The Sandusky Bay Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Sandusky Bay area of north central Ohio. It is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
The SBC has 22 full members schools located within Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, & Seneca counties. The schools range in size from Division 3 to Division 7. The reasonably short travel distances and limited range of sizes promotes tight competition throughout all sanctioned sports and a long history of membership with several rivalries. Several member schools have won state championships.
Division | School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2023) | State Region (FB 2023) | Colors | Tenure | |
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Football (FB) | Other Sports | |||||||
Lake | Lake | Clyde | Fliers | Clyde | 284 | 3:10 | Blue, Gold | 1949- |
Lake | Lake | Columbian | Tornadoes | Tiffin | 340 | 3:10 | Blue, Gold | 2017- |
Lake | Lake | Norwalk | Truckers | Norwalk | 363 | 3:10 | Blue, Gold | 2017- |
Lake | Lake | Perkins | Pirates | Perkins Township | 268 | 4:14 | Black, White | 1972- |
Lake | Lake | Sandusky | Blue Streaks | Sandusky | 346 | 3:10 | Blue, White | 2017- |
Bay | Lake | Bellevue | Redmen | Bellevue | 238 | 4:14 | Red, White | 2017- |
Bay | Bay | Edison | Chargers | Milan | 169 | 5:18 | Blue, Orange | 1986- |
Bay | Bay | Huron | Tigers | Huron | 159 | 5:18 | Red, Gray | 1968- |
Bay | Bay | Port Clinton | Redskins | Port Clinton | 200 | 5:18 | Red, White | 1948-1949, 1980- |
Bay | Bay | Vermilion | Sailors | Vermilion | 235 | 4:14 | Purple & Vegas Gold | 2016- |
River | Bay | Margaretta | Polar Bears | Castalia | 143 | 6:22 | Green, White | 1963- |
River | Bay | Willard | Crimson Flashes | Willard | 199 | 5:18 | Crimson, White | 2017- |
River | River | Calvert | Senecas | Tiffin | 58 | 7:26 | Royal Blue, White | 1958-1966, 1972-1986, 2016- |
River | River | Gibsonburg | Golden Bears | Gibsonburg | 109 | 7:26 | Orange, Black | 1948-1959, 1963-1972, 2018- |
River | River | Hopewell-Loudon | Chieftains | Bascom | 111 | 7:26 | Scarlet, Gray | 2019- |
River | River | Lakota | Raiders | Kansas | 141 | 6:22 | Navy Blue, White | 1960-1972, 2016- |
River | River | St. Joseph (SJCC) | Crimson Streaks | Fremont | 57 | 7:26 | Crimson, Gray | 1948-1986, 2016- |
River | River | Woodmore | Wildcats | Elmore | 119 | 6:22 | Navy, Gold | 2023- |
None | River | Danbury | Lakers | Lakeside | Blue, White | 1948-1957, 2018- | ||
None | River | New Riegel | Blue Jackets | New Riegel | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold | 2016- | ||
None | River | Old Fort | Stockaders | Old Fort | Brown, Gold | 2016- | ||
None | River | St. Mary (SMCC) | Panthers | Sandusky | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold | 1950-2014, 2016- | ||
Division | School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2023) | State Region (FB 2023) | Colors | Tenure | |
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Football (FB) | Other Sports | |||||||
River | River | Northwood | Rangers | Northwood | 253 | 5:18 | Blue, Gold | 2025- |
The conference was established in 1948 and offers competition in the following sports:
Former members who are returning to the SBC with the 2016 and 2018 expansions are outlined in those sections.
