History of the SOC


The Southern Ohio Conference

SOC I - Clay, East, Glenwood, Green, Notre Dame, & St. Joe
SOC II - Eastern, Northwest, Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, & Western
SOC III - Minford, South Webster, Valley, Waverly, West, & Wheelersburg


Member Schools & Years as Members of the Southern Ohio Conference

Chesapeake  1948-1954
Coal Grove (Dawson Bryant)  1950-1952
Clay 1979-present
East (Sciotoville) 1946-present
Eastern (Pike)  1981-present
Glenwood (New Boston) 1946-present
Green 1979-present
Ironton Saint Joseph 1982-1989 & 2019-present
Minford  1947-1958 & 1959-present
Northwest 1960-present
Oak Hill 1991-present
Piketon 1959-1962
Portsmouth Notre Dame (Central Catholic) 1946- present
Portsmouth West (Washington Township) 1946-present
South Gallia  2023-present
South Point 1948-1951
South Webster 1979-present
Symmes Valley 1991-present
Valley 1958-present
Waverly 1946-1970 & 1983-present
Western (Pike) 2002-present
Wheelersburg 1950-present 

Southern Ohio Conference Recognized/Sanction Sports (based on the number of teams each year)

Fall Sports (9)
Boys' Cross Country
Girls' Cross  Country
Football
Boys' Golf
Girls' Golf
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Girls' Tennis
Girls' Volleyball

Winter Sports (4)
Boys' Basketball
Girls' Basketball
Boys' Swimming
Girls' Swimming

Spring Sports (5)
Baseball
Softball
Boys' Tennis
Boys' Track & Field
Girls' Track & Field