Northeast 8 Athletic Conference

The Northeast 8 Athletic Conference (NE8) is an OHSAA athletic league that began competition for the 2018-19 school year. It is primarily made up of members that were part of the All-American Conference along with previously independent South Range {{cite web|url=https://ohsaa.org/Portals/0/SchoolResources/Conferences/OHSAAConferences.pdf |title="Ohio High School Conferences" |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |date= |accessdate=2018-08-20}}

Members

Image:Northeast8AthleticConferenceMap.png

class="wikitable sortable" !School !Nickname !Location !Colors !Tenure
colspan="8" style="background:#676AFE;" \|
Girard \|Indians \|Girard \|Black, Red {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} \|2018-
Hubbard \|Eagles \|Hubbard \|Blue, Silver {{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} {{color box\|silver\|border=silver}} \|2018-
Jefferson \|Falcons \|Jefferson \|Red, Black {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|2018-2023
Lakeview \|Bulldogs \|Cortland \|Blue, White {{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2018-
Niles McKinley \|Red Dragons \|Niles \|Red, Blue {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} \|2018-
Poland Seminary \|Bulldogs \|Poland \|Blue, White {{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2018-
South Range \|Raiders \|Canfield \|burgundy, Gold {{color box\|#800020\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|2018-
Struthers \|Wildcats \|Struthers \|Red, White {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2018-

class="wikitable sortable"

!School

!Nickname

!Location

!Colors

!Tenure

colspan="8" style="background:#676AFE;" |

Girard

|Indians

|Girard

|Black, Red
{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}

|2018-

Hubbard

|Eagles

|Hubbard

|Blue, Silver
{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}}

|2018-

Jefferson

|Falcons

|Jefferson

|Red, Black
{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|2018-2023

Lakeview

|Bulldogs

|Cortland

|Blue, White
{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2018-

Niles McKinley

|Red Dragons

|Niles

|Red, Blue
{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|blue|border=silver}}

|2018-

Poland Seminary

|Bulldogs

|Poland

|Blue, White
{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2018-

South Range

|Raiders

|Canfield

|burgundy, Gold
{{color box|#800020|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|2018-

Struthers

|Wildcats

|Struthers

|Red, White
{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2018-

History

The idea for the NE8 was created in May 2017 when members of the All-American Conference's Blue and White divisions decided to break away and form their own league.{{cite web|url=https://www.wkbn.com/sports/south-range-joins-new-northeast-8-leaving-the-northeast-buckeye/1067829195 |title="South Range joins new Northeast 8, leaving the Northeast Buckeye" |publisher=WKBN 27 |date=2017-05-23 |accessdate=2018-08-19}} South Range had previously been set to join the newly created Eastern Buckeye Conference in 2018,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-review.com/SPORTS/20170606/eastern-buckeye-conference-to-go-with-7-schools-for-now |title="Eastern Buckeye Conference to go with 7 schools for now" |publisher=Alliance Review |date=2017-06-06 |accessdate=2018-08-19}} but then received an invitation to join the AAC Blue tier with Crestview High School at the same time they were invited to join the NE8. With three league invitations, South Range decided to help form the Northeast 8.

The first NE8 Cross Country Championships were held at Niles Stephens Park on October 10, 2018. In the high school meet, the boys individual champion was Luke Baun from South Range High School and the girls individual champion was Jackie Grisdale from Poland High School. Team championships were won by Niles High School boys and Poland High School girls. In the middle school meet, the girls champion was Tara Wine from South Range High School.

In January 2022, Jefferson announced that they would be leaving the NE8 after five years to join the Chagrin Valley Conference in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ysnlive.com/jefferson-to-exit-ne8/ |title="Jefferson to Exit NE8" |author=Puskar, Quinn |publisher=YSN Live |date=2022-01-20 |accessdate= 2022-11-25}} No replacements for them have been announced.

References

Category:Sports organizations established in 2018

Category:Ohio high school sports conferences

Category:2018 establishments in Ohio