Firelands Conference (OHSAA)
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The Firelands Conference is an OHSAA
athletic league located in north-central Ohio
. The league was formed in the 1960–61 school year and is named for the Firelands
area of the old Western Reserve, where most of the member schools reside. High schools in this conference are located in Ashland
, Huron
, and Richland
counties. Some of the schools' district boundaries extend into the neighboring counties of Crawford
, Erie
, and Lorain
.
* State championship won before the school was affiliated with the Firelands Conference.
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
athletic league located in north-central Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The league was formed in the 1960–61 school year and is named for the Firelands
Firelands
The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio...
area of the old Western Reserve, where most of the member schools reside. High schools in this conference are located in Ashland
Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,139. Its county seat is Ashland...
, Huron
Huron County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
, and Richland
Richland County, Ohio
Richland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,475. It is included in the Mansfield, Ohio, Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Mansfield–Bucyrus Combined Statistical Area....
counties. Some of the schools' district boundaries extend into the neighboring counties of Crawford
Crawford County, Ohio
Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....
, Erie
Erie County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,551 people, 31,727 households, and 21,764 families residing in the county. The population density was 312 people per square mile . There were 35,909 housing units at an average density of 141 per square mile...
, and Lorain
Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 301,356. an increase from 284,664 in 2000...
.
Current members
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Type | Middle school | Joined League |
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Crestview Crestview High School (Ashland, Ohio) Crestview High School is a public high school just west of Ashland, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Crestview Local School District. The high school enrolled 416 students as of the 2006-2007 academic year.... |
Cougars | Ashland (Weller Township, Richland County) Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio Weller Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Red, White, Black |
Public | Crestview Middle School | ~1978/1979 |
Mapleton Mapleton High School (Ashland, Ohio) Mapleton High School is a high school in Ashland, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mapleton Local School District. All three of the Mapleton buildings are located on one campus. The current principal is Joe Morabito. The current football coach is Coach Ray Frisbee. The Mounties are members... |
Mounties | Ashland (Orange Township) Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,276 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Troy Township - north... |
Royal Blue, Red |
Public | Mapleton Middle School (part of the HS) | 1963 |
Monroeville Monroeville High School (Ohio) Monroeville High School is a public high school in Monroeville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Monroeville Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Eagles. They are members of the Firelands Conference.... |
Eagles | Monroeville Monroeville, Ohio Monroeville is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2000 census.Monroeville High School sports teams are known as the "Eagles".-Geography:Monroeville is located at .... |
Black, Gold |
Public | Monroeville Junior High (part of the HS) | 1960 |
New London New London High School, Huron County, Ohio New London High School is a public high school in New London, Ohio. It is the only high school in the New London Schools district. The nickname of the school's athletic teams is the Wildcats... |
Wildcats | New London New London, Ohio New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,696 at the 2000 census.The village motto, "The Right Place at the Right Time" was chosen in the late twentieth century by former Mayor Dorothy Sholes.... |
Red, Black, |
Public | New London Middle School | 1970 |
Plymouth Plymouth High School (Ohio) Plymouth High School is located in Plymouth, Ohio and is part of the Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District. Plymouth High School is a standard Ohio High School offering many different classes to meet class requirements for graduation along with several different sports teams and clubs.The school's... |
Big Red | Plymouth Plymouth, Ohio Plymouth is a village in Huron and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,852 at the 2000 census.The Richland County portion of Plymouth is part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical... |
Red, White |
Public | Shiloh Middle School | ~1978/1979 |
