Tri-State Conference (1923–1934)

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The Tri-State Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1923 to 1934 and one of two conferences to share this name. The league had members in the Tri-State region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. [1]

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