Mid-Buckeye Conference

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The Mid-Buckeye Conference, known also at times as the Middle Buckeye Conference, is an OHSAA athletics conference with member schools located in Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Richland, and Wayne counties.

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The following are the current members:

The membership of the Mid-Buckeye Conference beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Full members are in red, affiliates for Girls Soccer are in blue. Mid-BuckeyeConferenceMembers.png
The membership of the Mid-Buckeye Conference beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Full members are in red, affiliates for Girls Soccer are in blue.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenure
Full Members
Central Christian Comets Kidron Blue, White
  		Spring 2015–present
Crestline Bulldogs Crestline Blue, White
  		2015-
Lucas Cubs Lucas Orange, Black
  		2013–present
Mansfield Christian Flames Mansfield Red, White
  		2013–present
St. Peter's Spartans Mansfield Blue, White
  		2013–present
Affiliate Members
Crestview Cougars Ashland (Weller Township, Richland County) Red, White, Black
   		2014- (Girls Soccer)
Mapleton Mounties Ashland (Orange Township) Royal Blue, Red
  		2014- (Girls Soccer)

Former members

League History

Originally formed in 1948, the league has had three separate incarnations. The original league lasted until 1962. The MBC reformed again in 1963 and lasted until 1979. The third and final reformation so far, took place in 1981 and that league has lasted to this day.

The league's future

The future of the MBC was threatened by more re-alignment in OHSAA conferences, as five of the league's former members submitted "intent to withdraw" letters to commissioner Wintermute in 2011. [1] Johnstown-Monroe, Northridge, and Utica [2] agreed to join the revamped Licking County League in 2013. [3] Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown expressed interest in joining the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, a league that was exploring expansion in May 2011. [4] MOAC membership was initially only extended to Centerburg and Fredericktown, both of which agreed to join the league in 2013-14. [5] East Knox was offered membership on February 23, 2012 and joined in 2014. [6]

By 2014, the MBC had the possibility of being down to 2 members (Danville and Loudonville). However, applications for admission were submitted by Lucas , Mansfield Christian , and Mansfield St. Peter's to join in 2013-14, and were approved by the league shortly thereafter. [7] The league will continue to look for additional members, although they will not support a football championship. [8] Danville, East Knox, Loudonville, and Lucas began competing as football independents in 2013. Central Christian will join in the Spring of 2015 and Crestline will join in the Fall of 2015. As of the Fall of 2014, both Mapleton and Crestview compete in the MBC for girls soccer. [9]

On April 18, 2015, Loudonville announced that they would remain within the Mid-Buckeye Conference for all sports except football, which will join the Principals Athletic Conference for the 2017-2018 school year. [10]

In late 2015, [11] Danville announced they would leave the MBC to help form the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference with seven schools from the Blue Division of the MOAC. [12]

In March 2023, Loudonville's Board of Education approved leaving the MBC to join the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) as a full-fledged member beginning with the 2024-25 school year. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Licking County League 'a done deal' / Mount Vernon News". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
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  5. ↑ http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110602/HSSPORTS/110602005/Schools-verbally-agree-join-MOAC?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cp%5B%5D
  6. ↑ Putman, Bob (February 23, 2012). "MOAC to expand to 16 teams: League extends invitations to Galion and East Knox". Marion Star. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ Davis, Bill (March 9, 2012). "Mid-Buckeye Conference may not be dead after all". Mount Vernon News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ Conrad, Curt (May 4, 2012). "MBC welcomes new members: St. Peter's, Mansfield Christian, Lucas join struggling league". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved May 4, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Bates, Jarred A. (December 22, 2014). "Crestline to join Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20sports/2015/04/18/loudonville-to-join-pac-for-football-only-in-2017-18
  11. ↑ McCurdy, Rob (November 20, 2015). "Seven MOAC Blue Division schools are leaving the league". Marion Star . Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ McCurdy, Rob (November 20, 2015). "Seven MOAC Blue Division schools are leaving the league". Marion Star . Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ Stine, Larry (March 14, 2023). "Loudonville to join the KMAC in all sports in 2024-2025". Ashland Times Gazette. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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