Wayne County Athletic League

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The Wayne County Athletic League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic league that became play in 1924, with member schools from Wayne and Ashland counties in Ohio.

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Current members

The member schools of the Wayne County Athletic League. WayneCoAthLeague.PNG
The member schools of the Wayne County Athletic League.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes
Chippewa Chipps Doylestown Blue, White
  		1924-Known as Doylestown High School prior to 1971
Dalton Bulldogs Dalton Orange, Black
  		1924-
Hillsdale Falcons Jeromesville Columbia Blue, Gold
   		1970-
Northwestern Huskies West Salem Blue, Gray
  		1951-
Norwayne Bobcats Creston Scarlet, Gray
  		1953-
Rittman Indians Rittman Red, White, Black
   		1924-1937; 1961-
Smithville Smithies Smithville Green, White
  		1924-
Waynedale Golden Bears Apple Creek Brown, Gold
  		1955-

Former members

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes
Apple CreekAces [1] Apple Creek Black, Gold
  		1924-1955consolidated into Waynedale
Big PrairieBobcats Big Prairie Black, Gold
  		1924-1937left for Holmes County League
BurbankBombers [1] Burbank Purple, White
  		1924-1953consolidated into Norwayne
ChesterPups Chester Township Blue, White
   [2] 		1924-1951consolidated into Northwestern
CongressSenators [1] Congress Scarlet, Gray
   [2] 		1924-1951consolidated into Northwestern
CrestonPanthers [1] Creston Red, Black
  		1924-1951consilidated into Norwayne
FredericksburgFreddies [1] Fredericksburg Red, Black
  		1924-1955consolidated into Waynedale
MarshallvilleTigers [1] Marshallville Blue, Gold
  		1924-1938consolidated into Dalton. Later transferred to Smithville in 1955
Paint TownshipPirates [1] Mount Eaton Green, White
  		1924-1955consolidated into Waynedale
ShreveTrojans [1] Shreve Red, White
  		1924-1963consolidated into Triway
SterlingEagles [1] Sterling Blue, Gold
  		1924-1953consolidated into Northwestern
Triway Titans Wooster Purple, White
  		1963-1970left for Chippewa Conference
West SalemClippers [1] West Salem Orange, Black
  		1924-1951consolidated with Northwestern

History

Source: [1]

The Wayne Country Athletic Conference first formed in 1924, with founding members Apple Creek, Big Prairie, Burbank, Chester, Congress, Creston, Dalton, Doylestown, Fredericksburg, Marshallville, Mount Eaton/Paint Township, Rittman, Shreve, Smithville, Sterling, and West Salem.

In 1937, Rittman became the first school to leave the conference The next year in 1938, Marshallville underwent a consolidation with Dalton.

In 1951, Northwestern High School was created following the consolidation of Chester, Congress and West Salem. [2] Just two years later Norwayne was formed with the consolidation of Burbank, Creston and Sterling. [2]

In 1954, the first official football season began for the league, with Dalton, Doylestown and Rittman becoming the first members to play in the conference. Shereve, Smithville newly created Waynedale, formed under the consolidation of Apple Creek, Fredrericksburg and Paint Township, began conference play for football 2 years later in 1956. [2]

In 1955, the former Marshallville high school students were merged with Smithville after consolidation with Dalton just years prior. Smithville formed a football team following this move.

in 1961, Rittman returned to the league 2 years later in 1963, Triway was formed and joined the league following the consolidation of Clinton, Franklin and Wooster townships. Northwestern began league football play in 1965. [2]

In 1970, Triway left the league in favor of the Chippewa Conference. They were replaced by Hillsdale the same year.

In 1971, following the opening of their new high school, Doylestown changed their school name to Chippewa and remained in the conference

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "History of the Wayne County Athletic League" (website). Wayne County Athletic League. June 12, 1973. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, Ohio.
  3. ↑ Carey, Tyler (June 11, 2022). "Waynedale beats Milan Edison in walk-off fashion to win OHSAA Division III state baseball championship". wkyc.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Dorksen, Aaron (June 11, 2023). "Back-to-back Bears — Waynedale repeats as state baseball champ". The Bargain Hunter. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Carey, Tyler (June 5, 2022). "OHSAA track and field championships: Glenville boys win 17th title; Keystone's Ryne Shackelford dominates". wkyc.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Brown, Dan (June 5, 2024). "Smithville girls win Div. III state track championship". The Bargain Hunter. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Dorksen, Aaron (March 4, 2012). "Waynedale win 'was destiny'". Wooster Daily Record. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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