Toledo City League Explained

The Toledo City League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) high school athletic conference that was formed in 1926 and comprises the six high schools in Toledo that are from Toledo Public Schools, along with one high school from Lima, Ohio.

Membership

The current member schools of the conference are:

Current members

School	Nickname	Location	Enrollment (CB/FB 2024)	State FB Region (2024)	Colors	Address	Type	Join Date
Bowsher	Blue Racers	Toledo	395	2:6	Red, Columbia	2200 Arlington Ave. Toledo, OH 43614	Public	1962
Lima Senior	Spartans	Lima	456	2:8	Scarlet, Gray	1 Spartan Way Lima, OH 45801	Public	2023
	Rams	Toledo	327	3:10	Red, White, Black	222 McTigue Dr. Toledo, OH 43615	Public	1967
	Bulldogs	Toledo	370	3:10	Maroon, White	2400 Collingwood Ave. Toledo, OH 43620	Public	1926
	Spartans	Toledo	521	2:6	Green, White	2010 Tremainsville Rd. Toledo, OH 43613	Public	1962
	Indians	Toledo	465	2:6	Purple, Gold	301 Morrison Dr. Toledo, OH 43605	Public	1926
	Polar Bears	Toledo	288	3:10	Blue, White	701 E. Central Ave. Toledo, OH 43608	Public	1926

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Address	Type	Tenure	Reason for Departure
Cardinal Stritch	Cardinals	Oregon	Red, Black	3225 Pickle Rd. Oregon, OH 43616	Parochial	1971–1994	Enrollment became smaller than member schools[1]
Central Catholic	Fighting Irish	Toledo	Scarlet, Gray	2550 Cherry St. Toledo, OH 43608	Parochial	1928–2011	Left for the TRAC
Clay	Eagles	Oregon	Green, Yellow	5665 Seaman Rd. Oregon, OH 43616	Public	2003–2011	Left for the TRAC
DeVilbiss	Tigers	Toledo	Orange, Black	3301 Upton Ave. Toledo, OH 43613	Public	1933–1991	Closed by TPS
Libbey	Cowboys	Toledo	Blue, Gold	1250 Western Ave. Toledo, OH 43609	Public	1926–2010	Closed by TPS
Macomber-Whitney	Macmen	Toledo	Black, Gold	1501 Monroe St./ 1602 Washington St. Toledo, OH 43604	Public Vocational	1935–1991	Closed by TPS
	Lions	Toledo	Green, Gold	2303 Brookford Dr. Toledo, OH 43614	Parochial (Girls)	c. 1976-1988	Closed due to financial woes[2]
Notre Dame	Eagles	Toledo	Blue, Gold	3535 W. Sylvania Ave. Toledo, OH 43623	Parochial (Girls)	c. 1977-2011	Left for the TRAC
	Knights	Toledo	Red, Blue, White	2323 W. Bancroft Ave. Toledo, OH 43607	Parochial (Boys)	1963–2011	Left for the TRAC
	Titans	Toledo	Blue, Vegas Gold	5901 Airport Hwy. Toledo, OH 43615	Parochial (Boys)	1968–2011	Left for the TRAC
	Arrows	Toledo	Blue, Gold	4025 Indian Rd. Toledo, OH 43606	Parochial (Girls)	c. 1977-2011	Left for the TRAC
	Panthers	Toledo	Maize, Blue	5601 Clegg Dr. Toledo, OH 43613	Public	2003–2011	Left for the TRAC

History

1920s

• The league begins in 1926 with the first boys track and field meet held May 1. The charter members were Libbey, Scott, Waite, and Woodward. The 1926–27 school year was the first for full City League play.^[3]
• Central Catholic joins the league in 1928.^[4]
• For the 1928–29 school year, Woodward moves from its original location in the old Central High School building into its new building on Streicher.^[5]

1930s

• DeVilbiss opens in 1931 and begins league play for the 1933–34 school year.^[6]
• Waite's stadium was dedicated on September 21, 1934.^[7]
• Vocational High School began athletic competition during the 1935–36 school year. The Craftsmen would eventually move to a new building on Monroe Street and become Macomber High School.^[8]
• Macomber opens and joins the league for the 1938–39 school year.^[9]

1940s

• DeVilbiss dominates the boys track & field competition, taking league titles from 1942 to 1947 and another one in 1949. Including the title in 1951, the Tigers would earn 8 league titles over a span of ten years.

