Inter-Tri County League (OHSAA)
The Inter-Tri County League was an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic conference. It was made up of member schools from Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio. The league existed from 2006 until 2015.
History
The Inter-Tri County League was formed in 2006, as a result of a merger between two former OHSAA conferences, the Inter-County League and the Tri-County League, with founding members such as McDonald, Mineral Ridge, Jackson-Milton, Western Reserve, Lowellville, Sebring, Columbiana, Lisbon, Leetonia, East Palestine, Wellsville, Southern Local, United Local, Springfield, South Range and others.
In 2015, the ITCL moved to a three-tier system compared to its two-tier system it used since its founding in 2006, to help reduce travel costs.[1]
In 2016, despite efforts to save the league, member schools announced they would be disbanding the ITCL.[2] The Blue Division members would go on to form the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference,[3] while members of both the Red and White Divisions went on to form the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.[4] South Range became independent and later joined the Northeast 8[5], Crestview left for the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[6] and later joined the MVAC in 2020.[7]
Members
| School | Location | Nickname | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Division | |||||
| Jackson-Milton | North Jackson | Blue Jays | Royal Blue & White
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| Lowellville | Lowellville | Rockets | Navy & Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| Mineral Ridge | Weathersfield | Rams | Orange & Black
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| McDonald | McDonald | Blue Devils | Blue & Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| Sebring McKinley | Sebring | Trojans | Purple & Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| Western Reserve | Berlin Center | Blue Devils | Blue, Red & White
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| Red Division | |||||
| Crestview | Columbiana | Rebels | Black & Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for OVAC |
| East Palestine | East Palestine | Bulldogs | Brown and White
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| South Range | Canfield | Raiders | Burgundy, Gold
|
2006-2017 | left to become independent |
| Springfield | New Middletown | Tigers | Orange & Black
|
2006-2017 | left for MVAC |
| United | Hanoverton | Golden Eagles | Blue and Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| White Division | |||||
| David Anderson | Lisbon | Blue Devils | Blue and White
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| Columbiana | Columbiana | Clippers | Red and White
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| Leetonia | Leetonia | Bears | Blue and White
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| Southern Local | Salineville | Indians | Blue and Gold
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
| Wellsville | Wellsville | Tigers | Orange & Black
|
2006-2017 | left for EOAC |
References
- ^ "The Inter-Tri County League will have a new look beginning fall 2015". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "ITCL on its death bed". morningjournalnews.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ Ohio, MIKE KEATING GateHouse Media. "MVAC poised to bring in seven schools from Mahoning Valley". Record-Courier. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "History". www.eoacfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "South Range joins new Northeast 8, leaving the Northeast Buckeye". WKBN.com. 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ nian, SETH STASKEY For The Jef fer so. "OVAC expands again: Crestview becomes 53rd conference school". The Daily Jeffersonian. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "MVAC to grow to 15 schools". morningjournalnews.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.