Metro Athletic Conference (Ohio)

The Metro Athletic Conference is an association of eight high schools and their associated middle/junior high schools located in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Ohio. Four member schools are in Summit County, three are in Portage County, and one in Medina County. The league was formed in 2019 and began competition in 2020, comprising all eight members of the former Portage Trail Conference Metro Division. 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 (OHSAA).

Current members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors [1]	Tenure	Notes
Cloverleaf High School	Colts	Westfield	Green, white	2020-
Coventry High School	Comets	Coventry	Blue, gold	2020-2026	Leaving for PAC-8
Field High School	Falcons	Brimfield	Red, white, black	2020-
Norton High School	Panthers	Norton	Red, black, white	2020-
Ravenna High School	Ravens	Ravenna	Blue, white, red	2020-
Springfield High School	Spartans	Lakemore	Red, gray	2020-
Streetsboro High School	Rockets	Streetsboro	Blue, gold	2020-
Woodridge High School	Bulldogs	Cuyahoga Falls	Maroon, silver, white	2020-

Future Members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure	Notes
Roosevelt High School	Rough Riders	Kent	Red, black, white	2027	Leaving Suburban in 2027
Cuyahoga Falls High School	Black Tigers	Cuyahoga Falls	Black and Yellow	2027	Leaving Suburban in 2027
Tallmadge High School	Blue Devils	Tallmadge	Blue, Yellow	2027	Leaving Suburban in 2027

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]

In 2025, it would be announced that Cuyahoga Falls, Kent Roosevelt and Tallmadge would accept their invitations to join the Metro Conference. Coventry also announced its exit in 2026. ^[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.

External links

• Official website