Greater Cleveland Conference
Member Schools
This group of schools uses the name "Greater Cleveland Conference" as Mentor retained the rights to the name from their previous tenure in the GCC. [2] The initial seven members left the Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) while Euclid came over from the Lake Erie League.[3]
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Type | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick | Blue Devils | Brunswick, Ohio | Blue & White |
Public | 2015- |
Elyria | Pioneers | Elyria, Ohio | Red & White |
Public | 2015-2021 |
Euclid | Panthers | Euclid, Ohio | Navy Blue & Gold |
Public | 2015- |
Medina | Battling Bees | Medina, Ohio | Green & White |
Public | 2015- |
Mentor | Cardinals | Mentor, Ohio | Scarlet & Gray |
Public | 2015- |
Shaker Heights | Red Raiders | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Red & White |
Public | 2015-2020 |
Solon | Comets | Solon, Ohio | Blue & White |
Public | 2015- |
Strongsville | Mustangs | Strongsville, Ohio | Green & White |
Public | 2015- |
History
The current lineup of the Greater Cleveland Conference began in 2015.
In January 2019, Shaker Heights announced that they would leave the GCC to rejoin the Lake Erie League for the 2020–2021 school year. The district cited "new and improved leadership in the LEL, better geography and travel times, but also diversity/cultural sensitivity issues" as reasons for leaving.[4]
On January 16, 2020, Elyria accepted an invitation to leave for the Southwestern Conference, effective in 2021.
References
- http://www.cleveland.com/chagrin-falls/index.ssf/2013/09/chagrin_falls_orange_school_bo.html
- http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/11/12/elyria-six-other-noc-schools-leaving-to-form-new-league/
- http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20140417/high-school-sports-euclid-to-join-greater-cleveland-conference-in-2015-16
- WKYC Staff (January 11, 2019). "Shaker Heights to leave Greater Cleveland Conference, says athletes have dealt with 'multiple instances' of racial slurs". WKYC. Retrieved April 10, 2019.