Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

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{{about|the Ohio high school conference|the now-defunct college conference once known as the Mid-Ohio Conference|American Mideast Conference}}

The Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose members are located in the Ohio counties of Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland. The league was established in the fall of 1990.

Current members

File:MOAC Map 2018.png

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School !Nickname !Location !Colors !Joined
Clear Fork \|Colts \|Bellville \|{{color box\|#006400\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2017
Galion \|Tigers \|Galion \|{{color box\|#C86800\|border=silver}} {{color box\|navy\|border=silver}} \|2014
Highland \|Fighting Scots \|Sparta \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} {{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} \|2021; football in 2022
Marion Harding \|Presidents \|Marion \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|2014
Ontario \|Warriors \|Ontario \|{{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|2017
Pleasant \|Spartans \|Marion \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|1990
River Valley \|Vikings \|Caledonia \|{{color box\|navy\|border=silver}} {{color box\|#75B2DD\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|1990
Shelby \|Whippets \|Shelby \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gray\|border=silver}} \|2018

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School

!Nickname

!Location

!Colors

!Joined

Clear Fork

|Colts

|Bellville

|{{color box|#006400|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2017

Galion

|Tigers

|Galion

|{{color box|#C86800|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}}

|2014

Highland

|Fighting Scots

|Sparta

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|blue|border=silver}}

|2021; football in 2022

Marion Harding

|Presidents

|Marion

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|2014

Ontario

|Warriors

|Ontario

|{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|2017

Pleasant

|Spartans

|Marion

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|1990

River Valley

|Vikings

|Caledonia

|{{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|#75B2DD|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|1990

Shelby

|Whippets

|Shelby

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}

|2018

Former members

class="wikitable sortable" !School !Nickname !Location !Colors{{cite web\|url=http://www.cdab.org/members.asp \|title=OHSAA: Membership Directory \|accessdate=2010-07-28 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125005320/http://cdab.org/members.asp \|archivedate=2010-11-25 }} !Tenure !Left For
colspan="7" style="background:green;" \|
Ridgedale \|Rockets \|Morral \|{{color box\|#75B2DD\|border=silver}} {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} \|1990-2014 \|N10
Upper Sandusky \|Rams \|Upper Sandusky \|{{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|orange\|border=silver}} \|Fall 2014 (football only) \|N10
Fairbanks \|Panthers \|Milford Center \|{{color box\|Red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2013-2015(2013-2016 Football) \|OHC
Jonathan Alder \|Pioneers \|Plain City \|{{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} \|2013-2017 \|CBC
Cardington-Lincoln \|Pirates \|Cardington \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1990-2017 \|KMAC
Centerburg \|Trojans \|Centerburg \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2013-2017 \|KMAC
East Knox \|Bulldogs \|Howard \|{{color box\|purple\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2014-2017 \|KMAC
Elgin \|Comets \|Marion (Big Island Twp,) \|{{color box\|#FF2400\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gray\|border=silver}} \|1990-2017 \|NWCC
Fredericktown \|Freddies \|Fredericktown \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gray\|border=silver}} \|2013-2017 \|KMAC
Mount Gilead \|Indians \|Mount Gilead \|{{color box\|purple\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1990-2017 \|KMAC
Northmor \|Golden Knights \| Galion (North Bloomfield Twp.) \|{{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1990-2017 \|KMAC
North Union \|Wildcats \|Richwood \|{{color box\|orange\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|1990-2018 \|CBC
Buckeye Valley \|Barons \|Delaware (Troy Twp.) \|{{color box\|brown\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|1990-2019 \|MSL

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!School

!Nickname

!Location

!Colors{{cite web|url=http://www.cdab.org/members.asp |title=OHSAA: Membership Directory |accessdate=2010-07-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125005320/http://cdab.org/members.asp |archivedate=2010-11-25 }}

!Tenure

!Left For

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Ridgedale

|Rockets

|Morral

|{{color box|#75B2DD|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}

|1990-2014

|N10

Upper Sandusky

|Rams

|Upper Sandusky

|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|orange|border=silver}}

|Fall 2014 (football only)

|N10

Fairbanks

|Panthers

|Milford Center

|{{color box|Red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2013-2015(2013-2016 Football)

|OHC

Jonathan Alder

|Pioneers

|Plain City

|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}

|2013-2017

|CBC

Cardington-Lincoln

|Pirates

|Cardington

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1990-2017

|KMAC

Centerburg

|Trojans

|Centerburg

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2013-2017

|KMAC

East Knox

|Bulldogs

|Howard

|{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2014-2017

|KMAC

Elgin

|Comets

|Marion (Big Island Twp,)

|{{color box|#FF2400|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}

|1990-2017

|NWCC

Fredericktown

|Freddies

|Fredericktown

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}

|2013-2017

|KMAC

Mount Gilead

|Indians

|Mount Gilead

|{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1990-2017

|KMAC

Northmor

|Golden Knights

| Galion (North Bloomfield Twp.)

