Northeastern Athletic Conference


The Northeastern Athletic Conference is a Ohio [High School Athletic Association] athletic conference made up of member schools from Trumbull, Portage, Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake Counties in Ohio. The NAC began conference play in 2002.

History

The Northeastern Athletic Conference was founded in 2002 and formed by former members of the now-defunct East Suburban Conference Bristol, Bloomfield, Chalker, Lordstown, Maplewood and Pymatuning Valley. The East Suburban Conference became a football only conference until the fall 2008 season. Two additional nearby schools, Badger and Mathews, joined in the 2003-04 school year.
In 2008, the former Ledgemont High School was accepted into the NAC after leaving the East Suburban Conference. In 2009, the league added two more members Grand Valley High School and Lutheran East. The league would also begin conference play for the first time for football this year. Lutheran East joined the league for football only the same year. they left the conference in 2012.
In 2013, Windham High School was accepted into the NAC, leaving their former Portage Trail Conference. Ledgemont High School closed after the 2013–2014 school year after a territory transfer with Berkshire High School. Newbury High School replaced their spot NAC in 2014 after leaving the Chagrin Valley Conference.
After 10 years of being in the conference, Grand Valley left the NAC in 2019, in favor of joining the Chagrin Valley Conference. Fairport Harding High School, joined the league after their 15-year long tenure in the Chagrin Valley Conference in 2020. Newbury High School closed following the 2019-20 school year, merging with Geauga High School">Geauga County, Ohio">Geauga High School.
Chalker left the NAC for football, after the 2021 season, cancelling their season due to lack of players. Chalker became a member of the Northern 8 Football Conference. in 2024.
Despite playing a conference schedule in all sports with the league for years, Ashtabula St. John High School officially joined the NAC in 2022.
In 2024, Grand Valley re-joined the NAC after a 5-year tenure with the Chagrin Valley Conference. the NAC added also added Cardinal High School in Middlefield in 2025 who joined after leaving the Chagrin Valley Conference.
Fairport Harding announced their intention to play one more year with the NAC before re-joining their former Chagrin Valley Conference starting the 2026-27 school year, ending their tenure with the NAC after 6 years. On September 24th, 2025, Leetonia High School announced that they have accepted their invitation to join the NAC, leaving the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, and will begin conference play in the 2026-27 school year.
On November 26th, 2025, Windham announced they were accepted into the Northern 8 Football Conference beginning the 2026-27 school year, with roster numbers decreasing in recent years.

Members

Former members

Future members

Membership timeline


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Championships

List of conference championships since 2002
YearFootballVolleyballGirls BasketballBoys BasketballBaseballSoftball
2025-26FairportCardinal
2024-25Pymatuning ValleySt. JohnMaplewoodBristolSt. JohnMathews
2023-24Pymatuning ValleySt. JohnBadgerBristolSt. JohnMathews
2022-23Pymatuning ValleySt. JohnBadgerPymatuning ValleyMathewsChalker/Pymatuning Valley
2021-22Pymatuning ValleyMaplewoodBristolMathewsMathewsMathews
2020-21Pymatuning ValleyBadgerBristolBristolPymatuning ValleyMathews
2019-20Pymatuning ValleyBadgerMaplewoodBristolCOVID - NO SEASONCOVID - NO SEASON
2018-19WindhamNewburyBristolPymatuning ValleyBristolBristol
2017-18Grand ValleyMathewsPymatuning ValleyBristol
2016-17Grand ValleyLordstownLordstownBristol
2015-16Grand ValleyGrand ValleyWindhamBristol
2014-15MathewsWindhamWindhamMaplewood
2013-14Grand ValleyWindhamPymatuning ValleyMaplewood
2012-13Grand ValleyLedgemontMaplewoodBristol
2011-12LedgemontPymatuning ValleyPymatuning ValleyMathews
2010-11LedgemontLordstownPymatuning ValleyPymatuning Valley
2009-10ChalkerLordstownPymatuning ValleyMathews
2008-09N/ALordstownMaplewoodMaplewood
2007-08N/ALordstownMaplewoodPymatuning Valley
2006-07N/APymatuning ValleyPymatuning Valley
2005-06N/APymatuning Valley
2004-05N/A
2003-04N/A
2002-03N/A