| Association | Ohio High School Athletic Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | Fall 2011 |
| Sports fielded |
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| No. of teams | 8 |
| Region | Lucas, Ottawa and Wood County, Ohio |
| Official website | nbc-ohio |
| Locations | |
 The member schools of the Northern Buckeye Conference. | |
The Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) is an OHSAA high school athletic conference that began athletic competition in 2011 with 8 high schools from Northwest Ohio's Ottawa and Wood counties as members.
| School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024) | State FB Region (2024) | Colors | Type | Middle school(s) | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood | Eagles | Pemberville | 187 | 5:18 | Red, White, Columbia Blue | Public | Eastwood MS | 2011 |
| Fostoria | Redmen | Fostoria | 197 | 5:18 | Red, Black | Public | Fostoria JHS | 2011 |
| Genoa | Comets | Genoa | 177 | 5:18 | Maroon, Gray | Public | John C. Roberts MS | 2011 |
| Lake | Flyers | Millbury | 198 | 5:18 | Navy Blue, White, Columbia Blue | Public | Lake MS | 2011 |
| Otsego | Knights | Tontogany | 205 | 4:14 | Black, Orange, White | Public | Otsego JHS | 2011 |
| Maumee | Panthers | Maumee | 282 | 3:10 | Purple, Gold | Public | Gateway MS | 2023 |
| Oak Harbor | Rockets | Oak Harbor | 195 | 5:18 | Red, Green, White | Public | Oak Harbor MS | 2023 |
| Rossford | Bulldogs | Rossford | 231 | 4:14 | Maroon, Gray | Public | Rossford JHS | 2011 |
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Current Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood | Royals | Bloomdale | Royal Blue, White | 2011-2023 | Blanchard Valley Conference | ||||
| Woodmore | Wildcats | Elmore | Navy, Gold | 2011-2023 | Sandusky Bay Conference | ||||
The NBC officially formed on July 1, 2011, and began its inaugural season in fall 2011. [1] The idea for the league was born in spring 2009 when the Suburban Lakes League was unable to gather enough votes among member schools to make former Northern Lakes League member Rossford its eighth member as a replacement for Lakota. [2] The SLL principals created a plan for a 12-team, two-division league upon the request of Eastwood's superintendent, and voted 6–0–1 to begin contacting schools to invite them into this league. [3] Shortly after, the idea for expansion was dropped when the seven members could not agree on which schools to approve extending membership to. Speculation on proposed members was pointed at Rossford, Fostoria, Maumee, Northwood, Ottawa Hills, Cardinal Stritch, and Danbury.
Ultimately, the five SLL schools that "voted" for Rossford's inclusion held a superintendent's meeting without Gibsonburg and Elmwood to discuss creating a new league. In this meeting, Eastwood, Genoa, Lake, Otsego and Woodmore decide to withdraw from the Suburban Lakes League in order to create a new league with Rossford called the Northern Buckeye Conference. [4] Former NLL commissioner and Northview High School athletic director Larry Jones was named league commissioner, which became effective on August 1, 2009. Plans to add two more schools to the league became a priority shortly after. Elmwood, Fostoria, and Maumee confirmed receiving verbal invitations to apply for NBC membership, and on August 5, 2009, Commissioner Jones announced that only Elmwood and Fostoria had formally applied prior to the July 31 deadline. [5] Maumee's school board voted on August 3, 2009, to remain in the NLL. [6] The NBC voted to invite both Elmwood and Fostoria on August 12, to which Fostoria quickly accepted on August 17 [7] and Elmwood on September 9, after they were denied admission into the Midland Athletic League. [8]
Since the league has Northern Lakes League commissioner Larry Morrison as a consultant, and five of the schools had prior membership with the NLL, the NBC set up their league bylaws and constitution similar to the NLL's. This also includes a "majority rules" clause for votes, which is different from the SLL's that called for a 75% vote.
