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The Portage Trail Conference or PTC is an association of six high schools and their associated middle/junior high schools located in the northeast region of the U.S. State of Ohio. Three member schools are in Portage County, two are in Stark County, and one each is located in Summit and Trumbull counties. The conference officially began play in August 2005 with 16 member schools divided into two eight-school divisions based on enrollment, with the smaller schools in the County Division and the larger schools in the Metro Division. Games against teams in the opposite division did not count as conference games. [1] Between 2013 and 2017, the conference experienced a number of membership changes, with four schools leaving and three schools joining. In 2020 the PTC underwent its largest changes since its inception as 10 schools left the conference. Two schools left the County Division to join different leagues while all eight Metro Division member schools left to form their own conference, the Metro Athletic Conference. [2] Two smaller independent schools joined the five remaining PTC schools for the 2020–21 school year and the County Division name was dropped. As of the 2021–22 school year, the conference competes with a total of six schools. [3]

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Current members

SchoolNicknameLocationColors [4] Enrollment [lower-alpha 1] Middle schoolYear Joined
John F. Kennedy Catholic School Eagles Warren Blue, white, red
   		156 [5] John F. Kennedy Catholic School [lower-alpha 2] 2020
Lake Center Christian School Tigers Lake Blue, gold
  		192 [6] Lake Center Christian School [lower-alpha 3] 2015
Mogadore High School Wildcats Mogadore Green, white
  		246 [7] Mogadore Junior High School2005
Rootstown High School Rovers Rootstown Navy blue, white
  		334 [8] Rootstown Middle School2005
Southeast High School Pirates Palmyra Maroon, gold
  		435 [8] Southeast Middle School2005
St. Thomas Aquinas High School Knights Louisville Black, gold
  		162 [9] St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School [lower-alpha 4] 2020
  1. ↑ Enrollment numbers are from the 2019–20 school year and only include totals for students in grades 9–12 even if the school has additional grades in the building.
  2. ↑ JFK Upper Campus includes grades 6–12
  3. ↑ Lake Center Christian School includes grades K–12
  4. ↑ St. Thomas Aquinas High School and Middle School are administered as a single school for grades 6–12

Former members

SchoolNicknameLocationColors [4] Membership yearsDivisionNew league
Cloverleaf High School Colts Westfield Green, white
  		2015–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Coventry High School Comets Coventry Blue, gold
  		2005–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Crestwood High School Red Devils Mantua Red, gray, white
   		2005–2020County Chagrin Valley Conference
East Canton High School Hornets East Canton Blue, gold
  		2005–2013County Inter-Valley Conference
Field High School Falcons Brimfield Red, white, black
   		2005–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
James A. Garfield High School G-Men Garrettsville Black, gold
  		2005–2021County (2005−2020) Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Norton High School Panthers Norton Red, black, white
   		2005–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Ravenna High School Ravens Ravenna Blue, white, red
   		2005–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Springfield High School Spartans Lakemore Red, gray
  		2005–2020Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Streetsboro High School Rockets Streetsboro Blue, gold
  		2005–2020County/Metro Metro Athletic Conference
Theodore Roosevelt High School Rough Riders Kent Red, white, black
   		2005–2015Metro Suburban League
Valley Christian School Eagles Youngstown Royal blue, gold
  		2017–2020County Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference
Waterloo High School Vikings Atwater Burgundy, white
  		2005–2017County Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Windham High School Bombers Windham Black, gold
  		2005–2013County Northeastern Athletic Conference
Woodridge High School Bulldogs Cuyahoga Falls Maroon, silver, white
   		2005–2020County/Metro Metro Athletic Conference

History

The PTC was formed as an expansion and reorganization of the original Portage County League or PCL, which had existed for most of the 20th century and by 2003 included eight high schools in Portage County and two in neighboring Summit County. Beginning in 2003, school leaders in the league began to explore the possibilities of expansion and realignment to better meet the needs of all the schools involved due to the vast differences in enrollments at member schools. [10]

Final Portage County League members:

