27-707: Defunct high school athletic league in Ohio, USA [REDACTED] The member schools of the West Shore Conference in 2012-13. The West Shore Conference was a high school athletic conference located in northeast Ohio , with member schools stretched across Cuyahoga , Erie , and Lorain counties. Members when the league folded [ edit ] School Nickname Location Colors Type Notes Avon Eagles Avon Purple & Gold Public Left for
54-634: A labor force of almost 2.2 million. The GDP (nominal) of Northeast Ohio is over $ 195 billion, which makes it comparable to that of New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland . Most of Northeast Ohio is part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area , which ranked as the 17th-largest Combined Statistical Area (CSA) in the United States as of the 2020 Census with a population of 3,769,834. It includes
81-521: A long history of membership with several rivalries. Several member schools have won state championships. Former members who returned to the SBC with the 2016 and 2018 expansions are outlined in those sections. The conference was established in 1948 and offers competition in the following sports: The first wave of expansion will begin with the 2016-17 school year and will consist of two divisions that will divide schools by size. The larger schools will make up
108-623: Is a geographic and cultural region that comprises the northeastern counties of the U.S. state of Ohio . Definitions of the region consist of 16 to 23 counties between the southern shore of Lake Erie and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains , home to over 4.5 million people. It is anchored by the metropolitan area of Cleveland , the most populous city in the region with over 372,000 residents in 2020. Other metropolitan centers include Akron , Canton , Mansfield , Sandusky , and Youngstown . Northeast Ohio includes most of
135-861: The Horizon League . Six schools compete at the NCAA Division II level: the Lake Erie Storm , Ursuline Arrows , Malone Pioneers , Ashland Eagles , Notre Dame Falcons , and Walsh Cavaliers . There are nine schools at the Division III level: Mount Union Purple Raiders , Hiram Terriers , John Carroll Blue Streaks , Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets , Case Western Reserve Spartans , Kenyon Lords , Oberlin Yeomen , Wooster Scots , and Franciscan Barons . One school,
162-767: The Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars , competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Cleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves that encircle the city, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses the Cuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron. The region is home to Mentor Headlands Beach , the longest natural beach on the Great Lakes . In
189-860: The National Football League (NFL) are based at Cleveland Browns Stadium , and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse . Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is also home to one additional professional franchise, the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League . The Monsters are the top minor league affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of
216-995: The National Hockey League (NHL). There are a number of other professional sports teams in the region that play in various minor leagues. The Guardians have three minor league affiliates in the area: the AA Akron RubberDucks of the Eastern League who play at Canal Park in Akron, the Single-A Lake County Captains of the Midwest League who play at Classic Park in Eastlake , and the Single-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers of
243-927: The New York–Penn League , who play at Eastwood Field in Niles . Additionally, there is an independent baseball team, the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League , who play at Sprenger Stadium in Avon . The region also boasts of a lower league professional soccer team in Cleveland SC that plays at Don Shula Stadium . The Youngstown Phantoms are a junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League that has home games at Covelli Centre . Motorsports venues in
270-476: The SWC in 2015–2016. Bay Rockets Bay Village Blue & White Public Left for the new GLC in 2015–2016. Elyria Catholic Panthers Elyria Green & White Parochial Left for the new GLC in 2015–2016. Lakewood Rangers Lakewood Purple & Gold Public Left for
297-438: The SWC in 2015–2016. Midview Middies Grafton Blue & Silver Public Left for the SWC in 2015–2016. North Ridgeville Rangers North Ridgeville Navy Blue & Gold Public Left for the SWC in 2015–2016. Rocky River Pirates Rocky River Maroon & White Public Left for
