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The Wayne County Athletic League is an OHSAA

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 conference whose eight members are from Wayne County

Wayne County, Ohio

Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster....

and Ashland County

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...

, 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 following are currently members:

School	Nickname	Location	Colors

Chippewa Chippewa High School (Doylestown, Ohio) Chippewa High School is a public high school in Doylestown, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Chippewa Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Chipps...	Chipps	Doylestown Doylestown, Ohio Doylestown is a village located atop the highest point in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. Doylestown is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-History:...	Blue, White
Dalton Dalton High School (Ohio) Dalton High School is a public high school in Dalton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Dalton Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Bulldogs. The principal of the school is Mr. Larry Case....	Bulldogs	Dalton Dalton, Ohio Dalton is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2000 census. Dalton is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-Geography:Dalton is located at ....	Orange, Black
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
Northwestern Northwestern High School (West Salem, Ohio) Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Huskies.-Athletics:* 2008 Girls Volleyball Team District ChampionsTeam members include:...	Huskies	West Salem West Salem, Ohio West Salem is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2000 census. West Salem is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library...	Blue, Gray
Norwayne Norwayne High School Norwayne High School is a public high school in Creston, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Norwayne Local School District, which also consists of a middle school in Creston, and one elementary school in Creston . Their mascot is the Bobcat. The name 'Norwayne' is derived from its location...	Bobcats	Creston Creston, Ohio Creston is a village in Medina and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,161 at the 2000 census. Creston is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-Geography:Creston is located at ....	Scarlet, Gray
Rittman Rittman High School Rittman High School is a public high school in Rittman, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Rittman Exempted Village Schools district. They are nicknamed 'The Indians'. Since the 2005-2006 school year, the eighth grade class has been included in the high school.-External links:*...	Indians	Rittman Rittman, Ohio Rittman is a city in Medina and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is in Wayne County, although a small portion of the city is located in Medina County. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census...	Red, White, Black
Smithville Smithville High School (Ohio) Smithville High School is a public high school in Smithville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Green Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Smithies.George Schar went there.-External links:* *...	Smithies	Smithville Smithville, Ohio Smithville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census.Smithville is home to the historic "Smithville Inn" and "The Barn" restaurants, as well as the...	Green, White
Waynedale Waynedale High School Waynedale High School is a public high school in Apple Creek, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Southeast Local School District...	Golden Bears	Apple Creek Apple Creek, Ohio Apple Creek is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 999 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Apple Creek is located at ....	Brown, Gold

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Left League

Apple Creek	Aces	Apple Creek Apple Creek, Ohio Apple Creek is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 999 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Apple Creek is located at ....	Black, Gold	cons. 1955
Big Prairie	Bobcats	Big Prairie Big Prairie, Ohio Big Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwestern Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44611. It lies less than one mile east of Odell Lake.-References:...	Black, Gold	late 1930s
Burbank	Bombers	Burbank Burbank, Ohio Burbank is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, along Killbuck Creek. The population was 279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burbank is located at ....	Purple, White	cons. 1953
Chester	Pups	Chester Township Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,845 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Congress Township - north...	Blue	cons. 1951
Congress	Senators	Congress Congress, Ohio Congress is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Congress is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....	Scarlet, Gray	cons. 1951
Creston	Panthers	Creston Creston, Ohio Creston is a village in Medina and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,161 at the 2000 census. Creston is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-Geography:Creston is located at ....	Red, Black	cons. 1953
Fredericksburg	Freddies	Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Ohio Fredericksburg is a village in Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census.Fredericksburg was founded in 1824 by Jacob Frederick, and incorporated as a village in 1867.-Geography:...	Red, Black	cons. 1955
Marshallville	Tigers	Marshallville Marshallville, Ohio Marshallville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marshallville is located at ....	Blue, Gold	cons. 1938
Mt. Eaton/Paint Township Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,823 people in the township, 2,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...	Pirates	Mount Eaton Mount Eaton, Ohio Mount Eaton is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-History:Located near Mount Eaton is the historic James Akey Farm, also known as the "Stark Wilderness Center Pioneer Farm"; it is listed on the National Register of Historic...	Green, White	cons. 1955
Shreve	Trojans	Shreve Shreve, Ohio Shreve is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,582 at the 2000 census. Shreve is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-Geography:Shreve is located at ....	Red, White	cons. 1963
Sterling/Milton Township Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,254 people in the township, 3,053 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...	Eagles	Sterling Sterling, Ohio Sterling is an unincorporated community in northwestern Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44276.-References:...	Blue, Gold	cons. 1953
Triway Triway High School (Wooster, Ohio) Triway High School is a public high school near Wooster, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Triway Local School District. Their nickname is the Titans.-Background:...	Titans	Wooster Wooster, Ohio Wooster is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Wayne County. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio approximately SSW of Cleveland and SW of Akron. Wooster is noted as the location of The College of Wooster...	Purple, White	1970
West Salem	Clippers	West Salem West Salem, Ohio West Salem is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2000 census. West Salem is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library...	Orange, Black	cons. 1951

1920s

The league began slowly in the 1920s with baseball and basketball serving as the primary sports of competition between the schools. The first 16 teams to be members were Apple Creek, Big Prairie, Burbank, Chester, Congress, Creston, Dalton, Doylestown, Fredericksburg, Marshallville, Mount Eaton/Paint Township, Rittman, Shreve, Smithville, Sterling, and West Salem.
Apple Creek, Dalton, Doylestown and Rittman had the earliest (and at times, the only) football programs in the league. They competed in the Wayne County 'B' League beginning in 1924.
Apple Creek dropped football after the 1928 season.

