North Coast League
North Coast League | |
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Data | |
Classification | OHSAA Division II, III, and IV |
Established | 1984 |
Members | 13 |
Sports fielded | 10 boys and 9 girls |
State Championships | 41 |
Country | United States |
Region | Midwest |
States | 1 - Ohio |
The North Coast League (NCL) is a high school athletic conference for Catholic schools in Greater Cleveland, Ohio.
Member schools
The North Coast League was founded by six parochial high schools in 1984. Its original members were Cleveland Central Catholic, Holy Name. Lake Catholic, Padua Franciscan, St. Peter Chanel, and Trinity. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (1991) and Elyria Catholic (1995) joined the league shortly after it was founded. The schools were then separated into two four-team divisions based on enrollment. Villa Angela-St. Joseph joined the league in 2004 and Archbishop Hoban in 2005, but Cleveland Central Catholic left, creating unevenly sized divisions. Central Catholic re-joined the league in 2006, creating a balanced ten-team lineup.
In 2011, the NCL added Beaumont, Benedictine, Walsh Jesuit, and Warren John F. Kennedy high schools. Elyria Catholic left the league to join the West Shore Conference. Benedictine is an all-boys school and Beaumont is an all-girls school, so twelve schools compete in most sports, in two divisions of six schools each.[1]
St. Peter Chanel left the North Coast League on July 1, 2013 due to the school's closing. St. Thomas Aquinas joined the North Coast League on that date. In 2014, Holy Name announced that they would be leaving the North Coast League for the new Great Lake Conference effective July 1, 2015.[2] Later that year, Youngstown Christian School, which is currently independent of a league, was unanimously accepted to replace Holy Name.[3] YCS is the first North Coast League school that is not operated by a Roman Catholic diocese or order.
The NCL is currently made up of 13 schools across 7 counties in northeast Ohio. The schools are separated into two divisions, based on their enrollment. The Blue Division consists of larger schools, while the White Division is made up of smaller schools.
Blue Division
School | Nickname | Location | Colors |
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Archbishop Hoban High School | Knights | Akron, Summit County | Navy Blue & Old Gold |
Beaumont SchoolA | Bluestreaks | Cleveland Hts., Cuyahoga County | Blue & Gold |
Benedictine High SchoolA | Bengals | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County | Columbia Blue & White |
Lake Catholic High School | Cougars | Mentor, Lake County | Forest Green & Gray |
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School | Lions | Chardon, Geauga County | Blue & Gold |
Padua Franciscan High School | Bruins | Parma, Cuyahoga County | Brown & White |
Walsh Jesuit High School | Warriors | Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County | Maroon & Gold |
A Beaumont (all girls) and Benedicine (all boys) compete as a tandem.
White Division (smaller schools)
School | Nickname | Location | Colors |
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Cleveland Central Catholic High School | Ironmen | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County | Navy Blue & Red |
John F. Kennedy High School | Eagles | Warren, Trumbull County | Navy Blue & White |
St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Knights | Louisville, Stark County | Black & Gold |
Trinity High School | Trojans | Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County | Blue & White |
Valley Christian School | Eagles | Youngstown, Mahoning County | Blue & Bright Gold |
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | Vikings | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County | Red & Columbia Blue |
Former Members
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Left | Current Conference |
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Elyria Catholic High School | Panthers | Elyria, Lorain County | Green & White | 2011 | Great Lakes Conference |
Holy Name High School | Green Wave | Parma Hts., Cuyahoga County | Green & White | 2015 | Great Lakes Conference |
St. Peter Chanel High School | Firebirds | Bedford, Cuyahoga County | Red & Black | 2013 | School closed |
Rivalries
Archbishop Hoban vs. Walsh Jesuit
Benedictine vs. Cleveland Central Catholic
Benedictine vs. Lake Catholic
Benedictine vs. NDCL
Cleveland Central Catholic vs. VASJ
Lake Catholic vs. NDCL
Lake Catholic vs. Walsh Jesuit
Trinity vs. Cleveland Central Catholic
State championships
This chart only includes state championships won by the schools while in the North Coast League.
School | Sport | Year(s) |
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Archbishop Hoban | Football Girls Soccer |
2015, 2016 2015 |
Beaumont School | Volleyball | 2012 |
Benedictine | Football | 2014 |
Cleveland Central Catholic | Boys Basketball Girls Basketball |
2009 2007 |
Elyria Catholic | Girls Tennis | 2006 |
Holy Name | Girls Soccer | 2006 |
John F. Kennedy | Football | 2016 |
Lake Catholic | Football Wrestling Volleyball |
1991, 1992, 2001 1989 2010 |
NDCL | Baseball Golf Volleyball |
2001, 2009 2000, 2009 2014, 2015 |
Padua Franciscan | Ice Hockey Volleyball |
1986, 1989, 2006 2008, 2009, 2013 |
St. Peter Chanel | Boys Basketball Football Wrestling |
1999 2001 1986, 1987, 1988, 2011 |
St. Thomas Aquinas | Girls Cross Country Boys Track and Field Girls Track and Field |
2015 2016 2015, 2016 |
Trinity | Girls Basketball Cheerleading Boys Track & Field |
1990, 1994, 1996 2013 2009 |
VASJ | Boys Basketball Cheerleading Volleyball |
2013, 2015 2006, 2010 2005 |
Scheduling
Football
During the season, every school must play five league games, one against every other school in its own division. They are generally played the final five weeks of the season. Schools are also allowed to schedule schools in the other division, however these games are considered independent and do not count in NCL standings. Prior to 2011, each school played an additional school in the other division in a "crossover" game. The crossover opponents rotated on two-year stints.
Other sports
In other sports, such as basketball and volleyball, where more games are played during the season, each school must play 10 games against NCL opponents. Every school plays every other school in its division twice (once home, once away) Schools are also allowed to schedule schools in the other division, however these games are considered independent and do not count in NCL standings. Prior to the 2011 expansion, schools played 13 games: a home-and-away series against division opponents and a single game against inter-division foes.
In other sports such as track and swimming where schools have "meets" instead of individual games, there is one NCL meet for all schools in the league. For ice hockey a tournament is played in December to determine the conference champion as teams do not play an NCL schedule during the regular season.
References
- ↑ Fortuna, Bob (April 1, 2010). "North Coast League confirms expansion: Beaumont, Benedictine, Warren John F. Kennedy and Walsh Jesuit to join in 2011, Elyria Catholic headed to West Shore Conference". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.holynamehs.com/2014/05/01/new-great-lake-conference-to-include-7-local-schools/
- ↑ http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/aug/19/youngstown-christian-in-north-coast-leag/