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Ohio Heritage Conference

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OHC Member Schools are located in 5 Ohio counties (Champaign, Clark, Greene, Union and Madison).
The official logo of the Ohio Heritage Conference

The Ohio Heritage Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose members are located in the Ohio counties of Champaign, Clark, Madison, Greene and Union. The league was established in the fall of 2001.[1][2]

Current Members[3]

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NORTH DIVISION
School Nickname Location Colors[4] Year Joined Previous Conference Enrollment
Fairbanks Panthers Milford Center     2016* Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference 291
Mechanicsburg Indians Mechanicsburg     2001 West Central Ohio Conference 218
Northeastern Jets Springfield     2001 Central Buckeye Conference 260
Triad Cardinals North Lewisburg     2001 West Central Ohio Conference 209
West Jefferson Rough Riders West Jefferson     2017 Mid State League 234
West Liberty-Salem Tigers West Liberty     2001 West Central Ohio Conference 285
SOUTH DIVISION
School Nickname Location Colors Year Joined Previous Conference Enrollment
Catholic Central Irish Springfield     2001 Southwestern Rivers Conference 104
Cedarville Indians Cedarville     2001 Kenton Trace Conference 143
Greeneview Rams Jamestown       2001 Kenton Trace Conference 303
Greenon Knights Springfield     2017 Central Buckeye Conference 382
Madison Plains Golden Eagles London     2016* Mid State League 297
Southeastern Trojans South Charleston     2001 Kenton Trace Conference 154

* Fairbanks and Madison Plains joined the Ohio Heritage Conference in the winter of 2016.

Membership Timeline[5]

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History

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The Ohio Heritage Conference was established in 2001 with the charter schools being Catholic Central, Cedarville, Greeneview, Mechanicsburg, Northeastern, Southeastern, Triad and West Liberty-Salem.[6]

In 2015, the OHC announced that Fairbanks and Madison Plains would join the conference.[7] Both schools officially joined the conference for the winter sports season in 2016.[8]

In 2016, the OHC announced that Greenon and West Jefferson would join the conference.[9] Both schools officially joined the conference for the fall sports season in 2017.

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The OHC supports 23 league sports for both male and female competition.[4]

BOYS
Baseball Basketball Bowling Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Swimming Tennis Track & Field Wrestling
Catholic Central[10] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Cedarville[11] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Fairbanks[12] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Greeneview[13] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Greenon[14] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Madison Plains[15] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Mechanicsburg[16] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Northeastern[17] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Southeastern[18] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Triad[19] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
West Jefferson[20] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
West Liberty-Salem[21] checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
GIRLS
Basketball Bowling Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball
Catholic Central checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Cedarville checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Fairbanks checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Greeneview checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Greenon checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Madison Plains checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Mechanicsburg checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Northeastern checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Southeastern checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Triad checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
West Jefferson checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
West Liberty-Salem checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY

League champions for each sport are recognized in both the North Division and South Division.

OHC All-Sports Championships

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Below is a list of the OHC school(s) that has been awarded the most conference championships (all sports) each year:

OHC All-Sports Championships (Team)
Year School Championships
23-24 West Liberty-Salem 8
22-23 West Liberty-Salem & Greeneview 6
21-22 West Liberty-Salem & Mechanicsburg 5
20-21 Greeneview 6
19-20 Greeneview, Greenon & West Liberty-Salem 4
18-19 Fairbanks & West Liberty-Salem 5
17-18 West Liberty-Salem 7
16-17 West Liberty-Salem 6
15-16 West Liberty-Salem 7
14-15 West Liberty-Salem 6
13-14 West Liberty-Salem 5
12-13 West Liberty-Salem 8
11-12 West Liberty-Salem 7
10-11 West Liberty-Salem 8
09-10 West Liberty-Salem 8
08-09 Northeastern & West Liberty-Salem 4
07-08 West Liberty-Salem 4
06-07 Greeneview 5
05-06 West Liberty-Salem 8
04-05 West Liberty-Salem 7
03-04 Southeastern & West Liberty-Salem 4
02-03 West Liberty-Salem 5
01-02 Southeastern 5

Below is a list of OHC Championships won by each member school since the OHC's inception.

OHC Team Championships by School (Total)
OHC School OHC

Championships

Last Championship
Catholic Central 36 2021-2022
Cedarville 21 2023-2024
Fairbanks 28 2023-2024
Greeneview 62 2023-2024
Greenon 22 2022-2023
Madison Plains 5 2020-2021
Mechanicsburg 70 2023-2024
Northeastern 33 2022-2023
Southeastern 33 2023-2024
Triad 21 2014-2015
West Jefferson 11 2023-2024
West Liberty-Salem 136 2023-2024

State Championships[22]

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YEAR SCHOOL SPORT
2021-2022 Mechanicsburg Bowling - Boys
2020-2021 West Liberty-Salem Track & Field - Girls
2020-2021 West Liberty-Salem Cross Country - Girls
2020-2021 Mechanicsburg Bowling - Boys
2018-2019 West Liberty-Salem Track & Field - Girls
2018-2019 Mechanicsburg Bowling - Boys
2017-2018 Mechanicsburg Wrestling
2016-2017 Mechanicsburg Bowling - Girls
2014-2016 Mechanicsburg Bowling - Boys
2005-2006 Greeneview Soccer - Boys
1991-1992 Triad Softball
1991-1992[23] West Liberty-Salem Wrestling
1982-1983 West Jefferson Football
1979-1980[24] West Liberty-Salem Cross Country - Boys
1978-1979 West Liberty-Salem Cross Country - Boys
1977-1978 West Jefferson Football
1977-1978 West Liberty-Salem Cross Country - Boys
1976-1977 West Jefferson Football
1976-1977 West Liberty-Salem Cross Country - Boys
1962-1963 West Jefferson Football
1960-1961[25] West Liberty-Salem Basketball - Boys

Conference Rivalries

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West Liberty-Salem vs Mechanicsburg (since 1929, consecutively since 1964)

West Liberty-Salem vs Triad

Triad vs Mechanicsburg

Cedarville vs Greeneview

Cedarville vs Southeastern

Southeastern vs Greeneview

West Jefferson vs Madison Plains

West Jefferson vs Mechanicsburg

Greenon vs Catholic Central

References

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  1. ^ "OHC History". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ^ Michael, Cooper (23 December 2010). "OHC Formation History". Springfield News-Sun.
  3. ^ "OHC Schools".
  4. ^ a b "OHSAA: Membership Directory". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  5. ^ "Membership Timeline". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ^ "Ohio Heritage Conference" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ Pendleton, Marc (9 April 2015). "OHC welcomes Madison Plains, Fairbanks". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. ^ "OHC Adds Madison Plains & Fairbanks". Bellefontaine Examiner. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Boards Approve Moves to New Conferences".[dead link]
  10. ^ "Catholic Central Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  11. ^ "Cedarville Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  12. ^ "Fairbanks Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  13. ^ "Greeneview Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  14. ^ "Greenon Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  15. ^ "Madison Plains Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  16. ^ "Mechanicsburg Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  17. ^ "Northeastern Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  18. ^ "Southeastern Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  19. ^ "Triad Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  20. ^ "West Jefferson Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  21. ^ "West Liberty-Salem Athletic Information". 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  22. ^ "OHC Team State Championships".
  23. ^ "Wrestling State Champions (WLS Boys 1991)". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  24. ^ "West Liberty-Salem Boys CC State Championships" (PDF).
  25. ^ "All-Time State Tournament Results (Boys' Basketball)" (PDF).
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