Metro Athletic Conference (Ohio)

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The Metro Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletic league that began competition in the 2020-21 school year. The league is made up of member schools from Medina, Portage and Summit counties in the U.S. State of Ohio.

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Current members

SchoolNicknameLocationColors [1] TenureNotes
Cloverleaf Colts Westfield Green, white

  

2020–
Coventry Comets Coventry Blue, gold

  

2020–Leaving for PAC-8 in 2026
Field Falcons Brimfield Red, white, black

   

2020–
Norton Panthers Norton Red, black, white

   

2020–
Ravenna Ravens Ravenna Blue, white, red

   

2020–
Springfield Spartans Akron Red, gray

  

2020–
Streetsboro Rockets Streetsboro Blue, gold

  

2020–
Woodridge Bulldogs Cuyahoga Falls Maroon, silver, white

   

2020–

Future Members

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsJoiningNotes
Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders Kent Red, white, black

   

2026Joining from Suburban League
Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers Cuyahoga Falls Black, yellow

  

2026
Tallmadge Blue Devils Tallmadge Blue, yellow

  

2026

History

A previous Metro Athletic Conference existed primarily in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Counties until 2014. It was founded in 1972 as the Mahoning Valley Conference and renamed Metro Athletic Conference in 1994. The conference merged with the Trumbull Athletic Conference in 2014 and formed the All-American Conference. [2]

The current Metro Athletic Conference was established in April 2019 after the superintendents of all eight school districts that made up the Portage Trail Conference (PTC) Metro Division voted to move forward with establishing a new league separate from the PTC to begin play in August 2020. Reasons given for leaving the PTC included concerns over officiating, scheduling, and league operations, along with the desire for a third-party commissioner and more educational opportunities. [3] [4] The name had been chosen by the time the split from the PTC was made official in June 2019. [5]

The initial opening of conference play for many sports was put in jeopardy from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with golf being the only sport to begin interscholastic at the outset in early August 2020. Later in August, it was announced by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine that all sports were allowed to compete under special guidelines outlined by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

In November 2024, it was announced that Cuyahoga Falls, Kent Roosevelt, and Tallmadge, all members of the Suburban League American Conference, accepted invitations to join the Metro Conference beginning in the 2026–27 school year. At the same time, Coventry also announced its departure from the MAC at the conclusion of the 2025–26 school year. [6]

References

  1. "Member School Directory and Athletic Schedules". MyOHSAA.org. Ohio High School Athletic Association . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "About the Conference". AACOhio.net. All-American Conference . Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Rosenblum, Jonah; Leonard, Michael (April 11, 2020). "Portage Trail Conference shakeup?". Record-Courier . Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. Rosenblum, Jonah (April 15, 2019). "Portage Trail Conference Metro superintendents to 'move forward' in new conference discussions". Record Courier . Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  5. Kreider, Derek (June 20, 2019). "Norton school board OKs membership to new athletic league". Akron.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. Leonard, Jonah Rosenblum, Brad Bournival and Michael. "Metro Athletic Conference could expand to 10 schools and shrink Suburban League to 13". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)