Northeast Ohio Conference
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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
. Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II) — compete in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake. Dan Gerome currently serves as the NOC commissioner.
counties: Cuyahoga
, Lake
, Lorain
, Medina and Summit
. Listed below are the current eighteen (18) member schools.
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.
and Lakewood, then members of the Lake Erie League, also joined. The new conference began play during the 2007-08 school year.
, 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:
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
(OHSAA), in Northeast Ohio
Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio and is part of what used to be the Connecticut Western Reserve.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...
. Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II) — compete in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake. Dan Gerome currently serves as the NOC commissioner.
Member schools
NOC members span 5 Northeast OhioGreater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio and is part of what used to be the Connecticut Western Reserve.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...
counties: Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
, Lake
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....
, Lorain
Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 301,356. an increase from 284,664 in 2000...
, Medina and Summit
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...
. Listed below are the current eighteen (18) member schools.
| Member school | Team name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick HS | Blue Devils | Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick is the largest city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,255 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan Area.-Geography:Brunswick is located at .... |
| Brush HS Charles F. Brush High School Charles F. Brush High School is a public high school in Lyndhurst, Ohio. The school is named for Charles F. Brush, the Ohio-born inventor of the arc light, an invention which, until recently, the school's student newspaper was named after.... |
Arcs | Lyndhurst, Ohio Lyndhurst, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 15,279 people, 6,642 households, and 4,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,480.1 people per square mile . There were 6,855 housing units at an average density of 1,561.4 per square mile... |
| Cuyahoga Falls HS Cuyahoga Falls High School Cuyahoga Falls High School is a public high school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District. It has a current enrollment of around 1,663 students in grades 9-12... |
Black Tigers | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 49,374 people, 21,655 households, and 13,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 people per square mile . There were 22,727 housing units at an average density of 889.7 per square mile... |
| Elyria HS Elyria High School Elyria High School is a high school in Elyria, Ohio. Founded in 1830, it is notable for being the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains... |
Pioneers | Elyria, Ohio Elyria, Ohio -Community:Elyria has an extensive, although financially burdened, community food pantry and "Hot Meals" program administered through the Second Harvest Food Bank and several churches Elyria is served by Elyria Memorial Hospital.-Recreation and parks:... |
| Garfield Heights HS Garfield Heights High School Garfield Heights High School is a public high school located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Garfield Heights City School District. The school currently contains approximately 1500 students. The mascot is the Bulldog and the school... |
Bulldogs | Garfield Heights, Ohio Garfield Heights, Ohio Garfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 28,849 at the time of the 2010 census.-Geography:Garfield Heights is located at .... |
| Hudson HS | Explorers | Hudson, Ohio Hudson, Ohio Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,262 at the 2010 census. It is an affluent exurban community and is part of the Akron, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
| Lakewood HS | Rangers | Lakewood, Ohio Lakewood, Ohio Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland. The population was 52,131 at the 2010 making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma .Lakewood, one of Cleveland's... |
| Mayfield HS | Wildcats | Mayfield Village, Ohio Mayfield, Ohio Mayfield is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2010 census. The village is officially named Mayfield, but is typically referred to as Mayfield Village... |
| Medina HS | Battling Bees | Medina, Ohio Medina, Ohio In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males... |
| Mentor HS | Cardinals | Mentor, Ohio Mentor, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 50,278 people, 18,797 households, and 14,229 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,878.2 people per square mile . There were 19,301 housing units at an average density of 721.0 per square mile... |
| Normandy HS | Invaders | Parma, Ohio Parma, Ohio Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is the largest suburb of Cleveland and the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio... |
| North Royalton HS North Royalton High School North Royalton High School, celebrating its 103rd Anniversary , is a public high school located in North Royalton, Ohio, a suburban community in the Greater Cleveland area with a population of 30,444. Over 1,000 students attend North Royalton High School. It is a member of the Northeast Ohio... |
Bears | North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 28,647 people, 11,250 households, and 7,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,345.9 people per square mile . There were 11,754 housing units at an average density of 552.2 per square mile... |
| Parma HS Parma Senior High School Parma Senior High School , is one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Parma, Ohio. The school is a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference... |
