Northeast Ohio Conference


The Northeast Ohio Conference was a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, in northeast Ohio. Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA — competed in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake. Dan Gerome served as the last NOC commissioner.
Anthony J. Paletta designed the conference logo in 2006.

Membership changes

Membership changes (2007–2012)

Following the 2010/11 school year, Mentor High School joined after leaving the Lake Erie League, while Nordonia High School left to join the Suburban League. Following the 2011/12 school year, Shaker Heights High School joined after leaving the Lake Erie League, while Lakewood High School left to join the West Shore Conference. Listed below are the current 18 member schools.

Membership changes (2013–present)

In November 2013 it was announced that seven schools were leaving the Northeast Ohio Conference to form a new league named the Greater Cleveland Conference. The schools leaving were Elyria, Brunswick, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights, Solon and Strongsville. Brush and Mayfield were also invited to join the Greater Cleveland Conference, but decided to join the newly created Western Reserve Conference. Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls and Twinsburg are also leaving to join the Suburban League.

Member schools

Members spanned five Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit.
Member school at dissolutionTeam nameLocationColors
Brunswick HSBlue Devils^Brunswick, Ohio
Brush HSArcs~Lyndhurst, Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls HSBlack Tigers*Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Elyria HSPioneers^Elyria, Ohio
Garfield Heights HSBulldogsGarfield Heights, Ohio
Hudson HSExplorers*Hudson, Ohio
Mayfield HSWildcats~Mayfield Village, Ohio
Medina HSBattling Bees^Medina, Ohio
Mentor HSCardinals^Mentor, Ohio
Normandy HSInvaders#Parma, Ohio
North Royalton HSBears*North Royalton, Ohio
Parma Senior HSRedmen#Parma, Ohio
Shaker Heights HSRed Raiders^Shaker Heights, Ohio
Solon HSComets^Solon, Ohio
Stow-Munroe Falls HSBulldogs*Stow, Ohio
Strongsville HSMustangs^Strongsville, Ohio
Twinsburg HSTigers*Twinsburg, Ohio
Valley Forge HSPatriots#Parma Heights, Ohio


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Valley, River and Lake Divisions

Divisional breakdowns differ depending on the sport; considerations include strength, geography and traditional rivalries

Baseball

This table only includes state championships won by schools while members of the Northeast Ohio Conference.
SchoolSportYear
ElyriaSoftball2009
MedinaCross Country - Boys2007
MedinaSoccer - Girls2009
BrunswickCross Country - Girls2011
MentorBasketball - Boys2013

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

Fall