1950s

• Macomber's football program joins the league in 1952^[10] after starting up a team in 1951.^[11]
• Macomber forms a joint operation with Whitney in 1959 after spending 20 years as separate neighbors.^[12] The two schools were frequently referred to as one Macomber-Whitney

1960s

• Bowsher and Start are built in 1962 and both begin league play immediately, with football following for the 1963–64 school year.^[13] St. Francis would also join the league with them at the same time after opening in 1955.^[14]
• In 1963, night football was banned by the public schools after riots that had started at the end of games over the last few years. Stadiums were closed at 6:30 pm and games scheduled at public school sites were rescheduled for Saturday mornings and afternoons.^[15]
• Cross Country began its championship meet in 1965 after years of declaring the champion based on season records.^[16]
• The City League's football championship game, called the Shoe Bowl, begins in 1966.
• Rogers begins league play in 1967^[17] after being absorbed by Toledo Public Schools in 1966.^[18] For certain sports, the league is split into 2 divisions, pitting the Red and Blue champions against each other for the league title. Initially, there were six in the Red and five in the Blue.
• St. John's begin league play in 1968 after their new building had been completed in 1965.^[19] They joined the Blue Division, creating an even six members to each division.
• For the 1969 football season, new stadiums were opened at Bowsher, Start, and Woodward.^[20] Woodward had gone without a stadium since the 1930s.

City League Divisions 1967-1971[21]
Red	Blue
Bowsher	Libbey
Central Catholic	St. Francis
DeVilbiss	St. John's (joined 1968)
Macomber	Start
Rogers	Waite
Scott	Woodward
	Cardinal Stritch (joined 1971)[22]

City League Divisions 1972-1989[23]
Red	Blue
Central Catholic	Bowsher
DeVilbiss	Libbey
Macomber	Rogers
Scott	St. Francis
Start	St. John's
Woodward	Waite
	Cardinal Stritch

1970s

• Scott's 10,367-seat Fred L. Siebert Stadium is demolished in February 1970 after being condemned.^[24] It had been gradually built in the late 1910s/early 1920s and was dedicated in 1924.^[25] A roughly 4,000-seat replacement was dedicated in 1971.^[26]
• The City League makes history by becoming the first major Ohio conference to sponsor a girls' sports championship; the girls league track meet in 1970. The 1972 City League track championship would also be the first co-ed track meet in Ohio.^[27]
• Girls basketball returned to competition for the first time in 33 years and was made a league sport in the 1969–70 school year, with teams from Bowsher, Central Catholic, DeVilbiss, Libbey, Rogers, Scott, Start, Waite, and Woodward competing against each other for the first time.^[28] Prior to this setup, girls at the public schools only competed in intramural-type fashion. It was expected to add McAuley, Notre Dame, St. Ursula, Spencer-Sharples, and Whitney to the mix the following year.
• Waite's football stadium was renamed Jack Mollenkopf Stadium in honor of their former coach on October 9, 1970.^[29]
• Cardinal Stritch joins the league for the 1971–72 school year (Blue Division), making them the first non-Toledo school to become a member.^[30] Plans were considered by league commissioner Hilton Murphy to expand the league with an even number of members, and the names of Whitmer and Bedford (MI) were brought up at the time.^[31]
• The south home stands at Libbey's Robinson Memorial Stadium were condemned and removed in 1973.^[32]
• Later in the decade, Whitney (1973), McAuley (1976), Notre Dame (1977), and St. Ursula (1977) are all granted league membership as the first all-girls schools in the league.

1980s

• Although not officially a City League member, but governed by Toledo Public Schools since 1968, Spencer-Sharples High School was closed at the end of the 1979–80 school year.^[33]
• In the early 1980s, football was considered to be dropped as a league sport when Libbey, Scott, and Waite were struggling to field a team, while DeVilbiss, Macomber, and Woodward were having low numbers. The parochial schools also considered leaving the league around this time, as 13 members was considered too many for a city Toledo's size.^[34]
• After 19 years, night football returned to the City League in 1982.^[35]
• St. Francis wins the first OHSAA State Football Tournament Championship for a City League team in 1984.^[36]
• Three City League teams would bring home state titles in basketball: (St. Francis in 1982–83, Macomber in 1988–89,^[37] and Scott in 1989–90.^[38])
• DeVilbiss' Henry A. Page Stadium is condemned in 1985 after the concrete and metal supports began to fall apart. The stadium was repaired and rededicated in 1986.^[39]
• McAuley is closed after the 1987–88 school year.^[40]
• Libbey's football team drops out of the league for the 1987, '88, and '89 seasons. They failed to field a team in '87^[41] and played a non-league schedule the following two years before returning in 1990, the first year the divisions were eliminated.^[42] Meanwhile, Libbey's Charles Robinson Memorial Stadium had its bleachers torn down in 1987.^[43] The stadium had been dedicated on October 29, 1927.^[44]
• Shortly after winning the 1989 Division I State basketball title, Macomber-Whitney and the Jefferson Center were considered for closure following the 1988–89 school year.^[45] The TPS board decided to keep the schools open for the time being.

