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

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

  1. 1 2 Lisa Gayle Grayson (2013-09-14). "NoRo joining the Suburban Leauge (sic)". 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. 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
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