Wayne County Athletic League Explained

The Wayne County Athletic League is an OHSAA athletic conference whose eight members are from Wayne County and Ashland County, Ohio. The following are currently members:

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsMiddle School
ChippewaChippsDoylestownBlue, White
Chippewa MS
DaltonBulldogsDaltonOrange, Black
Dalton MS
HillsdaleFalconsJeromesvilleColumbia Blue, Gold
Hillsdale MS
NorthwesternHuskiesWest SalemBlue, Gray
Northwestern MS
NorwayneBobcatsCrestonScarlet, Gray
Norwayne MS
IndiansRittmanRed, White, Black
Rittman MS
SmithiesSmithvilleGreen, White
Green MS
Golden BearsApple CreekBrown, Gold
Waynedale MS

Former members

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsLeft League
Apple CreekAcesApple CreekBlack, Gold
cons. 1955
Big PrairieBobcatsBig PrairieBlack, Gold
late 1930s
BurbankBombersBurbankPurple, White
cons. 1953
ChesterPupsChester TownshipBlue, ??
cons. 1951
CongressSenatorsCongressScarlet, Gray
[1]
cons. 1951
Creston PanthersCrestonRed, Black
cons. 1953
FredericksburgFreddiesFredericksburgRed, Black
cons. 1955
Marshallville TigersMarshallvilleBlue, Gold
cons. 1938
Mt. Eaton/Paint TownshipPiratesMount EatonGreen, White
cons. 1955
ShreveTrojansShreveRed, White
cons. 1963
Sterling/Milton TownshipEaglesSterlingBlue, Gold
cons. 1953
TriwayTitansWoosterPurple, White
1970
West SalemClippers[2] West SalemOrange, Black
cons. 1951

League history[2]

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

2010s

On December 3, 2011, the WCAL had its first-ever state football champion when Norwayne defeated Kenton 48-42 in the Division IV championship at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.[3]

Boys league championships

Year Football Boys Basketball
1924-25Doylestown
1925-26Doylestown
1926-27Doylestown
1927-28Dalton
1928-29Rittman
1929-30Dalton
1930-31Doylestown
1931-32Dalton, Rittman
1932-33Doylestown
1933-34Rittman
1934-35Doylestown
1935-36Rittman
1936-37Dalton
1937-38Rittman
1938-39Dalton
1939-40Rittman
1940-41Dalton
1941-42Rittman
1942-43Doylestown
1943-44None
1944-45None
1945-46None
1946-47None
1947-48None
1948-49None
1949-50None
1950-51None
1951-52Rittman
1952-53Rittman
1953-54Doylestown
1954-55Dalton, Doylestown
1955-56Doylestown
1956-57Doylestown
1957-58Doylestown
1958-59Rittman
1959-60Dalton, Waynedale
1960-61Waynedale
1961-62Dalton
1962-63Smithville
1963-64Dalton
1964-65Rittman
1965-66Norwayne
1966-67Dalton
1967-68Dalton, Northwestern
1968-69Dalton
1969-70Doylestown
1970-71Doylestown
1971-72Dalton
1972-73Waynedale
1973-74Waynedale
1974-75Dalton
1975-76Rittman
1976-77Dalton
1977-78Dalton
1978-79Waynedale
1979-80Rittman
1980-81Rittman, Smithville
1981-82Waynedale
1982-83Waynedale
1983-84Smithville
1984-85Smithville
1985-86Waynedale
1986-87Rittman
1987-88Smithville
1988-89Smithville
1989-90WaynedaleNorthwestern
1990-91Smithville
1991-92DaltonDalton, Waynedale
1992-93Dalton, WaynedaleWaynedale
1993-94Dalton, Smithville, WaynedaleNorwayne
1994-95SmithvilleNorwayne
1995-96WaynedaleDalton
1996-97DaltonSmithville
1997-98WaynedaleDalton, Smithville
1998-99WaynedaleDalton
1999-00ChippewaWaynedale
2000-01SmithvilleHillsdale
2001-02Northwestern, SmithvilleDalton, Norwayne
2002-03SmithvilleNorthwestern
2003-04Dalton, Smithville, WaynedaleNorthwestern
2004-05SmithvilleNorthwestern
2005-06Dalton, SmithvilleWaynedale
2006-07NorthwesternNorthwestern
2007-08Northwestern, WaynedaleSmithville, Norwayne
2008-09Norwayne, WaynedaleSmithville
2009-10DaltonDalton
2010-11HillsdaleHillsdale, Northwestern
2011-12Hillsdale, Norwayne, SmithvilleDalton
2012-13NorwayneDalton
2013-14NorthwesternNorwayne
2014-15Chippewa, HillsdaleDalton
2015-16NorwayneWaynedale
2016-17NorwayneNorthwestern
2017-18DaltonRittman
2018-19NorwayneNorthwestern
2019-20DaltonDalton, Northwestern
2020-21NorwayneDalton
2021-22DaltonDalton
2022-23Dalton, NorthwesternDalton, Norwayne, Smithville
2023-24DaltonNorwayne

Girls league championships

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vasas, Michale Paul . A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988 . Collier Printing Company of Wooster, Ohio . 1989 .
  2. Web site: History of the Wayne County Athletic League . Wayne County Athletic League . 1973-06-12 . website . 2010-09-26.
  3. Web site: Dorksen. Aaron. STATE CHAMPIONS! Norwayne pulls out all-time thriller for Div. IV title. . December 4, 2011. December 4, 2011.
  4. News: Carey . Tyler . Waynedale beats Milan Edison in walk-off fashion to win OHSAA Division III state baseball championship . 20 June 2024 . wkyc.com . 11 June 2022.
  5. News: Dorksen . Aaron . Back-to-back Bears — Waynedale repeats as state . 20 June 2024 . The Bargain Hunter . 11 June 2023 . en.
  6. News: Brown . Dan . Smithville girls win Div. III state track championship . 20 June 2024 . The Bargain Hunter . 5 June 2024 . en.