Federal League (OHSAA)
The Federal League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sports conference that was established in 1964 and includes schools from Stark and Summit counties in Ohio.
Current members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley | Bulldogs | Canton | Red, Black |
2003-[Football 2004-] | |
| GlenOak | Golden Eagles | Plain Township | Forest Green, Vegas Gold |
1975- | |
| Green | Bulldogs | Green | Orange, Black |
2015-[1] | |
| Hoover | Vikings | North Canton | Black, Orange |
1968- | |
| Jackson | Polar Bears | Jackson Township | Purple, Gold |
1964- | |
| Lake | Blue Streaks | Uniontown | Blue, Red, White |
1987- | |
| Perry | Panthers | Perry Township | Black, Gold, White |
1964- |
Former Members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Fitch | Falcons | Austintown | Navy and Scarlet
|
2003-2011 (Football 2004-2011) | Left for the AAC |
| Alliance | Aviators | Alliance | Red, Columbia Blue
|
1983-2003 | Left for Metro |
| Boardman | Spartans | Boardman | Maroon and White
|
2003-2014 (Football 2004-2014) | Left for AAC |
| Canton South | Wildcats | Canton | Red and Gray
|
1964-1990 | Left for NBC |
| Fairless | Falcons | Brewster | Navy Blue, Silver, and White
|
1964-1976 | Left for All-Ohio |
| Glenwood | Eagles | Canton | Red and Blue
|
1968-1975 | Consolidated with Oakwood to become GlenOak |
| Louisville | Leopards | Louisville | Blue and white
|
1968-1990 | Left for NBC |
| Marlington | Dukes | Lexington | Orange, Black
|
1964-1985 | Left for Senate |
| New Philadelphia | Quakers | New Philadelphia | Red and Black
|
1987-1997 | Left for East Central |
| Oakwood | Golden Raiders | Canton | Forest Green, Vegas Gold |
1968-1975 | Consolidated with Glenwood to become GlenOak |
| Sandy Valley | Cardinals | Magnolia | Red and Gray
|
1964-1968 | Left for Senate |
| Timken | Trojans | Canton | Blue and Gold
|
1987-1995 | Left to be independent |
| Wooster | Generals | Wooster | Blue and Gold
|
1987-2003 | Left for Ohio Cardinal |
History
The Federal League begins league play in 1964 with Canton South, Fairless, Glenwood, Jackson, Marlington, Perry, and Sandy Valley as charter members.
In 1968, Sandy Valley left for the Senate League. The same year saw Louisville, North Canton and Oakwood be welcomed into the league.
in 1975, Fairless left for the All-Ohio conference, meanwhile would add GlenOak, who became a consolidated school of Oakwood and Glenwood.
in 1983, Alliance accepted their invitation into the league, following by Marlington in 1985 and Lake in 1987.
in 1988, the league already having 10 teams, the league split into two divisions, the American Division and National Division, adding New Philadelphia, Timken and Wooster.
in 1990, the league merged back into one division, following the departure of Canton South and Louisville, who left for the Northeastern Buckeye Conference.
In 1995 Timken left to become independent. They would later consolidate with Canton McKinley in 2015 1997 saw New Philadelphia leave for the East Central Ohio League.
in 2003, both Alliance and Wooster would leave the Metro Athletic Conference [2] and the newly formed Ohio Cardinal Conference respectively.[3] The same year saw Austintown Fitch, Boardman and Canton McKinley join for all sports except football; their programs later joined for all sports in 2004.
in 2011, Austintown Fitch leaves for the All-American Conference [4] Fitch tried to remain a football-only member of the Federal League but ended up leaving for all sports.
in 2013, Green announced that they would join the Federal League beginning the 2015–16. school year.[5] in 2014, Boardman leaves for the All-American Conference.[6]
Conference Champions
| Year | Football Champions |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Glenwood |
| 1965 | Jackson |
| 1966 | Glenwood |
| 1967 | Perry |
| 1968 | Hoover, Oakwood |
| 1969 | Perry |
| 1970 | Louisville, Perry |
| 1971 | Louisville |
| 1972 | Hoover |
| 1973 | Hoover |
| 1974 | Louisville |
| 1975 | Hoover |
| 1976 | Hoover |
| 1977 | Louisville |
| 1978 | Louisville |
| 1979 | Hoover |
| 1980 | Hoover, Perry |
| 1981 | Louisville |
| 1982 | GlenOak |
| 1983 | Alliance |
| 1984 | Hoover, Perry |
| 1985 | GlenOak, Perry |
| 1986 | Hoover, Jackson |
| 1987 | Alliance, Hoover, Perry |
| 1988 | GlenOak, Hoover, Lake, Perry |
| 1989 | GlenOak, Hoover, Jackson, Wooster |
| 1990 | Jackson |
| 1991 | Lake |
| 1992 | Perry |
| 1993 | Lake, Perry |
| 1994 | GlenOak, Lake, Perry |
| 1995 | Hoover, Perry |
| 1996 | Alliance, Jackson |
| 1997 | Hoover, Perry |
| 1998 | Hoover, Jackson, Lake |
| 1999 | Hoover, Perry |
| 2000 | Hoover, Perry |
| 2001 | Jackson |
| 2002 | Hoover |
| 2003 | Hoover |
| 2004 | Austintown-Fitch |
| 2005 | Canton McKinley |
| 2006 | Canton McKinley |
| 2007 | Hoover |
| 2008 | Hoover |
| 2009 | GlenOak |
| 2010 | Austintown-Fitch |
| 2011 | Canton McKinley, Boardman, GlenOak |
| 2012 | Canton McKinley |
| 2013 | Canton McKinley |
| 2014 | GlenOak |
| 2015 | Perry, GlenOak |
| 2016 | Perry |
| 2017 | Perry, McKinley, Jackson |
| 2018 | Hoover, McKinley |
| 2019 | McKinley |
| 2020 | Perry |
| 2021 | Hoover |
| 2022 | McKinley, Lake |
| 2023 | McKinley |
| 2024 | Jackson, McKinley |
| 2025 | McKinley |
See also
References
- ^ "Green to join Federal League - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com". Retrieved August 21, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Alliance helps MAC move on". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
- ^ "MAC continues to explore options". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
- ^ Franco, Elise (May 11, 2010). "Austintown board approves move to the AAC". vindy.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ http://www.ohio.com/sports/high-school/green-set-to-join-the-federal-league-in-2015-2016-suburban-league-seeks-to-move-forward-with-its-own-expansion-plan-1.422407 [bare URL]
- ^ "Off the courts - High school basketball news & notes". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2013.