Patriot Athletic Conference (Ohio)

The Patriot Athletic Conference (PAC-12) was an Ohio high school athletic league made up of 12 schools from around the Cleveland area that existed from 2005-2006 to the 2018-2019 school year. All member schools were also members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

## Members

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The following were members over the league's tenure:[1]

School  | Nickname  | Location  | District  | Colors[2] | Middle school  | Tenure

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Stars Division
Black River | Pirates  | Sullivan | 5:15  | Black, Gold
| Black River Middle School  | 2005-2020
Brookside | Cardinals  | Sheffield | 4:12  | Red, Black
| Sheffield Middle School  | 2005-2020
Buckeye | Bucks  | Mallet Creek | 3:8  | Brown, Orange, White
| Buckeye Junior High  | 2005-2019
Firelands | Falcons  | Oberlin | 4:12  | Red, White, Black
| South Amherst Middle School  | 2011-2020
Keystone | Wildcats  | LaGrange | 4:12  | Purple, White
| Keystone Middle School  | 2005-2020
Wellington | Dukes  | Wellington | 5:16  | Maroon, White
| McCormick Middle School | 2005-2020
Stripes Division
Brooklyn | Hurricanes  | Brooklyn | 3:8  | Blue, Gold
| Brooklyn Middle School  | 2005-2019
Clearview | Clippers  | Lorain | 4:12  | Blue, Gold
| Durling Middle School  | 2005-2020
Columbia | Raiders  | Columbia Station | 5:16  | Kelly Green, White
| Columbia Middle School  | 2005-2020
Fairview | Warriors  | Fairview Park | 4:11  | Scarlet, Gray
| Lewis F. Mayer Middle School  | 2011-2019
Lutheran West | Longhorns  | Rocky River | 5:15  | Red, White
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Oberlin | Phoenix  | Oberlin | 6:19  | Red, Blue
| Langston Middle School  | 2005-2020

## League history

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The league was formed in 2005 from members of the Mohican Area Conference (Black River and Buckeye), the Lorain County Conference (Brookside, Clearview, Keystone, Oberlin, and Wellington), and the Metropolitan Area Conference (Brooklyn, Columbia, and Lutheran West). Firelands and Fairview joined in 2011.

In 2017, the eight primarily Lorain County schools (Brookside, Clearview, Columbia, Firelands, Keystone, Oberlin, and Wellington, as well as Black River) announced they would leave the PAC in 2020 to form their own league.[3][4]

In response to the league's imminent dissolution, Brooklyn and Lutheran West were accepted by a league-wide vote in April 2018 to join the Chagrin Valley Conference in 2019-20.[5]

In May 2018, Buckeye and Fairview were approved to join the Great Lakes Conference for the 2019-20 school year as their eighth and ninth members.[6]

The new league with the eight predominantly Lorain County schools would choose the name of Lorain County League and began league play with the 2019-20 school year.

## See also

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* Ohio high school athletic conferences
* Ohio High School Athletic Association

## References

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1. ^ "Times-Gazette.com - Fit for a Pirate? Black River High School ponders questions about the impending expansion of the Patriot Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-03-07. Access Date: 7 March 2010
2. ^ OHSAA Member Schools Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, last accessed 17 August 2011
3. ^ Shapiro, Todd (December 13, 2017). "PAC to dissolve in 2020 as eight Lorain County teams set to form new league". Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
4. ^ Patriot Athletic Conference facing breakup in 2020 - cleveland.com
5. ^ Kampf, John (April 20, 2018). "Chagrin Valley Conference adds six schools starting in 2019-20". The News-Herald. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
6. ^ Kampf, John (May 10, 2018). "Fairview Athletics to Join Great Lakes Conference in 2019". Fairview Park City Schools. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

## External links

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* Patriot Athletic Conference - Official Site
* Fit for a Pirate?

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Northeast District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences (Northeast Ohio)

Current|

* Akron City Series
* All-American Conference
* Chagrin Valley Conference
* Eastern Buckeye Conference
* Federal League
* Firelands Conference
* Great Lakes Conference
* Greater Cleveland Conference
* Inter-Valley Conference
* Lake Erie League
* Lorain County League
* Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
* Metro Athletic Conference
* Northeast 8 Athletic Conference
* Northeast Athletic Conference
* Northeastern Conference
* Ohio Cardinal Conference
* Portage Trail Conference
* Principals Athletic Conference
* Senate Athletic League
* Southwestern Conference
* Suburban League
* Wayne County Athletic League
* Western Reserve Conference

Former|

* North Coast League (1984–2020)
* Northeast Ohio Conference (2007–2015)
* Northeastern Buckeye Conference (1989–2018)
* Patriot Athletic Conference (2005-2019)
* Pioneer Conference (1977-2007)
* Premier Athletic Conference (1997–2015)
* West Shore Conference (2005–2015)
* Youngstown City Series (1925–2003)

Outlying|

* Mid-Buckeye Conference
* Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

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