The Northeast 8 Athletic Conference (NE8) is an

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athletic league that began competition for the 2018-19 school year. It is primarily made up of members that were part of the

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along with previously independent South Range.

Members

History

The idea for the NE8 was created in May 2017 when members of the All-American Conference's Blue and White divisions decided to break away and form their own league. South Range had previously been set to join the newly-created

Eastern Buckeye Conference The Eastern Buckeye Conference is an OHSAA athletic league that began competition in the 2018–19 school year. The following are members: Members League history The idea for the Eastern Buckeye Conference began in December 2015 when seven of t ...

in 2018, but then received an invitation to join the AAC Blue tier with Crestview High School at the same time they were invited to join the NE8. With three league invitations, South Range decided to help form the Northeast 8. The first NE8 Cross Country Championships were held at Niles Stephens Park on October 10, 2018. In the high school meet, the boys individual champion was Luke Baun from South Range High School and the girls individual champion was Jackie Grisdale from Poland High School. Team championships were won by Niles High School boys and Poland High School girls. In the middle school meet, the girls champion was Tara Wine from South Range High School. In January 2022, Jefferson announced that they would be leaving the NE8 after five years to join the

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in 2023. No replacements for them have been announced.

References

{{Northeast Ohio High School Athletic Conferences Sports organizations established in 2018 Ohio high school sports conferences 2018 establishments in Ohio