Portage Trail Conference Divisions 2005–2020
Metro DivisionCounty Division
SchoolYearsSchoolYears
Cloverleaf2015–2020Crestwood2015–2020
Coventry2015–2020East Canton2005–2013
Crestwood2005–2015Garfield2005–2020
Field2005–2020Lake Center Christian2015–2020
Kent Roosevelt2005–2015Mogadore2005–2020
Norton2005–2020Rootstown2005–2020
Ravenna2005–2020Southeast2011–2020
Southeast2005–2011Streetsboro2005–2011
2013–2015
Springfield2005–2020Valley Christian2017–2020
Streetsboro2011–2013
2015–2020		Waterloo2005–2017
Woodridge2015–2020Windham2005–2013
Woodridge2005–2015

It was decided to expand the league and divide it into two divisions based on enrollment figures. Initially Ravenna, Norton, Springfield, East Canton, and Coventry accepted invitations to join the new league beginning in 2005. [11] Later in the year, following news that the Western Reserve Conference (which had just lost member Ravenna) would be losing at least two additional member schools (leaving the South Division with just four teams), Kent Roosevelt left the WRC and accepted an invitation to join the new league effective in 2005 after initially choosing to remain in the WRC. [12] [13]

The Metro Division contained the larger schools, which competed in Ohio's Divisions II, III, and IV for football, while the County Division contained the smaller schools, who competed in divisions IV, V, VI, and VII. Because they were based on enrollment, a school's membership in a given division could change if enrollment numbers changed. Games between teams of the same division counted in conference standings, while games against schools from the other division were treated as non-conference games. The first division change occurred in 2011 the PTC announced in January that due to a change in enrollment figures, Streetsboro would move to the Metro Division and Southeast would move to the County Division for the 2011–12 school year. [14]

East Canton announced in February 2011 that they would leave the PTC following the 2012–13 sports season to join the Inter-Valley Conference. [15] Later that year in July, Windham announced their own departure from the conference citing enrollment issues. They also left the PTC after the 2012–13 school year and joined the Northeastern Athletic Conference. [16] The PTC heard presentations from four area high schools (Barberton, Northwest, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Lake Center Christian) in May 2011, prior to the announcement that Windham would also be leaving the conference in 2013. [17] Rather than expand, however, the PTC chose to stay at 14 teams, and Streetsboro moved back to the County Division for the 2013–14 school year. [18] In September 2013, Kent Roosevelt announced plans to leave the PTC for the Suburban League beginning in the 2016–17 school year, later changed to the 2015–16 school year. [19] [20]

Cloverleaf High School announced in December 2013 it would leave the Suburban League for the Portage Trail Conference in 2015. [21] Lake Center Christian announced it would join at the same time. The two schools officially joined in July 2015 and began conference play in August. At the same time, the divisions were reorganized, with Streetsboro and Woodridge changing to the Metro Division with new member Cloverleaf, and Crestwood moving to the County Division along with new member Lake Center Christian. [22]

Waterloo High School announced intentions in early 2016 to leave the conference after the 2016–17 season. [23] They began play in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference in August 2017. Valley Christian School in Youngstown was announced in December 2016 as the PTC's newest member, and began PTC play in August 2017, joining from the North Coast League. [24]

The eight Metro Division schools announced on April 15, 2019, plans to break away from the PTC and start a new conference, later named the Metro Athletic Conference, beginning with the 2020–21 school year. [2] In response to this, Crestwood (then the largest school in the County Division) announced it was considering leaving the PTC for the Chagrin Valley Conference, [25] which was made official by a board of education vote on July 9, 2019. [26]

Next, Valley Christian announced it was leaving after the 2019–20 school year to join the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, with Garfield announcing it was leaving after the 2020–21 school year to join the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference. [3] In the wake of these events, four of the remaining County Division schools (Mogadore, Rootstown, Southeast and Lake Center Christian) began a search for schools to join the conference in order to keep it intact. On February 5, 2020, it was announced that beginning with the 2020–21 school year St. Thomas Aquinas and John F. Kennedy Catholic School, often called Warren JFK, would join the conference, bringing the final total to six schools (with five competing in football). [3] The newest members began conference play in August 2020.

