The Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) was 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) * — 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,

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joined after leaving the

Lake Erie League The Lake Erie League (LEL) is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sports conference that mainly includes schools in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. Members *In April 2022, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights were voted in to joi ...

, while

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left to join the

Suburban League The Suburban League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletics league made up of 15 high schools from Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties in Northeast Ohio. It was formed in 1949 and expanded into two divisions in 20 ...

. 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 The Western Reserve Conference is an OHSAA athletics conference that began with the 2015-16 school year. The name is resurrected from three previous incarnations that most recently folded in 2007 when the Northeast Ohio Conference was created. Me ...

. Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls and Twinsburg are also leaving to join the

Member schools

Members spanned five Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga,

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, Lorain,

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, and Summit. *(*) Joined the

in 2015 *(~) Joined the

in 2015 *(^) Joined the Greater Cleveland Conference in 2015 *(#) Joined the Great Lakes Conferences in 2015

Membership timeline

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Great Lakes Conference The Great Lakes Conference is an OHSAA athletics conference that began play with the 2015-16 school year. The following are members: Members League history As part of a significant realignment in Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the Ci ...

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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.

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

, 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 *

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Black Tigers * Hudson Explorers * Mayfield Wildcats * Nordonia Knights *

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Comets * Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs *

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Tigers

Sanctioned Sports

Fall

* Cross Country - Boys, Girls * Football *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

- Boys, Girls *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

- Girls * Soccer - Boys, Girls *

Volleyball Volleyball 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. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

- Girls

Winter

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

- Boys, Girls *

Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

- Boys, Girls *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Spring

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

- Boys *

Track & Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

- Boys, Girls

References

External links

*
Northeast District Athletic Board (NEDAB)Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)
{{Northeast Ohio High School Athletic Conferences Organizations established in 2007 Sports in Greater Cleveland Ohio high school sports conferences 2007 establishments in Ohio

Membership changes

Membership changes (2007–2012)

Membership changes (2013–present)

Member schools

Membership timeline

Valley, River and Lake Divisions

Baseball

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Cross Country

Football

Boys Golf

Girls Golf

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Girls Softball

Swimming & Diving

Boys Tennis

Girls Tennis

Track

Volleyball

Wrestling

State championships

History

Former Pioneer Conference

Former Western Reserve Conference

Sanctioned Sports

Fall

Winter

Spring

See also

References

External links