Putnam County League

Last updated June 20, 2025

The Putnam County League is non-football athletic conference whose eight members are located within Putnam County, Ohio. The league is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Members

School	Nickname^[1]	Location	Colors^[2]	Notes

Columbus Grove	Bulldogs	Columbus Grove	Scarlet & Gray	Also competes in the NWC, including football
Continental	Pirates	Continental	Blue & Gold
Fort Jennings	Musketeers	Fort Jennings	Black & Orange
Kalida	Wildcats	Kalida	Maroon & White
Leipsic	Vikings	Leipsic	Purple & Gold	Also competes in the BVC, including football
Miller City	Wildcats	Miller City	Blue & Gold
Ottoville	Big Green	Ottoville	Green & Gold
Pandora-Gilboa	Rockets	Pandora	Scarlet & Gray	Also competes in the BVC, including football

At the junior high level, three more middle schools are added to the league:

Glandorf Dragons
Ottawa Titans
Ottawa Sts. Peter and Paul Knights

Former member schools

Source:^[3]

Belmore
Blanchard Eagles (merged into Pandora-Gilboa in 1951)
Cloverdale (merged into Ottoville in 1930)
Crawfis College (merged into Blanchard
Glandorf (merged into Ottawa-Glandorf)
Ottawa (merged into Ottawa-Glandorf)
Ottawa-Glandorf Titans (joined the Western Buckeye League in the spring of 1967.^[4])
Ottawa Public
Ottawa SPPS
Palmer (merged into Miller City in 1941)
Pandora Fleetwings (merged into Pandora-Gilboa in 1951)
Vaughnsville Vikings (merged into Columbus Grove in 1962)