St. Paul St. Paul High School (Ohio) Saint Paul High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Norwalk, Ohio. It is part of Norwalk Catholic Schools, a K-12 organization of schools and parishes in Norwalk and neighboring Milan. SPHS has a current enrollment of 237 students and is one of fourteen high schools in the Roman... |
Flyers | Norwalk Norwalk, Ohio At the 2000 census, there were 16,238 people, 6,377 households and 4,234 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,950.3 per square mile . There were 6,687 housing units at an average density of 803.1 per square mile... |
Red, Black |
Parochial-Catholic | Norwalk Catholic Junior High | 1968 |
South Central South Central High School (Ohio) South Central High School is a public high school in Greenwich, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the South Central Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Trojans. They are members of the Firelands Conference.-External links:*... |
Trojans | Greenwich Greenwich, Ohio Greenwich is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,525 at the 2000 census. It is served by a branch of the Willard Memorial Library.-Geography:Greenwich is located at .... |
Old Gold, White |
Public | South Central Middle School | 1960 |
Western Reserve Western Reserve High School (Collins, Ohio) Western Reserve High School is a public high school in Collins, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Western Reserve Local Schools district, which includes the nearby village of Wakeman. Their nickname is the Rough Riders. They are members of the Firelands Conference.-External links:*... |
Roughriders | Collins Collins, Ohio Collins is a census-designated place in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826. It lies along Hartland Center Road less than one mile north of U.S. Route 20.-References:... |
Blue, White |
Public | Western Reserve Middle School (part of the HS) | 1960 |
Former Members
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Type | Membership Tenure | Notes |
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Black River Black River High School (Sullivan, Ohio) Black River High School is a public high school located in Sullivan, Ohio.The school colors are black and gold. The mascot is the Pirate. The school fight song is Ohio State's "Fight the Team Across the Field." The school is a member of the Patriot Athletic Conference .-Suggested four-year... |
Pirates | Sullivan Sullivan, Ohio Sullivan is an unincorporated community in central Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44880. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 with State Route 58.... |
Black, Gold |
Public | 1964-1993 | Left for the MAC, currently in the PAC Principals Athletic Conference (OHSAA) The Principals Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic league made up of eight schools from Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties. The following are currently members:-Former members:... |
Edison Edison High School (Milan, Ohio) Edison High School is a public high school in Milan, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berlin-Milan Local Schools district. There are two elementary schools that feed into one middle school which is then directed to Edison High School.... |
Chargers | Milan Milan, Ohio Milan is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,445 at the 2000 census.The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History... |
Blue, Orange |
Public | 1968-1986 | Left for the SBC |
Berlin Heights Berlin Heights, Ohio Berlin Heights is a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 685 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Tigers | Berlin Heights Berlin Heights, Ohio Berlin Heights is a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 685 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Public | 1960-1968 | consolidated in 1968 | |
Milan Milan, Ohio Milan is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,445 at the 2000 census.The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History... |
Indians | Milan Milan, Ohio Milan is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,445 at the 2000 census.The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History... |
Public | 1960-1968 | consolidated in 1968 | |
Hillsdale Hillsdale High School (Jeromesville, Ohio) Hillsdale High School is a high school in Jeromesville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Hillsdale Local School District. Its mascot is the falcon.... |
Falcons | Jeromesville Jeromesville, Ohio Jeromesville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jeromesville is located at .... |
Blue, Gold |
Public | 1963-1970 | Left for the WCAL |
Perkins Perkins High School (Sandusky, Ohio) Perkins High School is a public high school in Perkins Township, Ohio, near Sandusky. It is the only high school in the Perkins Local School District... |
Pirates | Sandusky Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east.... |
Black, White, Red |
Public | 1960-1963 | Currently in the SBC |
- Berlin Heights and Milan competed separately until consolidating into Edison High School in 1968.
