Northeast Ohio Conference

The Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) was a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), in northeast Ohio.^[1][2] Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II)^[3] — competed in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake.^[4] Dan Gerome served as the last NOC commissioner.^[5] Anthony J. Paletta designed the conference logo in 2006.

Northeast Ohio Conference

Classification	OHSAA Northeast District Class AAA Divisions I, II
Founded	2007-2015
Sports fielded	22
No. of teams	20 overall (18 at a time)
Region	Northeast Ohio
Official website	northeastohioconference.org
Locations

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.^[6][7][8][9] 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.^[10]

Member schools

Members spanned five Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit.

Member school at dissolution	Team name	Location	Colors
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
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 Senior HS	Redmen#	Parma, Ohio
Shaker Heights HS	Red Raiders^	Shaker Heights, 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

• (*) Joined the Suburban League in 2015
• (~) Joined the Western Reserve Conference in 2015
• (^) Joined the Greater Cleveland Conference in 2015
• (#) Joined the Great Lakes Conferences in 2015

Membership timeline

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, Hudson, Mayfield, Solon, Stow-Munroe Falls, Twinsburg
• River Division: Brunswick, Shaker Heights, Medina, Mentor, Garfield Heights, Strongsville
• Lake Division: Brush, North Royalton, Normandy, Parma Senior, Valley Forge

Boys Basketball

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

Girls Basketball

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

Cross Country

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

Football

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

Boys Golf

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

Girls Golf

• Valley Division: Brunswick, Hudson, Medina, North Royalton, Solon, Strongsville
• River Division: Cuyahoga Falls, Mayfield, Mentor, Shaker Heights, Stow-Munroe Falls, Twinsburg

Boys Soccer

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

Girls Soccer

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

Girls Softball

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

Swimming & Diving

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

Boys Tennis

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

Girls Tennis

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

Track

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

Volleyball

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

Wrestling

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

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[11]
Medina	Cross Country - Boys	2007[12]
Medina	Soccer - Girls	2009[13]
Brunswick	Cross Country - Girls	2011[14]
Mentor	Basketball - Boys	2013[15]

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

• See Pioneer Conference

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)

References

1. "Athletic Conference Web Sites". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
2. Leonard, Michael (June 28, 2015). "Northeast Ohio Conference Fades Into History With a Whimper". Tallmadge Express. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
3. "OHSAA On-Line Member School Directory". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2010. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

   • "2009-2011 Divisional Breakdowns". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
4. "NOC Constitution & Bylaws, 9-25-2009" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
5. "NOC Member Schools Directory 2009-10" (PDF). NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
6. "N.O.C. Welcomes New Member the Mentor Cardinals!". NortheastOhioConference.org. Northeast Ohio Conference. July 6, 2011. 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. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
9. "Member Schools". NortheastOhioConference.org. NOC. 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
10. Sweeney, Chris (12 November 2013). "Elyria, six other NOC schools leaving to form new league". The Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
11. "2009 Division I State Softball Championship". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
12. "2007 Boys Division I State Cross Country Championships". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
13. "2009 Girls State Tournament Results: Division I". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
14. "2011 Girls State Meet Results: Division I". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
15. "2013 Division I State Final". OHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Northeast District Athletic Board (NEDAB)
• Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)