Dominance in the Federal League has gone in waves over the last quarter century. The league was controlled by Jackson for several years in the 2000s and 2010s until Green made a run starting in 2015. Recently, however, it has been the Hoover Vikings that have sat atop the league. Hoover has won the past three Federal League championships and will be favorites to do so again in 2025. Hoover made another impressive run to the State Tournament last season and will look to make it three years in a row even though they are losing some key pieces. Junior Ellie Hutzler is a true superstar and this season she will get to play alongside her younger sister Frankie, who will be starting her freshman year. Senior Amelia Mohler and sophomore Gia Remark will hope to round out the scoring lineup for the Vikings. It may not be quite as easy this season because there will be competition throughout the conference. Jackson always fields a strong team, and this year’s Polar Bears will be lead by senior Charlotte Raketich and junior Kennedy Farrell. The Blue Streaks from Lake High School will have an interesting mixture of young and old in their lineup. Sophomore Charlie Brophy established herself as the top scorer last season and her supporting cast will include seniors Grace Swihart and Olivia Gant. Also, keep an eye on freshman Audrey Goebelt to become a mainstay in the top four for Lake. A fourth league contender, Green, will help prove why the Federal League is still a premier conference in Northeast Ohio. Seniors Brooke Shocklee and Reese Genet will join junior Leah Dang to give the Bulldogs a very strong top of the lineup. GlenOak will be similar to years past, having a solid number one, senior Maci Crihfield, and will be looking for a quality supporting cast. Perry is making strides as a program and Canton McKinley looks to be building some depth to become competitive.

Impact Players

Charlie Brophy (SO) Lake
Maci Crihfield (JR) GlenOak
Leah Dang (JR) Green
Addi Dulcie (SR) Perry
Kennedy Farrell (JR) Jackson
Olivia Gant (SR) Lake
Reese Genet (SR) Green
Ellie Hutzler (JR) Hoover
Jojo Kohmann (JR) Jackson
Amelia Mohler (SR) Hoover
Charlotte Raketich (SR) Jackson
Gia Remark (SO) Hoover
Zoe Schnyders (JR) Canton McKinley
Brooke Shocklee (SR) Green
Grace Swihart (SR) Lake

Freshmen to Watch

Audrey Goebelt (Lake)
Frankie Hutzler (Hoover)
Rachel Thomas (GlenOak)

Canton McKinley Bulldogs

Head Coach- Clifford Lee
Last Year’s Results- DNS at The Elms Sectional

GlenOak Golden Eagles

Head Coach- Scott McCahan
Last Year’s Results- 9th at The Elms Sectional
Coach’s Comments- We will be a young team this year with no seniors. Maci Crihfield will lead the team as captain and with 2 years of Varsity experience. Hopefully everyone will improve their games as the season progresses.

Green Bulldogs

Head Coach- Jake Shocklee
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at The Elms Sectional, 15th at Brookledge District, 3rd place Federal League
Coach’s Comments- Looking forward to another competitive season with 3 returning varsity players. Excited to see our newcomers fill open varsity spots!

Hoover Vikings

Head Coach- Scott Snyder
Last Year’s Results- 1st at The Elms Sectional, 3rd at Brookledge District, 6th at State Tournament, Federal League Champions, Stark County Champions
Coach’s Comments- We’re excited for another season. We return 2 of our top 5 from last year, but we have some girls who are poised and ready to go. Should be fun!!!!

Jackson Polar Bears

Head Coach- Teal Harvey
Last Year’s Results- 2nd at The Elms Sectional, 7th at Brookledge District, 2nd in Federal League
Coach’s Comments- Playing against teams in the Federal League along with the strong tournament schedule we play will hopefully get some of of our younger more inexperienced players ready for post season tournament play.

Lake Blue Streaks

Head Coach- Michael Yoder
Last Year’s Results- 4th at The Elms Sectional, 16th at Brookledge District, 3rd in league
Coach’s Comments- Should be an exciting season with everyone back from last year plus some younger players that have been working hard.

Perry Panthers

Head Coach- Dan Pierce
Last Year’s Results- 11th at The Elms Sectional

As is typically the case, the Federal League looks to be strong in 2024. Coming off a memorable run to the State Tournament in 2023, the Hoover Vikings return their entire starting lineup and will look to make a return trip to States, this time at NCR Country Club. The Jackson Polar Bears are in a good position to be Hoover’s closest challenger, also returning a good chunk of their district qualifying squad last season. Green will have an above average roster and will be looking to make a run to the District Tournament this season. GlenOak could be a much improved team and will probably turn some heads as they work through their league schedule. Lake looks to be in a bit of a rebuild but do have some young players coming up the pipeline to be competitive in the future. Perry looks to have some stability in their coaching staff and are headed in the right direction while Canton McKinley is looking to rebuild and gain more interest in the program.

