- Ohio Capital Conference
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Ohio Capital Conference
(OCC)
Established 1966 Association Ohio High School Athletic Association Members 32 Sports fielded 23 Region Central Ohio Commissioner Dave Cecutti Website [1] Locations 
The Ohio Capital Conference is a high school athletic conference located in Central Ohio. A 32 member league, it is known as being one of the largest in the nation. All members in located primarily in suburban Columbus in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, and Union counties.
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Members
School Location (Population) Established Joined OCC Enrollment Nickname Division Varsity Teams OCC Championships (Through 2005)* OHSAA State Championships Lincoln High School Gahanna, Ohio (33,248) 1928 1966 2,352 Lions Ohio 19 68 3 Grove City High School Grove City, Ohio (35,575) 1929 1981 1,855 Greyhounds Ohio 19 31 1 Groveport Madison High School Groveport, Ohio (5,323) 1966 1974 1,739 Cruisers Ohio 18 16 0 Lancaster High School Lancaster, Ohio (35,335)** 1849 1997 1,603 Golden Gales Ohio 19 21 3 Newark High School Newark, Ohio (47,573) 1959 1997 1,565 Wildcats Ohio 19 1 1 Pickerington High School Central Pickerington, Ohio (18,291) 1940 1981 1,651 Tigers Ohio 19 155 9 Pickerington High School North Pickerington, Ohio (18,291) 2003 2004 1,840 Panthers Ohio 19 12 0 Reynoldsburg High School Reynoldsburg, Ohio (35,893) 1870 1966 1,575 Raiders Ohio 18 65 3 Central Crossing High School Grove City, Ohio (35,575) 2002 2002 1,652 Comets Central 20 2 0 Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, Ohio (41,751) 1973 1991 1,875 Shamrocks Central 11 Hilliard Darby High School Hilliard, Ohio (28,435) 1997 1997 1,423 Panthers Central 1 Hilliard Davidson High School Hilliard, Ohio (28,435) N/A 1974 1,805 Wildcats Central 6 Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington, Ohio (33,771) 1918 1981 1,802 Golden Bears Central 43 Thomas Worthington High School Worthington, Ohio (13,575) 1879 1966 1,526 Cardinals Central 24 Westland High School Galloway, Ohio (27,698)*** 1970 1970 1,528 Cougars Central 0 Worthington Kilbourne High School Columbus, Ohio (38,493)*** 1991 1991 1,287 Wolves Central 1 Dublin Jerome High School Dublin, Ohio (41,751) 2004 2004 1,231 Celtics Cardinal 7 Dublin Scioto High School Dublin, Ohio (41,751) 1995 1995 1,264 Irish Cardinal 1 Marysville High School Marysville, Ohio (22,094) 1879 1991 1,563 Monarchs Cardinal 0 Olentangy High School Lewis Center, Ohio (24,721)*** 1953 1997 1,174 Braves Cardinal 0 Olentangy Liberty High School Lewis Center, Ohio (24,721)*** 2003 2004 1,471 Patriots Cardinal 0 Westerville Central High School Westerville, Ohio (35,318)** 2003 2004 1,561 Warhawks Cardinal 0 Westerville North High School Westerville, Ohio (35,318)** 1975 1977 1,470 Warriors Cardinal 6 Westerville South High School Westerville, Ohio (35,318)** 1960 1966 1,497 Wildcats Cardinal 3 Big Walnut High School Sunbury, Ohio (4,389) 1950 1997 940 Golden Eagles Capital 2 Rutherford B. Hayes High School Delaware, Ohio (34,753) 1963 1968 1,419 Pacers Capital 0 Franklin Heights High School Columbus, Ohio (42,104)*** 1956 1981 1,163 Golden Falcons Capital 0 Hilliard Bradley High School Hilliard, Ohio (28,435) 2009 2009 1,434 Jaguars Capital 0 Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, Ohio (16,990) 1859 1966 1,296 Yellow Jackets Capital 0 New Albany High School New Albany, Ohio (7,724) 1874 2006 1,197 Eagles Capital 2 Olentangy Orange High School Lewis Center, Ohio (24,721) 2008 2008 1,233 Pioneers Capital 2 0 Watkins Memorial High School Pataskala, Ohio (14,962) 1980 1991 1,182 Warriors Capital 1 Complete lists of OCC champions for all sports are not available after the 2004-2005 school year*
Population is that of the 2000 census**
Displays population of the zip code in which the school resides***Former members
School Location (Population) Established OCC Member Enrollment Nickname Current Conference Varsity Teams OCC Championships (Through 2005)* OHSAA State Championships Pleasant View High School Grove City, Ohio (35,575) 1959 1968-1970 844 Panthers Now a middle school N/A 1 0 Whitehall-Yearling High School Whitehall, Ohio (18,062) 1954 1966-2001 (1966-1999 for football) 821 Rams Mid-State League 1 Chillicothe High School Chillicothe, Ohio (21,796)** 1853 1977-2006 935 Cavaliers Southeastern Ohio Athletic League 1 Membership timeline
Future members
After the 2012-2013 school year, Watkins Memorial will leave the OCC for the Licking County League. Canal Winchester High School will replace the school beginning the fall of 2013.
Sports
The Ohio Capital Conference sponsors the following 23 varsity sports.
Boy's sports
Girl's sports
History
Representatives from Gahanna Lincoln, Reynoldsburg, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington Met at Millers Village Inn on December 6, 1966 for the purpose of approving the proposed constitution for the new league. Joe Endry, Acting Chairman of the group, asked for suggestions for a name for the new league. Several suggestions were made and the name Ohio Capital Conference was unanimously chosen.[1]
References
- ^ "Ohio Capital Conference History". History of the Ohio Capital Conference. http://web.archive.org/web/20080511193459/http://www.ohiocapitalconference.com/history.htm/. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
Ohio Capital Conference Ohio DivisionCentral DivisionCentral Crossing · Dublin Coffman · Hilliard Darby · Hilliard Davidson · Upper Arlington · Thomas Worthington · Westland · Worthington KilbourneCardinal DivisionDublin Jerome · Dublin Scioto · Marysville · Olentangy · Olentangy Liberty · Westerville Central · Westerville North · Westerville SouthCapital DivisionBig Walnut · Delaware Hayes · Franklin Heights · Hilliard Bradley · Mount Vernon · New Albany · Olentangy Orange · Watkins Memorial
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