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Post by sbclives on Jul 13, 2024 10:55:56 GMT -5
Anyone see the new league called the OCAC that will include
Columbus Desales Watterson Hartley SVSM VASJ Walsh Jesuit Mooney Ursuline
Starts in 2026 as football only but may include other sports later on. Some major travel but there will be some big time games and will be well prepared for postseason.
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Post by Keith on Jul 14, 2024 9:16:46 GMT -5
Anyone see the new league called the OCAC that will include Columbus Desales Watterson Hartley SVSM VASJ Walsh Jesuit Mooney Ursuline Starts in 2026 as football only but may include other sports later on. Some major travel but there will be some big time games and will be well prepared for postseason. According to the Toledo Blade, the Toledo catholic schools were not contacted regarding this new league.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Jul 14, 2024 11:49:23 GMT -5
Where's Cleveland Benedictine, Akron Bishop Hoban, Columbus St. Charles, or Mentor Lake Catholic?
The Toledo schools were probably to far away to really be considered.
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Post by sbclives on Jul 14, 2024 13:04:05 GMT -5
Where's Cleveland Benedictine, Akron Bishop Hoban, Columbus St. Charles, or Mentor Lake Catholic? The Toledo schools were probably to far away to really be considered. I’m sure avoidance of playing Hoban would be reason enough. Lol. Is Lake Catholic and Benedictine in leagues right now?
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Post by shelbyrr11 on Jul 15, 2024 9:48:42 GMT -5
I'm framing this discussion through football since I don't know much about the other sports.
A lot of those Cleveland/Akron area Catholics were formerly in a two-tiered league called the North Coast League. It fell apart a few years ago. Hoban was a part of that league, and I think that was one wrinkle to its demise. Even without Hoban, there would have been a wide disparity of talent despite the common denominator amongst the schools. Cleveland Central Catholic was one member, and Shelby beat them 40-0 last year for their biggest victory of the season by point margin.
The schools that were accepted into this new arrangement seem to be the ones with the most recent success & history for traveling. One argument for it was that, yes, Columbus to Akron/Cleveland/Youngstown is a haul, but it isn't too outrageous considering those trips are happening anyway. Bishop Watterson's mini round robin with Tiffin and Chardon come to mind. A lot of the schools in this new league already play each other. They were able to get to 8 members with a fair amount of locality for each region. The Youngstown duo, the Columbus trio, and the Akron/Cleveland bundle. It's enough to give you that OCC style of scheduling w/Dover & New Philly where you can strategize weekday events with the far-flung opponents destined for the weekend.
St. Charles is simply not up to par in most sports, so their exclusion makes sense in the way Bishop Ready isn't involved with those Columbus Catholics. Not as sure with Lake Catholic and Benedictine, but I'd hazard a guess that the league either heard "no" from them due to the failure of the North Coast League or the desire to avoid more than 8 members was too great.
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Post by sbclives on Jul 16, 2024 8:47:14 GMT -5
Today the Cleveland West Conference was formally announced. It will consist of
Bay Buckeye Lakewood Normandy North Olmsted Rocky River Valley Forge Westlake
Not exactly a big time conference. I think Rocky River and Bay will be the top 2 for most sports.
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Post by vsn on Jul 16, 2024 9:09:17 GMT -5
Today the Cleveland West Conference was formally announced. It will consist of Bay Buckeye Lakewood Normandy North Olmsted Rocky River Valley Forge Westlake Not exactly a big time conference. I think Rocky River and Bay will be the top 2 for most sports. Leaves only Elyria Catholic and Holy Name from the the old Great Lakes Conference to find new homes. Though I may have heard EC could be going LC8 with Fairview tagging along as well.
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Post by sbclives on Jul 16, 2024 9:41:09 GMT -5
Today the Cleveland West Conference was formally announced. It will consist of Bay Buckeye Lakewood Normandy North Olmsted Rocky River Valley Forge Westlake Not exactly a big time conference. I think Rocky River and Bay will be the top 2 for most sports. Leaves only Elyria Catholic and Holy Name from the the old Great Lakes Conference to find new homes. Though I may have heard EC could be going LC8 with Fairview tagging along as well. EC would dominate that conference. I could see Fairview along with Vermilion.
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Post by edchambers on Jul 16, 2024 9:58:58 GMT -5
Elyria Catholic and Holy Name will be in the North Central Conference this fall along with Lake Catholic, NDCL, Padua, and CVCA. EC applied to join the LC8 back in January, but I'd be really surprised if they were asked to join.
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Post by vsn on Jul 17, 2024 22:40:19 GMT -5
Leaves only Elyria Catholic and Holy Name from the the old Great Lakes Conference to find new homes. Though I may have heard EC could be going LC8 with Fairview tagging along as well. EC would dominate that conference. I could see Fairview along with Vermilion. Thing is the old Patriot Athletic Conference that split up in 2018 had all 8 of the LC8 schools in it along with Fairview. Lutheran West, Brooklyn, and Medina Buckeye rounded out that conference. Vermilion is going to be staying put in the SBC at least for now. Though I would not be entirely surprised if they at least try to move to the LC8 sometime in the future.
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Post by sbclives on Jul 18, 2024 10:37:06 GMT -5
EC would dominate that conference. I could see Fairview along with Vermilion. Thing is the old Patriot Athletic Conference that split up in 2018 had all 8 of the LC8 schools in it along with Fairview. Lutheran West, Brooklyn, and Medina Buckeye rounded out that conference. Vermilion is going to be staying put in the SBC at least for now. Though I would not be entirely surprised if they at least try to move to the LC8 sometime in the future. Considering Oberlin had to cancel games due to not enough bodies I’d want another school who’s a little more stable also.
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