The North Coast Conference is a high school athletic conference for

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. The conference began play in the 2024–25 school year.

Members

Future members

History

The North Coast Conference was established on May 31, 2023, by seven Cleveland-area high schools: Beaumont, Lake Catholic, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (NDCL), and Padua Franciscan moved from the disbanding Crown Conference; Elyria Catholic and Holy Name moved from the

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, and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) moved from the

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. All founding schools except CVCA were also members of the former

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, which played from 1984 to 2020. Benedictine will join the league in 2025 for all sports except football; it will compete in football beginning in 2027. Lutheran West will join for all sports in 2027, moving from the

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Rivalries

Holy Name Green Wave vs Padua Franciscan Bruins Lake Catholic Cougars vs Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions

References

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