School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Left for | Currently in |
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Carey | Blue Devils | Carey | Blue, White | 1958-1963 | NCC | N10 |
Elmore | Bulldogs | Elmore | Black, Gold, White | 1948-1958 | Seaway Conference | Consolidated into Woodmore HS, now a member of the NBC |
Genoa | Comets | Genoa | Maroon, Gray | 1948-1956 | NLL | NBC |
Mohawk | Warriors | Sycamore | Red, Black | 1960-1962 | NCC | N10 |
Oak Harbor | Rockets | Oak Harbor | Green, Red | 1948-1972, 1986-2023 | SLL, NBC | NBC |
St. Wendelin | Mohawks | Fostoria | Black, Gold | 1968-1972, 2016-2017 | Lakeshore Conference, eventually the MAL | Closed in June 2017 |
Shelby | Whippets | Shelby | Red, Gray | 2017-2018 (football only, Fall 2018) | MOAC | MOAC |
The first wave of expansion will begin with the 2016-17 school year and will consist of two divisions that will divide schools by size. The larger schools will make up the Bay Division, and the smaller schools will make up the River Division. The divisional lineup will vary depending on the sport, with Margaretta playing in the River Division for football & wrestling, and in the Bay Division for all other sports. New Riegel & Old Fort do not have football. The two divisions will operate more-or-less as two separate leagues under a single parent umbrella and will crown two separate champions in each sport. There will be no forced crossovers in football and inter-divisional games will not count toward conference records. [14]
On March 16, 2016, both Clyde principal William J. Webb and NOL president Nate Artino (Bellevue principal) announced that six of the NOL schools were invited to join the SBC for the 2017-18 school year. Mr. Webb declined to disclose details on divisional breakdowns until all six school boards had approved the league switch. [15]
On March 17, 2016, Norwalk Director of Student Activities Josh Schlotterer advised the divisional breakdown would be based on enrollment and some schools would slide between divisions for football and all other sports as there are three non-football members. [16]
On March 16, 2017, SBC Executive Secretary/Treasurer Gregg Hedden announced that Danbury Local Schools would be joining the conference, effective in 2018, adding that Danbury would be a member of the River Division. [17]
On March 20, SBC Executive Secretary/Treasurer Gregg Hedden announced that Gibsonburg Local Schools would be joining the River Division, effective 2018. Their school board voted unanimously to join at the fall of 2018 sports season. Gibsonburg leaves the Toledo Athletic Area Conference. This adds Gibsonburg as the 9th Member of the River Division. [18]
After a school board meeting in August 2017, Hopewell-Loudon agreed to join the River Division for the 2019-2020 school year. [19]
__Year__ | Football [20] | Boys Basketball [21] | Baseball [22] | Volleyball [23] | Girls Basketball [24] | Softball [25] |
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1948-49 | Port Clinton | Gibsonburg, Port Clinton, St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1949-50 | Oak Harbor, St. Joseph | Elmore | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1950-51 | Oak Harbor | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1951-52 | St. Mary CC | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1952-53 | St. Joseph CC | St. Mary CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1953-54 | St. Mary CC | St. Joseph CC, St. Mary CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1954-55 | Gibsonburg | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1955-56 | St. Joseph, St. Mary | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1956-57 | St. Joseph CC | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1957-58 | St. Mary CC | St. Joseph CC | Clyde | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1958-59 | Gibsonburg | Oak Harbor | Tiffin Calvert | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1959-60 | St. Joe, Tiffin Calvert | St. Joseph CC | Tiffin