1990s

• A new point system was developed for the football championship in the 1990 season, effectively eliminating the Red and Blue divisions.^[46]
• Macomber's freshman class was cut at the beginning of the 1990–91 school year to save costs. Plans were considered to eventually cut the sophomore class as well.^[47]
• Due to financial problems and a declining enrollment, DeVilbiss and Macomber-Whitney were regrettably closed by TPS following the 1990–91 school year.^[48] Libbey was also considered for closure, but survived the chopping block.^[49] To also help curb financial woes for the district, TPS decided at the same time to eliminate fall sports for the 1991–92 school year, causing the parochial schools to compile independent schedules for the 1991 season.^[50]
• In a reversal of fortune, a levy passed in May 1991 that allowed for the public schools that were not closed to have fall sports. Since the parochial schools had already scheduled games as independents, they were not able to compete for City League titles in the fall of 1991.
• The Hall of Fame Game began in the 1991–92 school year as the league football championship game after the league eliminated the Shoe Bowl following the 1990 football season.^[51]
• The private schools returned to league play for the winter sports season of 1992–93.
• Cardinal Stritch withdrew its membership at the end of the 1993–94 school year since its enrollment numbers were significantly smaller than the other schools.^[52]
• After 10 seasons without a home football game and multiple forfeits for low player turnout, Libbey's new on-campus stadium was opened September 27, 1996.^[53]

2000s

• For the 2003–2004 school year, longtime City League rival Whitmer and Oregon Clay leave the crumbling Great Lakes League to become the City League's newest members.^[54]
• During the 2008–09 school year, Clay applied for membership in the Northern Lakes League as a replacement for Rossford High School who left the NLL after the 2010–11 school year for the newly formed Northern Buckeye Conference. In June 2009, the NLL announced that it would be accepting Napoleon High School from the Greater Buckeye Conference as its replacement for Rossford and Clay would remain in the City League.^[55]
• Findlay and Lima Senior high schools, both members of the dwindling GBC, announced they were trying to seek membership of the City League in August 2009. This prompted fellow GBC member Fremont Ross to apply for membership as well. In mid-October 2009, Fremont Ross was voted in to be a member for the 2011–12 school year, but both Findlay and Lima Senior were denied membership.^[56]

2010s

• Concerned about the elimination of several junior high, freshmen, and less-popular sports within the league due to Toledo Public Schools' $39 million deficit, CL members from non-TPS schools met to discuss possibly forming a new league in late May.^[57] Representatives from Central Catholic, Clay, Fremont Ross, Notre Dame, St. Francis, St. John's, St. Ursula and Whitmer got together and invited representatives from current GBC schools Findlay and Lima Senior to gather interest in possibly starting a new conference that would take effect no sooner than 2011–12.
• After a failed levy in early May 2010, TPS voted on May 25 to close Libbey at the conclusion of the 2009–10 school year.^[58] Ever since being included with DeVilbiss and Macomber for closure in 1991, Libbey had constantly been considered for shutting its doors permanently, and it had nearly become an annual topic during its last few years. Strong community support kept Libbey open in the past, as had the sorrowful remorse felt over closing schools beforehand. The Libbey building was demolished in early 2012.
• On July 14, 2010, the Oregon School board voted 5–0 in favor of withdrawing Clay from the City League.^[59] The athletic directors at Notre Dame, St. John's, St. Ursula, and Whitmer also confirmed that they had sent in withdrawal letters to the league on the same day, set to take effect at the end of the 2010–11 school year. Central Catholic and St. Francis followed suit in the few days after, although they were initially hesitant to leave the league they had called home for so long.^[60] Clay AD Mike Donnelly reported that future CL member Fremont Ross was also likely to withdraw its membership (and never actually compete as a City League member), and that Findlay and Lima Senior were likely to get invitations to the new league. The new league became the Three Rivers Athletic Conference.^[61]
• The final Hall of Fame Game was played on Thursday, November 4, 2010, with Rogers defeating Waite 44–14 at Rogers High School.^[62]
• In another display of the City League's glory days being washed away, DeVilbiss' historic and twice-condemned Page Stadium was fully torn down at the end of May 2012.^[63] It had been built in 1934.^[64]
• In September 2012, it was reported that the City League considered expanding by two members to make an eight-school league.^[65]
• In November 2013, TPS approved a resolution to have new stadiums built at Scott and Woodward after their previous facilities were torn down during renovation and construction in the 2000s.^[66] They were built in time for the 2014 season.^{[67] [68]}

2020s

• In December 2020, Bowsher announced they would drop their "Rebels" nickname to become the "Blue Racers", which are a snake native to South Toledo and Swan Creek.^[69]
• On March 10, 2022, Lima Senior announced that it would be joining the Toledo City League in 2023 on a four-year contract as its seventh member.^[70] The Spartans weren't invited to join the NLL with the other public TRAC schools and decided being in a league was preferable to independence.

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Boys League Championships

• (Football champions were determined with a point system from 1990 to 2010. Prior to that, it went to the schools with the best league record or the winner of the Shoe Bowl. Since then it has gone to the school with the best league record.)

