Northwest Central Conference

The Northwest Central Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in parts of northwest and western Ohio. The league came into existence in the 2001-2002 school year.[1] The NWCC supports 10 league sports: Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys Golf, Football, Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Baseball and Softball.

The NWCC brings a rich athletic history and fierce competition. Every year the NWCC produces many college-level athletes from all divisions levels of NCAA to NAIA.

Current members

The member schools of the Northwest Central Conference for 2017-18.
School Nickname Location Colors Joined
Elgin Comets Marion (Big Island Twp.) Scarlet, Gray
   
2017
Hardin Northern Polar Bears Dola Black, White
   
2014
Lehman Catholic Cavaliers Sidney Blue, Gold
   
2011 (Leaving in 2021)
Lima Perry Commodores Lima Red, White
   
2004
Ridgemont Golden Gophers Mount Victory Green, Gold
   
2001
Riverside Pirates DeGraff Red, Royal Blue
   
2001 (Leaving in 2021)
Temple Christian Pioneers Lima Navy Blue, Silver
   
2001 (No Football)
Upper Scioto Valley Rams McGuffey Red, Black, White
     
2007
Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers Waynesfield Blue, Gold
   
2001

Future Members

School Nickname Location Colors Joined
Ridgedale Rockets Morral Columbia Blue, Red
   
2021
Crestline Bulldogs Crestline Blue, White
   
2021 (football only)

Notes

  • Troy Christian was set to become a football-only member in the NWCC for 2012, but decided in July 2012 to cancel its football season due to low numbers.[2] They were hoping to play a full NWCC schedule by 2014, but ultimately withdrew from the league. Troy Christian previously had competed as a football-only member in the NWCC until after the 2004 season.[3]
  • An invitation to join was extended to Hardin Northern, a school that struggled to field a varsity football team for 2013 season.[4] On February 19, 2014, Hardin Northern's school board voted 5-0 to withdraw from the Blanchard Valley Conference and apply to the NWCC for membership.[5] The NWCC accepted Hardin Northern as a full member for 2014-15 on March 19, 2014, with football joining in 2015-16.[6]
  • On April 10, 2015, The Cross County Conference announced that they added Fort Loramie as a football-only member starting in 2017. 2016 will be their last season competing in the NWCC.
  • In December 2015, the NWCC announced that Elgin would become a full member of the league beginning in the 2017-18 school year.[7] Elgin will be coming over from the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Blue Division, which is losing seven of its members to a new league in the near future.[8]
  • In April 2019, Riverside and Lehman Catholic announced they were leaving to join Covington, Bethel, Miami East, Milton-Union, Northridge and Troy Christian in the formation of a new conference[9]
  • In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3-2 to leave the Northern 10 Athletic Conference and join the NWCC beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.[10]
  • In January 2020, Crestline announced they would become a football-only member in 2021.[11]

Former members

School Nickname Location Colors Tenure Notes
Fairbanks Panthers Milford Center Red, White
   
2004-2012 Moved to the MOAC then moved to the Ohio Heritage Conference[12]
Marion Catholic Fighting Irish Marion Green, White
   
2001-2013 School closed after the 2012-13 school year[13]
St. Wendelin Mohawks Fostoria Black, Gold
   
2009-2010 Football only. Was voted out of the NWCC in 2010 after canceling three of their league games during the 2010 season. School closed after 2016-17 school year.[14]
Troy Christian Eagles Troy Forest Green, Gold
   
2001-2004 Football only
Yellow Springs Bulldogs Yellow Springs Blue, White
   
2003-2008 Football only. Dropped football, then joined the Metro Buckeye Conference[15]
Fort Loramie Redskins Fort Loramie Red, Black
   
2011-2017 Football only. Joined Cross County Conference (also for football only)[16]

Football Championships[17]

By Year

Year Champions
2010 Fairbanks
2011 Waynesfield-Goshen
2012 Fort Loramie
Fairbanks
2013 Lehman Catholic
2014 Lehman Catholic
2015 Riverside
Fort Loramie
2016 Upper Scioto Valley
Lehman Catholic
2017 Lehman Catholic
2018 Lehman Catholic
2019 Lima Perry

References

  1. http://www.nwccsports.com/leaguehistory/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Billing, Greg (December 17, 2003). "TROY CHRISTIAN LEAVES NWCC; YELLOW SPRINGS MAY FOLLOW". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Radick, Ted (February 20, 2014). "Hardin Northern District ready to leave BVC". Findlay Courier. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. "Hardin Northern officially in NWCC". Findlay Courier. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  7. Admin (December 12, 2015). "NWCC announces Elgin as a new full member to the NWCC in 2017". Northwest Central Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  8. McCurdy, Rob (November 20, 2015). "Seven MOAC Blue Division schools are leaving the league". Marion Star. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  9. https://www.examiner.org/sportsx/2012-11-16-20-11-00/109255-riverside-to-leave-nwcc
  10. Carter, Edward (October 22, 2019). "Ridgedale votes to leave N10 athletic conference for NWCC". Marion Star. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  11. Holden, Zachary (January 24, 2020). "Crestline football to join Northwest Central Conference in 2021". Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  12. http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110602/HSSPORTS/110602005/Schools-verbally-agree-join-MOAC?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cp%5B%5D
  13. "Diocese: Marion Catholic High School To Close". [WBNS-TV]. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  14. https://fostoriafocus.com/article.php?id=1232%5B%5D
  15. http://www.marysvillejt.com/web/index.php?sid=63&id=1030
  16. "CCC adds Fort Loramie for football". Dayton Daily News. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  17. https://www.nwccsports.com/fall-sports/football/


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