Boys Champions
Year | Football | Cross Country | Basketball | Wrestling | Baseball | Track & Field |
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1960-61 | Western Reserve | |||||
1961-62 | South Central | |||||
1962-63 | Perkins, Western Reserve | |||||
1963-64 | Monroeville | Monroeville | Monroeville | |||
1964-65 | Black River, Monroeville | Monroeville | ||||
1965-66 | Hillsdale | |||||
1966-67 | Mapleton | Monroeville | ||||
1967-68 | Milan, Monroeville | Monroeville | Mapleton | |||
1968-69 | Western Reserve | Monroeville | Mapleton | |||
1969-70 | Hillsdale | |||||
1970-71 | Western Reserve | Edison | Monroeville | |||
1971-72 | Monroeville | Edison | Monroeville | |||
1972-73 | South Central | Edison | Monroeville | Mapleton | ||
1973-74 | South Central | Edison | ||||
1974-75 | Monroeville, St. Paul | Mapleton | ||||
1975-76 | Mapleton | Monroeville | Mapleton | |||
1976-77 | Mapleton | |||||
1977-78 | Western Reserve | Edison | ||||
1978-79 | Monroeville | Mapleton, New London, Western Reserve | Edison | |||
1979-80 | Mapleton, St. Paul | Edison | ||||
1980-81 | Edison | |||||
1981-82 | Mapleton | |||||
1982-83 | Mapleton | |||||
1983-84 | Mapleton | |||||
1984-85 | Monroeville | |||||
1985-86 | Monroeville | |||||
1986-87 | ||||||
1987-88 | Monroeville | Mapleton | ||||
1988-89 | Monroeville | Mapleton | ||||
1989-90 | Mapleton | |||||
1990-91 | ||||||
1991-92 | Mapleton | |||||
1992-93 | Monroeville, St. Paul | |||||
1993-94 | St. Paul | |||||
1994-95 | New London | |||||
1995-96 | New London, St. Paul | |||||
1996-97 | St. Paul | Monroeville | ||||
1997-98 | St. Paul | Monroeville | ||||
1998-99 | Monroeville | |||||
1999-00 | St. Paul | Monroeville | ||||
2000-01 | St. Paul | Mapleton | ||||
2001-02 | Crestview | Mapleton | Mapleton | |||
2002-03 | Monroeville | Monroeville | ||||
2003-04 | Crestview, Monroeville | Monroeville | ||||
2004-05 | Crestview, Monroeville, St. Paul | New London | ||||
2005-06 | St. Paul | Western Reserve | ||||
2006-07 | Crestview, Monroeville | Plymouth, Western Reserve | Crestview | Monroeville | ||
2007-08 | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Crestview | Monroeville | ||
2008-09 | St. Paul | Plymouth | Crestview | |||
2009-10 | St. Paul | Plymouth | Crestview | |||
2010-11 | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | ||||
2011-12 | Crestview |
Girls Champions
Year | Volleyball | Cross Country | Basketball | Softball | Track & Field |
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1960-61 | |||||
1961-62 | |||||
1962-63 | |||||
1963-64 | |||||
1964-65 | |||||
1965-66 | |||||
1966-67 | |||||
1967-68 | |||||
1968-69 | |||||
1969-70 | |||||
1970-71 | |||||
1971-72 | |||||
1972-73 | |||||
1973-74 | |||||
1974-75 | |||||
1975-76 | Mapleton | ||||
1976-77 | Mapleton | ||||
1977-78 | |||||
1978-79 | Monroeville | ||||
1979-80 | |||||
1980-81 | |||||
1981-82 | |||||
1982-83 | |||||
1983-84 | |||||
1984-85 | |||||
1985-86 | |||||
1986-87 | Monroeville | ||||
1987-88 | Black River | ||||
1988-89 | Monroeville | Black River | |||
1989-90 | |||||
1990-91 | Mapleton | ||||
1991-92 | Mapleton | ||||
1992-93 | Mapleton | ||||
1993-94 | Mapleton | ||||
1994-95 | |||||
1995-96 | |||||
1996-97 | Mapleton | ||||
1997-98 | Mapleton | Mapleton | |||
1998-99 | Mapleton | ||||
1999-00 | Mapleton | Mapleton | |||
2000-01 | Mapleton | ||||
2001-02 | Mapleton | ||||
2002-03 | |||||
2003-04 | |||||
2004-05 | |||||
2005-06 | Mapleton | ||||
2006-07 | New London | ||||
2007-08 | New London | ||||
2008-09 | New London | ||||
2009-10 | New London | ||||
2010-11 | |||||
2011-12 |
State Champions
Current Firelands Conference member schools have won a total of 9 team state championships, dating back to the beginning of Ohio High School Athletic Association sponsored tournaments.- Monroeville
- Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 1984 - Boys WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
- 2010
- Boys Basketball
- New London
- Boys Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
– 1946 * - Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
– 1993
- Boys Track and Field
- Plymouth
- Boys Cross Country – 1971 *
- Boys Cross Country – 1974 *
- St. Paul
- Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- 2002 - Girls Volleyball - 2006
- Boys FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- 2009
- Girls Volleyball
- Western Reserve
- Boys Track and Field (Boys High Jump Individual Event) - 2010
* State championship won before the school was affiliated with the Firelands Conference.