Youngstown City Series

The Youngstown City Series was an OHSAA athletic conference that began play in 1925 and lasted until the end of the 2006–07 school year. Its members were located in the city of Youngstown, Ohio (including all Youngstown City School District high schools), although membership was eventually extended to Timken High School in Canton, Ohio. Some of the schools closed during the league's tenure, while the rest left prior to the closings or at the league's demise.

Members
The traditional Youngstown members of the YCS. Canton Timken is not shown.
School Nickname Colors Address[1] Type Membership Years
Cardinal Mooney Cardinals Red, Gold
   		 2545 Erie St.
Youngstown, OH 44507		 Private, Catholic, Co-Ed 1958–1970 (left for SVC)
Chaney Cowboys Red, Gray
   		 731 S. Hazelwood Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44509		 Public 1960–2003 (left for SVC)
East Golden Bears Blue, Gold
   		 474 Bennington Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44506		 Public 1925–1998 (closed)
North Bulldogs Red, Black
   		 Liberty Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44505		 Public 1925–1980 (closed)
Rayen Tigers Orange, Black
   		 250 Benita Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44504		 Public 1925–2003 (left for SVC)
South Warriors Red, Blue
   		 1833 Market St.
Youngstown, OH 44507		 Public 1925–1993 (closed)
Woodrow Wilson Presidents (1936–1958)
Redmen (1958–2003)		 Red, White
   		 2725 Gibson St.
Youngstown, OH 44502		 Public 1936–2003 (left for SVC)
Ursuline Fighting Irish Green, Gold
   		 750 Wick Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44505		 Private, Catholic, Co-Ed 1958–1970 (left for SVC)
Timken Trojans Blue, Gold
   		 521 Tuscarawas St. W.
Canton, OH 44702		 Public 1999–2003 (left for PAC-8)
  • Note: During this time, East High School was known as the "Golden Bears" and wore the colors of blue and gold. The school closed as a high school in 1998 and when it reopened in 2007, the students chose to be the "Panthers", as well as having school colors of light blue and silver. In 2017, East HS returned to using the Golden Bears nickname and the former school colors of blue and gold.[2]

The legacy of all six Youngstown public high schools was honored with pennants for each school (Chaney, East, North, Rayen, South, & Wilson) to fly at the newly-renovated Rayen Stadium, which had its field named for Rayen alum Jack Antonucci in 2012.[3] The stadium had originally been built in 1924 and was serving as the playing surface for JV, Freshmen, and Middle School football games since the last regular season varsity home game for a Youngstown City School in 1993.

In 2022, Jack Antonucci Field at Rayen Stadium had Field Turf installed, which included a midfield "Y" that honored the six Youngstown public high schools and the city name YOUNGSTOWN laid down in black lettering on a red background in the endzones.[4]

League champions

References
  1. Turner, Aaron. "Mahoning County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  2. Vindy.com. "East High to return to Golden Bear mascot, team name". Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  3. Vindy.com. "Rayen Stadium field gets a name; New gridiron will honor '30s star Jack Antonucci". Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  4. Youngstown City School District. "Youngstown Schools host ribbon-cutting event for new Field Turf at Rayen Stadium". Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  5. Vindy.com. "League Winners: CITY SERIES". Retrieved 2015-03-10.

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