The Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose members are located in the Ohio counties of Crawford , Marion , and Richland . The league was established in the fall of 1990.
21-530: The MOAC was established in time for the 1990-91 school year. The divisions were created to align schools based on size, and every sport recognizes a champion for each division. In April 2011, the league considered expanding up to six members. Four of the schools considered were from the Mid-Buckeye Conference : Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown; the other two schools mentioned were Fairbanks and Marion Harding. In May 2011,
42-498: Is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio . The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports. There are approximately 820 member high schools and 850 more schools in
63-972: The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference . The KMAC began league play in the fall of 2017. Likely due to the Blue Division's demise, Elgin and the Northwest Central Conference announced in December 2015 that the Comets would join the NWCC in 2017-18 as a full-member. In February 2016, Jonathan Alder announced they would be leaving the MOAC for the Central Buckeye Conference in 2017-18. In March 2016, Ontario announced that they would join
84-892: The 7th-8th grade division of the OHSAA. Most public and private high schools in Ohio belong to the OHSAA. The Association is divided into six districts, each with its own District Athletic Board, including the Central District, East District, Northeast District, Northwest District, Southeast District, and Southwest District. The District boards conduct Sectional and District tournaments. The main OHSAA board conducts Regional and State tournaments. Member high schools are divided into three classifications (A, AA, AAA). Prior to 1989 many sports held tournaments based on these classifications. Since then, each sport individually divides into numbered divisions based on enrollment, taking into account
105-570: The MBC had the possibility of being down to 2 members (Danville and Loudonville). However, applications for admission were submitted by Lucas , Mansfield Christian , and Mansfield St. Peter's to join in 2013-14, and were approved by the league shortly thereafter. The league will continue to look for additional members, although they will not support a football championship. Danville, East Knox, Loudonville, and Lucas began competing as football independents in 2013. Central Christian will join in
126-496: The MBC to help form the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference with seven schools from the Blue Division of the MOAC. In March 2023, Loudonville's Board of Education approved leaving the MBC to join the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) as a full-fledged member beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Ohio High School Athletic Association The Ohio High School Athletic Association ( OHSAA )
147-579: The MOAC for football in 2018, but switched to the CBC in all other sports for the 2018-2019 year. Shelby did the same staying in the SBC for football in 2018, but switched to the MOAC in all other sports for the 2018-2019 year which means Shelby only spent one year in the Sandusky Bay Conference and only two for football. In February 2018, Buckeye Valley announced they would be leaving the MOAC for
168-655: The MOAC in 2017-18 when the Northern Ohio League disbands. Clear Fork is also joining at the same time as they were voted out of the Ohio Cardinal Conference following the 2017-18 school year. In July 2017, North Union announced they would be leaving the MOAC for the Central Buckeye Conference. This prompted the league to invite Shelby as a replacement, which their school board accepted. North Union remained in
189-500: The MOAC to join the Ohio Heritage Conference , along with independent Madison Plains. They plan to begin play in the 2016-2017 school year. In November 2015, seven schools from the Blue Division (Cardington, Centerburg, East Knox, Fredericktown, Highland, Mount Gilead, and Northmor) announced that they would withdraw from the MOAC to form a new league with Danville of the MBC. This new league would later be branded
210-807: The Mid-State League Ohio Division. The league invited Highland to fill the spot but they declined at first. They were invited again in January 2020, and this time their school board accepted their invitation on March 18, 2020. The Scots will begin league play in the 2021-22 school year in all sports but football with football beginning in the fall of 2022. The MOAC supports 12 league sports for both male and female competition. This includes football, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' track & field, boys' and girls' cross country, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, and golf. League champions for each sport are recognized in both
231-481: The N10 and joined that league in all sports except football for 2014. The Upper Sandusky Rams played football as a MOAC school for 2014 only before fully joining the N10. East Knox accepted the offer to be the eighth member of the Blue Division for 2014. On August 5, 2013, Marion Harding was extended an invitation to replace Upper Sandusky in 2015-16 pending a vote of approval from Harding's school board. On August 20, 2013,
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#1732787160176252-605: The Red Division and Blue Division, with the exception of wrestling until 2004. The MOAC also awards an all sports trophy as well. |} Mid-Buckeye Conference (OHSAA) The Mid-Buckeye Conference , known also at times as the Middle Buckeye Conference, is an OHSAA athletics conference with member schools located in Ashland , Crawford , Knox , Richland , and Wayne counties. The following are
273-698: The Spring of 2015 and Crestline will join in the Fall of 2015. As of the Fall of 2014, both Mapleton and Crestview compete in the MBC for girls soccer. On April 18, 2015, Loudonville announced that they would remain within the Mid-Buckeye Conference for all sports except football, which will join the Principals Athletic Conference for the 2017-2018 school year. In late 2015, Danville announced they would leave
294-537: The Western Ohio Superintendents' Round Table had frequently discussed the need of a central organization for high school athletics. In 1906 they passed a resolution to appoint a committee, headed by George R. Eastman, the first President of the Board of Control. The first OHSAA-sponsored state tournament, Track and Field, was held on May 23, 1908, at Denison University . Columbus North became
315-544: The current members: Originally formed in 1948, the league has had three separate incarnations. The original league lasted until 1962. The MBC reformed again in 1963 and lasted until 1979. The third and final reformation so far, took place in 1981 and that league has lasted to this day. The future of the MBC was threatened by more re-alignment in OHSAA conferences, as five of the league's former members submitted "intent to withdraw" letters to commissioner Wintermute in 2011. Johnstown-Monroe, Northridge, and Utica agreed to join
336-414: The largest schools). Three sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey, Girls' Field Hockey, and Gymnastics. Beginning with the 2024-25 School year Baseball, boys and girls basketball, softball and girls volleyball will grow from four to seven postseason divisions and boys and girls soccer will go from three to five. The OHSAA is an unincorporated, non-profit organization founded in 1907. Members of
357-408: The league announced Marion Harding had accepted the offer to join. Eventually, Marion Harding's membership was moved up to joining during the 2014-15 school year as Upper Sandusky competed in the MOAC for football only in 2014. When all of the new members joined by 2014, the league continued to be split into divisions of Red and Blue . In April 2015, Fairbanks announced that they would be leaving
378-686: The league for the 2013-14 school year. On December 1, 2011, Ridgedale announced it would leave the MOAC to help form the new Northern 10 Athletic Conference in 2014 with members from the North Central Conference and the Midland Athletic League . Both Upper Sandusky and Galion were invited to join the league in early 2012 as Red Division members, with both expected to replace Ridgedale and join in 2014. However, in June 2013, Upper Sandusky took advantage of an opening in
399-541: The league received formal applications from seven schools. These included Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown from the Mid-Buckeye Conference; Marion Harding from the Greater Buckeye Conference ; Fairbanks from the Northwest Central Conference ; and Jonathan Alder, which was an independent. Four invitations were extended only to Centerburg, Fredericktown, Fairbanks, and Jonathan Alder. By June 2, all four schools had verbally agreed to join
420-565: The revamped Licking County League in 2013. Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown expressed interest in joining the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference , a league that was exploring expansion in May 2011. MOAC membership was initially only extended to Centerburg and Fredericktown, both of which agreed to join the league in 2013-14. East Knox was offered membership on February 23, 2012 and joined in 2014. By 2014,
441-426: The total number of schools offering that varsity sport and placing an equal number of schools in each division. The classifications (A being the smallest schools, AAA the largest) are still used to fill spots on the six District Athletic Boards (two representatives from each class). The number of divisions varies based on how many schools offer that sport. Football has the most, with seven divisions (Division I being
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