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, and Seneca counties. The schools range in size from Division 2 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 2024) | State Region (FB 2024) | Colors | Tenure | |
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Football (FB) | Other Sports | |||||||
Lake | Lake | Clyde | Fliers | Clyde | 244 | 4:14 | Blue, Gold | 1949-2026 |
Lake | Lake | Columbian | Tornadoes | Tiffin | 308 | 3:10 | Blue, Gold | 2017-2026 |
Lake | Lake | Norwalk | Truckers | Norwalk | 332 | 3:10 | Blue, Gold | 2017-2026 |
Lake | Lake | Perkins | Pirates | Perkins Township | 262 | 4:14 | Black, White | 1972-2026 |
Lake | Lake | Sandusky | Blue Streaks | Sandusky | 382 | 2:6 | Blue, White | 2017-2026 |
Bay | Lake | Bellevue | Redmen | Bellevue | 247 | 4:14 | Red, White | 2017-2026 |
Bay | Bay | Edison | Chargers | Milan | 186 | 5:18 | Blue, Orange | 1986-2026 |
Bay | Bay | Huron | Tigers | Huron | 159 | 6:22 | Red, Gray | 1968-2026 |
Bay | Bay | Port Clinton | Redskins | Port Clinton | 196 | 5:18 | Red, White | 1948-1949, 1980-2026 |
Bay | Bay | Vermilion | Sailors | Vermilion | 207 | 4:14 | Purple & Vegas Gold | 2016-2026 |
River | Bay | Margaretta | Polar Bears | Castalia | 151 | 6:22 | Green, White | 1963- |
River | Bay | Willard | Crimson Flashes | Willard | 184 | 5:18 | Crimson, White | 2017-2026 |
River | Bay | Woodmore | Wildcats | Elmore | 115 | 6:22 | Navy, Gold | 2023- |
River | River | Calvert | Senecas | Tiffin | 67 | 7:26 | Royal Blue, White | 1958-1966, 1972-1986, 2016–2026 |
River | River | Gibsonburg | Golden Bears | Gibsonburg | 93 | 7:26 | Orange, Black | 1948-1959, 1963-1972, 2018- |
River | River | Hopewell-Loudon | Chieftains | Bascom | 118 | 6:22 | Scarlet, Gray | 2019-2026 |
River | River | Lakota | Raiders | Kansas | 142 | 6:22 | Navy Blue, White | 1960-1972, 2016- |
River | River | Northwood | Rangers | Northwood | 174 | 5:18 | Blue, Gold | 2025- |
None | River | Danbury | Lakers | Lakeside | Blue, White | 1948-1957, 2018- | ||
None | River | New Riegel | Blue Jackets | New Riegel | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold | 2016-2026 | ||
None | River | Old Fort | Stockaders | Old Fort | Brown, Gold | 2016-2026 | ||
None | River | St. Joseph (SJCC) | Crimson Streaks | Fremont | Crimson, Gray | 1948-1986, 2016- | ||
None | River | St. Mary (SMCC) | Panthers | Sandusky | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold | 1950-2014, 2016- | ||
Division | School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024) | State Region (FB 2024) | Colors | Tenure | |
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Football (FB) | Other Sports | |||||||
River | River | Ottawa Hills | Green Bears | Ottawa Hills | 144 | 6:22 | Green, White | 2026- |
Former members who returned 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 SBC |
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, White | 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 conference was established in 1948 and offers competition in the following sports:
On February 11, 2025, it was reported that the school boards at ten of the Lake and Bay division schools (Clyde, Columbian, Norwalk, Perkins, and Sandusky of the Lake along with Bay members Bellevue, Edison, Huron, Port Clinton, and Vermilion) were going to vote to withdraw from the SBC and begin their own league with two divisions for the convenience of scheduling. [14] On May 7, these schools announced they would begin play in the 2026-2027 school year as the Northern Ohio Conference. [15] The River division will retain the SBC name going forward.
In November 2024, the Northern 10 Athletic Conference (N10) announced that they intended to expand their league from its current eight schools to 14 schools (12 football playing schools) competing in two divisional alignments. [16] The N10 later announced on February 26, 2025 that they had invited six schools to join their league: Hopewell-Loudon, Lucas, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert, and Willard. [17] [18] Willard and New Reigel accepted the N10's invitation to join for the 2026-2027 school year on March 12, 2025. [19] [20] Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, and Old Fort were included in a statement on March 28, 2025 that they were joining New Riegel, Willard, and Lucas from the Mid-Buckeye Conference in the N10 for the 2026-2027 school year. [21]
In March 2025, Ottawa Hills announced they would be joining the SBC in 2026-2027. [22]
__Year__ | Football [23] | Boys Basketball [24] | Baseball [25] | Volleyball [26] | Girls Basketball [27] | Softball [28] |
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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 | 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 [29] | Columbian [30] | Bellevue | Bellevue [31] | |||||
Bay | Huron [32] | Edison [32] | Huron [33] | Huron [31] | ||||||
River | New Riegel [34] | Gibsonburg [35] | Hopewell-Loudon | Hopewell-Loudon [31] |
__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 |