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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.

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Former members

  • Austintown-Fitch Falcons (2003–2011)
  • Alliance Aviators (1983–2003)
  • Boardman Spartans (2003–2013)
  • Fairless Falcons (1964–1975)
  • Glenwood Eagles (1964–1975)
  • Louisville Leopards (1968–1990)
  • Marlington Dukes (1964–1985)
  • New Philadelphia Quakers (1988–1997)
  • Oakwood Golden Raiders (1968–1975)
  • Sandy Valley Cardinals (1964–1968)
  • Canton South Wildcats (1964–1990)
  • Canton Timken Trojans (1988–1995)
  • Wooster Generals (1988–2003)

    • 1960s

  • 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 leaves the league and is replaced by Louisville, North Canton Hoover, and Oakwood.

    • 1970s

  • In 1975, Fairless leaves the league while Glenwood and Oakwood consolidate to form GlenOak.

    • 1980s

  • In 1983, Alliance joins the league.
  • In 1985, Marlington leaves the league.
  • In 1987, Lake joins the league.
  • In 1988, New Philadelphia, Canton Timken, and Wooster join the league, prompting the league to split into an American Division and a National Division:

    • 1990s

  • In 1990, Canton South and Louisville leave for the Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC), which causes the divisional format to be dropped.
  • In 1995, Timken leaves the league.
  • In 1997, New Philadelphia leaves for the East Central Ohio League.

    • 2000s

  • In 2003, Alliance and Wooster leave for the Metro Athletic Conference and the newly formed Ohio Cardinal Conference, respectively. Alliance would move again to the NBC in 2005.
  • At the same time, Austintown-Fitch, Boardman, and Canton McKinley join in all sports except for football, which they would fully join in the following school year.

    • 2010s

  • In 2011, Austintown-Fitch left the Federal League for the All-American Conference for all sports except football. They had hoped to remain a football-only member of the Federal League, but that did not work out. They replaced Salem, who left for the NBC.
  • In 2013, Boardman announced that they are looking to leave for the All-American Conference.
  • In 2013, Green announced that they would join the Federal League for 2015-16.

    • References

    Federal League (OHSAA) Wikipedia
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