Firelands Conference - League History

League History

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

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