Classification | OHSAA Division III-IV, Football Divisions V-VII |
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Founded | 1947 |
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Region | ![]() |
The Northwest Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in northwest Ohio and includes schools in Allen, Hardin, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties. The NWC originally formed in 1947. The Northwest Conference currently awards championships in 10 Varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf (boys), softball, soccer (girls), track, volleyball, and wrestling.
The following segments are from the NWC's website.
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Notes | ||
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Allen East | Mustangs | Lafayette | Royal Blue, White | |||
Bluffton | Pirates | Bluffton | Red, White | |||
Columbus Grove | Bulldogs | Columbus Grove | Scarlet, Gray | |||
Crestview | Knights | Convoy | Blue, Red | |||
Fort Loramie | Redskins | Fort Loramie | Red, Black | Football-only member | ||
Jefferson | Wildcats | Delphos | Red, White | |||
Lincolnview | Lancers | Van Wert | Blue, Gold | Non-football member | ||
Lima Central Catholic | Thunderbirds | Lima | Scarlet, Columbia | |||
Spencerville | Bearcats | Spencerville | Black, White | |||
Lincolnview entered conference for the 1965–66 season, basketball only. Lincolnview never fielded a football program.
Source: [8]
2021: Columbus Grove
2022: Allen East
2023: Columbus Grove
2024: Columbus Grove
Championships, by year (Boys' Soccer was introduced to the NWC in 2015)
Year [9] | Champions | Runner-up | Third Place |
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2015 | Bluffton | Spencerville | Lincolnview |
2016 | Bluffton | Paulding | Allen East |
2017 | Bluffton | Ada | Allen East |
2018 | Bluffton | Ada | Allen East |
2019 | Bluffton | Allen East | Ada |
2020 | Bluffton | Ada | Spencerville |
2021 | Bluffton | Spencerville | Lincolnview |
2022 | Bluffton | Spencerville | Lincolnview |
2023 | Bluffton | Lincolnview | Spencerville |