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, Mentor High School joined after leaving the Lake Erie League, while Nordonia High School left to join the Suburban League. 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. Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls and Twinsburg are also leaving to join the Suburban League.

Member schools

Members spanned five Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit.

SchoolTeam nameLocationColorsTenureSucceeding conference
BrunswickBlue DevilsBrunswick2007–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
BrushArcsLyndhurst2007–2015Western Reserve Conference
Cuyahoga FallsBlack TigersCuyahoga Falls2007–2015Suburban League
ElyriaPioneersElyria2007–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
Garfield HeightsBulldogsGarfield Heights2007–2015Independent
HudsonExplorersHudson, Ohio2007–2015Suburban League
LakewoodRangersLakewood2007–2012West Shore Conference
MayfieldWildcatsMayfield2007–2015Western Reserve Conference
MedinaBattling BeesMedina2007–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
MentorCardinalsMentor2011–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
NordoniaKnightsMacedonia2007–2011Suburban League
NormandyInvadersParma2007–2015Great Lakes Conference
North RoyaltonBearsNorth Royalton2007–2015Suburban League
Parma SeniorRedmenParma2007–2015Great Lakes Conference
Shaker HeightsRed RaidersShaker Heights2012–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
SolonCometsSolon2007–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
Stow-Munroe FallsBulldogsStow2007–2015Suburban League
StrongsvilleMustangsStrongsville2007–2015Greater Cleveland Conference
TwinsburgTigersTwinsburg2007–2015Suburban League
Valley ForgePatriotsParma Heights2007–2015Great Lakes Conference

Membership timeline

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.

SchoolSportYear(s)
ElyriaSoftball2009
MedinaCross Country - Boys2007
MedinaSoccer - Girls2009
BrunswickCross Country - Girls2011
MentorBasketball - Boys2013

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 Lake Erie League, also joined. The new conference began play during the 2007-08 school year.

Former Pioneer Conference

Former Western Reserve Conference

Sanctioned Sports

Fall

Winter

Spring

See also

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