North Central Conference (OHSAA)

The North Central Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose 10 members are located in northwest and north-central Ohio.

The following schools are members:

League membership beginning in fall 2011.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors[1]	Type	Joined League
Buckeye Central	Bucks	New Washington	Scarlet, Gray	Public	1962
Bucyrus	Redmen	Bucyrus	Red, White	Public	2002
Colonel Crawford	Eagles	North Robinson	Black, Gold	Public	1962
Crestline	Bulldogs	Crestline	Blue, White	Public	1990
Galion	Tigers	Galion	Orange, Blue	Public	2011
Lucas	Cubs	Lucas	Orange, Black	Public	1998
Ontario	Warriors	Ontario	Blue, Gold	Public	1990
Riverdale	Falcons	Mount Blanchard (Delaware Twp.)	Royal Blue, White	Public	1962
Upper Sandusky	Rams	Upper Sandusky	Black, Orange	Public	2011
Wynford	Royals	Bucyrus	Royal Blue, White	Public	1963

Former members

All-time members of the NCC.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors[1]	Type	Tenure
Carey	Blue Devils	Carey	Blue, White	Public	1963-1990
Elgin	Comets	Marion	Scarlet, Gray	Public	1962-1990
Fredericktown	Freddies	Fredericktown	Red, Gray	Public	1990-1999
Mohawk	Warriors	Sycamore	Red, Black, White	Public	1962-1990
Pleasant	Spartans	Marion	Red, Black	Public	1962-1990
Ridgedale	Rockets	Morral	Red, Blue	Public	1962-1990
River Valley	Vikings	Caledonia	Blue, Gold	Public	1962-1990

League history

The conference's first year was in the 1962-63 school year. The original members were: Buckeye Central, Colonel Crawford, Elgin, Mohawk, Pleasant, Ridgedale, River Valley and Riverdale. Carey and Wynford joined the NCC for the 1963-64 school year.

The league remained consistent until the 1990-91 school year when Elgin, Pleasant, Ridgedale and River Valley joined the newly formed Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference; Carey and Mohawk left for the Midland Athletic League; while Crestline, Fredericktown and Ontario joined the NCC. Lucas joined the NCC for the 1998-99 school year, while Fredericktown left for the Mid-Buckeye Conference in 1999-00. Bucyrus joined the NCC for the 2002-03 school year, bringing the NCC to an eight team format.

Upper Sandusky High School and Galion High School were voted in as the league's ninth and tenth members on February 5 and March 4 of 2009. Both began league competition for the 2011-12 school year.

In September of 2011, the NCC was contacted by Loudonville and Willard for potential membership down the road.^[2] Loudonville's league will be down to three members in 2013 and Willard's shrinking enrollment had them considering options outside of the Northern Ohio League. Willard ultimately decided to remain in the NOL.

NCC Basketball Standings can be found at http://www.crawfordcountybasketball.com/northcentralconference.html

Football champions

Year	Champions
2000	Crestline
2001	Ontario
2002	Wynford
2003	Ontario
2004	Ontario
2005	Wynford
2006	Wynford
2007	Wynford
2008	Wynford
2009	Wynford
2010	Wynford
2011	Wynford

1. ^ ^{a b} OHSAA Member Schools, last accessed 6 June 2008
2. ^ http://www.thecourier.com/Issues/2011/Sep/13/ar_sports_091311_story2.asp?d=091311_story2,2011,Sep,13&c=s

Links

• NOL Shifting