Inter-Tri County League (OHSAA)

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The Inter-Tri County League was an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic conference. It was made up of member schools from Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio. The league existed from 2006 until 2015.

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History

The Inter-Tri County League was formed in 2006, as a result of a merger between two former OHSAA conferences, the Inter-County League and the Tri-County League, with founding members such as McDonald, Mineral Ridge, Jackson-Milton, Western Reserve, Lowellville, Sebring, Columbiana, Lisbon, Leetonia, East Palestine, Wellsville, Southern Local, United Local, Springfield, South Range and others.

In 2015, the ITCL moved to a three-tier system compared to its two-tier system it used since its founding in 2006, to help reduce travel costs. [1]

In 2016, despite efforts to save the league, member schools announced they would be disbanding the ITCL. [2] The Blue Division members would go on to form the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference, [3] while members of both the Red and White Divisions went on to form the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. [4] South Range became independent and later joined the Northeast 8 [5] , Crestview left for the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference [6] and later joined the MVAC in 2020. [7]

Members

SchoolLocationNicknameColorsTenureNotes
Blue Division
Jackson-Milton North Jackson Blue JaysRoyal Blue & White

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
Lowellville Lowellville RocketsNavy & Gold

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
Mineral Ridge Weathersfield RamsOrange & Black

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
McDonald McDonald Blue DevilsBlue & Gold

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
Sebring McKinley Sebring TrojansPurple & Gold

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
Western Reserve Berlin Center Blue DevilsBlue, Red & White

   

2006-2017left for MVAC
Red Division
Crestview Columbiana RebelsBlack & Gold

  

2006-2017left for OVAC
East Palestine East Palestine BulldogsBrown and White

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
South Range Canfield RaidersBurgundy, Gold

  

2006-2017left to become independent
Springfield New Middletown TigersOrange & Black

  

2006-2017left for MVAC
United Hanoverton Golden EaglesBlue and Gold

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
White Division
David Anderson Lisbon Blue DevilsBlue and White

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
Columbiana Columbiana ClippersRed and White

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
Leetonia Leetonia BearsBlue and White

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
Southern Local Salineville IndiansBlue and Gold

  

2006-2017left for EOAC
Wellsville Wellsville TigersOrange & Black

  

2006-2017left for EOAC

References

  1. "The Inter-Tri County League will have a new look beginning fall 2015". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  2. "ITCL on its death bed". morningjournalnews.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. Ohio, MIKE KEATING GateHouse Media. "MVAC poised to bring in seven schools from Mahoning Valley". Record-Courier. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. "History". www.eoacfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  5. "South Range joins new Northeast 8, leaving the Northeast Buckeye". WKBN.com. 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  6. nian, SETH STASKEY For The Jef fer so. "OVAC expands again: Crestview becomes 53rd conference school". The Daily Jeffersonian. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  7. "MVAC to grow to 15 schools". morningjournalnews.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.