Wayne County Athletic League

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The member schools of the Wayne County Athletic League.

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:

Contents

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsMiddle School
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

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsLeft League
Apple CreekAces [1] Apple Creek Black, Gold
  		cons. 1955
Big PrairieBobcats Big Prairie Black, Gold
  		late 1930s
BurbankBombers [1] Burbank Purple, White
  		cons. 1953
ChesterPups Chester Township Blue, ??
  [2] 		cons. 1951
CongressSenators [1] Congress Scarlet, Gray
   [2] 		cons. 1951
CrestonPanthers [1] Creston Red, Black
  		cons. 1953
FredericksburgFreddies [1] Fredericksburg Red, Black
  		cons. 1955
MarshallvilleTigers [1] Marshallville Blue, Gold
  		cons. 1938
Mt. Eaton/Paint Township Pirates [1] Mount Eaton Green, White
  		cons. 1955
ShreveTrojans [1] Shreve Red, White
  		cons. 1963
Sterling/Milton Township Eagles [1] Sterling Blue, Gold
  		cons. 1953
Triway Titans Wooster Purple, White
  		1970
West SalemClippers [1] West Salem Orange, Black
  		cons. 1951

League history [1]

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

2010s

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]

League championships

YearFootballBoys Basketball
1924-25Doylestown
1925-26Doylestown
1926-27Doylestown
1927-28Dalton
1928-29Rittman
1929-30Dalton
1930-31Doylestown
1931-32Dalton, Rittman
1932-33Doylestown
1933-34Rittman
1934-35Doylestown
1935-36Rittman
1936-37Dalton
1937-38Rittman
1938-39Dalton
1939-40Rittman
1940-41Dalton
1941-42Rittman
1942-43Doylestown
1943-44None
1944-45None
1945-46None
1946-47None
1947-48None
1948-49None
1949-50None
1950-51None
1951-52Rittman
1952-53Rittman
1953-54Doylestown
1954-55Dalton, Doylestown
1955-56Doylestown
1956-57Doylestown
1957-58Doylestown
1958-59Rittman
1959-60Dalton, Waynedale
1960-61Waynedale
1961-62Dalton
1962-63Smithville
1963-64Dalton
1964-65Rittman
1965-66Norwayne
1966-67Dalton
1967-68Dalton, Northwestern
1968-69Dalton
1969-70Doylestown
1970-71Doylestown
1971-72Dalton
1972-73Waynedale
1973-74Waynedale
1974-75Dalton
1975-76Rittman
1976-77Dalton
1977-78Dalton
1978-79Waynedale
1979-80Rittman
1980-81Rittman, Smithville
1981-82Waynedale
1982-83Waynedale
1983-84Smithville
1984-85Smithville
1985-86Waynedale
1986-87Rittman
1987-88Smithville
1988-89Smithville
1989-90WaynedaleNorthwestern
1990-91Smithville
1991-92DaltonDalton, Waynedale
1992-93Dalton, WaynedaleWaynedale
1993-94Dalton, Smithville, WaynedaleNorwayne
1994-95SmithvilleNorwayne
1995-96WaynedaleDalton
1996-97DaltonSmithville
1997-98WaynedaleDalton, Smithville
1998-99WaynedaleDalton
1999-00ChippewaWaynedale
2000-01SmithvilleHillsdale
2001-02Northwestern, SmithvilleDalton, Norwayne
2002-03SmithvilleNorthwestern
2003-04Dalton, Smithville, WaynedaleNorthwestern
2004-05SmithvilleNorthwestern
2005-06Dalton, SmithvilleWaynedale
2006-07NorthwesternNorthwestern
2007-08Northwestern, WaynedaleSmithville, Norwayne
2008-09Norwayne, WaynedaleSmithville
2009-10DaltonDalton
2010-11HillsdaleHillsdale, Northwestern
2011-12Hillsdale, Norwayne, SmithvilleDalton
2012-13NorwayneDalton
2013-14NorthwesternNorwayne
2014-15Chippewa, HillsdaleDalton
2015-16NorwayneWaynedale
2016-17NorwayneNorthwestern
2017-18DaltonRittman
2018-19NorwayneNorthwestern
2019-20DaltonDalton, Northwestern
2020-21NorwayneDalton
2021-22DaltonDalton
2022-23Dalton, NorthwesternDalton, Norwayne, Smithville
2023-24DaltonNorwayne
2024-25Norwayne [4]

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. 1973-06-12. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, Ohio.
  3. ↑ Dorksen, Aaron (December 4, 2011). "STATE CHAMPIONS! Norwayne pulls out all-time thriller for Div. IV title". Wooster Daily Record . Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Holden, Zachary (26 October 2024). "'It's a miracle I'm playing:' Norwayne's Moyer runs rampant on Hillsdale for WCAL title". Wooster Daily Record. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Carey, Tyler (11 June 2022). "Waynedale beats Milan Edison in walk-off fashion to win OHSAA Division III state baseball championship". wkyc.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Dorksen, Aaron (11 June 2023). "Back-to-back Bears — Waynedale repeats as state baseball champ". The Bargain Hunter. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Carey, Tyler (5 June 2022). "OHSAA track and field championships: Glenville boys win 17th title; Keystone's Ryne Shackelford dominates". wkyc.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Brown, Dan (5 June 2024). "Smithville girls win Div. III state track championship". The Bargain Hunter. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Dorksen, Aaron (4 March 2012). "Waynedale win 'was destiny'". Wooster Daily Record. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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