The Midland Athletic League was an OHSAA athletic league located in northwest Ohio that was formed in 1985. Mark King was the last commissioner. The league folded following the 2013–14 school year as its members found new league homes. The last day of league operation was June 30, 2014.
Members
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsNew League for 2014–15Current Status (2025)BettsvilleBobcatsBettsvilleBlack, Orange None, consolidated with Old FortDistrict absorbed by Old Fort in 2014CalvertSenecasTiffinRoyal Blue, White Toledo Area Athletic ConferenceSBC River DivisionCareyBlue DevilsCareyBlue, White Northern 10 Athletic ConferenceN10Hopewell-LoudonChieftainsBascomScarlet, Gray Blanchard Valley ConferenceSBC River DivisionLakotaRaidersKansasNavy Blue, White Sandusky River LeagueSBC River DivisionMohawkWarriorsSycamoreRed, Black Northern 10 Athletic ConferenceN10New RiegelBlue JacketsNew RiegelNavy Blue, Vegas Gold Sandusky River LeagueSBC River DivisionNorth BaltimoreFighting TigersNorth BaltimoreOrange, Black Blanchard Valley ConferenceNorthwest Central ConferenceOld FortStockadersOld FortBrown, Gold Sandusky River LeagueSBC River DivisionSt. Joseph (St. Joe's)Crimson StreaksFremontCrimson, Gray Sandusky River LeagueSBC River DivisionSt. WendelinMohawksFostoriaBlack, Gold Sandusky River LeagueClosed in June 2017Seneca EastTigersAtticaOrange, Black Northern 10 Athletic ConferenceN10
Bettsville, New Riegel and Old Fort never fielded football teams for league play. St. Wendelin's football team competed in the MAL from 1986 to 2008, then in the Northwest Central Conference for 2009 and 2010. St. Wendelin spent 2011–2013 as a football independent, but since it remained a member of the MAL for every other sport, the MAL kept track of St. Wendelin's football record in the league standings.
League history
1980s The MAL was created for the 1985–86 school year's basketball season with Bettsville, Hopewell-Loudon, New Riegel, Old Fort and Seneca East coming from the crumbling Seneca County League to combine with North Baltimore and St. Wendelin from the former Lakeshore Conference. Hopewell-Loudon and Seneca East were also full members of the Lakeshore Conference. Tiffin Calvert and St. Joseph agreed to join the league, but were not able to leave the Sandusky Bay Conference until the 1985–86 school year ended.
1990s Carey and Mohawk leave the North Central Conference and join the MAL for the 1990–91 school year.
2000s Lakota left the Suburban Lakes League at the end of the 2008–09 school year to join the MAL in all sports in time for the 2009 fall sports season. St. Wendelin competed in the Northwest Central Conference for football only in 2009 and 2010, but remained a member of the MAL for all other sports. They were eventually voted out of the NWCC for canceling 3 football games in 2010 and competed in the Christian Athletic League of America out of Michigan for football in 2012 and 2013. On September 8 of 2009, the MAL voted against adding SLL schools Elmwood and Gibsonburg after both submitted letters of interest for membership.
