Crown Conference
Crown Conference | |
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Data | |
Classification | OHSAA Division II, III, and IV |
Established | 2021 |
Members | 5 |
Sports fielded | 10 boys and 9 girls |
State Championships | 0 |
Country | United States |
Region | Midwest |
States | 1 – Ohio |
The Crown Conference was a high school athletic conference for Catholic schools in Greater Cleveland, Ohio. The conference began play in July 2021 and disbanded in June 2024.
Members[edit]
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Current league | Notes |
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Beaumont School | Bluestreaks | Cleveland Hts. | Blue & White |
2021–24 | North Coast Conference | Girls' sports only |
Lake Catholic High School | Cougars | Mentor | Forest Green & Gray |
2021–24 | North Coast Conference | |
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School | Lions | Chardon | Blue & Gold |
2021–24 | North Coast Conference | |
Padua Franciscan High School | Bruins | Parma | Brown & White |
2021–24 | North Coast Conference | |
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | Vikings | Cleveland | Red & Columbia Blue |
2021-22 | Independent | |
Walsh Jesuit High School | Warriors | Cuyahoga Falls | Maroon & Gold |
2021–24 | Independent |
History[edit]
The Crown Conference was established on September 21, 2020, by six Cleveland-area high schools: Beaumont, Lake Catholic, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (NDCL), Padua Franciscan, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (VASJ), and Walsh Jesuit. All six schools were members of the former North Coast League, which disbanded earlier in 2020.[1] The league began play in all sports in the 2021-22 school year. As Beaumont is an all-girls school, the conference fields five members in boys sports and six in girls' sports.
The conference took its name from the former Crown Conference, which was an all-Catholic school league in greater Cleveland that existed from 1967 to 1980. Lake Catholic, NDCL (as Cathedral Latin), Padua, and VASJ (as St. Joseph) were members of the original Crown Conference along with Holy Name, St. Edward, and St. Peter Chanel.[2]
In 2022, VASJ was expelled from the conference after one season.
On May 31, 2023, it was announced the conference would disband after the 2023–24 school year; Four of the five remaining member schools joined the newly-formed North Coast Conference in July 2024.[3]