Northern 10 Athletic Conference

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The Northern 10 Athletic Conference (or Northern 10/N10) is an OHSAA athletic conference that is currently made up of eight schools from northern Ohio and began athletic competition in 2014.

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History

The Northern 10 conference was founded in 2012 by ten schools located in north-central Ohio. Six of these schools (Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Riverdale, and Wynford) came from the North Central Conference, three (Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East) came from the Midland Athletic League, and one (Ridgedale) came from the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. [1] The creation of the league effectively disbanded the North Central Conference as its four remaining members would eventually agree to join other leagues by 2014. [2] The departure of Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East from the Midland Athletic League similarly started a chain reaction within that conference, resulting in the departure of its remaining members, ultimately leading to its dissolution that same year. [3]

In April 2013, Blanchard Valley Conference President Traci Conley indicated the BVC wanted to expand to 14 members and sent an invitation to Riverdale High School, which is located in Hancock County, Ohio with most BVC schools. [4] Riverdale accepted the BVC's invitation on April 22, 2013. [5] In June 2013, the N10 invited Upper Sandusky to take Riverdale's place in 2014, after the Rams had agreed to join the MOAC. [6] Upper Sandusky accepted the offer [7] and joined the N10 in all sports except football, which jumped over in 2015. [8]

In December 2014, Crestline announced that it would leave to join the Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015–16, which they felt would be a more competitive league for the Bulldogs. [9]

In early 2017, Ridgedale announced that they would not play a league schedule for football during the 2017 season. [10] Citing low numbers, frequent injuries, and numerous losses over the last few years, the Rockets began to play an independent schedule against other area teams beginning in 2017. Preparing for the future, The N10 decided to go forward with an eight-team league schedule (playing seven league games during football weeks 4–10) beginning in 2018.

In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3–2 to leave the N10 and join the Northwest Central Conference beginning with the 2021–2022 school year. [11] This left the N10 with 8 total members.

On November 8, 2024, the N10 announced that they intended to expand the league from its current eight schools to 14 schools (12 football playing schools) competing in two divisional alignments. [12] The N10 later announced on February 26, 2025 that they had invited six schools to join their league: Hopewell-Loudon, Lucas, New Riegel (no football), Old Fort (no football), Tiffin Calvert, and Willard. [13] [14] Willard [15] and New Riegel accepted their invitation on March 12th [16] while Lucas accepted on March 18, 2025. [17] Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, and Old Fort were included in a statement from the league on March 28, 2025 that announced all six were being added to the league for the 2026-2027 school year. [18]

Members

Map showing the current and future members of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Current members are in red, future members joining in 2026 are in green. Northern10ConfExpansion.png
Map showing the current and future members of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Current members are in red, future members joining in 2026 are in green.
SchoolNicknameLocationEnrollment (CB/FB 2024)State FB Region (2024) [19] Colors [20] Notes
Buckeye Central Bucks New Washington 767:25Scarlet, Gray
  
Bucyrus Redmen Bucyrus 1136:23Red, White
  
Carey Blue Devils Carey 1366:22Blue, White
  
Colonel Crawford Eagles North Robinson 1196:23Black, Gold
  
Mohawk Warriors Sycamore 1087:26Red, Black
  
Seneca East Tigers Attica 1286:22Orange, Black
  
Upper Sandusky Rams Upper Sandusky 2054:14Black, Orange
  
Wynford Royals Bucyrus 1556:23Royal Blue, Gray
  

Future members

SchoolNicknameLocationEnrollment (CB/FB 2024)State FB Region (2024) [21] Colors [20] Notes
Calvert Senecas Tiffin 677:26Royal Blue, White
  
Joining in 2026-2027
Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains Bascom 1186:22Scarlet, Gray
  
Joining in 2026-2027
Lucas Cubs Lucas 1517:25Orange, Black
  
Joining in 2026-2027
New Riegel Blue Jackets New Riegel 191Navy Blue, Vegas Gold
  
Joining in 2026-2027
Old Fort Stockaders Old Fort 304Brown, Gold
  
Joining in 2026-2027
Willard Crimson Flashes Willard 1995:18Crimson, White
  
Joining in 2026-2027

Former Members

SchoolNicknameLocationRegionColors [20] Tenure
Crestline Bulldogs Crestline 7:25Blue, White
  
2014-2015
Ridgedale Rockets Morral 7:27Columbia Blue, Red
  
2014-2021
Football 2014–2016

League Championships

Boys Championships

School Year [22] FootballCross CountryGolfBasketballSwimmingWrestlingBaseballTrack & Field
2014–15WynfordColonel CrawfordMohawkColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordMohawkSeneca EastColonel Crawford
2015–16WynfordColonel CrawfordMohawkUpper SanduskyNo ChampionMohawkWynfordColonel Crawford
2016–17WynfordColonel CrawfordMohawkUpper SanduskyNo ChampionUpper SanduskySeneca EastColonel Crawford
2017–18WynfordColonel CrawfordCarey/RidgedaleUpper SanduskyNo ChampionUpper SanduskySeneca East/CareyColonel Crawford
2018–19MohawkColonel CrawfordUpper SanduskyMohawkNo ChampionMohawkUpper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2019–20Wynford/Seneca EastUpper SanduskySeneca EastUpper SanduskyNo ChampionMohawkNo ChampionNo Champion
2020–21Colonel CrawfordUpper SanduskySeneca EastColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkColonel CrawfordSeneca East
2021-22CareySeneca EastUpper SanduskyColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkWynfordSeneca East
2022-23CareyUpper SanduskyWynfordCareyNo ChampionMohawkUpper SanduskySeneca East
2023-24CareySeneca EastUpper SanduskyCarey/Colonel Crawford/Mohawk/Seneca EastNo ChampionMohawkUpper SanduskySeneca East
2024-25MohawkColonel CrawfordWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionCareyUpper Sandusky/MohawkColonel Crawford

Girls Championships

School Year [22] VolleyballCross CountryGolfBasketballSwimmingSoftballTrack & Field
2014–15Upper SanduskyMohawkNo ChampionCareyColonel CrawfordUpper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2015–16Upper SanduskySeneca EastNo ChampionCareyNo ChampionColonel Crawford/Upper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2016–17Buckeye CentralCareyBuckeye CentralUpper SanduskyNo ChampionUpper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2017–18Buckeye CentralUpper SanduskyBuckeye CentralBuckeye CentralNo ChampionCarey, BucyrusUpper Sandusky
2018–19MohawkSeneca EastBuckeye CentralSeneca EastNo ChampionUpper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2019–20Buckeye CentralCareyColonel CrawfordSeneca EastNo ChampionNo ChampionNo Champion
2020–21Buckeye CentralColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordBuckeye CentralNo ChampionBucyrusColonel Crawford
2021-22Buckeye CentralColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordBuckeye CentralNo ChampionColonel Crawford/MohawkColonel Crawford
2022-23MohawkColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordBuckeye CentralNo ChampionCarey/Upper SanduskyColonel Crawford
2023-24MohawkSeneca EastColonel CrawfordCareyNo ChampionMohawkColonel Crawford
2024-25MohawkUpper SanduskyWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkColonel Crawford
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