# Firelands Conference

The Firelands Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletic league located in north-central Ohio. The league was formed in the 1960–61 school year and is named for the Firelands area of the old Western Reserve, where most of the member schools reside. High schools in this conference are located in Ashland, Huron, and Richland counties. Some of the schools' district boundaries extend into the neighboring counties of Crawford, Erie, and Lorain. Most of the founding schools came from the defunct Huron-Erie League.

## Conference membership
### Current members

| School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2020) | State FB Region (2020) | Colors | Type | Middle school | Joined League |
| Crestview | Cougars | Weller Township | 152 | 6:22 | Red, White, Black | Public | Crestview Middle School | 1982 |
| Mapleton | Mounties | Orange Township | 119 | 7:25 | Royal Blue, Red | Public | Mapleton Middle School (part of the HS) | 1963 |
| Monroeville | Eagles | Monroeville | 100 | 7:25 | Black, Gold | Public | Monroeville Junior High (part of the HS) | 1960 |
| New London | Wildcats | New London | 124 | 6:22 | Red, Black, | Public | New London Middle School | 1970 |
| Plymouth | Big Red | Plymouth | 96 | 7:25 | Red, White | Public | Shiloh Middle School | 1982 |
| St. Paul | Flyers | Norwalk | 95 | 7:25 | Red, Black | Parochial-Catholic | Norwalk Catholic Junior High | 1968 |
| South Central | Trojans | Greenwich | 99 | 7:26 | Old Gold, White, & Black | Public | South Central Middle School | 1960 |
| Western Reserve | Roughriders | Collins | 137 | 6:22 | Blue, White | Public | Western Reserve Middle School (part of the HS) | 1960 |

### Former members

| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Type | Tenure | Notes |
| Black River | Pirates | Sullivan | Black, Gold | Public | 1964-1993 | Left for the MAC, currently in the PAC |
| Edison | Chargers | Milan | Blue, Orange | Public | 1968-1986 | Left for the SBC |
| Berlin Heights | Tigers | Berlin Heights | Orange, Black | Public | 1960-1968 | Consolidated into Edison HS in 1968 |
| Milan | Indians | Milan | Red, ? | Public | 1960-1968 | Consolidated into Edison HS in 1968 |
| Hillsdale | Falcons | Jeromesville | Columbia Blue, Gold | Public | 1963-1970 | Left for the WCAL |
| Hayesville | Panthers | Hayesville | Orange, Black | Public | spring 1963 | Consolidated into Hillsdale HS in 1963 |
| Jeromesville | Blue Jays | Jeromesville | Blue, White | Public | spring 1963 | Consolidated into Hillsdale HS in 1963 |
| Perkins | Pirates | Sandusky | Black, White, Red | Public | 1960-1963 | Currently in the SBC |
* Berlin Heights and Milan competed separately until consolidating into Edison High School in 1968.
* Hayesville and Jeromesville competed separately in the FC only for the spring of 1963 before consolidating into Hillsdale for 1963-64.

## League history

Source:

### 1960s

* 1960: The Firelands Conference was formed with the inaugural members of Berlin Heights, Milan, Monroeville, South Central, Perkins, and Western Reserve.
* 1963: Perkins withdrew after the 1962-63 winter sports season. Hayesville, Jeromesville, and Mapleton join the league in the spring of 1963. Hillsdale becomes a member for the 1963-64 school year when Hayesville and Jeromesville consolidate.
* 1964: Black River joins.
* 1965: Berlin Heights and Milan join their districts into the Berlin-Milan School District, but continue to compete separately.
* 1968: Berlin Heights and Milan consolidate to form Edison, which remains in the conference.
* 1968: St. Paul joins the conference.

### 1970s

* 1970: Hillsdale leaves to join the Wayne County Athletic League after the 1969-70 school year. New London takes their place for the 1970-71 school year after leaving the Lakeland Conference.

### 1980s

* 1982: Crestview and Plymouth both join after leaving the Black Fork Valley Conference. Both had also previously been in the Johnny Appleseed Conference until 1978. The league would split into two divisions: North (Edison, Monroeville, New London, St. Paul, Western Reserve) and South (Black River, Crestview, Mapleton, Plymouth, South Central).
* 1986: Edison leaves to join the Sandusky Bay Conference. The divisions dissolve.

### 1990s

* 1993: Black River leaves to eventually join the Mohican Area Conference.

