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	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	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
Twinsburg	Tigers	Twinsburg, Summit County	Blue, White	1958–1964
Woodridge	Bulldogs	Peninsula, Summit County	Maroon, Silver	1958–1978

League history

1940s

• The league formed in 1949 with Copley, Green, Hudson, Manchester, and Northfield 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

• In 2005, Barberton joined when Norton left for the Portage Trail Conference.

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.^[9]

References

1. Lisa Gayle Grayson (2013-09-14). "NoRo joining the Suburban Leauge (sic)". The Post Newspapers. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
2. "Kent Roosevelt to join Suburban League in all sports". Newsleader.recordpub.com. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
3. 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. 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.
9. http://recordpub.com/sports/2013/12/16/cloverleaf-to-join-portage-trail-conference-at-start-of-2015-16-season