School Year	Football[71]	Cross Country	Basketball[72]	Wrestling	Baseball	Track & Field[73]
1925-26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		Waite
1926-27	Waite	N/A	Waite			Waite
1927-28	Scott	N/A	Woodward			Scott
1928-29	Libbey, Scott, Waite	N/A	Scott			Scott
1929-30	Libbey, Scott, Waite	N/A	Woodward			Scott
1930-31	Libbey, Scott	N/A	Libbey			Scott
1931-32	Libbey	N/A	Waite			Scott
1932-33	Waite	N/A	Waite			DeVilbiss
1933-34	Waite	N/A	Central Catholic			Scott
1934-35	Waite	N/A	DeVilbiss		DeVilbiss	Scott
1935-36	Waite	N/A	DeVilbiss		DeVilbiss	Scott
1936-37	Central Catholic	N/A	Central Catholic		DeVilbiss
1937-38	Waite	N/A	Waite		Macomber
1938-39	DeVilbiss, Scott, Waite	N/A	Central Catholic		Macomber
1939-40	Waite	N/A	Libbey, Woodward		DeVilbiss, Macomber
1940-41	Waite	N/A	Libbey		Macomber
1941-42	Libbey	N/A	Central Catholic, Woodward			DeVilbiss
1942-43	Libbey	N/A	Macomber, Woodward			DeVilbiss
1943-44	Waite	N/A	DeVilbiss, Woodward			DeVilbiss
1944-45	Central Catholic, Libbey	N/A	Woodward			DeVilbiss
1945-46	Waite	N/A	Macomber			DeVilbiss
1946-47	Libbey	N/A	Woodward		Macomber	DeVilbiss
1947-48	Libbey, Waite	N/A	Central Catholic		Macomber
1948-49	Waite	N/A	Central Catholic		Central Catholic	DeVilbiss
1949-50	Central Catholic, Libbey	N/A	DeVilbiss		DeVilbiss
1950-51	Scott	N/A	Central Catholic, Macomber			DeVilbiss
1951-52	Central Catholic, Libbey	N/A	Central Catholic, DeVilbiss			Libbey
1952-53	Libbey, Waite, Woodward	N/A	Central Catholic, Waite, Woodward			Libbey
1953-54	DeVilbiss	N/A	Macomber		DeVilbiss, Macomber	DeVilbiss
1954-55	DeVilbiss	N/A	Libbey			Libbey
1955-56	DeVilbiss	N/A	Macomber		Macomber	Libbey
1956-57	Waite	N/A	Macomber		DeVilbiss	Libbey
1957-58	DeVilbiss	N/A	Scott			Libbey
1958-59	DeVilbiss	N/A	Central Catholic			Libbey
1959-60	DeVilbiss	Libbey	Scott, Woodward			Libbey
1960-61	Central Catholic	Libbey	Macomber			Libbey
1961-62	DeVilbiss, Macomber	Libbey	Central Catholic		DeVilbiss
1962-63	Central Catholic		Central Catholic
1963-64	Waite		Woodward		DeVilbiss
1964-65	Macomber		St. Francis			Scott
1965-66	St. Francis		Libbey			Woodward
1966-67	St. Francis	Libbey	Central Catholic			Scott
1967-68	Central Catholic	Libbey	Central Catholic			Scott
1968-69	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	Libbey			Scott
1969-70	Bowsher	DeVilbiss	Libbey
1970-71	Macomber	DeVilbiss	Macomber	Rogers
1971-72	Scott	DeVilbiss	Scott
1972-73	Scott	Bowsher	St. Francis		Start
1973-74	DeVilbiss	DeVilbiss	Scott	Rogers	Bowsher
1974-75	DeVilbiss	DeVilbiss	Scott	Rogers
1975-76	St. John's, Woodward	DeVilbiss	Scott	Cardinal Stritch
1976-77	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Scott	Cardinal Stritch		Macomber
1977-78	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Scott
1978-79	Start	St. John's Jesuit	Start	Cardinal Stritch	Start	Rogers
1979-80	Bowsher	St. John's Jesuit	Scott	Cardinal Stritch	DeVilbiss
1980-81	Macomber (St. Francis)	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	Cardinal Stritch		DeVilbiss
1981-82	St. John's Jesuit	DeVilbiss	Scott	Cardinal Stritch		DeVilbiss
1982-83	Central Catholic (St. Francis)	St. Francis	St. Francis	Cardinal Stritch
1983-84	Macomber	Waite	Scott	Rogers
1984-85	Scott (St. Francis)	Rogers	Scott	Rogers		Rogers
1985-86	Scott (DeVilbiss)	St. Francis	Scott	Rogers		Rogers
1986-87	St. Francis	St. Francis	St. Francis	Rogers		DeVilbiss
1987-88	St. John's Jesuit	St. Francis	Macomber	Rogers		DeVilbiss
1988-89	St. Francis	St. Francis	Macomber	Central Catholic		DeVilbiss
1989-90	DeVilbiss	St. Francis	Scott	St. John's Jesuit		Scott
1990-91	St. John's Jesuit, Woodward	Central Catholic	St. Francis		St. John's Jesuit	Start
1991-92	Woodward	St. Francis	Scott			Rogers
1992-93	St. Francis	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Rogers
1993-94	St. Francis	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit			Rogers
1994-95	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit		Central Catholic
1995-96	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit		Rogers
1996-97	St. John's Jesuit	St. Francis	Start			Central Catholic
1997-98	St. Francis	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit
1998-99	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit
1999-00	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	Libbey	Waite	St. John's Jesuit	Rogers
2000-01	Rogers	St. John's Jesuit	Scott		St. John's Jesuit	Rogers
2001-02	St. Francis	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit			Rogers
2002-03	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Waite		Rogers
2003-04	St. Francis	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit	Waite	St. John's Jesuit	Central Catholic
2004-05	St. Francis	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Waite		St. Francis
2005-06	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit	Scott			Whitmer
2006-07	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit	Libbey			St. John's Jesuit
2007-08	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit	Libbey	Central Catholic	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit
2008-09	Central Catholic	St. John's Jesuit	St. John's Jesuit	Clay	Clay	St. John's Jesuit
2009-10	Whitmer	St. John's Jesuit	Central Catholic	Clay	Central Catholic	Whitmer
2010-11	Whitmer	St. Francis	Whitmer	Clay	Whitmer	St. John's Jesuit
2011-12	Rogers	Bowsher	Rogers	N/A	Bowsher	Bowsher
2012-13	Bowsher	Start	Start	N/A		Rogers*
2013-14	Bowsher		Bowsher
2014-15	Bowsher, Scott, Waite
2015-16	Start
2016-17	Start
2017-18	Start
2018-19	Start
2019-20	Woodward
2020-21	Start
2021-22

