The Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC) is a high school athletic conference located in northwest Ohio , with member schools stretched across Lucas , Williams , and Wood counties. It was formed in 1988, and the league sponsors football , cross country , volleyball , golf , basketball , wrestling , baseball , softball , and track & field .
22-478: The TAAC began in 1988 when long-time rivals Danbury , Emmanuel Christian (then known as Emmanuel Baptist), Maumee Valley , and Ottawa Hills joined together with the recently expanded Toledo Christian (formerly McAuley High School ) to compete in basketball. When Cardinal Strich joined in 1995 after going without sports for a while, the league teamed with the Buckeye Border Conference to create
44-578: A full-voting member on January 1, 2010 and joined the league for the 2011–12 school year. Former commissioner Dick Nowak noted that although the league was set with members, their five-year plan involved adding two more members and possibly going to a two-division format. He would not indicate which schools are interested in TAAC membership at the time. Rick Kaifas became the new TAAC commissioner on April 6, 2011. In July 2012, Lakota High School and Fremont St. Joseph CC both sent letters of inquiry about joining
66-637: Is an MHSAA athletic league currently located in Lenawee and Monroe Counties. The following schools are currently members: The league began with the 1973-74 sports season. The charter members were Britton-Macon , Deerfield , and Madison in Lenawee Country, St. Thomas (Now Father Gabriel Richard) and Whitmore Lake in Washtenaw County, and Summerfield in Monroe County. Whiteford would leave
88-488: The 12-team Toledo Buckeye League , which involved cross-over games with both leagues' members. This setup only lasted until June 1998, but both leagues continue to have members compete against each other. The first season for TAAC football was in 1999 with Cardinal Stritch, Danbury, Ottawa Hills, Toledo Christian and the recently added football-only Lorain Catholic competing for the inaugural title. In 2000, Northwood left
110-476: The 2019-2020 season. However, Erie Mason was invited to join the TCC in its place beginning in the 2020-21 athletic year. In 2019, Clinton announced it would depart the conference and return to LCAA beginning in the 2020-21 athletic year. To take their place, Pittsford announced they would join the league as an associate member in football, wrestling, and bowling. This move came as a result of every other member of
132-561: The 2021 football season, both Morenci and Pittsford announced they would be transitioning to 8-man football for the 2022 season, both due to a lack of numbers within their respective programs. Morenci will join the Tri-River 8 Conference and Pittsford will return to the SCAA's 8-man conference in 2022, remaining a TCC member in bowling only. On June 27, 2022 the Madison board of education voted to leave
154-579: The 2022 season. They were able to return to 11-man for the 2023 season. In January 2024, Northwood and the Sandusky Bay Conference announced that the Rangers would be joining the SBC River Division for the 2025–26 school year. In October 2024, it was announced that one school from Ohio, North Central , and three schools from Michigan, Erie Mason , Summerfield , and Whiteford , would join
176-601: The Michigan-Ohio Border Conference and Sand Creek would leave the Lenawee County Athletic Association (LCAA) to join the TCC beginning in the 1975-76 sports season, while St. Thomas would depart to be an independent at the conclusion of the season. Morenci would leave the LCAA and join the conference in 1981. In 2007, Clinton would also leave the LCAA to join the conference. This would give
198-484: The Southern Central Athletic Association (SCAA) moving to 8-man football. Pittsford would remain in the SCAA for all other sports. In 2020, Britton Deerfield announced that they would be dropping down to 8-man football, due a lack of numbers in the program. In 2021, they would form the Tri-River 8 Conference, an 8-man football only conference, along with 4 other schools. After the conclusion of
220-567: The Suburban Lakes League for the TAAC, wanting to compete with schools closer to their size. They initially joined in all sports but football (competing as an independent in 2000), but fully joined the league the next year. The TAAC lost its first member when Lorain Catholic closed at the end of the 2003-04 school year. Tired of competing in the Southern Central Athletic Association that was composed of several Michigan schools, Edon and Hilltop left to compete as football-only members in
242-598: The TAAC as one of the first original members of the conference when it first formed in 1988. On March 20, 2017, Gibsonburg also announced plans to leave the TAAC with Danbury to join the Sandusky Bay Conference in the River Division of the Conference beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. They will be exiting the TAAC as members since the 2011–12 school year. In May 2017, it was announced that Stryker will join
