All-American Conference

The All-American Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)-sanctioned league created in 2008 from the merger of the Trumbull Athletic Conference and Metro Athletic Conference (formerly the Mahoning Valley Conference).[1] 17 sports are offered throughout fall, winter and spring sports seasons. The conference has teams divided into four (4) tiers, depending on sport and includes Gold, Red, White and Blue divisions. Between the merger, the only schools that declined to participate in the merger were the MAC's East Liverpool High School and the TAC's Brookfield High School, with Beaver Local High School joining.

At its height, the conference had teams divided into four tiers, depending on the eligible enrollment of each school as well as the sport being played, including Gold, Red, White and Blue divisions. In 2017, the Gold division was merged with the Red division, and in 2018, the White division formed its own conference, the Northeast 8 Conference. As of 2020, only the former Red division remains as the Blue division joined the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference.[2]

Current alignment

School Location Nickname Colors Year Joined Previous Conference
Red Division
Austintown Fitch Austintown Falcons     2011
(Football in 2014)
Federal League
Boardman Boardman Spartans     2014 Federal League
Canfield Canfield Cardinals     2008 Metro Athletic Conference
Howland Howland Tigers     2008 Metro Athletic Conference
Warren G. Harding Warren Raiders     2014 Lake Erie League

Former members

School Location Nickname Colors Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
Beaver Local Lisbon Beavers     2008 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 2013 Buckeye 8 Athletic League
Brookfield Brookfield Warriors     2014 Independent 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Campbell Memorial Campbell Red Devils     2008 Metro Athletic Conference 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Champion Champion Golden Flashes     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Crestview Columbiana Rebels     2017 Inter-Tri County League 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
East Youngstown Golden Bears     2014 Independent 2019 Steel Valley Conference
Edgewood Ashtabula Warriors     2014 Independent 2019 Chagrin Valley Conference
Hubbard Hubbard Eagles     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
Girard Girard Indians     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
Jefferson Jefferson Falcons     2011 Independent 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
LaBrae Leavittsburg Vikings     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Lakeside Ashtabula Dragons     2015 Premier Athletic Conference 2019 Chagrin Valley Conference
Lakeview Cortland Bulldogs     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
Liberty Liberty Leopards     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Newton Falls Newton Falls Tigers     2008 Trumbull Athletic Conference 2020 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Niles McKinley Niles Red Dragons     2008 Metro Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
Poland Seminary Poland Bulldogs     2008 Metro Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
Salem Salem Quakers     2008 Metro Athletic Conference 2011 Northeastern Buckeye Conference
Struthers Struthers Wildcats     2008 Metro Athletic Conference 2018 Northeast 8 Conference
  • Beaver Local maintained membership in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference during their tenure in the AAC.
  • Youngstown East changed their mascot and school colors in 2017.

See also

References

  1. Gulas, Greg. "The Newly-Formed All-American Conference Begins in Eight Months". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. Chapin, Doug. "April proves difficult for AAC". Warren Tribune-Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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