Southeast High School announced in November 2023 that it plans to leave the PTC after the 2023–24 school year to join the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference, where they will compete in the Grey division along with former PTC member Garfield. [27]

Championships

The PTC has championships in 18 different sports, the most recent additions being the boys' and girls' bowling tournament in 2007 and regular-season competition in 2008. Most sports have champions for each division, with the exceptions of boys' tennis and girls' tennis, which are not divided into divisions because a limited number of schools offer the sport. In football, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball, the division champion is determined by the results of regular-season play. Other sports—cross country, golf, bowling, track and field, tennis, and wrestling—weigh the regular-season and season-ending conference tournaments equally as part of determining the season's overall champion. [28]

Football

YearMetroCountyPlayoff qualifiers (state division)
2005SoutheastGarfieldSoutheast (III), Garfield (IV), Mogadore (VI)
2006Kent RooseveltGarfield, MogadoreKent Roosevelt (II), Coventry (III),
Mogadore (VI), Windham (VI)
2007RavennaMogadoreRavenna (III), Field (III), Mogadore (VI)
2008Kent Roosevelt [29] East Canton, Mogadore [30] Kent Roosevelt (II), Field (III), Ravenna (III),
East Canton (VI), Mogadore (VI) [31]
2009 [32] RavennaMogadore, WoodridgeRavenna (II), Field (III),
Woodridge (IV), Mogadore (VI)
2010RavennaMogadoreKent Roosevelt (II), Field (III),
Garfield (IV), Mogadore (VI)
2011Kent RooseveltSoutheastKent Roosevelt (II), Ravenna (III),
Southeast (III), Mogadore (VI)
2012Kent RooseveltMogadoreKent Roosevelt (II), Ravenna (III),
Woodrige (III), Mogadore (VI)
2013Kent RooseveltWoodridgeKent Roosevelt (II), Woodridge (IV), Mogadore (VI)
2014Crestwood, Field,
Ravenna		MogadoreCrestwood (IV), Field (IV),
Woodridge (IV), Mogadore (VI)
2015WoodridgeMogadoreWoodridge (IV), Crestwood (IV), Mogadore (VII)
2016WoodridgeCrestwoodCrestwood (IV), Woodridge (IV),
Garfield (V), Mogadore (VII)
2017WoodridgeRootstownWoodridge (III), Mogadore (VI)
Rootstown (VI), Valley Christian School (VII)
2018Norton, Ravenna,

Woodridge

Boys' cross country

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2005FieldWoodridgeWoodridge - 3rd (II), East Canton - 10th (III)
2006CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II), East Canton - 2nd (III)
2007CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II), Crestwood - 6th (II),
Field - 11th (II)
2008Crestwood [33] WoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II), Crestwood - 5th (II),
East Canton - 5th (III)
2009 [34] FieldWoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II)
2010FieldWoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II)
2011CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 4th (II)
2012CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 1st (II)
2013Woodridge [35]

Girls' cross country

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2005CrestwoodWoodridgeCrestwood - 4th (II), Woodridge - 12th (III)
2006CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 5th (III)
2007CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 7th (II), Waterloo - 11th (III)
2008 [36] CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 4th (II)
2009 [34] CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 10th (II)
2010Kent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridge - 4th (II)
2011CrestwoodWoodridge
2012CrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridge - 9th (II)

Girls' tennis

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

YearRegular seasonTournamentOverall
2005 [37] RavennaRavennaRavenna
2006RavennaRavennaRavenna
2007RavennaRavennaRavenna
2008 [38] RavennaRavennaRavenna
2009 [39] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2010 [40] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2011Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2012Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2013Kent RooseveltFieldKent Roosevelt, Field
2014
2015