### Divisional Setup 1982-1986

Firelands Conference Divisions 1982-1986 :
| North | South |
| Edison | Black River |
| Monroeville | Crestview |
| New London | Mapleton |
| St. Paul | Plymouth |
| Western Reserve | South Central |

### Conference Football Championship Game

Firelands Conference Football Championship Game 1982-85 :
| Year | North Champion | Score | South Champion | Score | Notes |
| 1982 | Edison | 12 | Crestview | 0 | Played at Whitney Field in Norwalk, OH |
| 1983 | Edison | 6 | Plymouth | 13 | Played at Whitney Field in Norwalk, OH |
| 1984 | Western Reserve | | Black River | | Game not played, Western Reserve qualified for OHSAA playoffs |
| 1985 | Monroeville | | Black River | | Game not played, Black River qualified for OHSAA playoffs |

## Conference Champions
### Boys Champions

| Year | Football | Cross Country | Golf | Basketball | Wrestling | Baseball | Track & Field |
| 1959-60 | | | | | | | Berlin Heights |
| 1960-61 | Perkins | No Champion | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | Milan | Perkins |
| 1961-62 | Western Reserve | No Champion | No Champion | South Central | No Champion | Milan | Perkins |
| 1962-63 | Berlin Heights | No Champion | No Champion | Perkins, Western Reserve | No Champion | Hayesville | South Central |
| 1963-64 | Monroeville, South Central | No Champion | No Champion | Monroeville | No Champion | Monroeville | South Central |
| 1964-65 | Milan | No Champion | No Champion | Black River, Monroeville | No Champion | Monroeville | Milan |
| 1965-66 | Berlin Heights | No Champion | No Champion | Hillsdale | No Champion | Hillsdale | Western Reserve |
| 1966-67 | Milan | No Champion | No Champion | Mapleton | No Champion | Monroeville | Hillsdale |
| 1967-68 | Milan | No Champion | No Champion | Milan, Monroeville | No Champion | Monroeville | Mapleton |
| 1968-69 | St. Paul | No Champion | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | Monroeville | Mapleton |
| 1969-70 | St. Paul | No Champion | No Champion | Hillsdale | No Champion | Edison | Hillsdale |
| 1970-71 | New London | No Champion | Black River | Western Reserve | Edison | Monroeville | Edison |
| 1971-72 | Edison | Black River | Black River | Monroeville | Edison | Monroeville | Edison |
| 1972-73 | New London | Black River | Black River | South Central | Edison | Monroeville | Mapleton |
| 1973-74 | New London, St. Paul | Black River | New London | South Central | Edison | South Central | New London |
| 1974-75 | St. Paul | Black River | St. Paul | Monroeville, St. Paul | Black River | Mapleton | Edison |
| 1975-76 | Edison | Mapleton | New London | Monroeville | Mapleton | Edison | Mapleton |
| 1976-77 | Edison | New London | New London | Mapleton | Mapleton | Edison | Edison |
| 1977-78 | Black River | New London | New London | Western Reserve | Edison | South Central | Edison |
| 1978-79 | Monroeville | New London | New London | Mapleton, New London, Western Reserve | Edison | New London | Edison |
| 1979-80 | Edison | Edison | New London | Mapleton, St. Paul | Edison | Edison | Edison |
| 1980-81 | Edison | South Central | New London | South Central | Edison | Edison | New London |
| 1981-82 | Edison | Mapleton | Edison | South Central | Edison | Edison | Edison |
| 1982-83 | Edison | Black River | New London | Monroeville | Edison | Edison | Edison |
| 1983-84 | Plymouth | Monroeville | New London | Monroeville | Black River | Edison | Edison |
| 1984-85 | Black River, Western Reserve | New London | Mapleton | St. Paul | St. Paul | St. Paul | Black River |
| 1985-86 | Black River, Monroeville | New London | Black River | Plymouth | Black River | Black River | New London |
| 1986-87 | Black River | Plymouth | South Central | New London | Black River | Crestview, New London, Plymouth | New London |
| 1987-88 | Monroeville | Black River | Mapleton | New London | Black River | New London | New London |
| 1988-89 | Monroeville | Western Reserve | Mapleton | South Central | St. Paul | New London | Mapleton |
| 1989-90 | Black River | Western Reserve | New London | New London | Black River | Black River, South Central | Mapleton |
