SOC History

The Southern Ohio Conference (SOC) was formed in 1946.  The original member schools were Central Catholic (Notre  Dame), Glenwood (New Boston), Portsmouth East (Sciotoville Community), Washington Township (West), and Waverly. 

Minford High School joined the league in 1947 for BASKETBALL only.

In 1948:
Chesapeake joined league for TRACK only
South Point joined for BASEBALL and TRACK only
Minford began play in BASEBALL.

In 1950:
Wheelersburg joined the league.
Dawson-Bryant joined the league.

In 1951 South Point withdrew from the league.

Coal Grove withdrew from the league in 1952.

Central Catholic HS became Notre Dame High School in 1952.

Chesapeake withdrew from the league in 1954.

Piketon entered the conference in 1959 and then left in 1962.

Minford withdrew from the league in 1958 only to rejoin the league the next year.

Lucasville Valley joined the conference in 1958.

In 1960 McDermott Northwest entered league play.

Waverly withdrew after the 1969 - 1970 season.

In 1979:
Clay joined the league.
Green joined the league
South Webster joined the league.
The SOC divided into two divisions.

Eastern (Pike) entered the conference in 1981.

Ironton St. Joe joined the league in 1982, withdrew in 1989, & rejoined in 2019.

In 1983 Waverly re-entered conference play.

In 1991:
Oak Hill joined the league, began play in the 1992 - 1993 season.
Symmes Valley joined the league, began play in the 1992 - 1993 season.

Western (Pike) left the Southern Hills League and joined the SOC in 2002.

Portsmouth East becomes Sciotoville Community School (East Jr. - Sr. High School) in 2002.

• SOC Division I:  Clay, East (Sciotoville), Eastern (DI until 2019; football DI), Glenwood, Green, Notre Dame, Symmes Valley, & Western
  
• SOC Division II: Minford, Northwest (DI football), Oak Hill (DI football until 2019), Portsmouth West, South Webster (DI soccer until 2019 & golf), Valley (DI soccer), Waverly, & Wheelersburg