OHSAA Northeast Region athletic conferences


This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Northeast Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA. Because the names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambiguity with respect to either the name of a locality or the name of a high school, the following table gives both in every case, with the locality name first, in plain type, and the high school name second in boldface type. The school's team nickname is given last.

Akron City Series

Former members
  • Akron Central Wildcats
  • Akron Central-Hower Eagles
  • Akron Hower Buccaneers
  • Akron Kenmore Cardinals
  • Akron South Cavaliers or Big Blue
  • Akron West Cowboys

All-American Conference

Austintown-Fitch Falcons

Future Members

Louisville Leopards
Former membersSalem Quakers White Division 2008–11.

Chagrin Valley Conference

Chagrin Division
Metro DivisionBrooklyn Hurricanes Beachwood Bison Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves Independence Blue Devils
Valley Division
Lake DivisionConneaut Spartans Madison Blue Streaks
Former membersAurora Greenmen

Cleveland Senate Athletic League

Former members

Cleveland West Conference

Eastern Buckeye Conference

The Eastern Conference was originally created in 1989 as the Northeastern Buckeye Conference, in 2015, talks of folding the conference began to escape the powerhouse Louisville. The original conference would fold following the 2016-17 school year. The conference was recreated in 2018 as the Eastern Buckeye Conference.Alliance Aviators Carrollton Warriors

Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference

The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference league was formed after the Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year.Columbiana Clippers
Former MembersToronto Red Knights

Federal League

Former membersCanton South Wildcats

Great Lakes League (ice hockey)

Ice hockey only league. see

Greater Cleveland Conference

This conference has two incarnations. The first version lasted until 1998, and the second was begun by remaining members of the Northeast Ohio Conference in 2015.Brunswick Blue Devils Cleveland Heights Tigers Euclid Panthers Lorain Titans Medina Bees Mentor Cardinals Shaker Heights Red Raiders Strongsville Mustangs

Independents

Lorain County League/Conference

The Lorain County League began in the 2019-20 school year.

Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference

The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference was formed after the Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year. In 2020, the former Blue tier of the All-American Conference joined to create a new Grey tier.
Grey TierBrookfield Warriors
Scarlet Tier

Metro Athletic Conference

Future MembersCuyahoga Falls Black Tigers

North Coast Conference

The North Coast Conference is a high school athletic conference for private schools in Greater Cleveland, Ohio. The conference began play in the 2024–25 school year.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes
Beaumont SchoolBluestreaksCleveland Hts.Blue & White
2024–Girls' sports only
BenedictineBengalsClevelandColumbia Blue & White
2025-Boys' sports only. Benedictine will not join the league for football until 2027.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian AcademyRoyalsCuyahoga FallsBlue & White
2024–
Elyria Catholic High SchoolPanthersElyriaGreen & White
2024–
Holy Name High SchoolGreen WaveParma Hts.Green & White
2024–
Lake Catholic High SchoolCougarsMentorForest Green & Gray
2024–
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High SchoolLionsChardonBlue & Gold
2024–
Padua Franciscan High SchoolBruinsParmaBrown & White
2024–

Northeast 8 Athletic Conference

Girard Indians Hubbard Eagles

Northeastern Athletic Conference

The Northeastern Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of several schools from Trumbull, Portage, Ashtabula and Lake Counties in Ohio.
FOOTBALL ONLY
Former Members
Future MembersLeetonia Bears

Northern 8 Football Conference

The Northern 8 Football Conference is an 8-man football conference that began competition in the fall of 2020 and is made up of 8-man teams from high schools located in Ohio.

Former Members

Toledo Christian Eagles Returned to 11-man football in 2025

Principals Athletic Conference

Also known as PAC-7
Former MembersEast Canton Hornets

Southwestern Conference

Avon Eagles Avon Lake Shoremen Berea-Midpark Titans Elyria Pioneers
Former members Berea Braves Oberlin Indians Rocky River Pirates Fairview Warriors

Suburban League

American DivisionAurora Greenmen Barberton Magics Copley Indians Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers
National DivisionBrecksville Bees Hudson Explorers
Future membersMedina Bees
Former membersGreen Bulldogs

United Athletic Conference (2026)

The United Athletic Conference will begin conference play in the 2026-27 school year, with several independent schools joining the conference

Wayne County Athletic League

Former membersApple Creek Aces Big Prairie Bobcats Burbank Bombers Chester Pups Congress Senators Creston Panthers Fredericksburg Freddies Marshallville Tigers
  • Mount Eaton Paint Township Pirates Shreve Trojans Sterling Eagles West Salem Clippers
  • Wooster Triway Titans

Western Reserve Conference

Main article: Western Reserve Conference
the Western Reserve Conference is an OHSAA Athletic Conference that formed in 2015. The league is set to dissolve following the 2025-26 school year.Chardon Hilltoppers