The Wayne County Athletic League is an OHSAA athletic conference whose eight members are from Wayne County and Ashland County, Ohio. The following are currently members:
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Middle School | ||
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Chippewa | Chipps | Doylestown | Blue, White | Chippewa MS | ||
Dalton | Bulldogs | Dalton | Orange, Black | Dalton MS | ||
Hillsdale | Falcons | Jeromesville | Columbia Blue, Gold | Hillsdale MS | ||
Northwestern | Huskies | West Salem | Blue, Gray | Northwestern MS | ||
Norwayne | Bobcats | Creston | Scarlet, Gray | Norwayne MS | ||
Rittman | Indians | Rittman | Red, White, Black | Rittman MS | ||
Smithville | Smithies | Smithville | Green, White | Green MS | ||
Waynedale | Golden Bears | Apple Creek | Brown, Gold | Waynedale MS | ||
Former members
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Left League | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apple Creek | Aces [1] | Apple Creek | Black, Gold | cons. 1955 | ||
Big Prairie | Bobcats | Big Prairie | Black, Gold | late 1930s | ||
Burbank | Bombers [1] | Burbank | Purple, White | cons. 1953 | ||
Chester | Pups | Chester Township | Blue, White [2] | cons. 1951 | ||
Congress | Senators [1] | Congress | Scarlet, Gray [2] | cons. 1951 | ||
Creston | Panthers [1] | Creston | Red, Black | cons. 1953 | ||
Fredericksburg | Freddies [1] | Fredericksburg | Red, Black | cons. 1955 | ||
Marshallville | Tigers [1] | Marshallville | Blue, Gold | cons. 1938 | ||
Mt. Eaton/Paint Township | Pirates [1] | Mount Eaton | Green, White | cons. 1955 | ||
Shreve | Trojans [1] | Shreve | Red, White | cons. 1963 | ||
Sterling/Milton Township | Eagles [1] | Sterling | Blue, Gold | cons. 1953 | ||
Triway | Titans | Wooster | Purple, White | 1970 | ||
West Salem | Clippers [1] | West Salem | Orange, Black | cons. 1951 |
On December 3, 2011, the WCAL had its first-ever state football champion when Norwayne defeated Kenton 48-42 in the Division IV championship at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. [3]
Year | Football | Boys Basketball |
---|---|---|
1924-25 | Doylestown | |
1925-26 | Doylestown | |
1926-27 | Doylestown | |
1927-28 | Dalton | |
1928-29 | Rittman | |
1929-30 | Dalton | |
1930-31 | Doylestown | |
1931-32 | Dalton, Rittman | |
1932-33 | Doylestown | |
1933-34 | Rittman | |
1934-35 | Doylestown | |
1935-36 | Rittman | |
1936-37 | Dalton | |
1937-38 | Rittman | |
1938-39 | Dalton | |
1939-40 | Rittman | |
1940-41 | Dalton | |
1941-42 | Rittman | |
1942-43 | Doylestown | |
1943-44 | None | |
1944-45 | None | |
1945-46 | None | |
1946-47 | None | |
1947-48 | None | |
1948-49 | None | |
1949-50 | None | |
1950-51 | None | |
1951-52 | Rittman | |
1952-53 | Rittman | |
1953-54 | Doylestown | |
1954-55 | Dalton, Doylestown | |
1955-56 | Doylestown | |
1956-57 | Doylestown | |
1957-58 | Doylestown | |
1958-59 | Rittman | |
1959-60 | Dalton, Waynedale | |
1960-61 | Waynedale | |
1961-62 | Dalton | |
1962-63 | Smithville | |
1963-64 | Dalton | |
1964-65 | Rittman | |
1965-66 | Norwayne | |
1966-67 | Dalton | |
1967-68 | Dalton, Northwestern | |
1968-69 | Dalton | |
1969-70 | Doylestown | |
1970-71 | Doylestown | |
1971-72 | Dalton | |
1972-73 | Waynedale | |
1973-74 | Waynedale | |
1974-75 | Dalton | |
1975-76 | Rittman | |
1976-77 | Dalton | |
1977-78 | Dalton | |
1978-79 | Waynedale | |
1979-80 | Rittman | |
1980-81 | Rittman, Smithville | |
1981-82 | Waynedale | |
1982-83 | Waynedale | |
1983-84 | Smithville | |
1984-85 | Smithville | |
1985-86 | Waynedale | |
1986-87 | Rittman | |
1987-88 | Smithville | |
1988-89 | Smithville | |
1989-90 | Waynedale | Northwestern |
1990-91 | Smithville | |
1991-92 | Dalton | Dalton, Waynedale |
1992-93 | Dalton, Waynedale | Waynedale |
1993-94 | Dalton, Smithville, Waynedale | Norwayne |
1994-95 | Smithville | Norwayne |
1995-96 | Waynedale | Dalton |
1996-97 | Dalton | Smithville |
1997-98 | Waynedale | Dalton, Smithville |
1998-99 | Waynedale | Dalton |
1999-00 | Chippewa | Waynedale |
2000-01 | Smithville | Hillsdale |
2001-02 | Northwestern, Smithville | Dalton, Norwayne |
2002-03 | Smithville | Northwestern |
2003-04 | Dalton, Smithville, Waynedale | Northwestern |
2004-05 | Smithville | Northwestern |
2005-06 | Dalton, Smithville | Waynedale |
2006-07 | Northwestern | Northwestern |
2007-08 | Northwestern, Waynedale | Smithville, Norwayne |
2008-09 | Norwayne, Waynedale | Smithville |
2009-10 | Dalton | Dalton |
2010-11 | Hillsdale | Hillsdale, Northwestern |
2011-12 | Hillsdale, Norwayne, Smithville | Dalton |
2012-13 | Norwayne | Dalton |
2013-14 | Northwestern | Norwayne |
2014-15 | Chippewa, Hillsdale | Dalton |
2015-16 | Norwayne | Waynedale |
2016-17 | Norwayne | Northwestern |
2017-18 | Dalton | Rittman |
2018-19 | Norwayne | Northwestern |
2019-20 | Dalton | Dalton, Northwestern |
2020-21 | Norwayne | Dalton |
2021-22 | Dalton | Dalton |
2022-23 | Dalton, Northwestern | Dalton, Norwayne, Smithville |
2023-24 | Dalton | Norwayne |
2024-25 | Norwayne [4] |
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