| 1990-91 | Black River, Western Reserve | Western Reserve | Mapleton | New London | Black River | Black River, South Central | New London |
| 1991-92 | Mapleton | New London | Plymouth | New London | New London | Plymouth | New London |
| 1992-93 | Black River, Monroeville, St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | South Central | Black River | Black River | New London |
| 1993-94 | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | South Central | Crestview | New London | New London |
| 1994-95 | New London | New London | New London | South Central | Mapleton | Crestview, New London | New London |
| 1995-96 | New London, St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | St. Paul | New London | New London | Crestview |
| 1996-97 | St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | St. Paul, South Central | Monroeville | South Central | Crestview |
| 1997-98 | St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | St. Paul | Monroeville | South Central | Crestview |
| 1998-99 | Crestview, Monroeville | Western Reserve | Crestview | Crestview | Crestview | Western Reserve | Crestview |
| 1999-00 | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | Crestview | Monroeville | New London | New London |
| 2000-01 | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | South Central | Western Reserve | New London, South Central | Crestview |
| 2001-02 | Crestview | Mapleton | St. Paul | Plymouth | Western Reserve | Mapleton, New London | Crestview |
| 2002-03 | Monroeville | New London | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | Mapleton | Monroeville |
| 2003-04 | St. Paul | Crestview | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | New London, Western Reserve | Monroeville |
| 2004-05 | Crestview, Monroeville, St. Paul | Crestview | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | Western Reserve | New London |
| 2005-06 | St. Paul | Crestview | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | New London | New London |
| 2006-07 | Crestview, Monroeville | New London | St. Paul | Plymouth, Western Reserve | Crestview | New London | Monroeville |
| 2007-08 | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Crestview | Crestview | Monroeville |
| 2008-09 | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | Plymouth | Crestview | Mapleton | Crestview |
| 2009-10 | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul | Plymouth | Crestview | New London, Crestview | Western Reserve |
| 2010-11 | Western Reserve | New London | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Crestview | Crestview | Western Reserve |
| 2011-12 | Crestview | New London | Crestview | New London | St. Paul | Plymouth | New London |
| 2012-13 | St. Paul, Western Reserve | New London | Crestview | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | New London | New London |
| 2013-14 | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | Plymouth | St. Paul | New London | Crestview |
| 2014-15 | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | Plymouth | Mapleton | New London | Crestview |
| 2015-16 | St. Paul | Mapleton | New London | South Central | Mapleton | New London | Crestview |
| 2016-17 | St. Paul | Mapleton | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | St. Paul / New London | New London |
| 2017-18 | St Paul | Mapleton | New London | South Central, Western Reserve | Crestview | St. Paul | Crestview |
| 2018-19 | St. Paul | New London | New London | Western Reserve | St. Paul | St. Paul | New London |
| 2019-20 | Western Reserve | New London | New London | St. Paul, South Central, Western Reserve | Crestview | (Covid - No Season) | (Covid - No Season) |
| 2020-21 | Crestview, St. Paul, Monroeville | St. Paul | Mapleton | Western Reserve | Crestview, Plymouth | St. Paul | Crestview |
| 2021-22 | Crestview | St. Paul | Mapleton | | Monroeville | | |
| 2022-23 | Crestview | | | | Monroeville | | |
| 2023-24 | St. Paul | | | Crestview | Monroeville | | |
| 2024-25 | Monroeville, St. Paul | | New London | | Western Reserve | | |