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#1732793277910324-1217: The Sandusky Bay Conference beginning with the 2016–2017 school year as part of the SBC's expansion plans. References [ edit ] ^ "Ohio Prep Zone" . www.ohprepzone.com . Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. ^ "Chagrin Falls, Orange school boards approve efforts to create new athletic conference" . 25 September 2013. ^ "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram" . ^ "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram" . ^ http://www.ohioprepzone.com/morningjournal/results.asp?ID=5652/north ridgeville-to-join-swc-in-2015-16/ ^ "Chagrin Falls, Orange school boards approve efforts to create new athletic conference" . 25 September 2013. ^ http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sports/football/6968216 Sandusky Bay Conference expansion finalized ^ "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram" . ^ "Ohio Prep Zone" . www.ohprepzone.com . Archived from
351-585: The 1950s, AT&T assigned most of Northeast Ohio area code 216 . The western half of the region, including Ashland and Richland counties, and parts of Huron , Wayne and Erie counties, was assigned area code 419 . In 1996, area code 216 was reduced in size to cover the northern half of its prior area, centering on Cleveland. Area code 330 was introduced for the southern half of Northeast Ohio, including Summit , Portage , Medina , Stark , Columbiana and Mahoning counties, and much of Wayne , Trumbull and Tuscarawas counties. In 1997, area code 216
378-829: The Bay Division, and the smaller schools will make up the River Division. The divisional lineup will vary depending on the sport, with Margaretta playing in the River Division for football & wrestling, and in the Bay Division for all other sports. New Riegel & Old Fort do not have football. The two divisions will operate more-or-less as two separate leagues under a single parent umbrella and will crown two separate champions in each sport. There will be no forced crossovers in football and inter-divisional games will not count toward conference records. On March 16, 2016, both Clyde principal William J. Webb and NOL president Nate Artino (Bellevue principal) announced that six of
405-631: The NOL schools were invited to join the SBC for the 2017-18 school year. Mr. Webb declined to disclose details on divisional breakdowns until all six school boards had approved the league switch. On March 17, 2016, Norwalk Director of Student Activities Josh Schlotterer advised the divisional breakdown would be based on enrollment and some schools would slide between divisions for football and all other sports as there are three non-football members. On March 16, 2017, SBC Executive Secretary/Treasurer Gregg Hedden announced that Danbury Local Schools would be joining
432-663: The Youngstown/Warren region. It is the 19th largest in the United States as of 2023, according to Nielsen Media Research . Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland CSA are also part of the larger Great Lakes Megalopolis . Northeast Ohio is home to a number of higher education institutions, including: Northeast Ohio is home to a number of professional sports teams, including three from the major North American sports leagues. The Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball play at Progressive Field , Cleveland Browns of
459-526: The area known historically as the Connecticut Western Reserve . Different sources define the region as having various boundaries. In its most expansive usage, it contains six metropolitan statistical areas : Cleveland–Elyria , Akron , Canton–Massillon , Youngstown–Warren , Mansfield , and Weirton–Steubenville along with eight micropolitan statistical areas . There are 23 counties in the region, with over 4.5 million residents and
486-497: The conference, effective in 2018, adding that Danbury would be a member of the River Division. On March 20, SBC Executive Secretary/Treasurer Gregg Hedden announced that Gibsonburg Local Schools would be joining the River Division, effective 2018. Their school board voted unanimously to join at the fall of 2018 sports season. Gibsonburg leaves the Toledo Athletic Area Conference. This adds Gibsonburg as
513-922: The introduction of area code 234, assignments of new telephone numbers in the area did not continue at an accelerated pace, and new phone numbers for area code 234 were not assigned until 2003. Sandusky Bay Conference The Sandusky Bay Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Sandusky Bay area of north central Ohio . It is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association . The SBC has 22 full members schools located within Erie , Huron , Ottawa , Sandusky , and Seneca counties. The schools range in size from Division 3 to Division 7. The reasonably short travel distances and limited range of sizes promotes tight competition throughout all sanctioned sports and
