Southern Ohio Conference

Football

SOC Division I: East (Sciotoville), Eastern (Pike), Green, Notre Dame, Symmes Valley, South Gallia

SOC Division II: Minford, Northwest, Oak Hill, Portsmouth West, Valley, Waverly, & Wheelersburg

Basketball/Volleyball/Baseball/Softball

SOC Division I: Clay, East (Sciotoville), Ironton St. Joseph, Glenwood (New Boston) Green, Notre Dame

SOC Division II: Eastern (Pike), Northwest, Oak Hill, South Gallia, Symmes Valley, Western (Pike)

SOC Division III: Minford, Portsmouth West, South Webster, Valley, Waverly, Wheelersburg

• Portsmouth Clay Panthers⁴ (1979–present)
• New Boston Glenwood Tigers (1946–present)
• Franklin Furnace Green Bobcats⁴ (1979–present)
• Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans (Portsmouth Central Catholic until 1984, 1954–present)
• Ironton St.Joseph Central Flyers (2019–present)
• Sciotoville Community East Tartans (formerly Portsmouth East, 1946–present)
• Crown City South Gallia Rebels (2023–present)
• Willow Wood Symmes Valley Vikings (1991–present)
• Latham Western Indians (2002–present)

• Minford Falcons² (1947–58, to Scioto County League, 1959–present)
• McDermott Northwest Mohawks² (1960–present) *plays in smaller division for football
• Oak Hill Oaks (1991–present) *played in smaller division for football until 2019
• West Portsmouth Portsmouth West Senators (Washington Twp. until 1950, 1946–present)
• South Webster Jeeps⁴ (1979–present) *plays in smaller division for golf and boys soccer until 2019
• Lucasville Valley Indians² (1958–present) *plays in smaller division for boys soccer
• Waverly Tigers¹ (1946–70, to Southeastern Ohio Athletic League, 1983–present)
• Wheelersburg Pirates^{2, 3} (1950–present)
• Beaver Eastern Eagles⁴ (1981–present)

1. Concurrent with Pike County League 1946-64.
2. Concurrent with SCL from entry into SOC until 1979.
3. Concurrent with Ohio Valley Conference 1954-57.
4. Concurrent with southeastern Tri-County League from entry into SOC until 1985

• Portsmouth Holy Redeemer Wildcats (1946–54, consolidated into Portsmouth Central Catholic)
• Portsmouth St. Mary's Titans (1946–54, consolidated into Portsmouth Central Catholic)
• Chesapeake Panthers (1948–1954, to Ohio Valley Conference)
• South Point Pointers¹ (1948–51, to Lawrence County)
• Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant Hornets¹ (1950–1952, to Lawrence County)
• Piketon Redstreaks (1958–62, to Scioto Valley League)
• Ironton St. Joseph Central Flyers (1982–89)

1. Concurrent with Lawrence County League for the duration of SOC membership.

• Portsmouth Clay

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearance

:::::1969 (Arcanum def. Clay 76-61){{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=49 & 59}}

:Girls' Basketball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearance

:::::1980{{cite news|title=OHSAA State Girls' Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA}}

:Boys' Golf

::OHSAA Division III State Championship Appearances

:::::2004, 2005, 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2004/bd3rslt04.htm|title=2004 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-17|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA|archive-date=2007-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806140225/http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2004/bd3rslt04.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2005/bd3rslt05.htm|title=2005 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-17|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2006/bd3rslt06.htm|title=2006 Boys Division III Golf Championship|accessdate=2007-07-06|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association website|author=OHSAA}}

:Girls' Softball

::OHSAA State Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|accessdate=2007-06-19|author=Yappi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105407/http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|archive-date=2007-01-13|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|pages=34–39}}

:::::1980 - (d. Archbold 18-6 & d. New Madison Tri-Village 12-3 to finish season at 25-0)

:::::1981 - (d. Jeromesville Hillsdale 7-2 & d. Beverly Fort Frye 21-0 to finish season at 29-0)

:::::1983 - (d. Pioneer North Central 8-7 & d. Mineral Ridge 6-2 to finish season at 24-1)