Impact Players

Leah Dang (SO) Green
Addie Duclei (JR) Perry
Alyssa Evans (SR) Hoover
Milena Grametbauer (SR) Jackson
Kamdyn Hershberger (SR) GlenOak
Ellie Hutzler (SO) Hoover
Ava Kemp (SR) Hoover
Cara Murphy (SR) Jackson
Kylie Porter (SR) Hoover
Charlotte Raketich (JR) Jackson
Zoe Schnyders (SO) McKinley
Brooke Shocklee (JR) Green
Sydney Shocklee (SR) Green
Grace Swihart (JR) Lake

Freshmen to Watch

Charlie Brophy (Lake)
Olivia Dougherty (GlenOak)
Gia Remark (Hoover)

Canton McKinley Bulldogs

Head Coach- Clifford Lee
Last Year’s Results- DNS at The Elms Sectional

GlenOak Golden Eagles

Head Coach- Scott McCahan
Last Year’s Results- 6th at The Elms Sectional
Coach’s Comments- We have a nice mixture of returning experience and incoming freshmen. Offseason work will ultimately determine how well they improve this year.

Green Bulldogs

Head Coach- Jake Shocklee
Last Year’s Results- 4th at The Elms Sectional, 15th at Brookledge District, 4th place in Federal League
Coach’s Comments- Solid group of returning players that qualified for Districts last season. Need to have a couple young ladies step up and fill varsity roles in order to compete with the top teams. We are looking forward to the challenge! GO BULLDOGS!!

Hoover Vikings

Head Coach- Scott Snyder
Last Year’s Results- 1st at The Elms Sectional, 4th at Brookledge District, 9th at State Tournament, Federal League Champions (undefeated)
Coach’s Comments- We return 4 of our top 5 from last season, so we are hopeful for another good season. With a few key JV players improving, there’s no doubt we could be very competitive throughout the year.

Jackson Polar Bears

Head Coach- Teal Harvey
Last Year’s Results- 2nd at The Elms Sectional, 9th at Brookledge District, 2nd in league
Coach’s Comments- Looking to build off of last year with four varsity starters returning. Once again, we will be playing in some very good non-league tournaments throughout the state. Combine that with the always strong play our Federal League matches provide us, we hope that our team will be prepared when postseason play begins.

Lake Blue Streaks

Head Coach- Michael Yoder
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at The Elms Sectional, 16th at Brookledge District, 8-2 in matches
Coach’s Comments- We graduated 8 experienced players in the last two years. We will be young this year and return three girls that lettered last year. We are looking to our returning Junior players to provide leadership to this team and hoping that our underclassmen will be ready to play

Perry Panthers

Head Coach- Dan Pierce
Last Year’s Results- 8th at The Elms Sectional

The Federal League has historically been one of the most competitive conferences in the state of Ohio. While a couple traditional powers were in a rebuilding phase, the Hoover Vikings made a trip to Columbus and the Lake Blue Streaks had one of their best finishes in a long time. Hoover will have a chance to return to the State Tournament. Lake will have to rely on some younger players to step up. Perennial powers Jackson and Green will also look to get back to the top of the conference. GlenOak brings back a good amount of talent on their roster. Perry could be on the upswing under new coach Dan Pierce and Canton McKinley will also look to make strides in 2023.

Impact Players

Isabella Gales (SR) Perry
Milena Grametbauer (JR) Jackson
Ava Kemp (JR) Hoover
Evanne Mast (SR) Lake
Cara Murphy (JR) Jackson
Audrey Nichols (SR) Lake
Kylie Porter (JR) Hoover
Sophia Radosevic (JR) Canton McKinley
Corrie Schorsten (SR) GlenOak
Sydney Shocklee (JR) Green
Katie Sieverts (SR) Jackson

Freshmen to Watch

Leah Dang (Green)
Ellie Hutzler (Hoover)

Canton McKinley Bulldogs

Head Coach- Clifford Lee
Last Year’s Results- DNS at The Elms Sectional

GlenOak Golden Eagles

Head Coach- Scott McCahan
Last Year’s Results- 9th at The Elms Sectional
Coach Comments- GlenOak will look to be more competitive this year with 6 returning letter winners and a good group of incoming freshmen.

Green Bulldogs

Head Coach- Jake Shocklee
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at The Elms Sectional, 13th at Districts, 3rd in Federal League
Coach Comments- Rebuilding year. GO BULLDOGS!!!

Hoover Vikings

Head Coach- Scott Snyder
Last Year’s Results- 1st at The Elms Sectional, 3rd at Districts, 8th at State Tournament, League Champions
Coach Comments- We return a nice core this season and we are excited to play, compete, improve, and hopefully make another run at qualifying for Columbus.

Jackson Polar Bears

Head Coach- Teal Harvey
Last Year’s Results- 4th at The Elms Sectional, 8th at Districts
Coach Comments- With 5 returning varsity players we hope to build off of some of the late season success we had last year.

Lake Blue Streaks

Head Coach- Michael Yoder
Last Year’s Results- 2nd at The Elms Sectional, 7th at Districts
Coach Comments- We would like to build on the success we had last year and pass on the habits and culture of success to our younger players.

Perry Panthers

Head Coach- Dan Pierce
Last Year’s Results- 11th at The Elms Sectional