Northwest Conference (OHSAA)

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Northwest Conference
Classification OHSAA Division III-IV, Football Divisions V-VII
Founded1947
Sports fielded
  • 7 Boys, 5 Girls
RegionFlag of Ohio.svg  Ohio

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.

Contents


The following segments are from the NWC's website.

Current members

Map of the current Northwest Conference members. Full members are in red, football-only members are in blue. Northwest Conference OHSAA map.png
Map of the current Northwest Conference members. Full members are in red, football-only members are in blue.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsNotes
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
  

Former members

High SchoolLocationJoined NWCTenure of MembershipCharter MemberCurrent League(s)
Ada High School Ada 19641964-2024No Blanchard Valley Conference
Bath High School Lima, Ohio 19641964-1966No Western Buckeye League
Elida High School Lima, Ohio 19471947-1972Yes Western Buckeye League
Forest High School Forest, Ohio 19471947-1962Yes Blanchard Valley Conference (as part of Riverdale HS)
Leipsic High School Leipsic 1962, 20211962-1964, 2021-2024No Blanchard Valley Conference
North Baltimore High School North Baltimore, Ohio 19671967-1969No Northwest Central Conference
Ottawa-Glandorf High School Ottawa, Ohio 19641964-1967No Western Buckeye League
Pandora-Gilboa High School Pandora, Ohio 19471947-1966Yes Blanchard Valley Conference, Putnam County League
Paulding High School Paulding, Ohio 19671967-2021No Green Meadows Conference
Perry High School Lima, Ohio 19661966-2004No Northwest Central Conference
Shawnee High School Lima, Ohio 19471947-1953Yes Western Buckeye League
Upper Scioto Valley High School McGuffey, Ohio 19661966-2001No Northwest Central Conference

Membership Timeline

Northwest Conference (OHSAA)

History

1947-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

Lincolnview entered conference for the 1965–66 season, basketball only. Lincolnview never fielded a football program.

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-2009

2010-Present

During a special board meeting held on Sunday, May 21, 2023, the Leipsic school board voted to rejoin the BVC. Similar to Ada, a timeframe for returning to their old league has not yet been established. [6]

Notable Conference Rivalries

Out of Conference Rivalries

Football Championships

Source: [8]

By Year

YearChampions
1947 Jefferson
1948 Forest
1949 Shawnee
1950 Shawnee
1951 Columbus Grove
1952 Columbus Grove
1953 Jefferson
1954 Forest
1955 Elida
1956 Bluffton
1957 Elida
1958 Bluffton
Elida
1959 Columbus Grove
1960 Elida
1961 Pandora-Gilboa
Elida
1962 Elida
1963 Spencerville
1964 Bath
1965 Bath
1966 Bluffton
1967 Allen East
1968 Allen East
Columbus Grove
Paulding
1969 Bluffton
1970 Elida
1971 Ada
1972 Ada
Allen East
Spencerville
1973 Ada
1974 Bluffton
1975 Bluffton
1976 Bluffton
1977 Paulding
1978 Paulding
1979 Ada
1980 Jefferson
1981 Jefferson
1982 Allen East
1983 Paulding
1984 Jefferson
1985 Jefferson
1986 Jefferson
1987 Jefferson
1988 Paulding
1989 Allen East
1990 Allen East
1991 Bluffton
1992 Columbus Grove
1993 Jefferson
1994 Ada
1995 Allen East
1996 Bluffton
Spencerville
1997 Columbus Grove
1998 Columbus Grove
Bluffton
1999 Columbus Grove
Bluffton
Jefferson
2000 Bluffton
Jefferson
2001 Jefferson
2002 Columbus Grove
2003 Columbus Grove
2004 Bluffton
2005 Columbus Grove
Bluffton
Crestview
2006 Lima Central Catholic
2007 Lima Central Catholic
2008 Ada
2009 Ada
2010 Lima Central Catholic
2011 Lima Central Catholic
2012 Lima Central Catholic
2013 Jefferson
Crestview
Ada
2014 Jefferson
2015 Jefferson
2016 Jefferson
2017 Spencerville
2018 Crestview
Spencerville
Columbus Grove
2019 Allen East
Spencerville
Columbus Grove
2020 Columbus Grove

2021: Columbus Grove

2022: Allen East

2023: Columbus Grove

2024: Columbus Grove

Boys' Soccer

Championships, by year (Boys' Soccer was introduced to the NWC in 2015)

Year [9] ChampionsRunner-upThird Place
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
  1. "NWC-LCC press conference | Video - West Ohio Sports Network". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. "Paulding announces their intent to leave the NWC and join the Green Meadows Conference". NWC-Sports.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Leipsic to Leave Blanchard Valley Conference After 2021-2022 School Year". 419Sports.com. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. Staff article (April 27, 2023). "It's official: Ada Schools join Blanchard Valley Conference". AdaIcon.com . Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. Nogueras, Joe (April 29, 2023). "Ada latest Lima area school to switch conferences". The Lima News. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. Hanneman, Dave (May 22, 2023). "Reports: Leipsic votes to return to BVC". Findlay Courier. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. Nogueras, Jose (September 15, 2023). "LCC to become NWC member". LimaOhio.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  8. "NWC Football".
  9. admin. "NWC Boys Soccer". NWC-Sports.com | The Official Site of the Northwest Conference for nwc news, nwc scores and more. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  10. admin. "NWC Boys Soccer". NWC-Sports.com | The Official Site of the Northwest Conference for nwc news, nwc scores and more. Retrieved August 5, 2024.