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The Steel Valley Conference is a high school sports conference apart of the Ohio High School Athletic Association[1] with member schools from Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. 
History
[edit]The original SVC began conference play in 1949, with area schools such as Niles, Girard, Austintown Fitch, Struthers, Campbell and Hubbard. Other area schools quickly joined in the 1951 such as Boardman. Niles had left, following the 1957 season. Brookfield would be accepted into the league replacing Niles in the 1959 season. in the 1970 season, the league would welcome Cardinal Mooney. Girard would make their exit the following season in 1971, followed by Hubbard and Campbell in 1980.
A big change up would make the 1982-85 seasons with only 8 teams being a part of the SVC. Niles would rejoin and the league would welcome Ursuline. This would make four schools from Trumbull County (Warren G. Harding, Warren Western Reserve, Howland and Niles) and four from Mahoning County (Austintown Fitch, Boardman, Ursuline and Cardinal Mooney) The 1986 season would see all four Trumbull County schools who remained in the league leave for the newly formed All-American Conference, which only lasted four seasons from 1986-1990. Warren G. Harding would rejoin the SVC after the collapse of the AAC and remain an SVC member until 2009.
In 2003, the league would only welcome four new schools, Youngstown Chaney Rayen, Wilson and Warren JFK, after Austintown Fitch and Boardmans exit the same season.
in 2007, it would be clear that the league is holding onto its last leg with only five schools remaining in the league. The 2007 season would see the losses of both Youngstown Rayen and Wilson high schools respectively after the schools had closed. the last remaining six would stay in the league until the league folded in 2009, marking the end of the first version of the SVC. 
Second Version (2019-present)
[edit]in 2019, just 10 years after its original demise, the SVC would reform with some of its original members. The league began play in 2019 with Cardinal Mooney, Youngstown Chaney, East and Ursuline. The league may not be lasting much longer with Chaney High School merging with East High School beginning the 2026-27 school year[3], and with Cardinal Mooney and Ursulines intention to play elsewhere.[4]
Members
[edit]Current Members
[edit]| School Name | Location | Nickname | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Mooney | Youngstown | Cardinals | Red & Gold
|
1970-2009; 2019- | |
| Chaney | Youngstown | Cowboys | Red & Gray
|
2003-2009;2019-2026 | School closing in 2026 |
| East | Youngstown | Golden Bears | Navy & Gold
|
2007-2009;2019-2026 | School merging with Chaney in 2026 |
| Ursuline | Youngstown | Fighting Irish | Green & Gold
|
1970-2009;2019- |
Former Members
[edit]| School Name | Location | Nickname | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Fitch | Austintown | Falcons | 1949-2003 | left for Federal |
| Girard | Girard | Indians | 1949-1971 | left for MVC |
| Hubbard | Hubbard | Eagles | 1949-1980 | left for AAC |
| Niles | Niles | Red Dragons | 1949-1957;1982-1985 | originally left in 1957, rejoined again in 1982, left again in 85 for AAC |
| Campbell Memorial | Campbell | Red Devils | 1949-1980 | left for MVC |
| Struthers | Struthers | Wildcats | 1949-1980 | left for MVC |
| Boardman | Boardman | Spartans | 1951-2003 | left for Federal |
| Brookfield | Brookfield | Warriors | 1959-1968 | |
| Howland | Warren | Tigers | 1975-1985 | left for AAC |
| Warren G. Harding | Warren | Panthers/Raiders | 1982-1985;1991-2009 | left for AAC in 85, rejoined in 1991, left again as an indepedent |
| Western Reserve | Warren | Raiders | 1980-1985 | Left for AAC, school closed in 1990. |
| John F. Kennedy | Warren | Eagles | 2003-2009 | independent for football |
| Rayen | Youngstown | Tigers | 2003-2007 | no football, school closed |
| Wilson | Youngstown | Presidents | 2003-2007 | no football, school closed |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ohio Interscholastic Conference Affiliations". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Staff, Y. S. N. (2020-05-01). "HISTORY RENEWED: THE STEEL VALLEY CONFERENCE". Your Sports Network. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "2 Youngstown high schools to merge". vindy.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Football: Ohio Catholic Athletic Conference with Ursuline & Cardinal Mooney ends before it starts". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
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