Redmen | Parma, Ohio Parma, Ohio Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is the largest suburb of Cleveland and the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio... |
| Solon HS Solon High School Solon High School, founded in 1898, is a public high school located in Solon, Ohio, a southeastern suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.... |
Comets | Solon, Ohio Solon, Ohio Solon is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is an affluent suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,348... |
| Stow-Munroe Falls HS Stow-Munroe Falls High School Stow-Munroe Falls High School — often referred to as Stow High School — is a public high school located in Stow, Ohio, a suburb of Akron in Northeast Ohio. With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a staff of more than 160, it is the only high school in the Stow-Munroe Falls City School... |
Bulldogs | Stow, Ohio Stow, Ohio Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the 2000 census and 33,899 as of 2008. It is a suburban community that is part of the Akron metropolitan area. Stow is located adjacent to several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage Counties... |
| Strongsville HS Strongsville High School Strongsville High School is a public high school located in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The current principal is William Steffen.The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Mustang. The school was a member of the Pioneer Conference but moved to the Northeast Ohio Conference at the... |
Mustangs | Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 43,858 people, 16,209 households, and 12,383 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,779.6 people per square mile . There were 16,863 housing units at an average density of 684.2 per square mile... |
| Twinsburg HS Twinsburg High School Twinsburg High School is a public high school in Twinsburg, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Twinsburg City Schools district, and serves most of the city and township along with some of Reminderville; the rest of Reminderville is served by Aurora, and some of Twinsburg is covered by the... |
Tigers | Twinsburg, Ohio Twinsburg, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 17,006 people, 6,641 households, and 4,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,366.7 people per square mile . There were 6,871 housing units at an average density of 552.2 per square mile... |
| Valley Forge HS Valley Forge High School Valley Forge High School is located in Parma Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. It is one of three high schools in the Parma City School District, which is one of the largest school districts in the state of Ohio, serving the cities of Parma, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills. The school's colors... |
Patriots | Parma Heights, Ohio Parma Heights, Ohio There are seven council members serving at large. Every two years there is an election. Four positions are open. The top three candidates are each elected for a four-year term. The fourth candidate is awarded a two-year term.[Effective January 2008]... |
Following the 2010-11 school year, Mentor High School left the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Nordonia High School
Nordonia High School
Nordonia High School is a public high school in Macedonia, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Nordonia Hills City School District. Their mascot is a Knight. There are approximately 1500+ students currently enrolled in the High School. The colors of the school are Green and white...
left the NOC to join the Suburban League
Suburban League (OHSAA)
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.-Current members:-Former members:-1940s:...
. Following the 2011-12 school year, Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights High School is a public high school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA, in Greater Cleveland. The high school is the only public high school in the Shaker Heights City School District, which serves Shaker Heights and a small part of Cleveland...
will leave the Lake Erie League to join the NOC, while Lakewood will leave the NOC to join the West Shore Conference.
Valley, River and Lake Divisions
Divisional breakdowns (listed below) differ depending on the sport; considerations include strength, geography and traditional rivalries.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 |
| Medina | Cross Country - Boys | 2007 |
| Medina | Soccer - Girls | 2009 |
History
The NOC formed largely by the merging of two eight-member conferences: Pioneer and Western Reserve. Garfield HeightsGarfield Heights High School
Garfield Heights High School is a public high school located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Garfield Heights City School District. The school currently contains approximately 1500 students. The mascot is the Bulldog and the school...
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: BrecksvilleBrecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1,650 students in grades 9-12. Students come from the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and a very small segment of North Royalton...
, Brunswick, Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf High School
Cloverleaf High School is a public high school located in Lodi, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Cloverleaf Local School District.The school's colors are forest green and white....
, North Royalton
North Royalton High School
North Royalton High School, celebrating its 103rd Anniversary , is a public high school located in North Royalton, Ohio, a suburban community in the Greater Cleveland area with a population of 30,444. Over 1,000 students attend North Royalton High School. It is a member of the Northeast Ohio...
, Strongsville
Strongsville High School
Strongsville High School is a public high school located in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The current principal is William Steffen.The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Mustang. The school was a member of the Pioneer Conference but moved to the Northeast Ohio Conference at the...
and Wadsworth
Wadsworth High School
Wadsworth High School is a public high school in Wadsworth, Ohio, USA It is the only high school in the Wadsworth City Schools District.- Details :...
