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 schools closed during the league's tenure, while the rest left before 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 nicknamed the "Panthers" and 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 was initially built in 1924 and has served 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

Year Football Champions[5] 1927 South 1928 South, Rayen 1929 Chaney 1930 Chaney 1931 South 1932 Chaney, Rayen, South 1933 Rayen 1934 Rayen 1935 East, Rayen, South 1936 Chaney 1937 Chaney 1938 Chaney 1939 Rayen 1940 East 1941 South 1942 Wilson 1943 East 1944 Chaney, East, South 1945 Ursuline 1946 Wilson

Year Football Champions 1947 Chaney, Ursuline 1948 Chaney, East 1949 East 1950 East 1951 East, South, Wilson 1952 East, Ursuline 1953 South 1954 Rayen 1955 East 1956 Ursuline 1957 South 1958 East 1959 East, South, Ursuline 1960 Rayen 1961 Mooney 1962 Mooney 1963 Ursuline 1964 Ursuline 1965 Chaney 1966 Chaney, Mooney

Year Football Champions 1967 Mooney 1968 Chaney 1969 Chaney 1970 North 1971 North 1972 Chaney 1973 Chaney, East, North 1974 Chaney 1975 Chaney 1976 Chaney 1977 Chaney, South 1978 Chaney 1979 South 1980 Chaney 1981 South 1982 East, Rayen 1983 South 1984 South 1985 Rayen 1986 East

Year Football Champions 1987 South 1988 Rayen 1989 Rayen 1990 Chaney 1991 Chaney 1992 Chaney 1993 Chaney 1994 Chaney 1995 Chaney 1996 Chaney 1997 East 1998 Chaney 1999 Chaney 2000 Chaney 2001 Chaney 2002 Chaney 2003 Chaney 2004 Chaney 2005 Rayen 2006 Rayen

References

1. Turner, Aaron. "Mahoning County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
2. Vindy.com. "East High to return to Golden Bear mascot, team name". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
3. Vindy.com. "Rayen Stadium field gets a name; New gridiron will honor '30s star Jack Antonucci". Retrieved March 10, 2015.
4. Youngstown City School District. "Youngstown Schools host ribbon-cutting event for new Field Turf at Rayen Stadium". Retrieved September 14, 2023.
5. Vindy.com. "League Winners: CITY SERIES". Retrieved March 10, 2015.

Further reading

• Mark Knows It All/The Friday Morning Rant. April 1, 2011. http://tippynews.blogspot.com/. Accessed February 7, 2015.
• League Winners, City Series. August 23, 2009. Vindy.com. Accessed March 10, 2015.