2010s On December 1, 2011, Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East announced they would leave the MAL to help form the new Northern 10 Athletic Conference in 2014 with Bucyrus, Buckeye Central, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Riverdale, Wynford and Ridgedale. On April 19, 2012, Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, and North Baltimore also announced they would leave the MAL to join the Blanchard Valley Conference after answering a letter of interest made by the BVC in February 2012. Leaving only two football-playing schools (Lakota and St. Joseph CC) it appeared likely that the MAL would not sponsor the sport anymore. On May 21, 2012, Hopewell-Loudon and North Baltimore were invited to join the BVC for 2014–15, with responses expected by July 1, 2012. North Baltimore accepted on June 19, 2012 while Hopewell-Loudon accepted a day later. Hopewell-Loudon considered a proposal that would make them dual-members of both the MAL and the BVC for every sport except football. In July 2012, Lakota sent a letter of inquiry to the TAAC about potential membership. In December 2012, North Baltimore decided to participate in both the MAL and BVC for all sports except football, which would have been BVC-only. This depended on what setup the MAL would have had in the future. On February 1, 2013, St. Mary Central Catholic High School in Sandusky announced they would be forming a new league called the Sandusky River League in 2014–15 with Calvert, Lakota, New Riegel, Old Fort, and St. Joe's. This league's intention was to have eight football-playing members and 2-3 non-football schools. This league would ultimately give a home to the remaining MAL football schools along with New Riegel and Old Fort for all other sports. Bettsville and St. Wendelin were not initially added to the SRL, but were extended invitations and encouraged to apply. On March 19, 2013, St. Wendelin was accepted to join the Sandusky River League as its seventh member for 2014. On April 4, 2013, it was confirmed that Bettsville would not be admitted to the SRL and would have competed as an independent following the MAL's demise. In early 2014, Bettsville opted to let Old Fort absorb its district prior to the 2014–15 school year in order to save its district from financial issues. On May 13, 2013, Tiffin Calvert was unanimously voted in as the 11th member of the TAAC for 2014.Tiffin Calvert will join TAAC in 2014. Junga, Steve. Toledo Blade. May 14, 2013. They will join the TAAC without actually competing in the SRL. As the last calendar day for the 2013–14 school year, June 30, 2014, was the last day the MAL existed as a league.
Boys championships Year Football Cross Country Golf Basketball Wrestling Baseball Track & Field Tennis 1985–86 N/A N/A N/A Old Fort St. Joseph New Riegel, Old Fort, St. Joseph Seneca East 1986–87 Calvert, St. Wendelin Bettsville Calvert New Riegel St. Joseph St. Joseph Seneca East 1987–88 St. Joseph, St. Wendelin, Seneca East St. Joseph St. Joseph New Riegel St. Joseph St. Joseph Seneca East 1988–89 St. Joseph St. Joseph Old Fort Calvert Seneca East North Baltimore, St. Joseph Seneca East 1989–90 St. Joseph Seneca East Old Fort North Baltimore St. Joseph North Baltimore Seneca East 1990–91 St. Joseph Seneca East St. Joseph Carey Carey North Baltimore Seneca East 1991–92 St. Joseph, St. Wendelin Seneca East St. Joseph St. Wendelin Carey New Riegel Seneca East 1992–93 St. Joseph, Carey, Seneca East Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph New Riegel, St. Joseph St. Joseph Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk Seneca East 1993–94 Carey Old Fort Bettsville Carey, Old Fort St. Joseph Mohawk St. Joseph 1994–95 Carey Seneca East St. Joseph Old Fort Carey St. Joseph Seneca East 1995–96 North Baltimore Seneca East Bettsville New Riegel, Old Fort Mohawk New Riegel, St. Joseph Seneca East 1996–97 St. Joseph Seneca East St. Joseph Old Fort Mohawk St. Wendelin St. Wendelin 1997–98 Mohawk Seneca East New Riegel New Riegel Mohawk Seneca East Seneca East 1998–99 Calvert St. Wendelin St. Joseph Calvert Mohawk St. Wendelin St. Wendelin 1999–00 Calvert St. Wendelin St. Joseph Calvert Mohawk Seneca East St. Wendelin 2000–01 Calvert, Carey St. Joseph North Baltimore Calvert, Mohawk, St. Joseph Mohawk Carey, New Riegel Seneca East 2001–02 Mohawk St. Joseph St. Joseph Old Fort Mohawk St. Joseph Seneca East 