• Note: Teams in parentheses passed on the Shoe Bowl for the OHSAA playoffs, essentially giving up the opportunity to win the City title.
• Start had to vacate their 2013 track & field title after it was discovered that they'd used an ineligible player. The title was then awarded to runner-up Rogers.^[74]
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 football season, the City League schools only played each other and had a four team playoff to determine their champion. After Start defeated Rogers and Woodward beat Waite, Start topped Woodward 20–14 in the championship game.^{[75] [76]}

Shoe Bowl/Hall of Fame Game Results

Shoe Bowl Results 1966-1990
Year	Winning School	Score	Losing School	Score
1966	St. Francis	47	DeVilbiss	6
1967	Central Catholic	8	St. Francis	7
1968	St. Francis	8	Central Catholic	3
1969	Bowsher	12	St. Francis	8
1970	Macomber	14	St. Francis	3
1971	Scott	18	Woodward	6
1972	Scott	13	Cardinal Stritch	6
1973	DeVilbiss	7	St. John's	0
1974	DeVilbiss	45	St. John's	20
1975	Woodward	7	St. John's	7
1976	St. John's	16	Central Catholic	8
1977	St. John's	21	St. Francis	13
1978	Start	41	Bowsher	6
1979	Bowsher	16	Start	14
1980	Macomber	15	St. John's	0
1981	St. John's	24	Macomber	0
1982	Central Catholic	21	St. John's	7
1983	Macomber	14	St. Francis	0
1984	Scott	35	Libbey	0
1985	Scott	42	St. John's	0
1986	St. Francis	24	Central Catholic	7
1987	St. John's	33	Central Catholic	21
1988	St. Francis	12	Central Catholic	9
1989	DeVilbiss	17	St. John's	13
1990	St. John's	6	Macomber	0

Hall of Fame Game Results 1991–2005, 2008–2010
Year	Winning School	Score	Losing School	Score
1991	St. Francis[77]	26	Woodward	0
1992	St. John's	20	Start	8
1993	St. Francis	20	Central Catholic	0
1994	Central Catholic	20	St. Francis	7
1995	Bowsher	12	Central Catholic	7
1996	St. Francis	22	Central Catholic	7
1997	Start	17	St. John's	7
1998	St. Francis	41	St. John's	7
1999	St. John's	43	Bowsher	7
2000	Central Catholic	28	St. John's	7
2001	St. John's	31	Scott	6
2002	Start	26	Rogers	12
2003	Start	46	Clay	13
2004	St. John's	28	Bowsher	6
2005	St. Francis	27	Scott	7
2008	Whitmer	42	St. John's	35
2009	St. John's	42	Bowsher	28
2010	Rogers	44	Waite	14

