In 1988, New Philadelphia, Canton Timken, and Wooster join the league, prompting the league to split into an American Division and a National Division:
In 2003, Alliance and Wooster leave for the Metro Athletic Conference[2] and the newly formed Ohio Cardinal Conference, respectively. Alliance would move again to the NBC in 2005.[3]
At the same time, Austintown-Fitch, Boardman, and Canton McKinley join in all sports except for football, which they would fully join in the following school year.
In 2011, Austintown-Fitch left the Federal League for the All-American Conference for all sports except football.[4] They had hoped to remain a football-only member of the Federal League, but that did not work out. They replaced Salem, who left for the NBC.
In 2013, Boardman announced that they are looking to leave for the All-American Conference.[5]
In 2013, Green announced that they would join the Federal League for 2015–16.[6]
In February 2017, former member Louisville's school board submitted a letter of interest to the Federal League, then withdrew it shortly after. However, in March 2017 they renewed their recommendation that they seek membership in the Federal League after it became evident that it would be difficult for Louisville to schedule sporting events as a league independent. Louisville's league at the time, the Northeastern Buckeye Conference, folded after the 2017–2018 school year, which left the Leopards without a league home.[7]
Most recent Cross Country Champions since 2013 Cross country in the Federal league started in 1979
2013
Boardman
2014
Boardman
2015
Mass. Jackson
2016
Mass. Perry
2017
Mass. Jackson
2018
Mass. Jackson
2019
Hoover
2020
GlenOak
2021
Mass. Jackson
2022
Mass. Jackson
2023
Mass. Jackson
Massillon Jackson High School's Cross Country team is the most successful of any Federal league Cross country team.
Led by Eli Ilg and Elliot Zuckett in 2023 they captured the school's 5th state championship. Courtesy of winning 2 in basketball 2011 and 2017 and 2 in baseball 2010 and 2017 and their 1st in Cross Country country dethroning Mason High School who won the previous 2 state championships by 39 points.
Giving the Coach Walsh who had coached for 30 years, in 1993 with Dover High School, and 1994–2023 with Jackson High School his first OHSAA State title in his career. The Polar Bears are the team of Federal League Cross Country and Stark County Cross Country.
Greatest runners of the Federal League:
Tommy Rice, GlenOak,
Eli Ilg, Mass. Jackson,
Elliot Zuckett, Mass. Jackson,
Alex Zuckett, Mass. Jackson,
Connor Reed, Mass. Perry,
Tesfaye Young, GlenOak,
Evan Akers, Mass. Jackson,
Xavier Medina, Hoover,