540-512: The merger of Berea and Midpark. In December 2012, the Southwestern Conference approved Avon's addition for the 2015–2016 school year. In March 2013, Lakewood and Midview were also approved for admission into the Southwestern Conference for the 2015–2016 school year. In October 2013, North Ridgeville replaced Brecksville-Broadview Heights in the 2015–2016 school year. On December 10, 2014, Vermilion announced plans to join
567-605: The new GLC in 2015–2016. Vermilion Sailors Vermilion Purple & Vegas Gold Public Left for the SBC in 2016–2017. See also [ edit ] Ohio High School Athletic Conferences Notes [ edit ] It was reported in November 2012 that Avon sought membership in the Southwestern Conference for the 2013–2014 school year to accommodate
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#1732793277910594-2276: The original on 2014-04-09. ^ "Elyria and Lorain County news | Chronicle Telegram" . ^ http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sports/football/6968216 Sandusky Bay Conference expansion finalized v t e Northeast District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences ( Northeast Ohio ) Current Akron City Series All-American Conference Chagrin Valley Conference Eastern Buckeye Conference Federal League Firelands Conference Great Lakes Conference Greater Cleveland Conference Inter-Valley Conference Lake Erie League Lorain County League Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Metro Athletic Conference Northeast 8 Athletic Conference Northeast Athletic Conference Northeastern Conference Ohio Cardinal Conference Portage Trail Conference Principals Athletic Conference Senate Athletic League Southwestern Conference Suburban League Wayne County Athletic League Western Reserve Conference Former North Coast League ( 1984–2020 ) Northeast Ohio Conference ( 2007–2015 ) Northeastern Buckeye Conference ( 1989–2018 ) Patriot Athletic Conference ( 2005-2019 ) Pioneer Conference ( 1977-2007 ) Premier Athletic Conference ( 1997–2015 ) West Shore Conference ( 2005–2015 ) Youngstown City Series ( 1925–2003 ) Outlying Mid-Buckeye Conference Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Shore_Conference&oldid=1130852521 " Category : Ohio high school sports conferences Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio
621-797: The region include Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington and Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk , a major NHRA venue. The region is home to a number of NCAA athletic programs, including four in Division I: the Akron Zips , Cleveland State Vikings , Kent State Golden Flashes , and Youngstown State Penguins . Both Akron and Kent State are members of the Cleveland-based Mid-American Conference , while Cleveland State and Youngstown State are members of
648-669: The six counties that make up Greater Cleveland (Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, and Ashtabula), the Akron metropolitan area (Portage and Summit counties), the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area (Stark and Carroll counties), and the Sandusky metropolitan areas, in addition to the Norwalk , New Philadelphia–Dover , Wooster , Fremont , and Coshocton micropolitan areas. The Cleveland–Akron–Canton media market covers much of this area, including all of Northeast Ohio except for
675-424: Was announced that by the third quarter of 2024, area code 440 would be exhausted. Area code 436 was assigned to overlap the existing area code 440. Any new phone number in the geographical area formerly covered by area code 440 could be assigned a phone number in either the 436 or 440 are codes. In 2000, it was anticipated that the available phone numbers in area code 330 would be exhausted, and an overlay area code
702-667: Was further split as the need for additional phone numbers grew. Area code 216 was again reduced in geographical area to cover the city of Cleveland and its inner ring suburbs . Area code 440 was introduced to cover the remainder of was what previously area code 216, including all of Lake , Lorain , Ashtabula and Geauga counties, and parts of Trumbull, Huron, Erie and Cuyahoga counties. Some communities, such as Parma and Parma Heights , were divided into multiple area codes. In 1999, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced federal legislation to protect small and medium-sized cities from being split into two or more area codes. In 2023, it
729-413: Was introduced. Area code 234 was assigned to overlap existing area code 330. With the creation of area code 234, any new phone number in the geographical area formerly covered by area code 330 could be assigned a phone number in either the 234 or 330 area codes, with no change in local or long distance toll status. This made necessary the use of ten-digit dialing within the 330/234 area code region. After
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