|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1990-2017

|KMAC

North Union

|Wildcats

|Richwood

|{{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|1990-2018

|CBC

Buckeye Valley

|Barons

|Delaware (Troy Twp.)

|{{color box|brown|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|1990-2019

|MSL

{{Cite web|url=http://www.moacsports.com/MISC/home.htm|title=Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Home Page}}

Membership Timeline

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bar:1 color:red from:1990 till:2017 text:Buckeye Valley (1990-2019)

bar:1 color:yellow from:2017 till:2019 text:

bar:2 color:blue from:1990 till:2017 text:Cardington (1990-2017)

bar:3 color:red from:1990 till:2014 text:Elgin (1990-2014)

bar:3 color:blue from:2014 till:2017 text:(Blue Division)

bar:4 color:red from:1990 till:2013 text:Highland (1990-2017) Rejoined (2022-)

bar:4 color:blue from:2013 till:2017 text:(Blue Division)

bar:4 color:yellow from:2022 till:end text:

bar:5 color:blue from:1990 till:2017 text:Mt. Gilead (1990-2017)

bar:6 color:blue from:1990 till:2017 text:Northmor (1990-2017)

bar:7 color:red from:1990 till:2017 text:North Union (1990-2018)

bar:7 color:yellow from:2017 till:2018 text:

bar:8 color:blue from:1990 till:2013 text:Pleasant (1990-)

bar:8 color:red from:2013 till:2017 text:(Red Division)

bar:8 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:

bar:9 color:blue from:1990 till:2014 text:Ridgedale (1990-2014)

bar:10 color:red from:1990 till:2017 text:River Valley (1990-)

bar:10 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:

bar:11 color:blue from:2013 till:2017 text:Centerburg (2013-2017)

bar:12 color:red from:2013 till:2016 text:Fairbanks (2013-2016)

bar:13 color:blue from:2013 till:2017 text:Fredericktown (2013-2017)

bar:14 color:red from:2013 till:2017 text:Jonathan Alder (2013-2017)

bar:15 color:blue from:2014 till:2017 text:East Knox (2014-2017)

bar:16 color:red from:2014 till:2017 text:Galion (2014-)

bar:16 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:

bar:17 color:red from:2014 till:2017 text:Harding (2014- ; Football 2015-)

bar:17 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:

bar:18 color:red from:2014 till:2014 text:Upper Sandusky (2014 Football)

bar:19 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:Clear Fork (2017-)

bar:20 color:yellow from:2017 till:end text:Ontario (2017-)

bar:21 color:yellow from:2018 till:end text:Shelby (2018-)

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History

The MOAC was established in time for the 1990-91 school year. The divisions were created to align schools based on size, and every sport recognizes a champion for each division.

The four Marion County schools (Elgin, Pleasant, Ridgedale, and River Valley) were members of the North Central Conference prior to joining the MOAC.
The four Morrow County schools (Cardington-Lincoln, Highland, Mount Gilead and Northmor) were members of the now-defunct Mid-Ohio Conference before agreeing to join the MOAC.
Buckeye Valley (Delaware Co.) and North Union (Union Co.) were members of the now-defunct Central Buckeye League before joining the MOAC.

In April 2011, the league considered expanding up to six members. Four of the schools considered were from the Mid-Buckeye Conference: Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown; the other two schools mentioned were Fairbanks and Marion Harding.{{Cite web | title=The Marion Star | url=http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110415/HSSPORTS/104150303/MOAC-expansion-takes-step-forward | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=www.marionstar.com}}

