The North Coast Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic conference and began play in the 2024–25 school year and consisted of members from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Summit counties in Ohio.
Members SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes Beaumont School Bluestreaks Cleveland Hts. Blue & White 2024– Girls' sports only Benedictine Bengals Cleveland Columbia Blue & White 2025– Boys' sports only. Benedictine joining league for football in 2027. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals Cuyahoga Falls Blue & White 2024– Elyria Catholic Panthers Elyria Green & White 2024– Holy Name Green Wave Parma Hts. Green & White 2024– Lake Catholic Cougars Mentor Forest Green & Gray 2024– Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions Chardon Blue & Gold 2024– Padua Franciscan Bruins Parma Brown & White 2024–
Future members SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes Lutheran West Longhorns Rocky River Red & White 2027–joining from Chargin Valley Conference
History The North Coast Conference was established on May 31, 2023, by seven Cleveland-area high schools: Beaumont, Lake Catholic, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, and Padua Franciscan moved from the disbanding Crown Conference; Elyria Catholic and Holy Name moved from the Great Lakes Conference, and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy moved from the Principals Athletic Conference. All founding schools except CVCA were also members of the former North Coast League, which played from 1984 to 2020.
Benedictine announced in January 2025 that it would be joining the North Coast Conference for all sports except football effective the 2025-26 school year. Benedictine will not be joining for football until the 2027-28 school year. The move brings the conference to 8 overall members, with 7 of 8 schools competing in boys sports.
Lutheran West announced in May 2025 that it will join the North Coast Conference for all sports in 2027, moving from the Chagrin Valley Conference.
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