Boys Basketball Championship Game Results

Boys Basketball Championship Results 1968-2011
Year	Winning School	Score	Losing School	Score
1968	Central Catholic	43	Libbey	40
1969	Libbey	63	Macomber	43
1970	Libbey	72	Macomber	70 (2OT)
1971	Macomber	70	Start	69
1972	Scott	60	Libbey	49
1973	St. Francis	47	DeVilbiss	46
1974	Scott	42	Waite	37
1975	Scott	77	Rogers	65
1976	Scott	50	Rogers	34
1977	Scott	79	Bowsher	51
1978	Scott	67	St. Francis	55
1979	Start	62	St. Francis	56
1980	Scott	75	Libbey	66
1981	St. John's	58	Macomber	57
1982	Scott	51	Rogers	32
1983	St. Francis	62	Macomber	52
1984	Scott	71	St. Francis	53
1985	Scott	77	Rogers	65
1986	Scott	83	Rogers	58
1987	St. Francis	53	Macomber	51
1988	Macomber	73	St. John's	50
1989	Macomber	91	St. Francis	59
1990	Scott	63	St. John's	48
1991	St. Francis	69	Scott	45
1992	Scott	58	St. John's	55
1993	St. John's	77	Scott	62
1994	St. John's	52	Scott	41
1995	St. John's	52	Central Catholic	45
1996	St. John's	59	Libbey	44
1997	Start	68	Libbey	51
1998	St. John's	63	Scott	44
1999	St. John's	58	Scott	43
2000	Libbey	73	Scott	64 (OT)
2001	Scott	48	Waite	47
2002	St. John's	53	Scott	51
2003	St. John's	65	Libbey	40
2004	St. John's	50	Libbey	42
2005	St. John's	68	Libbey	61
2006	Scott	56	St. John's	51 (OT)
2007	Libbey	61	St. John's	49
2008	Libbey
2009	St. John's
2010	Central Catholic	36	St. Francis	28
2011	Whitmer	51	St. John's	48
2012	Rogers	70	Scott	59
2013	Start	70	Bowsher	65

Girls League championships

Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Basketball	Softball	Track & Field[78]
1969-70					Woodward
1970-71					Rogers
1971-72					Scott
1972-73					Start
1973-74					Start
1974-75					Start
1975-76					Scott
1976-77	Rogers				Rogers
1977-78	DeVilbiss				Rogers
1978-79					Rogers
1979-80					Rogers
1980-81					Rogers
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84			DeVilbiss
1984-85	DeVilbiss	DeVilbiss			DeVilbiss
1985-86					DeVilbiss
1986-87	DeVilbiss				Macomber-Whitney
1987-88					DeVilbiss
1988-89					DeVilbiss
1989-90
1990-91			Macomber-Whitney
1991-92					Rogers
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97					Rogers
1997-98					Rogers
1998-99	Bowsher				Rogers
1999-00
2000-01				Bowsher	Central Catholic
2001-02					Central Catholic
2002-03					Central Catholic
2003-04					Clay
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10					Whitmer
2010-11			Start		Notre Dame
2011-12	Bowsher	Start	Rogers	Bowsher	Bowsher
2012-13	Bowsher	Rogers	Rogers	Rogers	Rogers
2013-14		Rogers	Rogers	Bowsher
2014-15				Bowsher
2015-16				Bowsher
2016-17				Bowsher

See also

Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

External links

• Proposed TPS cuts cast doubt on City League; Toledo Blade 25 May, 2010
• Libbey High to be closed to save money, board rules in 3-2 vote; Toledo Blade 26 May, 2010
• List of City League Football Champions
• Return of the Shoe Bowl
• Results of the 2006 Shoe Bowl Classic
• Toledo City League Track & Field History
• Rogers Hall of Fame
• McAuley High to close; Toledo Blade, 26 September 1987
• Macomber, DeVilbiss, Libbey on list for possible closings; Toledo Blade 27 December 1990
• Schools set to argue worth, Toledo Blade 9 January 1991
• Class will be out forever for DeVilbiss, Macomber; Toledo Blade 12 January 1991
• Shoe Bowl results, Toledo Blade 27 Oct 1990
• 1990 City League Football Preview, Toledo Blade 20 Aug 1990
• City Prep Football Is Suffering From Multiple Wounds, Toledo Blade 8 Feb 1981
• So, You Think You Know The City League, Toledo Blade 17 Dec 1979
• Night Football Banned; Day Schedule In Effect, Toledo Blade 25 Sept 1963
• Night Football Returns To City After 19 Years, Toledo Blade 1 Sept 1982
• Catholic schools adjust schedules for football season, Toledo Blade 30 January 1991
• Area teams available to play city schools if tax levy approved, Toledo Blade 2 Feb 1991
• Fremont Ross to join City League, Toledo Blade 14 Oct 2009
• Decay Turns The Page On DeVilbiss Football History, Toledo Blade 18 Sept 1985
• Agonizing wait for city's high school athletes, Toledo Blade 8 May 1991

