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census.Attica was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.-Geography:Attica is located at ....	Orange, Black

Bettsville, New Riegel and Old Fort do not field football teams. St. Wendelin's football team competed in the MAL from 1986-2008, then in the NCC for 2009 and 2010. They are now a football independent, but since they are members of the MAL for every other sport, the MAL keeps track of their football record in the league standings.

1980s

• The MAL was created for the 1985-86 school year's basketball season with Bettsville, Hopewell-Loudon, New Riegel, Old Fort and Seneca East coming from the crumbling Seneca County League
  Seneca County League
  The Seneca County League was an Ohio high school athletic league located in northwest Ohio that ended in the fall of 1985. Schools in the league at the time were Seneca East High School, Old Fort High School, Bettsville High School, Hopewell-Loudon High School, and New Riegel High School.-Past...
  
   to combine with North Baltimore and St. Wendelin from the former Lakeshore Conference. Hopewell-Loudon and Seneca East were also full members of the Lakeshore Conference. Tiffin Calvert and St. Joseph agreed to join the league, but were not able to leave the Sandusky Bay Conference
  Sandusky Bay Conference
  The Sandusky Bay Conference is a high school athletic conference with eight members from the Sandusky Bay area of north central Ohio. It is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association.-Members:-Athletic competition:...
  
   until the 1985-86 school year ended.

1990s

• Carey and Mohawk leave the North Central Conference
  North Central Conference (OHSAA)
  The North Central Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose 10 members are located in northwest and north-central Ohio.The following schools are members:-Former members:-League history:...
  
   and join the MAL for the 1990-91 school year.

2000s

• Lakota left the Suburban Lakes League
  Suburban Lakes League
  The Suburban Lakes League was an OHSAA athletic league with 7 member schools located in northwest Ohio. The league was formed in 1972 by former members of the Northern Lakes League, Sandusky Bay Conference, and the Lakeshore Conference....
  
   at the end of the 2008-09 school year to join the MAL in all sports in time for the 2009 fall sports season.
• St. Wendelin competed in the Northwest Central Conference
  Northwest Central Conference (OHSAA)
  The Northwest Central Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in parts of northwest and western Ohio.-Members:-Future members:-Former members:*Troy Christian Eagles...
  
   for football only in 2009 and 2010, but remained a member of the MAL for all other sports. They were eventually voted out of the NWCC for canceling 3 football games in 2010 and now compete as an independent in football.
• On September 8th of 2009, the MAL voted against adding current SLL schools Elmwood and Gibsonburg after both submitted letters of interest for membership.

Boys championships

Year	Football	Cross Country	Golf	Basketball	Wrestling	Baseball	Track & Field	Tennis
1985-86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Old Fort	St. Joseph		Seneca East
1986-87	Calvert		Calvert	New Riegel	St. Joseph		Seneca East
1987-88	St. Joseph, St. Wendelin		St. Joseph	New Riegel	St. Joseph		Seneca East
1988-89	St. Joseph		Old Fort	Calvert	Seneca East		Seneca East
1989-90	St. Joseph		Old Fort	North Baltimore	St. Joseph		Seneca East
1990-91	St. Joseph		St. Joseph	Carey	Carey		Seneca East
1991-92	St. Joseph, St. Wendelin		St. Joseph	St. Wendelin	Carey		Seneca East
1992-93	St. Joseph, Carey, Seneca East		St. Joseph	New Riegel, St. Joseph	St. Joseph		Seneca East
1993-94	Carey			Carey, Old Fort	St. Joseph		St. Joseph
1994-95	Carey		St. Joseph	Old Fort	Carey		Seneca East
1995-96	North Baltimore			New Riegel, Old Fort	Mohawk	New Riegel, St. Joseph	Seneca East
1996-97	St. Joseph		St. Joseph	Old Fort	Mohawk	St. Wendelin	St. Wendelin
1997-98	Mohawk		New Riegel	New Riegel	Mohawk	Seneca East	Seneca East
1998-99	Calvert		St. Joseph	Calvert	Mohawk	St. Wendelin	Seneca East
1999-00	Calvert		St. Joseph	Calvert	Mohawk	Seneca East	Seneca East
2000-01	Calvert, Carey			Calvert, Mohawk, St. Joseph	Mohawk	Carey, New Riegel	Seneca East
2001-02	Mohawk		St. Joseph	Old Fort	Mohawk	St. Joseph	Seneca East
2002-03	Calvert, Mohawk		St. Joseph	Calvert	St. Joseph	Mohawk	Seneca East
2003-04	Hopewell-Loudon (Carey, Mohawk)		St. Joseph	Calvert	Mohawk	Calvert, Mohawk, St. Joseph	Old Fort
2004-05	Hopewell-Loudon		St. Joseph	Calvert	Mohawk	St. Joseph	Hopewell-Loudon
2005-06	Hopewell-Loudon		St. Joseph	New Riegel	Mohawk	Calvert, Mohawk	Hopewell-Loudon
2006-07	Mohawk	Old Fort	St. Joseph	Carey, Mohawk, Seneca East	Calvert	Mohawk	Hopewell-Loudon
2007-08	Hopewell-Loudon	Hopewell-Loudon	St. Joseph	Calvert	Calvert	Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, St. Joseph	Mohawk
2008-09	Hopewell-Loudon	Old Fort	St. Joseph	Carey	Calvert	Seneca East	Seneca East
2009-10	Carey, St. Joseph	Calvert	Calvert	New Riegel	Calvert	Hopewell-Loudon	Seneca East
2010-11	Mohawk	New Riegel	St. Joseph	Calvert, New Riegel	Carey	Hopewell-Loudon	Seneca East
2011-12	Hopewell-Loudon	Seneca East	St. Joseph

Girls championships

Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Tennis	Basketball	Softball	Track & Field
1985-86						Seneca East
1986-87						St. Joseph
1987-88						St. Joseph
1988-89						North Baltimore
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94						Seneca East
1994-95
1995-96						Seneca East
1996-97						Seneca East
1997-98						Seneca East
1998-99						Seneca East
1999-00						St. Joseph
2000-01						Calvert
2001-02						Carey
2002-03						Carey
2003-04						Carey
2004-05						Carey
2005-06						Carey
2006-07		Mohawk				Carey
2007-08		Seneca East				Carey
2008-09		Seneca East				Seneca East
2009-10		Seneca East				St. Joseph
2010-11		Seneca East		Carey, Mohawk	Lakota	Seneca East
2011-12	New Riegel	Hopewell-Loudon

See also

Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Links

• Midland Athletic League home
• MAL rejects Elmwood, Gibsonburg bids