. Two high schools in the Berea City School District — Berea
Berea High School
Berea High School is a high school located in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1882, and the current structure was built in 1929. It was the first of two public high schools in the Berea City School District, the other being Midpark High School. Berea High School serves grades nine through...
and Midpark
Midpark High School
Midpark High School is a public high school located at 7000 Paula Drive in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, southwest of Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Berea City School District, along with Berea High School...
— joined in 1979. Wadsworth left in 1983, replaced by Medina two years later. North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville High School
North Ridgeville Senior High School is a public high school located within the North Ridgeville City School District. North Ridgeville Sr. High is located at 34600 Bainbridge Road in North Ridgeville, Ohio, 18 miles west of Cleveland's downtown.North Ridgeville High School was named the Ohio...
replaced Cloverleaf in 1997.
The conference briefly expanded to twelve when Elyria
Elyria High School
Elyria High School is a high school in Elyria, Ohio. Founded in 1830, it is notable for being the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains...
and the three high schools of the Parma City School District — Parma Senior High
Parma Senior High School
Parma Senior High School , is one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Parma, Ohio. The school is a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference...
, Normandy and Valley Forge
Valley Forge High School
Valley Forge High School is located in Parma Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. It is one of three high schools in the Parma City School District, which is one of the largest school districts in the state of Ohio, serving the cities of Parma, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills. The school's colors...
— 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
- ElyriaElyria High SchoolElyria High School is a high school in Elyria, Ohio. Founded in 1830, it is notable for being the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains...
Pioneers - Medina Battling Bees
- Normandy Invaders
- North RoyaltonNorth Royalton High SchoolNorth Royalton High School, celebrating its 103rd Anniversary , is a public high school located in North Royalton, Ohio, a suburban community in the Greater Cleveland area with a population of 30,444. Over 1,000 students attend North Royalton High School. It is a member of the Northeast Ohio...
Bears - ParmaParma Senior High SchoolParma Senior High School , is one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Parma, Ohio. The school is a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference...
Redmen - StrongsvilleStrongsville High SchoolStrongsville High School is a public high school located in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The current principal is William Steffen.The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Mustang. The school was a member of the Pioneer Conference but moved to the Northeast Ohio Conference at the...
Mustangs - Valley ForgeValley Forge High SchoolValley Forge High School is located in Parma Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. It is one of three high schools in the Parma City School District, which is one of the largest school districts in the state of Ohio, serving the cities of Parma, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills. The school's colors...
Patriots
Former Western Reserve Conference
- BrushCharles F. Brush High SchoolCharles F. Brush High School is a public high school in Lyndhurst, Ohio. The school is named for Charles F. Brush, the Ohio-born inventor of the arc light, an invention which, until recently, the school's student newspaper was named after....
Arcs - Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls High SchoolCuyahoga Falls High School is a public high school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District. It has a current enrollment of around 1,663 students in grades 9-12...
Black Tigers - Hudson Explorers
- Mayfield Wildcats
- NordoniaNordonia High SchoolNordonia High School is a public high school in Macedonia, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Nordonia Hills City School District. Their mascot is a Knight. There are approximately 1500+ students currently enrolled in the High School. The colors of the school are Green and white...
Knights - SolonSolon High SchoolSolon High School, founded in 1898, is a public high school located in Solon, Ohio, a southeastern suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States....
Comets - Stow-Munroe FallsStow-Munroe Falls High SchoolStow-Munroe Falls High School — often referred to as Stow High School — is a public high school located in Stow, Ohio, a suburb of Akron in Northeast Ohio. With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a staff of more than 160, it is the only high school in the Stow-Munroe Falls City School...
Bulldogs - TwinsburgTwinsburg High SchoolTwinsburg High School is a public high school in Twinsburg, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Twinsburg City Schools district, and serves most of the city and township along with some of Reminderville; the rest of Reminderville is served by Aurora, and some of Twinsburg is covered by the...
Tigers
Fall
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Boys, Girls - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- Boys, Girls - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Girls - Soccer - Boys, Girls
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Girls
Winter
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Boys, Girls - GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
- Boys, Girls - WrestlingScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
Spring
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Boys - Track & Field - Boys, Girls
See also
- Ohio high school athletic conferences
- Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic AssociationThe Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
(OHSAA)