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#1732887841432264-500: The TAAC in 2005. Former ties created in the old TBL made for the easy transition. Emmanuel Baptist changed its name to Emmanuel Christian in the spring of 2006. In September 2009, Gibsonburg applied for membership when it became evident that the Suburban Lakes League was going to fold in the spring of 2011. On October 7, they were admitted as the 8th full member school in the league, after being complimented for their facilities and comparable enrollment to current members. They became
286-614: The TAAC, concerned that the Midland Athletic League would dissolve after losing many members to other new leagues. On May 13, 2013, Tiffin Calvert announced that they would join the TAAC right after the Midland Athletic League disbanded in the spring of 2014. In May 2014, the TAAC approved adding NWOAL member Montpelier to its league for football only beginning with the 2016 season. Montpelier's school board approved
308-575: The TCC 9 member schools at one time. Britton-Macon and Deerfield combined all sports starting with the 2009-10 sports season, although they already were combining some sports for several years. Their districts combined on July 1, 2011 into the Britton Deerfield School District. In 2018, Whitmore Lake elected to leave the conference in favor of joining the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference for
330-493: The conclusion of the 2023 football regular season, Sand Creek announced their intention to join the Big "8" Conference as a football-only member beginning in 2024, remaining in the TCC for all other sports. Following this announcement, Erie Mason and Whiteford agreed to a football scheduling alliance with the Lenawee County Athletic Association beginning with the 2025 season, making 2024 the last season of TCC football. In October 2024 it
352-402: The conference after the 2022-23 school year to join the Lenawee County Athletic Association. Concurrently, the league began discussions with Ohio's Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC) about a possible merger. Following the announcement of Madison's departure, Lenawee Christian would apply for membership and would be accepted into the conference, beginning with the 2023-24 school year. At
374-552: The early 1970s for Toledo high schools. Due to financial problems and low enrollment, McAuley closed its doors at the end of the 1987–88 school year. They intended to have 1,000 students annually, but had a peak of 551 during the 1969–70 school year. In 1988, Toledo Christian Schools bought and moved into the McAuley building, which has remained a Pre-K to 12th grade Christian faith-based school ever since. Tri-County Conference (Michigan) The Tri-County Conference ( TCC )
396-444: The league as a football-only member for the 2018 season. In October 2019, Stryker and Toledo Christian agreed at a meeting to form the new Northern 8 Football Conference for OHSAA schools that are committing to play 8-man football for the future. The OHSAA does not currently sponsor the 8-man game, but several member schools resorted to that option recently instead of playing the traditional 11-man game or choosing not to play out
418-612: The league as football-only members starting with the 2025 season. North Central was a football independent and is a member of the Buckeye Border Conference along with Edon, Hilltop, and Montpelier for all other sports. Erie Mason, Summerfield, and Whiteford were the three remaining 11-man football members of their Michigan conference, the Tri-County Conference. Ohio High School Athletic Conferences McAuley High School (Toledo, Ohio) McAuley High School
440-492: The move in June 2014. On December 10, 2014, Tiffin Calvert announced plans to leave the TAAC early and join the Sandusky Bay Conference beginning with the 2016–17 school year as part of the SBC's expansion plans. On March 16, 2017, Danbury announced plans to join the Sandusky Bay Conference in the River Division of the Conference beginning in the 2018–19 school year. They will be exiting
462-507: The season. Stryker and Toledo Christian will forfeit their football membership in the TAAC, but will remain members of the Buckeye Border Conference and the TAAC respectively, for all other sports. Beginning in the fall of 2020, Pettisville has joined the league in boys soccer only. In June 2022 the TAAC met with Michigan's Tri-County Conference to discuss a possible merger between the two leagues. Around this time Cardinal Stritch announced that they would not field an 11-man football team for
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#1732887841432484-603: Was an all-girls Catholic high school in Toledo, Ohio . It was named for Catherine McAuley , the founder of the Sisters of Mercy . It began classes in 1958 and was one of three all-girls Catholic high schools in the city, the other two being Notre Dame Academy and St. Ursula Academy . The McAuley Lions were members of the Toledo City League and joined c. 1976 . Girls' sports competition between schools had begun in
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