Golf

Overall division winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

MetroCounty
YearRegular seasonTournamentOverallRegular seasonTournamentOverall
2005Kent RooseveltRavennaRavennaRootstownMogadoreMogadore,
Rootstown
2006 [41] Kent RooseveltRavennaKent RooseveltMogadoreMogadoreMogadore
2007 [42] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltRootstownRootstownRootstown
2008 [28] Kent RooseveltCrestwoodCrestwood,
Kent Roosevelt		MogadoreRootstownRootstown
2009 [43] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltRootstownRootstownRootstown
2010 [44] Crestwood,
Kent Roosevelt		Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltRootstown,
Woodridge		WoodridgeWoodridge
2011Kent Roosevelt, CrestwoodKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2012Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2013 [45] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltMogadoreSoutheastSoutheast
2014
2015NortonFieldNorton

Boys' soccer

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2005Kent RooseveltRootstown, Waterloo
2006CrestwoodWaterloo
2007Kent Roosevelt [46] Woodridge
2008Kent Roosevelt [46] WoodridgeWoodridge finishes ranked 8th in State for D2
2009Kent Roosevelt [47] Woodridge
2010NortonWoodridge
2011CoventryWaterloo
2012Kent RooseveltWoodridge
2013FieldGarfield
2014Kent RooseveltWoodridge
2015WoodridgeLake Center Christian
2016Woodridge
2017Woodridge
2018Woodridge

Girls' soccer

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2005Woodridge (no split b/w Metro and County)Woodridge
2006Crestwood, Kent Roosevelt,
Norton, Ravenna		Garfield, Woodridge
2007RavennaWoodridge
2008Ravenna [48] Woodridge
2009Kent Roosevelt [49] Rootstown
2010Kent Roosevelt, NortonWoodridge
2011Kent RooseveltRootstown
2012Coventry, Kent Roosevelt, NortonRootstown
2013Norton

Girls' volleyball

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2005SoutheastStreetsboro
2006Crestwood, SoutheastStreetsboro, Waterloo
2007FieldStreetsboro
2008 [50] FieldStreetsboro
2009Southeast [51] Streetsboro [52]
2010 [53] Kent RooseveltStreetsboro, Waterloo
2011Kent RooseveltWaterloo
2012Kent Roosevelt, CrestwoodSoutheast

Boys' basketball

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2006SpringfieldWindhamWindham - Final Four (IV)
2007SpringfieldWindham
2008Kent Roosevelt [54] Streetsboro [55]
2009Kent Roosevelt [56] Streetsboro, Waterloo [57]
2010NortonEast Canton
2011Crestwood, Kent RooseveltStreetsboro
2012Kent Roosevelt, NortonSoutheast, Woodridge
2013NortonWindham
2014NortonStreetsboro
2015CoventryMogadore
2016CoventryMogadore
2017WoodridgeCrestwood, Mogadore
2018Woodridge, NortonCrestwoodMogadore

Girls' basketball

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2006SoutheastEast Canton, Rootstown, WaterlooEast Canton - 2nd (IV)
2007Crestwood, SoutheastWaterloo
2008SoutheastEast Canton
2009Field [58] Mogadore [59]
2010Ravenna [60] Mogadore
2011RavennaMogadore
2012RavennaWoodridge
2013NortonSoutheast
2018Cloverleaf, NortonGarfield

Wrestling

Overall division winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

MetroCounty
YearRegular seasonTournamentRegular seasonTournament
2006RavennaRavennaWoodridgeWoodridge
2006RavennaRavennaWoodridgeWoodridge
2008 [61] RavennaRavennaWoodridgeWoodridge
2009 [62] CoventryCoventryStreetsboroStreetsboro
2010 [63] CoventryCoventryWaterlooWaterloo
2011CrestwoodCrestwoodRootstown, Garfield, WaterlooRootstown
2012CrestwoodCrestwoodSoutheastRootstown
2013Crestwood, Coventry, RavennaCrestwoodRootstownWoodridge
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018Cloverleaf, Norton, WoodridgeNortonRootstownRootstown
2019

Boys' bowling

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28] Beginning in 2010, champions were crowned in both Metro and County divisions.