### Girls Champions

| Year | Volleyball | Cross Country | Basketball | Softball | Track & Field |
| 1974-75 | Mapleton | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | No Champion |
| 1975-76 | Edison, Mapleton | No Champion | Edison | No Champion | Edison |
| 1976-77 | Black River | No Champion | Edison | No Champion | Edison |
| 1977-78 | St. Paul | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | Edison |
| 1978-79 | Black River, St. Paul | No Champion | Monroeville | No Champion | Edison |
| 1979-80 | New London | No Champion | Mapleton | No Champion | New London |
| 1980-81 | Western Reserve | No Champion | Mapleton | No Champion | New London |
| 1981-82 | Western Reserve | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | Edison |
| 1982-83 | Crestview | No Champion | Western Reserve | No Champion | Crestview |
| 1983-84 | Western Reserve | No Champion | Mapleton | No Champion | Edison |
| 1984-85 | Crestview | No Champion | Mapleton | No Champion | Edison |
| 1985-86 | Crestview | St. Paul | Edison | Crestview | Mapleton, New London |
| 1986-87 | Monroeville, St. Paul | St. Paul | Plymouth | Black River, Crestview | New London |
| 1987-88 | St. Paul | Plymouth | St. Paul, Western Reserve | Black River, Crestview | New London |
| 1988-89 | Monroeville | Plymouth | New London | Crestview | New London |
| 1989-90 | Monroeville, Western Reserve | | New London, St. Paul | Crestview | Black River |
| 1990-91 | New London | | Western Reserve | Mapleton | New London |
| 1991-92 | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | Mapleton | Crestview, Mapleton | Western Reserve |
| 1992-93 | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | St. Paul | Mapleton | Crestview |
| 1993-94 | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Mapleton | Mapleton | Crestview |
| 1994-95 | South Central | New London | Crestview, South Central | Plymouth | Western Reserve |
| 1995-96 | Crestview | New London | Crestview | Plymouth | New London |
| 1996-97 | Crestview | New London | Crestview | Plymouth | New London |
| 1997-98 | St. Paul | Mapleton | South Central | Mapleton | St. Paul |
| 1998-99 | St. Paul | Mapleton | Mapleton | Crestview | St. Paul |
| 1999-00 | South Central | Mapleton | St. Paul | Mapleton | St. Paul |
| 2000-01 | St. Paul | Mapleton | New London | Crestview | Western Reserve |
| 2001-02 | St. Paul | Mapleton | New London, St. Paul | Plymouth | Western Reserve |
| 2002-03 | St. Paul | Mapleton | St. Paul | Plymouth | Western Reserve |
| 2003-04 | St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | Crestview | Western Reserve |
| 2004-05 | St. Paul | New London | Western Reserve | Crestview | Western Reserve |
| 2005-06 | St. Paul | New London | Plymouth | Mapleton | Western Reserve |
| 2006-07 | St. Paul | New London | Western Reserve | New London | Western Reserve |
| 2007-08 | St. Paul | New London | Crestview | Crestview, New London | New London |
| 2008-09 | St. Paul | Crestview | Western Reserve | New London | New London |
| 2009-10 | St. Paul | Crestview | Western Reserve | New London | Western Reserve |
| 2010-11 | St. Paul | Crestview | Western Reserve | New London | Western Reserve |
| 2011-12 | Monroeville, St. Paul | Crestview | Western Reserve | New London | Western Reserve |
| 2012-13 | St. Paul | Plymouth | Western Reserve | New London | Western Reserve |
| 2013-14 | St. Paul | New London | South Central | Monroeville, New London | New London |
| 2014-15 | Monroeville | New London | South Central | Mapleton, New London | Western Reserve |
| 2015-16 | Monroeville | New London | Crestview | Plymouth | New London |
| 2016-17 | St. Paul | New London | St. Paul, Western Reserve | Crestview | St. Paul |
| 2017-18 | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Western Reserve | Crestview | St. Paul |
| 2018-19 | Crestview, St. Paul | St. Paul | Western Reserve | Crestview | New London |
| 2019-20 | Monroeville, St. Paul | New London | Crestview | (Covid - No Season) | (Covid - No Season) |
| 2020-21 | Monroeville | Crestview | Crestview, St. Paul | Crestview | Crestview |
| 2021-22 | St. Paul | Crestview | | Monroeville | |
* Note: Track & Field champions provided by the 2012 Firelands Conference Track & Field Championships program.

## State Champions

Current Firelands Conference member schools have won a total of 11 team state championships, dating back to the beginning of Ohio High School Athletic Association sponsored tournaments.
* Crestivew
** Boys Golf - 2012
* Monroeville
** Boys Basketball - 1984
** Boys Wrestling - 2010
* New London
** Boys Track and Field – 1946 *
Boys (Football) 1951 Class "B" State Champs as voted on by First and Ten magazine.
** Boys Cross Country – 1993
* Plymouth
** Boys Cross Country – 1971 *
** Boys Cross Country – 1974 *
* St. Paul
** Girls Volleyball - 2002
** Girls Volleyball - 2006
** Boys Football - 1969
** Boys Football - 2009
* State championship won before the school was affiliated with the Firelands Conference.