Suburban League

The Suburban League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletics league made up of 15 high schools from Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties in Northeast Ohio. It was formed in 1949 and expanded into two divisions in 2015.

Current members

League members beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
School Nickname Location Colors Tenure
National Division
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County Crimson, Gold
         		 2015–
Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County Black, Gold
         		 2015–
Hudson Explorers Hudson, Summit County Navy, White
         		 1949-97, 2015–
North Royalton Bears North Royalton, Cuyahoga County Purple, Gold
         		 2015–[1]
Nordonia Knights Macedonia, Summit County Green, White
         		 1949–73, 2011–
Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs Stow, Summit County Maroon, Gold
         		 2015–
Twinsburg Tigers Twinsburg, Summit County Blue, White
         		 1958-64, 2015–
Wadsworth Grizzlies Wadsworth, Medina County Red, White
         		 1984–
American Division
Aurora Greenmen Aurora, Portage County Dark Green, White
         		 2015–
Barberton Magics Barberton, Summit County Purple, White
         		 2005–11, 2015–
Copley Indians Copley, Summit County Blue, Gold
         		 1949–
Highland Hornets Granger, Medina County Green, Black
         		 1956–57, 1976–
Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders Kent, Portage County Red, White, Black
              		 2015–[2]
Revere Minutemen Richfield, Summit County Red, Blue, White
              		 1958–
Tallmadge Blue Devils Tallmadge, Summit County Blue, Gold
         		 1990–

Former members

School Nickname Location Colors Tenure
Cloverleaf Colts Lodi, Medina County Green, White
         		 1997–2015[3]
Coventry Comets Coventry Twp., Summit County Blue, Gold
         		 1969–1983
Field Falcons Brimfield, Portage County Red, White, Black
              		 1978–1990
Green Bulldogs Green, Summit County Orange, Black
         		 1949–2015[4]
Manchester Panthers New Franklin, Summit County Red, Black
         		 1949–1976
Mogadore Wildcats Mogadore, Summit County Green, White
         		 1958–1968
Norton Panthers Norton, Summit County Red, Black, White
              		 1972–2005
Woodridge Bulldogs Peninsula, Summit County Maroon, Silver
         		 1958–1978

Membership timeline

Stow-Munroe Falls High SchoolNorth Royalton High SchoolTheodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)Cuyahoga Falls High SchoolBrecksville-Broadview Heights High SchoolAurora High School (Aurora, Ohio)Barberton High School (Barberton, Ohio)Cloverleaf High SchoolTallmadge High SchoolWadsworth High SchoolField High SchoolNorton High School (Ohio)Coventry High School (Coventry Township, Ohio)Woodridge High SchoolTwinsburg High SchoolRevere High School (Ohio)Mogadore High SchoolHighland High School (Medina County, Ohio)Nordonia High SchoolManchester High School (Akron, Ohio)Hudson High School (Ohio)Green High School (Green, Ohio)Copley High School

Full members Associate members (football only)

League history

1940s

  • The league formed in 1949 with Copley, Green, Hudson, Manchester, and Nordonia as its charter members.

1950s

  • In 1956, Highland joined for football only and competed for the '56 and '57 titles.
  • In 1958, Mogadore, Revere, Twinsburg, and Woodridge joined the league.

1960s

  • In 1964, Twinsburg left.
  • In 1968, Mogadore left.
  • In 1969, Coventry joined.

1970s

  • In 1972, Norton joined.
  • In 1973, Nordonia left. (As Northfield, it had merged with Macedonia)
  • In 1976, Manchester left and was replaced by Highland, which entered as a full-time member this time.
  • In 1978, Woodridge left and was replaced by Field.

1980s

  • In 1983, Coventry left.
  • In 1984, Wadsworth joined.

1990s

  • In 1990, Field left and was replaced by Tallmadge.
  • In 1997, Hudson left and was replaced by Cloverleaf.

2000s

2010s

  • In 2011, Barberton left and was replaced by Nordonia.
  • In 2013, Green announced it would leave to join the Federal League in 2015.[5] The schools of Aurora, Barberton, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Kent Roosevelt, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls, and Twinsburg were then asked to consider joining a newly-aligned Suburban League that would include divisions based on enrollment.[1]
  • In September 2013, Barberton,[6] Kent Roosevelt (2016–17) and North Royalton (2015–16) announced they would join the Suburban League.[2]
  • A few days after, Aurora, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Stow-Munroe Falls, and Twinsburg announced they would look to join the league in 2015-16.[7][8]
  • In December 2013, Cloverleaf announced it would leave for the Portage Trail Conference in 2015.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lisa Gayle Grayson (2013-09-14). "NoRo Joining the Suburban League — Athletic Department Accepts Invite Starting with 2015-16 School Year". The Post Newspapers. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "Kent Roosevelt to join Suburban League in all sports". Newsleader.recordpub.com. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  3. 1 2 http://recordpub.com/sports/2013/12/16/cloverleaf-to-join-portage-trail-conference-at-start-of-2015-16-season
  4. ↑ Michael Beaven. "Green set to join the Federal League in 2015-16; Suburban League seeks to move forward with its own expansion plan". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. ↑ Porter, Todd (2013-08-20). "Green to join Federal League". CantonRep.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  6. ↑ Beaven, Michael (2013-09-16). "Barberton, Kent Roosevelt & North Royalton set to join Suburban League; other schools coming soon". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  7. ↑ Beaven, Michael (2013-09-18). "Suburban League snags Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Stow and Twinsburg - Varsity Letters". Ohio. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  8. ↑ Filed on September 18, 2013 by Chris Sweeney (2013-09-18). "High schools changing conferences; Elyria not opposed to switching to SWC - Chronicle-Telegram". Chronicle.northcoastnow.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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