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ford. Aimee. Stritch drops out of City League; cites small enrollment. . March 2, 1994 . February 10, 2013.
2. Web site: McAuley High School To Close In June; Deficit, Low Enrollment Cited. . September 26, 1987 . February 10, 2013.
3. Web site: City League Track & Field History . May 27, 2010.
4. Web site: Junga. Steve. End of an era: City League in transition. . July 18, 2010. July 21, 2010.
5. Web site: Air View of New Woodward High Building. . July 14, 1928 . February 7, 2011.
6. Web site: Junga. Steve. End of an era: City League in transition. . July 18, 2010. July 21, 2010.
7. Web site: Waite realizes stadium dream. . September 22, 1934 . February 10, 2013.
8. http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Macomber-Vocational-High-School/59221?page=34 1935-36 Vocational HS yearbook
9. Web site: Junga. Steve. End of an era: City League in transition. . July 18, 2010. July 21, 2010.
10. Web site: Howell. Fritz. Ohio High School Grid Loop Folds. . May 11, 1952. February 7, 2011.
11. http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Macomber-Vocational-High-School/16562?page=118 Macomber HS 1951-52 yearbook
12. Web site: Bippus Named Principal of 2 High Schools. . April 21, 1959. July 18, 2010.
13. Web site: Sullwold. Chet. City Leaguers Cry About Point 'Race'. . September 26, 1962. July 18, 2010.
14. Web site: Sullwold. Chet. Bowsher Will Make City Debut. . September 4, 1963. July 18, 2010.
15. Web site: Night Football Banned; Day Schedule In Effect. . September 24, 1963. May 27, 2010.
16. Web site: Tressler. Mike. Brock Choice For 3rd Title. . October 16, 1967. October 19, 2011.
17. Web site: Tressler. Mike. Something Smiths Handcuff Rams. . September 16, 1967. July 18, 2010.
18. Web site: Adams District Welcomed By School Board. . September 2, 1966. January 27, 2013.
19. Web site: Tressler. Mike. Coaches Have A Bawl. . August 27, 1968. July 18, 2010.
20. Web site: Schooley. Duane. School Board Ends Aid To St. Ursula, Finds Academy Not In School District. . October 27, 1969 . January 30, 2013.
21. Web site: City League football standings. . October 17, 1970 . January 3, 2014.
22. Web site: Waite Challenges Unbeaten Knights. . October 31, 1971 . January 3, 2014.
23. Web site: Schooley. Duane. New Look Slated For City League. . January 20, 1971 . January 3, 2014.
24. Web site: Wreckers Knock Scott Stadium Into History. . February 16, 1970. January 27, 2013.
25. Web site: Not opposed to a stadium in the Waite bowl. . September 27, 1924 . February 10, 2013.
26. Web site: Rothman. Seymour. Scott Stadium Is Dedicated; Number Of Holdups Increasing; New Busses Are Expected Early. . September 27, 1971. December 4, 2013.
27. Web site: City League Track & Field History . May 27, 2010.
28. Web site: Wolfe. Mary Ellen. Attack Hurts Comeback of Girls' Basketball. . February 20, 1970. June 4, 2010.
29. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6yYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0gEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4799,2613901&dq=waite+mollenkopf+stadium&hl=en Toledo Blade, Oct. 7, 1970. Accessed Jan. 30, 2013
30. Web site: Schooley. Duane. 'Little' Stritch To Get A Day Off. . October 4, 1971. July 18, 2010.
31. Web site: Schooley. Duane. City League For Mules?. . February 4, 1970. July 18, 2010.
32. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SFlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_AMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6866,5994929&dq=woodward+stadium+demolished+toledo&hl=en Toledo Blade, June 20, 1996. Accessed Jan. 30, 2013.
33. Web site: Spencer-Sharples Seeking Change In State School Law. . August 7, 1980 . June 3, 2010.
34. Web site: Bergener . John . City Prep Football Is Suffering From Multiple Wounds . . February 8, 1981 . May 27, 2010 .
35. Web site: Hackenberg. Dave. Night Football Returns to City After 19 Years. . September 1, 1982. May 27, 2010.
36. Web site: Snyder. Sarah. Knights Make The Day For Fans At St. Francis. . February 8, 1981. July 21, 2010.
37. Web site: Schooley. Duane. 75-72! Macomber wins it all. . March 19, 1989 . July 18, 2010.
38. Web site: Ford. Aimee. State champion Scott Bulldogs . . March 25, 1990 . July 18, 2010.
39. Web site: Gugger. John. Page Stadium Closed, But Memories Remain. . September 18, 1985. May 27, 2010.
40. Web site: Lane. Tahree. McAuley High to Close in June; Deficit, Low Enrollment Cited. . September 26, 1987. May 27, 2010.
41. Web site: Bergener. John. Drab Atmosphere At Libbey Stadium Sad Reminder Of A Proud Tradition. . September 1, 1987. August 30, 2010.
42. Web site: Ford. Aimee. City League Football Preview. . August 20, 1990. July 18, 2010.
