All-American Conference staying together

The All-American Conference is staying together after all.

Weeks after submitting a letter announcing their intentions to leave the league, superintendents from Hubbard, Liberty, Niles and Lakeview on Tuesday withdrew the letter and said they plan to stay.

“I’m very excited for the conference and all the students-athletes who are members of the conference,” said AAC commissioner Clem Zumpella. “Hopefully our league can be as competitive in the future as it has been this past year.”

The three-tiered league began play last fall as a merger between teams from the Metro Athletic Conference and the Trumbull Athletic Conference. Hubbard, Liberty and Lakeview compete in the White (middle) tier, while Niles is in the Red (top) tier.

There was no discussion about the decision at Tuesday’s superintendent’s meeting, Zumpella said. Originally, the superintendents agreed to a five-year commitment, although that is not binding.