::OHSAA State Runner-up{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=38}}

:::::1979 - (d. New Madison Tri-Village 11-2 & lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 1-4 to finish the season at 19-1)

:::::1988 - (d. Sycamore Mohawk 10-0 & lost to Strasburg-Franklin 0-14 to finish the season at 27-3)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Championships and Second Place Finishes)

:::::1978 - (lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 5-0)

:::::1984 - (lost to Arcanum 10-4)

:::::1986 - (lost to Archbold 5-4)

:::::2007 - (lost to Triad 13-3 to finish season at 22-5)

::OHSAA Softball Tournament Records{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program--All-Time Tournament Records|author=OHSAA|page=40}}

:::::Most Runs (Game, One Team) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 21 v. Beverly Fort Frye, 1981

:::::Most Hits (Game) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 19 v. Archbold, 1980

:::::Most Hits (Game) - North Lewisburg Triad (Division IV) 13 v. Portsmouth Clay, 2007

:::::Most Hits (Game, Both Teams) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 28 v. Archbold, 1980

:::::Teresa Ruby - played in first four OHSAA state softball tournaments (1978-1981), coach (2007)

• East (Sciotoville Community)

:Boys' Baseball -

::OHSAA State Championship

:::::1973 (East def. Adena Buckeye West 5-3){{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308100827/http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|archive-date=2007-03-08|url-status=dead}}

• Eastern Pike

:Boys' Golf

::OHSAA Division III State Championship Appearance

:::::2006

• Franklin Furnace Green

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearance

:::::1939{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=58}}

• Minford

:Girls' Softball

::OHSAA Runner-up{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|pages=35, 36 & 38}}

:::::1997 - (d. LaGrange Keystone 1-0 & lost to Tallmadge 7-0 to finish season at 27-4)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Second Place Finish)

:::::1994 - (lost to LaGrange Keystone 2-0)

:::::1996 - (lost to Alliance Marlington 4-0)

• New Boston

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=48 & 58}}

:::::1938

:::::1960 - (Salem Local d. New Boston 67-59)

:::::2021 (Columbus Grove d. New Boston 58-53)

• Notre Dame

:Football - 1967 & 1970 Associated Press state championships

• Oak Hill

:Girls' Basketball

::OHSAA Runner-ups

:::::2004 - (Youngstown Ursuline d. Oak Hill 66-52){{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bk/girls/2004/d3final.htm|title=OHSAA Girls' Basketball Tournament Information|accessdate=2007-06-23|author=OHSAA}}

:::::2009 - (South Euclid Regina d. Oak Hill 63-48)

:::::2011 - (Anna d. Oak Hill 50-32)

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA State Championship

:::::2009 - ( d. Kalida 48-43 2OT)

• South Webster

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA State Championship{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2006/d4rslt06.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2006 Boys' Div. IV Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA|author-link=OHSAA}}

:::::2006 - (d. Lockland 61-58 & d. Columbus Grove 83-65)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=59}}

:::::2004 - (Holgate d. South Webster 31-28)

• Symmes Valley

:Boys' Basketball (as Waterloo High School before consolidation, "Waterloo Wonders")

::OHSAA State Championship{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|pages=45–46 & 59}}

:::::1934 - (d. Lowellville 43-32 & d. Mark Center 40-26)

:::::1935 - (d. Fremont St. Joseph 48-21 & d. Oxford Stewart 25-22)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Championships)

:::::1941

:Girls' Softball

::OHSAA State Runner-up

:::::2005 (d. Cortland Maplewood 3-2 & lost to Convoy Crestview 6-4 to finish season at 28-5){{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=37}}

• Lucasville Valley

:Boys' Baseball

::OHSAA State Championship

:::::1975 (Valley def. Russia 5-0)

:Girls' Softball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=35}}

:::::1993 - (lost to North Robinson Colonel Crawford 9-3)

:::::1994 - (lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 6-1)

• Waverly

:Boys' Baseball

::OHSAA State Championship

:::::1954 (Waverly def. Sycamore 2-1)