YearRegular-seasonTournamentOverallState finishes (state division)
2007 [64] NAKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2008 [65] RavennaKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt, Ravenna
2009 [66] RavennaCrestwoodCrestwood
MetroCounty
Regular-seasonTournamentOverallRegular-seasonTournamentOverall
2010 [67] Kent RooseveltCrestwoodCrestwood, Kent RooseveltGarfieldGarfieldGarfieldKent Roosevelt - 13th (I) [68]
2011Kent RooseveltCrestwoodKent Roosevelt, CrestwoodGarfieldGarfieldGarfield
2012CrestwoodCrestwoodCrestwoodGarfieldGarfieldGarfield
2013Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltGarfieldEast CantonGarfield, East Canton

Girls' bowling

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28] Beginning in 2010, champions were crowned in both Metro and County divisions.

YearRegular-seasonTournamentOverallState finishes (state division)
2007 [64] NAGarfieldGarfield
2008 [65] GarfieldCrestwoodCrestwood, Garfield
2009 [66] GarfieldGarfieldGarfield
MetroCounty
Regular-seasonTournamentOverallRegular-seasonTournamentOverall
2010 [67] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltGarfieldGarfieldGarfield
2011CoventryCoventryCoventryGarfieldGarfieldGarfield
2012SpringfieldSpringfieldSpringfieldGarfieldGarfieldGarfield
2013SpringfieldCoventrySpringfield, CoventryGarfieldGarfieldGarfield

Boys' track & field

Overall division winner based on division meet finish. [28]

MetroCounty
YearRegular seasonConference meetOverallRegular seasonConference meetOverallState finishes (state division)
2006FieldFieldFieldStreetsboroStreetsboroStreetsboro
2007CrestwoodCrestwoodCrestwood [69] StreetsboroStreetsboroStreetsboro [70]
2008CrestwoodCrestwoodCrestwood [71] WoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge [72]
2009 [73] CrestwoodCrestwoodCrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2010 [74] Southeast, CrestwoodSoutheastSoutheastWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge - 2nd (II)
2011SoutheastSoutheastSoutheastWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2012CrestwoodKent RooseveltCrestwood, Kent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2013Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2014FieldFieldFieldWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2015Coventry, Field, CrestwoodFieldFieldWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2016CoventryWoodridgeCoventry, Woodridge

Girls' track & field

Overall division winner based on combination of regular season and division meet finish. [28]

MetroCounty
YearRegular seasonConference meetOverallRegular seasonConference meetOverallState finishes (state division)
2006CrestwoodCrestwoodCrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridgeCrestwood - 1st (II)
2007FieldCrestwoodField, Crestwood [69] WoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge [70]
2008RavennaRavennaRavenna [71] RavennaWoodridgeWoodridge [72]
2009 [75] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge - 10th (II)
2010 [74] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWaterlooWoodridge, WaterlooWoodridge - 9th (II)
2011Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2012CrestwoodCrestwood, Kent RooseveltCrestwoodWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2013CrestwoodKent RooseveltCrestwood, Kent RooseveltWoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge

Baseball

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2006NortonWoodridge
2007FieldWoodridge
2008FieldWoodridge
2009Kent Roosevelt [76] Garfield
2010 [77] CrestwoodWoodridge
2011RavennaGarfield
2012RavennaGarfield, Southeast
2013FieldSoutheast, Woodridge
2018Woodridge [78]

Softball

YearMetroCountyState finishes (state division)
2006SpringfieldGarfield
2007FieldGarfield
2008FieldGarfield, Waterloo
2009 [79] FieldWaterloo
2010Field [80] East Canton, Garfield [81] [82]
2011SpringfieldGarfield
2012SpringfieldWoodridge
2013FieldWindham
2017NortonCrestwood

Boys' tennis

Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. [28]

YearRegular seasonTournamentOverall
2006NortonNortonNorton
2007NortonNortonNorton
2008 [83] NortonNortonNorton
2009 [84] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2010 [85] Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2011Kent RooseveltKent RooseveltKent Roosevelt
2012NortonNortonNorton
2013NortonNortonNorton
2014NortonNortonNorton
2015NortonNortonNorton
2016NortonNortonNorton
2017WoodridgeWoodridgeWoodridge
2018Woodridge

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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).

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