1930s

In the later 30s, Rittman left the league after becoming an exempted village school while Big Prairie became part of the Holmes County
Holmes County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,943 people, 11,337 households, and 9,194 families residing in the county. The population density was 92 people per square mile . There were 12,280 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

school system.
In the spring of 1938, a Wayne County Coaches Association was formed to help organize the league's athletic play.
Marshallville lost their high school in 1938 when the state told them they could no longer function as a three-year high school. They began sending their students to Dalton for the 1938-39 school year.

1940s

The former Marshallville High School was torn down in 1940 and replaced with an updated elementary school.

1950s

In 1951, Northwestern was created by merging Chester, Congress and West Salem with the northwestern areas of the county. They began calling themselves the 'Huskies' and borrowed Chester's blue and Congress' gray as their new colors.
In 1953, Norwayne was created with the merger of Burbank, Creston, and Sterling. The original proposed name for the district was 'Burlington' (BURbank, SterLING, and CresTON), but residents preferred the acronym for "Northern Wayne" County. They chose the nickname 'Bobcats.'
In 1954, the first official football season began for the Wayne County Athletic League with Dalton, Doylestown, and Rittman playing right away. Norwayne began playing the following year, while Shreve, Smithville, and Waynedale started up in 1956.
In 1955, Apple Creek, Fredericksburg, and Mt. Eaton/Paint Township consolidated to make Waynedale (the dale
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

area of Wayne County). They became the 'Golden Bears.'
Also in 1955, to prevent Marshallville students from being bused across the Orrville
Orrville City School District
Orrville City School District is a public school district serving students in the city of Orrville, Ohio, United States. The school district enrolls 1,855 students as of the 2007-2008 academic year.-Future:...

school district territory into Dalton, Marshallville's district was merged with Smithville's. This move enabled the Smithies to start up a football team, but also caused a rivalry to start up with Dalton.
The league makeup was now at 8 schools: Dalton, Doylestown, Northwestern, Norwayne, Rittman, Shreve, Smithville, and Waynedale.

1960s

Rittman was invited back into the league in 1961 as a full-time member.
Triway was created in 1963 when Shreve (Clinton Township
Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Clinton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,196 people in the township, 1,614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

) combined with Franklin
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,485 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Wooster Township - north...

and Wooster
Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,250 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Wayne Township - north...

townships. They called themselves the 'Titans', after the new AFL
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

team
New York Jets
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based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.
Northwestern began league football play in 1965.

1970s

In 1970, Triway left the league for the Chippewa Conference and was replaced by Hillsdale, who had come over from the Firelands Conference
Firelands Conference (OHSAA)
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...

.
Upon opening a much-needed new high school in 1971, Doylestown changed their name to Chippewa High School to reflect the trend that most of the district's residents were living in Chippewa Township and not within Doylestown itself. They felt it redundant to call themselves the 'Chippewa Chippewas', so they shortened their nickname to the 'Chipps.' Despite these changes, many locals still refer to the school as "Doylestown."

League championships

Year	Football	Boys Basketball
1924-25	Doylestown
1925-26	Doylestown
1926-27	Doylestown
1927-28	Dalton
1928-29	Rittman
1929-30	Dalton
1930-31	Doylestown
1931-32	Dalton, Rittman
1932-33	Doylestown
1933-34	Rittman
1934-35	Doylestown
1935-36	Rittman
1936-37	Dalton	Fredericksburg
1937-38	Rittman	Fredericksburg, ??
1938-39	Dalton	Fredericksburg
1939-40	Rittman
1940-41	Dalton
1941-42	Rittman
1942-43	Doylestown
1943-44	None
1944-45	None
1945-46	None
1946-47	None
1947-48	None
1948-49	None
1949-50	None
1950-51	None
1951-52	Rittman
1952-53	Rittman
1953-54	Doylestown
1954-55	Dalton, Doylestown
1955-56	Doylestown
1956-57	Doylestown
1957-58	Doylestown
1958-59	Rittman
1959-60	Dalton, Waynedale
1960-61	Waynedale
1961-62	Dalton
1962-63	Smithville
1963-64	Dalton
1964-65	Rittman
1965-66	Norwayne
1966-67	Dalton
1967-68	Dalton, Northwestern
1968-69	Dalton
1969-70	Doylestown
1970-71	Doylestown
1971-72	Dalton
1972-73	Waynedale
1973-74	Waynedale
1974-75	Dalton
1975-76	Rittman
1976-77	Dalton
1977-78	Dalton
1978-79	Waynedale
1979-80	Rittman
1980-81	Rittman, Smithville
1981-82	Waynedale
1982-83	Waynedale
1983-84	Smithville
1984-85	Smithville
1985-86	Waynedale
1986-87	Rittman
1987-88	Smithville
1988-89	Smithville
1989-90	Waynedale
1990-91	Smithville
1991-92	Dalton
1992-93	Dalton, Waynedale
1993-94	Dalton, Smithville, Waynedale
1994-95	Smithville
1995-96	Waynedale
1996-97	Dalton
1997-98	Waynedale
1998-99	Waynedale
1999-00	Chippewa
2000-01	Smithville
2001-02	Northwestern, Smithville
2002-03	Smithville
2003-04	Dalton, Smithville, Waynedale
2004-05	Smithville
2005-06	Smithville
2006-07	Northwestern
2007-08	Northwestern, Waynedale
2008-09	Norwayne, Waynedale
2009-10	Dalton
2010-11	Hillsdale
2011-12	Hillsdale, Norwayne, Smithville

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