Putnam County League Championships

School Year	Golf^[5]	Boys Soccer	Volleyball	Boys Basketball^[6]	Girls Basketball^[7]	Baseball^[8]	Boys Track & Field
1930-31						Vaughnsville
1931-32						Vaughnsville
1932-33						Columbus Grove
1933-34						Columbus Grove
1934-35				Ottoville	Leipsic	Pandora
1935-36				Vaughnsville	Leipsic, Pandora	Vaughnsville
1936-37						Unknown
1937-38						Kalida
1938-39						Kalida
1939-40						Kalida
1940-41						Vaughnsville
1941-42				Vaughnsville		Vaughnsville
1942-43						Vaughnsville
1943-44				Fort Jennings		Vaughnsville
1944-45				Fort Jennings, Pandora		Kalida
1945-46				Miller City		Columbus Grove
1946-47				Ottoville		Columbus Grove, Miller City
1947-48				Blanchard		Blanchard
1948-49				Blanchard		Miler City
1949-50				Miller City		Ottoville
1950-51				Columbus Grove, Ottoville		Fort Jennings
1951-52				Columbus Grove, Miller City		Continental
1952-53				Ottoville		Columbus Grove
1953-54				Kalida, Ottoville		Kalida
1954-55				Kalida, Leipsic		Columbus Grove
1955-56				Miller City		Columbus Grove
1956-57				Fort Jennings, Miller City		Columbus Grove
1957-58				Miller City		Leipsic
1958-59				Ottawa SPPS		Columbus Grove
1959-60				Leipsic		Continental
1960-61				Glandorf, Miller City		Continental
1961-62				Miller City		Continental
1962-63				Kalida, Miller City		Columbus Grove
1963-64				Kalida, Miller City, Ottoville		Ottawa Public
1964-65				Ottawa-Glandorf		Ottawa-Glandorf
1965-66				Ottawa-Glandorf		Ottawa-Glandorf
1966-67				Ottawa-Glandorf		Leipsic
1967-68				Ottoville		Columbus Grove, Fort Jennings, Leipsic, Ottoville
1968-69				Fort Jennings		Fort Jennings, Leipsic
1969-70				Fort Jennings		Columbus Grove
1970-71				Continental		Columbus Grove
1971-72				Ottoville		Columbus Grove
1972-73				Kalida, Ottoville		Leipsic
1973-74				Continental	Fort Jennings	Kalida
1974-75				Kalida	Miller City	Kalida
1975-76	Ottoville			Continental, Kalida	Miller City	Miller City
1976-77	Ottoville			Continental, Fort Jennings, Kalida	Ottoville	Miller City
1977-78	Leipsic			Continental	Ottoville	Leipsic
1978-79	Kalida			Kalida	Kalida, Ottoville	Ottoville
1979-80	Ottoville			Ottoville	Kalida	Leipsic
1980-81	Ottoville			Fort Jennings, Kalida	Kalida	Miller City
1981-82	Kalida			Kalida, Leipsic	Columbus Grove	Continental, Leipsic
1982-83	Ottoville			Kalida	Kalida	Miller City
1983-84	Kalida			Columbus Grove	Continental, Ottoville	Miller City, Ottoville
1984-85	Ottoville			Miller City	Fort Jennings	Miller City
1985-86	Ottoville			Continental	Kalida	Miller City
1986-87	Ottoville			Fort Jennings	Kalida, Miller City, Pandora-Gilboa	Ottoville
1987-88	Ottoville			Kalida	Kalida	Miller City
1988-89	Fort Jennings			Kalida	Kalida	Leipsic
1989-90	Kalida			Miller City	Ottoville	Miller City
1990-91	Kalida			Fort Jennings, Kalida, Miller City	Kalida	Kalida
1991-92	Kalida			Kalida	Kalida	Kalida
1992-93	Kalida			Leipsic	Continental, Leipsic	Leipsic, Miller City
1993-94	Kalida			Miller City	Fort Jennings	Kalida
1994-95	Kalida			Columbus Grove, Kalida	Leipsic, Ottoville	Columbus Grove, Kalida, Leipsic
1995-96	Kalida			Kalida	Ottoville	Columbus Grove, Kalida
1996-97	Kalida			Leipsic	Kalida	Leipsic
1997-98	Kalida			Continental, Fort Jennings, Kalida	Kalida	Kalida, Leipsic
1998-99	Kalida			Fort Jennings	Ottoville	Leipsic, Miller City
1999-00	Kalida			Kalida	Ottoville, Pandora-Gilboa	Fort Jennings
2000-01	Continental			Kalida	Ottoville	GO VOLS
2001-02	Kalida			Ottoville	Kalida, Miller City	Pandora-Gilboa
2002-03	Kalida			Continental	Miller City	Ottoville
2003-04	Kalida			Fort Jennings, Ottoville	Miller City	Kalida
2004-05	Kalida			Continental	Miller City	Leipsic
2005-06	Ottoville			Ottoville	Columbus Grove	Kalida
2006-07	Ottoville			Ottoville	Columbus Grove, Ottoville	Kalida
2007-08	Kalida			Pandora-Gilboa	Ottoville	Columbus Grove	Pandora-Gilboa
2008-09	Ottoville			Kalida, Pandora-Gilboa	Kalida, Leipsic	Miller City	Pandora-Gilboa
2009-10	Ottoville			Kalida	Ottoville	Columbus Grove	Pandora-Gilboa
2010-11	Ottoville		Pandora-Gilboa	Columbus Grove	Ottoville	Leipsic
2011-12	Ottoville			Columbus Grove, Leipsic	Ottoville
2012-13
2018-2019		Ottoville
2019-2020				Columbus Grove
2020-2021		Ottoville		Ottoville

League championship notes

Golf champions were first determined in the fall of 1975.
Boys basketball champions were first officially declared in 1934-35 with the exception of 1942-43 due to World War II. The first Pandora High School boys basketball team won the first county title recorded, however it was before official declaration.
Girls basketball champions were first officially declared in 1934-35 and 1935–36, but not officially again until 1973-74.
Baseball champions were determined by division winners (West & East) in a title game from 1931-1942, 1946-1948, and 1953-1955. A league tournament was used from 1943-1945, 1949-1952, and 1956-1964. From 1965 on, they were determined by regular season PCL records.

References

↑ "OHSAA: Membership Directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ "OHSAA: Membership Directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "WBL History | Western Buckeye League (WBL)". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
↑ "Home".
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "OHSAA: Membership Directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[2] "OHSAA: Membership Directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "WBL History | Western Buckeye League (WBL)". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

[5] "Home".

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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