In May 2011, the league received formal applications from seven schools. These included Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown from the Mid-Buckeye Conference; Marion Harding from the Greater Buckeye Conference; Fairbanks from the Northwest Central Conference; and Jonathan Alder, which was an independent. Four invitations were extended only to Centerburg, Fredericktown, Fairbanks, and Jonathan Alder.{{Cite web | title=The Marion Star | url=http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110521/HSSPORTS/105210302/MOAC-extends-invitation-four-schools?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=www.marionstar.com}} By June 2, all four schools had verbally agreed to join the league for the 2013-14 school year.http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110602/HSSPORTS/110602005/Schools-verbally-agree-join-MOAC?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On December 1, 2011, Ridgedale announced it would leave the MOAC to help form the new Northern 10 Athletic Conference in 2014 with members from the North Central Conference and the Midland Athletic League.{{cite web| last = Chandler| first = Joey| title = North Central Conference to fold: Six NCC members to join new Northern 10 Athletic Conference| publisher = Mansfield News Journal| date = December 2, 2011| url = http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20111202/HSSPORTS/112020330/North-Central-Conference-fold| accessdate = December 2, 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Both Upper Sandusky and Galion were invited to join the league in early 2012 as Red Division members, with both expected to replace Ridgedale and join in 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://galionlive.com/2012/02/09/looks-like-galion-will-be-moac-bound/ |title=Looks Like Galion Will be MOAC Bound | GalionLive |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208140602/http://galionlive.com/2012/02/09/looks-like-galion-will-be-moac-bound/ |archive-date=2013-12-08 |url-status=dead }} However, in June 2013, Upper Sandusky took advantage of an opening in the N10 and joined that league in all sports except football for 2014.{{cite web | last = Chandler| first = Joey| title = The birth of the Northern 10 Conference| publisher = Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum | date = August 28, 2014| url = http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2014/08/27/birth-northern-conference/14679073/| accessdate = October 18, 2014}} The Upper Sandusky Rams played football as a MOAC school for 2014 only before fully joining the N10. East Knox accepted the offer to be the eighth member of the Blue Division for 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mountvernonnews.com/Sports/12/02/09/east-knox-could-be-part-of-moac-by-2014 |title=East Knox could be part of MOAC by 2014 |access-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708052256/http://www.mountvernonnews.com/Sports/12/02/09/east-knox-could-be-part-of-moac-by-2014 |archive-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead }}

On August 5, 2013, Marion Harding was extended an invitation to replace Upper Sandusky in 2015-16 pending a vote of approval from Harding's school board.{{Cite web| url=http://www.marionstar.com/article/20130806/SPORTS/308060007/Harding-s-league-search-may-end?nclick_check=1 | title=Harding's league search may be nearing end | access-date=2013-08-07 | archive-date=2014-02-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221191316/http://www.marionstar.com/article/20130806/SPORTS/308060007/Harding-s-league-search-may-end?nclick_check=1 | url-status=dead}} On August 20, 2013, the league announced Marion Harding had accepted the offer to join.{{cite web | url=http://www.marionstar.com/article/20130820/HSSPORTS/308200004/Harding-officially-joins-MOAC | title=The Marion Star H.S. Sports Section }} Eventually, Marion Harding's membership was moved up to joining during the 2014-15 school year as Upper Sandusky competed in the MOAC for football only in 2014.

When all of the new members joined by 2014, the league continued to be split into divisions of Red and Blue.{{Cite web |url=http://www.madison-press.com/news/sports-news/jonathan-alder-joins-moac-starting-in-2013/ |title=Jonathan Alder joins MOAC, starting in 2013 | the Madison-Press |access-date=2011-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425084757/http://www.madison-press.com/news/sports-news/jonathan-alder-joins-moac-starting-in-2013/ |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}

In April 2015, Fairbanks announced that they would be leaving the MOAC to join the Ohio Heritage Conference, along with independent Madison Plains.{{Cite web| url=http://mydailysentinel.com/news/sports/152859567/Fairbanks-Madison-Plains-to-join-OHC | title=Fairbanks, Madison Plains to join OHC | access-date=2015-04-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415123332/http://mydailysentinel.com/news/sports/152859567/Fairbanks-Madison-Plains-to-join-OHC | archive-date=2015-04-15 | url-status=dead}} They plan to begin play in the 2016-2017 school year.

In November 2015, seven schools from the Blue Division (Cardington, Centerburg, East Knox, Fredericktown, Highland, Mount Gilead, and Northmor) announced that they would withdraw from the MOAC to form a new league with Danville of the MBC.{{cite web | last = McCurdy| first = Rob| title = Seven MOAC Blue Division schools are leaving the league| publisher = Marion Star | date = November 20, 2015| url = http://www.marionstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/11/20/mnco-moac-splits/76121160/| accessdate = November 21, 2015}} This new league would later be branded the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = New league needs commissioner| publisher = Marion Star | date = February 8, 2016| url = http://www.marionstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/02/08/kmac-commissioner-needed/80008402/| accessdate = March 5, 2016}} The KMAC began league play in the fall of 2017.