43. Web site: Troy. Tom. Libbey boosters, parents ask board for stadium. . November 29, 1995. August 30, 2010.
44. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NBtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DUUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,197194&dq=libbey+high+stadium&hl=en Toledo News-Bee, Jan. 3, 1928. Accessed Jan. 30, 2013.
45. Web site: Lane. Tahree. School board gives reprieve to Macomber. . April 26, 1989 . May 29, 2010.
46. Web site: Ford. Aimee. New City League football format continues to confuse. . September 27, 1990. July 18, 2010.
47. Web site: Gugger. John. Uncertain times for Macomber. . September 2, 1990. May 29, 2010.
48. Web site: Krauth. Laurie. Class will be out forever for DeVilbiss, Macomber. . January 12, 1991. May 27, 2010.
49. Web site: Krauth. Laurie. Macomber, DeVilbiss, Libbey on list for possible closings. . December 27, 1990. May 31, 2010.
50. Web site: Ford. Aimee. Catholic schools adjust schedules for football season. . January 30, 1991. May 27, 2010.
51. Web site: Ford. Aimee. Old Newsboys Shoe Bowl football game is history. . September 18, 1991. July 18, 2010.
52. Web site: Ford. Aimee. Stritch drops out of City League, cites small enrollment. . March 2, 1994. July 18, 2010.
53. Web site: Home again. . September 28, 1996. August 30, 2010.
54. Web site: Junga . Steve . City League adds 2 teams, Whitmer and Clay gain admission by a unanimous vote. . December 12, 2001 . July 18, 2010.
55. Web site: Junga . Steve . 2 schools apply to join NBC . . August 5, 2009 . August 6, 2009.
56. Web site: Junga . Steve . Fremont Ross to join City League . . October 14, 2009 . July 18, 2010.
57. Web site: Junga . Steve . Proposed TPS cuts cast doubt on City League . . May 25, 2010 . May 27, 2010.
58. Web site: Kirkpatrick. Christopher D.. Libbey High to be closed to save money, board rules in 3-2 vote. . May 26, 2010 . May 27, 2010.
59. Web site: Junga . Steve . Oregon board votes to leave CL. . July 15, 2010 . July 15, 2010.
60. Web site: Junga . Steve . End of an era: City League in transition, Mixing public, parochial schools is rare. . July 18, 2010 . July 18, 2010.
61. Web site: Junga . Steve . New high school sports league announces name. . July 28, 2010 . August 1, 2010.
62. Web site: Junga . Steve . Rogers, Waite set for Hall of Fame game. . November 3, 2010 . November 7, 2010.
63. Web site: Hackenberg. Dave. Sad good-bye to DeVilbiss' Page Stadium. . June 1, 2012 . July 24, 2012.
64. Web site: DHS 1935 Stadium . 2013-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020601031939/http://www.dhs1960.com/dhs1935/dhs_1935_stadium.html . 2002-06-01 . DHS Stadium. Accessed Jan 30, 2013.
65. Web site: The Senior Reports - Ohio . 2013-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904014401/http://www.theseniorreports.com/ohio.htm . 2013-09-04 . TCL Considers Expansion, Sept. 14, 2012. The Senior Reports.
66. http://www.boarddocs.com/oh/tps/Board.nsf/files/9DPLQ7579908/$file/Board%20Resolution%20Authorizing%20Scott%20HS_Woodward%20HS%20Stadiums.pdf TPS minutes, Nov. 26, 2013
67. Web site: Rosenkrass. Nolan. Stadiums discussed for 2 venues; Scott, Woodward grid teams play home games on road. . November 21, 2013 . December 4, 2013.
68. Web site: Junga. Steve. No place like home for 3 local schools. Toledo Blade. July 27, 2014. January 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104071927/http://www.bcsn.tv/news_article/show/405519. January 4, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
69. Web site: Schneider. Jeremy. Bowsher nickname change honors ties to South Toledo. WTVG. December 9, 2020. December 10, 2020.
70. Web site: Lima Senior High School to join City League in 2023-24 . Toledo Blade . March 10, 2022 . March 23, 2022.
71. Web site: Junga . Steve . Preview: Central eyes 4th straight City title. . August 20, 2008 . February 10, 2013.
72. Web site: Junga . Steve . Sidelines: City League celebrates 40 years of champions. . February 22, 2007 . February 10, 2013.
73. Web site: City Championship Meets . 2011-01-04 . 2006-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013073715/http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jsquire/citymeets.html#results . dead .
74. Web site: Wrestling returns to City League.
75. Web site: City League football playoff pairings set.
76. Web site: Start wins City League title in wild overtime finish.
77. Web site: Ford . Aimee . St. Francis super in manhandling Woodward 26-0. . November 9, 1991 . February 10, 2013.
78. Web site: City Championship Meets . 2011-01-04 . 2006-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013073715/http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jsquire/citymeets.html#results . dead .