Calvert | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1960-61 | St. Joseph CC | St. Joseph CC | Tiffin Calvert | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1961-62 | Tiffin Calvert | Mohawk | St. Joseph CC, Tiffin Calvert | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1962-63 | St. Joseph CC | Clyde | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1963-64 | St. Joseph CC | St. Joseph CC | Clyde | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1964-65 | St. Joseph CC | Margaretta | Tiffin Calvert | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1965-66 | Tiffin Calvert | St. Mary CC | Gibsonburg, St. Mary CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1966-67 | St. Mary CC | Gibsonburg, Port Clinton, St. Joseph | St. Mary CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1967-68 | St. Joseph CC | Clyde | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion | |
1968-69 | St. Mary CC | St. Mary CC | Clyde, St. Mary CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1969-70 | Huron | St. Mary CC | Margaretta | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1970-71 | Huron | St. Joseph CC | Gibsonburg | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1971-72 | St. Joseph CC | Huron | Gibsonburg, Huron | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1972-73 | Clyde | Huron | St. Joseph CC | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
1973-74 | Clyde, Huron | St. Mary CC | Margaretta, Perkins, St. Joe, St. Mary | Huron | No Champion | No Champion |
1974-75 | Clyde, St. Joseph CC | Tiffin Calvert | Margaretta | Huron | Perkins, St. Mary | No Champion |
1975-76 | Perkins | St. Mary CC | St. Mary CC | Clyde | Perkins | No Champion |
1976-77 | Huron | Perkins, Tiffin Calvert | Huron | Clyde | Clyde | No Champion |
1977-78 | Tiffin Calvert | Huron | Margaretta | Clyde | Clyde | No Champion |
1978-79 | Tiffin Calvert | Perkins | Clyde | Clyde | Huron | No Champion |
1979-80 | Tiffin Calvert | St. Mary CC | Tiffin Calvert | Tiffin Calvert | Huron | No Champion |
1980-81 | Huron, Tiffin Calvert | Port Clinton | St. Joseph CC | Clyde | Huron | No Champion |
1981-82 | Huron, Tiffin Calvert | Huron | Huron, Port Clinton, St. Mary | Clyde, Tiffin Calvert | Huron | No Champion |
1982-83 | Perkins | Huron | Tiffin Calvert | Clyde | Huron | Margaretta, St. Joseph |
1983-84 | Huron, Margaretta | Perkins | Perkins, Port Clinton, St. Mary | Clyde | Perkins, St. Mary | Margaretta |
1984-85 | Huron | Port Clinton | Margaretta | Clyde | Huron | Margaretta, Tiffin Calvert |
1985-86 | Margaretta | Port Clinton | Clyde, Margaretta, Port Clinton | Clyde, Perkins | Margaretta, Perkins | Tiffin Calvert |
1986-87 | Margaretta | Oak Harbor, Perkins | Huron, Port Clinton | Clyde | Margaretta | Margaretta |
1987-88 | Huron | Huron | St. Mary CC | Margaretta | Margaretta | Margaretta |
1988-89 | Perkins | Huron | Margaretta | Oak Harbor | Margaretta, Oak Harbor | Margaretta |
1989-90 | St. Mary CC | Huron, Port Clinton | Margaretta, St. Mary CC | Oak Harbor | Oak Harbor | Margaretta |
1990-91 | Oak Harbor, St. Mary CC | Port Clinton | St. Mary CC | Clyde | Margaretta | Edison |
1991-92 | Margaretta, Oak Harbor | Huron, Port Clinton | Edison, Oak Harbor | Huron | Edison, Margaretta | Edison, Margaretta |
1992-93 | Clyde, St. Mary CC | Port Clinton | Margaretta | Clyde | Margaretta | Margaretta |
1993-94 | Clyde | Clyde | Clyde, St. Mary CC | Edison | Margaretta | Edison |
1994-95 | Clyde | Clyde, Perkins | Huron, St. Mary CC | Clyde | Margaretta | Edison, Clyde, Oak Harbor |
1995-96 | Clyde, Margaretta, Oak Harbor | Port Clinton | St. Mary CC | Clyde | Clyde | Oak Harbor, St. Mary CC |
1996-97 | Margaretta | Huron | Perkins | Huron | Huron | Oak Harbor |
1997-98 | Clyde, Margaretta | Huron | Perkins | Margaretta | Clyde | Clyde |
1998-99 | Huron | Perkins | Perkins | Margaretta | Margaretta | Oak Harbor |
1999-00 | Perkins | Oak Harbor | Clyde | Huron | Huron | Clyde |
2000-01 | Perkins | Oak Harbor | Perkins | Huron | Clyde, Margaretta | Clyde |
