Lake Erie League Explained

The Lake Erie League (LEL) is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sports conference that mainly includes schools in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.

Members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors^[1]	Tenure
Bedford	Bearcats	Bedford	Green & White	1998
Cleveland Heights	Tigers	Cleveland Heights	Black & Gold	19282023
Garfield Heights	Bulldogs	Garfield Heights	Blue & Gold	1968-2007, 2019 (Football 196886, 19932007)
Lorain	Titans	Lorain	Navy Blue & Silver	2010
Maple Heights	Mustangs	Maple Heights	Maroon & White	1998
Shaker Heights	Red Raiders	Shaker Heights	Red & White	19232012, 20202023
Shaw	Cardinals	East Cleveland	Red & Black	1928
Warrensville Heights	Tigers	Warrensville Heights	Blue & Gold	1993, (Football 19932014, 2016)

• In April 2022, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights were voted in to join the Greater Cleveland Conference, which they will become members of for the 2023-24 school year.^[2]

Former members

• Elyria Pioneers (192354, to Buckeye Conference. 19972003, to Pioneer)
• Lakewood Rangers (19232007, to Northeast Ohio)
• Lorain Steelmen (192354, to Buckeye Conference)
• Rocky River Pirates (1923–37, to Southwestern)
• Parma Redmen (19512003, to Pioneer)
• Lyndhurst Brush Arcs (1962–75, to Greater Cleveland)
• Parma Heights Valley Forge Patriots (19622003, to Pioneer)
• Garfield Heights Bulldogs (19682007, to Northeast Ohio [Football 1968{{ndash}}86, 1993{{ndash}}2007])
• Parma Normandy Invaders (19682003, to Pioneer)
• Berea Braves (197579, to Pioneer)
• Middleburg Heights Midpark Meteors (197579, to Pioneer)
• Mentor Cardinals^[3] (19932011, to Northeast Ohio)
• Euclid Panthers (19982015, to Greater Cleveland)
• Lorain Admiral King Admirals (200210, consolidated into Lorain)
• Lorain Southview Saints (200210, consolidated into Lorain)
• Warren Warren G. Harding Raiders (20102013, to All-American, football through 2014 season)
• Cleveland Heights Lutheran East Falcons (20172019)

Lake Erie League Divisions (19932011, unless noted)
Admiral King (200206)	Admiral King (200610)
Cleveland Heights	Bedford (19982011)
Elyria (19972003)	Garfield Heights (19932007)
Euclid (19982011)	Lorain (201011)
Lakewood (19932007)	Maple Heights (1998-2006, 201011)
Maple Heights (200610)	Normandy (19932003)
Mentor	Parma (19932003)
Shaker Heights (19972011)	Shaker Heights (199397)
Shaw (199397)	Shaw (19972011)
Southview (200203)	Southview (200310)
Valley Forge (19932002)	Valley Forge (200203)
Warren Harding (201011)	Warrensville Heights

See also

• Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Notes and References

1. http://www.cdab.org/members.asp OHSAA Member Schools
2. Web site: Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights approved to join Greater Cleveland Conference in 2023. 13 April 2022.
3. Web site: July 6, 2011. N.O.C. Welcomes New Member the Mentor Cardinals!. NortheastOhioConference.org. Northeast Ohio Conference. July 20, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125215554/http://northeastohioconference.org/article.cfm?id=178. 2012-01-25.