The Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC), was an OHSAA high school athletic conference that comprised eight high schools in Northeast Ohio.
Final members [ edit ] Final league membership. Former members [ edit ] School Nickname Location Colors Tenure Notes Dover Tornadoes Dover Crimson, Gray 1989-1993 Founding member; left for the ECOL in 1993-94. Northwest Indians Lawrence Red, White, & Gray 1989-2011 Founding member; left in 2011 to be independent. Springfield Spartans Lakemore Red, Gray 1993-2005 Left for the PTC in 2005.
League history [ edit ] The NBC was established in September 1988 and began league play in the fall of 1989. The six founding members were Carrollton , Dover , Marlington , Minerva , Northwest , and West Branch . Due to contractual obligations to the Federal League , Canton South and Louisville could not compete until the following year (1990–91). Dover left for the East Central Ohio League after the 1992-93 school year and was replaced by Springfield in 1993-94. Springfield left after 2004-05 for the newly created Portage Trail Conference and was replaced by Alliance in 2005-06. In anticipation of having to discontinue sports due to a series of levy failures, Northwest left the conference after the 2010-11 school year and was replaced by Salem beginning with the 2011-12 school year. In December 2015, discussions were held by all conference members (except Louisville) to potentially leave the NBC and create a new league without the Leopards. Three other schools were also included in the discussions: South Range , Crestview , and Beaver Local .[1] On February 4, 2016, the NBC voted to disband, and all conference members besides Louisville agreed to form a new league.[2] On June 1, 2016, WKBN-TV 27 Youngstown reported that Alliance, Canton South, Carrollton, Marlington, Minerva, Salem and West Branch will form the Eastern Buckeye Conference for the 2018-2019 school year, along with South Range, who will leave the Inter Tri-County League.[3] Louisville will become a league independent.[4] South Range left the Eastern Buckeye Conference before a game was played, choosing to accept an invitation to the newly formed Northeast 8 Athletic Conference instead.[5] The league disbanded after the Spring 2018 sports season. Conference championships [ edit ] Boys sports [ edit ] Year Football[6] Cross Country[7] Golf[8] Soccer[9] Basketball[10] Wrestling[11] Baseball[12] Track & Field[13] Tennis[14] 1988-89 Minerva Began in 1989 Began in 1989 Began in 1993 Began in 1989-90 Began in 1989-90 Began in 1990 Began in 1990 1989-90 Minerva Marlington Minerva, West Branch Canton South Marlington Carrollton Marlington Louisville 1990-91 West Branch Dover Carrollton West Branch Marlington West Branch Dover Louisville, Marlington 1991-92 Louisville, Minerva, West Branch Canton South Dover Louisville, West Branch Marlington Marlington Marlington Louisville 1992-93 Louisville Dover Marlington Louisville Marlington Canton South Marlington Dover 1993-94 Louisville Marlington Marlington Northwest Minerva Marlington Carrollton Marlington 1994-95 West Branch Carrollton Marlington Northwest Minerva Canton South, Louisville Louisville, Marlington Canton South 1995-96 Marlington Marlington Springfield Springfield Canton South Springfield Springfield Canton South 1996-97 Springfield Marlington Northwest, West Branch Northwest, Springfield Northwest Louisville, Springfield West Branch Canton South 1997-98 Minerva Carrollton, Marlington Northwest Northwest Northwest Springfield Springfield Canton South 1998-99 West Branch Marlington, Minerva Carrollton, Marlington Northwest Canton South Springfield Canton South West Branch 1999-00 Louisville, West Branch Minerva Carrollton, West Branch Northwest Louisville, West Branch Springfield Carrollton Canton South 2000-01 Louisville Carrollton West Branch Northwest Louisville Marlington Canton South Carrollton 2001-02 Louisville, West Branch Carrollton Carrollton Marlington, Northwest Canton South, Minerva West Branch Canton South Carrollton 2002-03 Louisville Louisville, Marlington West Branch Northwest Canton South Northwest Marlington Carrollton, Marlington 2003-04 Northwest