2001-02 | Huron, Margaretta | Port Clinton, St. Mary CC | Perkins | Huron | Margaretta, Perkins | Clyde, Oak Harbor |
2002-03 | Huron, Oak Harbor | Port Clinton | Perkins | Huron | Oak Harbor | Clyde |
2003-04 | Huron | Margaretta | Perkins | Huron | Oak Harbor | Clyde |
2004-05 | Huron | Huron | Port Clinton | Huron | Margaretta | Clyde |
2005-06 | Clyde, Huron | Huron | Perkins | Huron | Margaretta | Perkins |
2006-07 | Oak Harbor | Perkins | Perkins | Huron | Perkins | Perkins |
2007-08 | Clyde | Clyde | Perkins | Huron | Perkins | Clyde, Perkins |
2008-09 | Clyde | Edison | Perkins | Huron | Margaretta | Oak Harbor |
2009-10 | Clyde, Perkins | Port Clinton | Perkins | Huron | Perkins | Perkins |
2010-11 | Clyde | Edison | Perkins | Edison, Huron, Margaretta | Clyde | Perkins |
2011-12 | Clyde | Perkins | Oak Harbor | Edison | Clyde | Edison |
2012-13 | Perkins | Perkins | Perkins | Huron | Clyde | Perkins |
2013-14 | Perkins | Perkins | Perkins | Huron | Clyde | Edison |
2014-15 | Huron | Huron | Edison, Huron | Huron | Port Clinton | Perkins |
2015-16 | Clyde, Edison | Edison | Huron | Edison, Huron | Oak Harbor | Edison |
__Year__ | Division | Cross C (Boys) | Cross C (Girls) | Football | Golf (Boys) | Golf (Girls) | Soccer (Boys) | Soccer (Girls) | Tennis (Girls) | Volleyball |
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2016-17 | Bay | Edison | Edison | Clyde, Edison, Port Clinton | Huron | Edison | Oak Harbor | Oak Harbor | Clyde | Huron |
River | Old Fort | St. Mary CC | Tiffin Calvert | New Riegel | Old Fort | |||||
2017-18 | Lake | Shelby | Bellevue | Sandusky | Clyde | Shelby | Vermilion | Norwalk | Clyde | Norwalk |
Bay | Edison | Edison | Shelby | Vermillion | Edison | Edison | Edison | Willard | Oak Harbor | |
River | Lakota | St. Mary CC | Calvert | Lakota | Calvert, New Riegel | |||||
2018-19 | Lake | Norwalk | Columbian | Columbian, Clyde | Bellevue | Norwalk | Norwalk | Bellevue | ||
Bay | Oak Harbor | Huron | Willard | |||||||
River | Gibsonburg | |||||||||
2019-20 | Lake | Norwalk | Columbian | Columbian, Norwalk | Norwalk | Bellevue | Norwalk | Norwalk | Norwalk | Bellevue, Norwalk |
Bay | Huron | Edison | Oak Harbor | |||||||
River | Hopewell-Loudon | Hopewell-Loudon | Gibsonburg | |||||||
2020-21 | Lake | Columbian [26] | Columbian [27] | Bellevue | Bellevue [28] | |||||
Bay | Huron [29] | Edison [29] | Huron [30] | Huron [28] | ||||||
River | New Riegel [31] | Gibsonburg [32] | Hopewell-Loudon | Hopewell-Loudon [28] |
__Year__ | Division | Basketball (Boys) | Basketball (Girls) | Bowling (Boys) | Bowling (Girls) | Swimming (Boys) | Swimming (Girls) | Wrestling |
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2016-17 | Bay | Huron, Perkins, Vermilion | Clyde | Perkins | Vermilion | Perkins | Oak Harbor | Edison |
River | Old Fort | St. Joseph CC, Old Fort | St. Mary CC | |||||
2017-18 | Lake | Sandusky | Bellevue | Perkins | Perkins | Perkins | Perkins | Perkins |
Bay | Vermilion | Willard | Oak Harbor | Oak Harbor | Edison | |||
River | New Riegel, Old Fort | St. Joseph CC | St. Mary CC | |||||
2018-19 | Lake | Norwalk | Bellevue | Perkins | ||||
Bay | Vermilion, Willard | Margaretta | Huron/Dive | Edison | ||||
River | Old Fort, St. Mary CC | Old Fort, St. Mary CC | Gibsonburg | |||||
2019-20 | Lake | Sandusky | Bellevue | Perkins | ||||
Bay | Oak Harbor, Willard | Huron/Dive | ||||||
River | Old Fort |
__Year__ | Division | Baseball | Softball | Tennis (Boys) | Track & Field (Boys) | Track & Field (Girls) |
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2016-17 | Bay | Vermilion | Oak Harbor | Clyde | Perkins | Oak Harbor |
River | Old Fort | St. Joseph CC | St. Joseph CC | |||
2017-18 | Lake | Bellevue, Clyde | Bellevue | Clyde | Perkins | Shelby |
Bay | Vermilion | Edison | Oak Harbor | |||
River | Lakota | Calvert | St. Joseph CC | |||
2018-19 | Lake | Bellevue, Norwalk | Clyde | Columbian | Perkins | |
Bay | Vermilion | Oak Harbor | Oak Harbor | |||
River | St. Joeseph CC | Lakota |
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