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 it's remaining members, ultimately leading to it's 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.

Members

League membership for 2021-2022. Northern10AthleticConference2014-15Map.png
League membership for 2021-2022.
SchoolNicknameLocationEnrollment (CB/FB 2023)State FB Region (2023) [12] Colors [13] Notes
Buckeye Central Bucks New Washington 837:25Scarlet, Gray
  
Bucyrus Redmen Bucyrus 1376:22Red, White
  
Carey Blue Devils Carey 1326:22Blue, White
  
Colonel Crawford Eagles North Robinson 1336:22Black, Gold
  
Mohawk Warriors Sycamore 1027:26Red, Black
  
Seneca East Tigers Attica 1166:22Orange, Black
  
Upper Sandusky Rams Upper Sandusky 2064:14Black, Orange
  
Wynford Royals Bucyrus 1476:22Royal Blue, Gray
  

Former Members

SchoolNicknameLocationRegionColors [13] Tenure
Crestline Bulldogs Crestline 7:24Blue, White
  
2014-2015
Ridgedale Rockets Morral 7:24Columbia Blue, Red
  
2014-2021
Football 2014-2016

League Championships

Boys Championships [14]

School YearFootballCross 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 ChampionMohawk

Girls Championships [15]

School YearVolleyballCross 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
2023-2024MohawkColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordCareyNo Champion
  1. Chandler, Joey (December 2, 2011). "North Central Conference to fold: Six NCC members to join new Northern 10 Athletic Conference". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. Bates, Jarred A. (December 22, 2014). "Crestline to join Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. "MAL reunion meet planned in Bettsville". thecourier.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. Schmidt, Dave (April 16, 2013). "BVC President's Update On Expansion". The Senior Reports. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  5. Schmidt, Dave (April 22, 2013). "BOE Votes To Join BVC". The Senior Reports. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  6. "Northern 10 votes to invite Upper Sandusky to league | Daily Chief Union". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  7. "GHS Remains Division IV; Upper Bolts from MOAC". Galion Live. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  8. Chandler, Joey (August 28, 2014). "The birth of the Northern 10 Conference". Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  9. Bates, Jarred A. (December 22, 2014). "Crestline to join Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  10. Baker, Jamie (February 4, 2017). "Prep football: Ridgedale out of N10 for football". Findlay Courier . Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  11. Carter, Edward (October 22, 2019). "Ridgedale votes to leave N10 athletic conference for NWCC". Marion Star . Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  12. "Football 2022". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  13. 1 2 OHSAA Member Schools Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine , last accessed 6 June 2008
  14. "Northern 10 Athletic Conference". www.northern10.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  15. "Northern 10 Athletic Conference". www.northern10.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

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