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA Final Four Appearance

:::::1970 (Dayton Chaminade d. Waverly 73-55)

:::::1973 - Associated Press Class AA Boys' Basketball Poll Champion (17-1)

• Portsmouth West

:Football

::Division IV State Final Appearance

:::::2002 (Kenton def. Portsmouth West 45-13){{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-06-20|author=Yappi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105137/http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|archive-date=2007-01-13|url-status=dead}}

:Girls' Softball

::OHSAA State Runner-up{{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=39}}

:::::1987 - (d. Marion Elgin 4-3 & lost to Akron Hoban 5-1 to finish season at 22-6)

:::::1988 - (d. Newark Licking Valley 5-4 & lost to Tallmadge 16-2 to finish season at 28-1)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Second Place Finishes){{cite news|title=OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|pages=34–36}}

:::::1986 - (lost to Newark Licking Valley 11-1)

:::::1989 - (lost to Springfield Northwestern 8-4)

:::::1998 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 2-1)

:::::1999 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 1-0)

:::::2000 - (lost to Lima Bath 3-2)

:::::2001 - (lost to Keystone LaGrange 3-0)

:::::2002 - (lost to Springfield Kenton Ridge 4-0)

:::::2003 - (lost to Convoy Crestview 5-0)

• Wheelersburg

:Boys' Baseball

:OHSAA State Championships

:::::1996 - def. Middlefield Cardinal 4-1

:::::2012 - def. Lima Central Catholic 1-0

:::::2013 - def. Bloom-Carroll 5-4

:Boys' Basketball

::OHSAA State Runner-up{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=51 & 59}}

:::::1984 - (d. Willard 70-64 & lost to Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary 75-71 to finish season at 23-5)

:::::1995 - (d. Columbus Bishop Hartley 76-60 & lost to Orrville 79-50 to finish season at 23-4)

::OHSAA Final Four Appearances{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|pages=51–52 & 59}}{{cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2006/d3rslt06.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2006 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA|author-link=OHSAA}}{{cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2007/d3semi2.htm|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2007 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap|accessdate=2007-07-23|author=OHSAA|author-link=OHSAA}}

:::::1982 - Youngstown Rayen d. Wheelersburg 61-45)

:::::1989 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 71-67 (2OT))

:::::2006 - (Cleveland Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph d. Wheelersburg 71-62)

:::::2007 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 69-66 (OT))

::OHSAA State Basketball Tournament Records{{cite news|title=OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program|author=OHSAA|page=62}}

:::::Largest Margin of Victory - Championship Game (Division III) - Orrville 79 d. Wheelersburg 50 in 1995

:::::Most Two-Point Field Goals - Championship Game - Orrville (35) v. Wheelersburg in 1995

:::::Most Two-Point Field Goals, Both Teams - Championship Game - 53 (Orrville 35 & Wheelersburg 18) in 1995

:::::Most Rebounds - Championship Game - Orrville (44) v. Wheelersburg in 1995

:Football

:: OHSAA State Championship

:::::1989 (def. Warren John F. Kennedy 14-7)

:::::2017 (def. Pemberville Eastwood 21-14OT)

:Girls' Softball

:: OHSAA State Runner-up

:::::2004 (d. Archbold 2-1 & lost to Woodsfield Monroe Central 1-0 to finish season at 25-6)

:: OHSAA State Championship

:::::2016 (d. Johnstown-Monroe, 1-0, within the state semifinals, and then d. South Range, 8-3, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 26-2.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080118023518/http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=50 Conference Awards & Championships in each Sport]