Likely due to the Blue Division's demise, Elgin and the Northwest Central Conference announced in December 2015 that the Comets would join the NWCC in 2017-18 as a full-member.{{cite web | last = Admin| title =NWCC announces Elgin as a new full member to the NWCC in 2017| publisher = Northwest Central Conference | date = December 12, 2015| url = http://www.nwccsports.com/2015/12/12/nwcc-announces-elgin-as-a-new-addition-to-the-conference/ | accessdate = December 13, 2015}}

In February 2016, Jonathan Alder announced they would be leaving the MOAC for the Central Buckeye Conference in 2017-18.{{cite web | last = Klein| first = Brandon| title = Jonathan Alder leaves MOAC| publisher = Galion Inquirer | date = February 10, 2016 | url = http://galioninquirer.com/sports/8601/jonathan-alder-leaves-moac/| accessdate = March 9, 2016}}

In March 2016, Ontario announced that they would join the MOAC in 2017-18 when the Northern Ohio League disbands.{{cite web | last = Day| first = Courtney| title = Ontario joining MOAC as NOL disbands| publisher = Mansfield News Journal | date = March 9, 2016 | url = http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2016/03/08/ontario-joining-moac-nol-disbands/81483648/| accessdate = March 9, 2016}} Clear Fork is also joining at the same time as they were voted out of the Ohio Cardinal Conference following the 2017-18 school year.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Clear Fork, Ontario to join MOAC| publisher = Morrow County Sentinel | date = March 10, 2016 | url = http://morrowcountysentinel.com/sports/8212/clear-fork-ontario-to-join-moac| accessdate = March 11, 2016}}

In July 2017, North Union announced they would be leaving the MOAC for the Central Buckeye Conference. This prompted the league to invite Shelby as a replacement, which their school board accepted. North Union remained in the MOAC for football in 2018, but switched to the CBC in all other sports for the 2018-2019 year. Shelby did the same staying in the SBC for football in 2018, but switched to the MOAC in all other sports for the 2018-2019 year which means Shelby only spent one year in the Sandusky Bay Conference and only two for football.{{cite web | last = Schock| first = Brittany| title = Shelby moving to the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference| publisher = Richland Source | date = July 25, 2017 | url = http://www.richlandsource.com/sports/shelby-moving-to-the-mid-ohio-athletic-conference/article_8c285eb8-7161-11e7-9dfd-a3951dddd531.html| accessdate = July 26, 2017}}

In February 2018, Buckeye Valley announced they would be leaving the MOAC for the Mid-State League Ohio Division. The league invited Highland to fill the spot but they declined at first. They were invited again in January 2020, and this time their school board accepted their invitation on March 18, 2020. The Scots began league play in the 2021-22 school year in all sports but football with football beginning in the fall of 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marionstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/20/moac-seven-team-league-after-buckeye-valley-leaves/529566002/|title = MOAC to be seven-team league after Buckeye Valley leaves}}

[http://www.moacsports.com/MISC/Champs.htm League champions]

The MOAC supports 12 league sports for both male and female competition. This includes football, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' track & field, boys' and girls' cross country, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, and golf.

Football Championships

=By Year=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan=2 \| Year{{Cite web\|url=http://www.cbcsportsonline.com/statsPage.aspx?satc=187&div=54\|title = Central Buckeye Conference}} ! colspan=5 \| Champions
Blue Division	Red Division
1990 \| Cardington-Lincoln \|\| Elgin
1991 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin
1992 \| Pleasant \|\| Buckeye Valley Elgin River Valley
1993 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin
1994 \| Mount Gilead \|\| Buckeye Valley River Valley
1995 \| Pleasant \|\| Buckeye Valley
1996 \| Pleasant \|\| Buckeye Valley Elgin River Valley
1997 \| Pleasant \|\| Buckeye Valley
1998 \| Pleasant \|\| North Union
1999 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin
2000 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin River Valley
2001 \| Pleasant \|\| River Valley
2002 \| Pleasant \|\| River Valley
2003 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin
2004 \| Pleasant \|\| Highland
2005 \| Pleasant \|\| Elgin
2006 \| Pleasant \|\| Highland
2007 \| Pleasant \|\| Highland
2008 \| Pleasant \|\| Buckeye Valley
2009 \| Pleasant \|\| North Union
2010 \| Pleasant \|\| North Union
2011 \| Pleasant \|\| North Union
2012 \| Pleasant \|\| North Union
2013 \| Centerburg \|\| River Valley
2014 \|Fredericktown \|\| Pleasant
2015 \| Highland Fredericktown \|\| Jonathan Alder
2016 \| Highland \|\| Jonathan Alder
Became One Division
2017 \| Clear Fork
2018 \| Clear Fork
2019 \| Shelby
2020 \| Shelby
2021 \| Shelby
2022 \| Clear Fork
2023 \| Ontario, Shelby

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! rowspan=2 | Year{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbcsportsonline.com/statsPage.aspx?satc=187&div=54|title = Central Buckeye Conference}}

! colspan=5 | Champions

Blue Division

Red Division

1990

| Cardington-Lincoln || Elgin

1991

| Pleasant || Elgin

1992

| Pleasant || Buckeye Valley
Elgin
River Valley

1993