Ohio Catholic Athletic Conference

The Ohio Catholic Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference for Catholic schools in Ohio. The conference will sponsor American football only beginning in the in the 2026–27 school year, but may expand to include additional sports at a later time.

History
On July 9, 2024, the Ohio Catholic Athletic Conference was formed by eight catholic high schools based in northeast and central Ohio. Five charter members from northeast Ohio are Cardinal Mooney, St. Vincent–St. Mary (STVM), Ursuline, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (VASJ), and Walsh Jesuit. Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline will move from the Steel Valley Conference, while the others are currently independent of a conference; VASJ and Walsh Jesuit were previously members of the Crown Conference which ended operations in 2024. The three charter members from central Ohio are Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, and St. Francis DeSales, all moving from the disbanding Central Catholic League.