• Terri Boldman (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, one of only two S.O.C. coaches to lead girls' basketball team to OHSAA Final Four (1980){{cite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50 |title=Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame |access-date=2007-06-21 |author=Clay High School Athletic Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724205424/http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=50 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |df= }}
• Ed Cable (Northwest) - Recipient of the Ohio Sportsmanship, Ethics, & Integrity Softball Coaches' Award (2002)
• Odie Estep (Willow Wood Symmes Valley) - Ohio Softball Coaches' Hall of Fame (2007){{cite web|url=http://www.irontontribune.com/articles/2007/01/18/sports/sports506.txt|title=Estep to join softball hall of fame|accessdate=2007-06-22|author=Jim Walker}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
• Arch Justus (Clay, Minford & Valley) - Ohio Basketball Coaches' Hall of Fame, Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, won 532 total basketball games
• David Leightenheimer (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame & OHSAA Officials' Hall of Fame
• Kinney Long (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame
• Ed Miller (Notre Dame & Wheelersburg) - Ohio Football Coaches' Hall of Fame (1996), won two Associated Press state titles with Notre Dame in 1967 and 1970 and a Division IV OHSAA title with Wheelersburg in 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsfca.org/hallof.htm|title=Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame|access-date=2007-06-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115114642/http://www.ohsfca.org/hallof.htm|archive-date=2010-01-15|df=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.burg.k12.oh.us/highschool/alumni/memorybook/1996/millerhalloffame.pdf|format=PDF|title=Ed Miller's Induction into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)|publisher=Wheelersburg High School|accessdate=2007-08-06}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Teresa Ruby (Clay) - played in the first four OHSAA state softball Final Four tournaments (1978–1981), won two state softball championships (as a player) in 1980 & 1981 and finished second in 1979, played in the 1980 girls' basketball Final Four, led her softball team (as a coach) to the 2007 state Final Four, holds many Clay basketball records (including leading scorer), has her number (#14) retired by the school.{{cite web|url=http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=322&Itemid=50 |title=Clay Girls' Basketball Records |access-date=2007-05-16 |author=Clay Athletic Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724205439/http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=322&Itemid=50 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |df= }} She also has a star on the Portsmouth Wall of Stars (2009).{{cite web|url=http://www.historicboneyfiddle.com/history.html |title=Portsmouth's Wall of Stars |access-date=2007-05-15 |author=Portsmouth's Wall of Stars Selections Committee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505002655/http://www.historicboneyfiddle.com/history.html |archive-date=2007-05-05 |url-status=dead |df= }}
• Carol Vice (Clay) - Clay Coaches' Hall of Fame, Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2010);{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsfsca.org|title=Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association|accessdate=2010-01-04|author=OHSFSCA}} Star on Portsmouth's Wall of Stars, made it to the Final Four in softball 9 of 10 years as a coach, won three OHSAA state softball titles (1980, 81, & 83) while also finishing as runners-up twice (1979 & 1988), only softball coach from S.O.C. to win a softball title
• Norm Persin - Oak Hill Basketball - voted National Basketball Coach of The Year in 2009.

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Member Schools & Websites

Image:ChsGNUtn.JPG|[http://www.clay.k12.oh.us Portsmouth Clay HS]

Image:MinfordHSJuly2007.JPG|[http://www.minford.k12.oh.us Minford HS]

Image:GlenwoodHS.JPG|[http://www.newboston.k12.oh.us Glenwood HS]

Image:PortsmouthNotreDameHS.jpg|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170515193011/http://nddev.com/ Notre Dame]

Image:OakHillHSJuly2007.JPG|[http://www.oakhill.k12.oh.us Oak Hill HS]

Image:PWestHS.JPG|[http://www.west.k12.oh.us Portsmouth West HS]

Image:SouthWebsterHSJuly2007.JPG|[http://www.bv.k12.oh.us South Webster HS]

Image:WheelersburgHighSchool.JPG|[http://www.burg.k12.oh.us Wheelersburg HS]

• [http://www.east.k12.oh.us Sciotoville Community East]
• [http://www.ep.k12.oh.us Eastern Pike]
• [http://www.greenbobcats.com Green]
• [http://www.northwest.k12.oh.us McDermott Northwest]
• [http://www.symmesvalley.k12.oh.us Willow Wood Symmes Valley]
• [http://www.valley.k12.oh.us Lucasville Valley]
• [http://www.waverly.k12.oh.us Waverly]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205102304/http://western.wp.k12.oh.us/ Western Pike]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080118023518/http://clay.k12.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=50 History of the Southern Ohio Conference]

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