2002–03 Calvert, Mohawk Old Fort St. Joseph Calvert St. Joseph Mohawk Seneca East 2003–04 Hopewell-Loudon, Carey, Mohawk (See Notes section) Old Fort St. Joseph Calvert Mohawk Calvert, Mohawk, St. Joseph Old Fort 2004–05 Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort St. Joseph Calvert Mohawk St. Joseph Seneca East 2005–06 Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort St. Joseph New Riegel Mohawk Calvert, Mohawk Hopewell-Loudon 2006–07 Mohawk Old Fort St. Joseph Carey, Mohawk, Seneca East Calvert Mohawk Hopewell-Loudon 2007–08 Hopewell-Loudon Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph Calvert Calvert Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, St. Joseph Mohawk 2008–09 Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort St. Joseph Carey Calvert Seneca East Seneca East 2009–10 Carey, St. Joseph Calvert Calvert New Riegel Calvert Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East 2010–11 Mohawk New Riegel St. Joseph Calvert, New Riegel Carey New Riegel Seneca East 2011–12 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East St. Joseph New Riegel Carey Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East 2012–13 St. Joseph Seneca East St. Joseph New Riegel, Old Fort, St. Joseph Carey North Baltimore Seneca East 2013–14 Calvert, Carey Seneca East Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort Carey
Girls championships Year Volleyball Cross Country Tennis Basketball Softball Track & Field 1985–86 - - NA St. Wendelin/New Riegel St. Wendelin Seneca East 1986–87 Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph NA New Riegel/St. Joseph Calvert St. Joseph 1987–88 Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph NA St. Joseph Calvert St. Joseph/Seneca East 1988–89 Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph NA St. Joseph Calvert/St. Wendelin North Baltimore 1989–90 Hopewell-Loudon St. Wendelin NA New Riegel/North Baltimore Calvert Seneca East 1990–91 New Riegel St. Wendelin NA New Riegel Calvert Seneca East 1991–92 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA New Riegel Calvert/Mohawk/Seneca East Seneca East 1992–93 Calvert Seneca East NA New Riegel Mohawk Seneca East 1993–94 Hopewell-Loudon St. Joseph NA New Riegel Mohawk Seneca East 1994–95 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA New Riegel Mohawk/Old Fort Seneca East 1995–96 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Hopewell-Loudon Mohawk Seneca East 1996–97 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort Seneca East 1997–98 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort Seneca East 1998–99 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Hopewell-Loudon Hopewell-Loudon/Old Fort Seneca East 1999–00 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Hopewell-Loudon Old Fort St. Joseph 2000–01 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA St. Joseph Old Fort Calvert 2001–02 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA New Riegel Mohawk Carey 2002–03 Old Fort Hopewell-Loudon NA Calvert Mohawk Carey 2003–04 Old Fort Hopewell-Loudon NA New Riegel/St. Joseph Mohawk Carey 2004–05 Mohawk Old Fort NA New Riegel/St. Joseph Mohawk Carey 2005–06 Old Fort Seneca East NA Calvert/Hopewell-Loudon Mohawk Carey 2006–07 Old Fort Mohawk NA Hopewell-Loudon Mohawk Carey 2007–08 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA St. Wendelin St. Wendelin/Carey Carey 2008–09 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Carey Mohawk Seneca East 2009–10 Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA New Riegel New Riegel St. Joseph 2010–11 Lakota/Hopewell-Loudon Seneca East NA Carey, Mohawk Lakota Seneca East 2011–12 New Riegel Hopewell-Loudon NA New Riegel New Riegel/Lakota St. Joseph 2012–13 Mohawk Hopewell-Loudon NA Carey St. Joseph Carey 2013–14 New Riegel Mohawk NA Carey
See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
Notes St. Wendelin canceled its final two football games of the 2003 season, with Carey and Mohawk, due to low numbers and injuries. Hopewell-Loudon's league record was 6–1, while both Carey and Mohawk wound up 5–1 in the MAL. Since neither Carey nor Mohawk had yet played St. Wendelin but each had just one league loss at the end of the season, league officials decided they and Hopewell-Loudon would share the MAL title.
References
External links Midland Athletic League home MAL rejects Elmwood, Gibsonburg bids