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The Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (NOSSAA) is the governing body for all secondary-school athletic competition in
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, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and the North Shore.


Mandate

The NOSSA mandate is to establish a closer relationship among the member schools of the AssociationNOSSA Home Page
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Representation

NOSSAA champions typically represent the region of northeastern Ontario in
Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) is an organization of student-athletes, teacher-coaches, student-coaches, teachers, principals, and sport administrators in Ontario, Canada. OFSAA is the second largest high school ath ...
(OFSAA) competitions.


History

The first NOSSAA Championship was in 1923, when North Bay Collegiate was crowned NOSSAA
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Progression

* School wins SDSSAA championship: Advances to NOSSAA * School wins NOSSA championship: Advances to OFSAA


References

Educational organizations based in Ontario {{Ontario-school-stub