Marlington Northwest Marlington Northwest Northwest Louisville Marlington 2004-05 Carrollton Minerva Carrollton Marlington Carrollton, Louisville West Branch Louisville West Branch 2005-06 Louisville Marlington West Branch Marlington Carrollton, Northwest Northwest Alliance Alliance Louisville 2006-07 Alliance, Northwest Louisville West Branch Marlington Alliance, Louisville West Branch Canton South Alliance Canton South 2007-08 Northwest Louisville Louisville Alliance Alliance, Marlington, Northwest West Branch Alliance, Marlington Marlington Louisville 2008-09 Louisville Louisville Louisville Alliance Minerva West Branch Alliance Marlington, Northwest Louisville 2009-10 Louisville Louisville Northwest Alliance, Marlington Louisville West Branch Louisville Marlington Louisville 2010-11 Marlington Louisville Northwest Marlington Carrollton West Branch Louisville Louisville, Marlington Alliance 2011-12 Minerva Louisville Marlington Marlington Alliance West Branch Canton South Salem Louisville, Salem 2012-13 West Branch Louisville Carrollton Marlington Canton South West Branch Canton South Salem Louisville 2013-14 Louisville Louisville Carrollton, Marlington West Branch Alliance West Branch Canton South, Marlington, West Branch Louisville Louisville 2014-15 Louisville Louisville Carrollton, Louisville Marlington, Minerva, West Branch Louisville Carrollton West Branch West Branch Louisville 2015-16 Louisville Louisville Marlington, Louisville Minerva Alliance Carrollton Marlington Salem, Marlington Louisville 2016-17 Marlington Louisville Marlington Louisville Alliance, Louisville Carrollton
Girls sports [ edit ] Year Cross Country[15] Golf[16] Soccer[17] Tennis[18] Volleyball[19] Basketball[20] Softball[21] Track & Field[22] 1989-90 Marlington Began in 2011 Began in 2003 Began in 1990 Louisville Louisville, West Branch Northwest Dover 1990-91 Marlington Louisville Northwest Louisville Northwest Dover 1991-92 Dover Louisville Canton South Louisville Northwest Dover 1992-93 Dover Louisville Canton South Marlington Carrollton, Marlington Dover, Marlington 1993-94 Marlington, Minerva Northwest Carrollton Springfield Minerva 1994-95 Marlington Canton South Carrollton Springfield Marlington 1995-96 Marlington Canton South West Branch Springfield Marlington 1996-97 Marlington Northwest West Branch Springfield Marlington 1997-98 Marlington Northwest Minerva Springfield Marlington 1998-99 Marlington Northwest West Branch Springfield Carrollton 1999-00 Marlington West Branch West Branch Marlington, Springfield West Branch 2000-01 Minerva Louisville Carrollton, West Branch Marlington, Springfield West Branch 2001-02 Carrollton Minerva West Branch Louisville, Marlington West Branch 2002-03 Minerva West Branch West Branch Marlington West Branch 2003-04 Minerva Marlington Carrollton, Louisville West Branch Marlington West Branch 2004-05 Minerva Marlington Northwest West Branch Marlington West Branch 2005-06 Marlington Marlington, West Branch Louisville Louisville, Northwest Louisville Canton South Marlington, West Branch 2006-07 Marlington Marlington Canton South, Marlington Northwest Louisville Northwest West Branch 2007-08 Louisville Marlington Marlington Minerva Louisville, Northwest Northwest Louisville 2008-09 Minerva Northwest Canton South Northwest Canton South Louisville Louisville 2009-10 Louisville Marlington Canton South Northwest Minerva Louisville Louisville 2010-11 Louisville Marlington Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville 2011-12 Louisville Louisville Marlington, West Branch Louisville Salem Louisville Louisville Louisville 2012-13 Louisville Carrollton Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville, West Branch Louisville West Branch 2013-14 Carrollton Louisville Louisville Louisville Carrollton Carrollton Louisville Louisville 2014-15 Marlington Louisville, Minerva West Branch Louisville Carrollton West Branch Louisville Louisville 2015-16 Marlington Louisville West Branch Louisville Louisville Louisville, Carrollton Louisville Carrollton, Minerva 2016-17 Louisville Louisville West Branch/Louisville Louisville Louisville West Branch
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