Commissioner Jones stepped down at the end of May 2013 and handed the reins over to Dave Bringman. [9]
In August 2020, Elmwood announced they had received a formal invitation from the Blanchard Valley Conference and were seriously looking at the opportunity. However, no immediate plans were announced to leave the Northern Buckeye Conference. [10] Ultimately, on February 8, 2021, multiple sources confirmed the Elmwood Local Schools board unanimously approved that the Elmwood Royals would leave the NBC and join the Blanchard Valley Conference in the 2023-2024 school year or sooner. [11]
On March 22, 2021, the school board at Maumee voted unanimously to leave the NLL and join the Northern Buckeye Conference no later than the 2023-24 school year as a replacement for Elmwood, following their departure to Blanchard Valley Conference. [12]
On May 20, 2021, Woodmore's school board announced they were going to accept the Sandusky Bay Conference's invitation to join their league for the 2023-24 school year. [13] It is speculated that Woodmore will leave the NBC to play in the SBC's River Division with schools of similar enrollment size.
On May 26, 2021, the school board at Oak Harbor announced they would be leaving the SBC and accepting the NBC's invitation to replace Woodmore. [14]
| School Year | Football | Soccer | Cross Country | Golf | Basketball | Wrestling | Baseball | Track & Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Eastwood | Woodmore | Elmwood | Woodmore | Eastwood, Lake | Elmwood | Lake | Eastwood |
| 2012-13 | Genoa | Woodmore | Otsego | Woodmore | Otsego | Genoa | Otsego | Eastwood |
| 2013-14 | Genoa | Rossford | Otsego | Lake | Lake | Genoa | Lake | Eastwood |
| 2014-15 | Eastwood | Rossford | Otsego | Rossford | Lake, Rossford | Genoa | Genoa | Eastwood |
| 2015-16 | Lake | Eastwood | Otsego | Rossford | Elmwood, Rossford | Genoa | Eastwood, Elmwood, Lake | Eastwood |
| 2016-17 | Eastwood | Lake | Otsego | Rossford | Eastwood, Genoa | Genoa | Rossford | Eastwood |
| 2017-18 | Eastwood | Lake, Woodmore | Eastwood | Genoa | Genoa | Genoa | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2018-19 | Genoa | Woodmore | Genoa | Genoa | Genoa | Genoa | Lake | Eastwood |
| 2019-20 | Eastwood | Rossford | Otsego | Genoa | Rossford | Eastwood | Season Canceled | Season Canceled |
| 2020-21 | Otsego | Genoa | Genoa | Genoa, Woodmore | Rossford | Elmwood | Lake | Genoa |
| 2021-22 | Otsego | Genoa | Otsego | Lake | Eastwood | Lake | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2022-23 | Eastwood | Genoa, Lake | Otsego | Genoa | Rossford | Genoa | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| School Year | Volleyball | Soccer | Cross Country | Golf | Basketball | Softball | Track & Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Eastwood | Lake | Eastwood | Elmwood | Lake | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2012-13 | Eastwood | Lake | Eastwood | Otsego | Elmwood | Elmwood | Eastwood |
| 2013-14 | Otsego | Woodmore | Eastwood | Elmwood | Elmwood | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2014-15 | Otsego | Lake | Eastwood | Otsego | Otsego | Elmwood | Eastwood |
| 2015-16 | Eastwood, Otsego | Woodmore | Woodmore | Elmwood | Genoa | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2016-17 | Eastwood | Woodmore | Otsego | Rossford | Otsego | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2017-18 | Eastwood | Lake | Eastwood | Otsego | Eastwood, Elmwood | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2018-19 | Fostoria | Lake | Woodmore | Otsego | Eastwood, Elmwood, Lake | Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 2019-20 | Otsego | Eastwood | Genoa | Otsego | Otsego | Season Canceled | Season Canceled |
| 2020-21 | Eastwood, Lake | Eastwood | Woodmore | Rossford | Elmwood, Woodmore | Otsego | Eastwood |
| 2021-22 | Lake | Eastwood | Eastwood | Otsego | Elmwood, Lake | Otsego | Eastwood |
| 2022-23 | Lake | Eastwood | Eastwood | Otsego | Fostoria, Woodmore | Eastwood | Woodmore |
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