Northern Ohio League (OHSAA)
The Northern Ohio League (NOL) is an OHSAA athletic league in north central Ohio. The following schools are members of the league:
Members
The seven members of the NOL since the fall of 2013.
| School | Nickname | Location | District | Colors | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | Redmen | Bellevue | 4:12 | Red, White |
1944 | |
| Columbian | Tornadoes | Tiffin | 3:8 | Blue, Gold |
1954 | |
| Norwalk | Truckers | Norwalk | 3:8 | Blue, Gold |
1944 | |
| Ontario | Warriors | Ontario | 4:12 | Blue, Gold |
2013[1] | |
| Sandusky | Blue Streaks | Sandusky | 3:8 | Blue, White |
2011 | |
| Shelby | Whippets | Shelby | 4:12 | Red, Gray |
1944 | |
| Willard | Crimson Flashes | Willard | 5:16 | Crimson, White |
1944 | |
Former members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Left for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucyrus | Redmen | Bucyrus | Red, White |
1944–2002 | NCC | |
| Crestline | Bulldogs | Crestline | Blue, White |
1944–1954 | NCC | |
| Fostoria | Redmen | Fostoria | Red, Black |
2002–2011 | NBC | |
| Galion | Tigers | Galion | Orange, Blue |
1944–2011 | NCC | |
| Upper Sandusky | Rams | Upper Sandusky | Black, Orange |
1944–2011 | NCC | |
League history
The all-time member schools of the NOL. Current members are in red and former members are in green.
1940s
- The NOL was formed in 1944 as the third-oldest high school league in Ohio. The original members were Bellevue, Bucyrus, Crestline, Galion, Norwalk, Shelby, Upper Sandusky and Willard.
1950s
- In 1954, Crestline left and was replaced by Tiffin Columbian.[2]
2000s
- In what was accepted as a move based on competing with schools closer to their size,[3] Bucyrus left after the 2001-02 school year for the North Central Conference and was replaced by Fostoria during winter of the 2002-03 school year.[4] Fostoria had considered joining the NOL back in 1961.[5]
- In February and March 2009, Upper Sandusky[6] and Galion[7] were accepted as the ninth and tenth members of the North Central Conference, beginning in fall 2011. Both schools had cited long travel for NOL games as partial factors.[8] Meanwhile, Fostoria applied for membership in the Suburban Lakes League, but was initially turned down.
- In June 2009, the member schools of the NOL voted to accept Sandusky into the league, with competition beginning in 2011.[9]
- On August 17, 2009, Fostoria voted to join the newly formed Northern Buckeye Conference in 2011 with Rossford, coming from the Northern Lakes League and Eastwood, Elmwood, Genoa, Lake, Otsego and Woodmore, all schools that are coming from the Suburban Lakes League.[10]
- Clear Fork (Ohio Cardinal Conference) and Vermilion (West Shore Conference) are brought up as potential candidates to bring the league's membership back to 8 schools.[11]
2010s
- After a proposal to merge with the Sandusky Bay Conference was turned down by SBC principals, the NOL sought out additional members for their league.
- Vermilion was initially admitted as a future member in 2011, to join in all sports but football for 2012-13, and for football in 2013-14.[12] However, at a board meeting on June 11, 2012, they decided to recommit to the West Shore Conference and not leave for the NOL in 2012.[13]
- Ontario was admitted as a member of the NOL for the 2013-14 school year.[14]This happened a year before the North Central Conference folded in 2014. Galion was also invited to re-join the league, but they ultimately decided to join the MOAC after citing concern over potential league trips to Vermilion, even though travel distances are greater to some MOAC schools.
- According to the Willard Times-Junction, letters were sent to schools to consider NOL membership: former NOL members Upper Sandusky and Galion; Clyde, Edison, and Huron of the Sandusky Bay Conference; Clear Fork of the Ohio Cardinal Conference; and Western Reserve of the Firelands Conference.[15]
Boys Championships
| Year | Football | Cross Country | Golf | Soccer | Boys Basketball | Bowling | Swimming | Wrestling | Baseball | Track & Field | Tennis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-45 | Bellevue, Galion | Bellevue | Started 2015-15 | ||||||||
| 1945-46 | Upper Sandusky | Norwalk | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Shelby | Bellevue, Upper Sandusky | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Upper Sandusky | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | Bucyrus | Bucyrus | |||||||||
| 1949-50 | Shelby | Shelby, Willard | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | Shelby | Bucyrus, Galion | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | Bellevue | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | Shelby, Upper Sandusky | Bellevue, Bucyrus, Shelby | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | Shelby | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | Shelby | Shelby | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | Upper Sandusky | Shelby | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | Shelby | Shelby | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | Galion | Galion | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | Galion | Upper Sandusky, Willard | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | Shelby | Norwalk | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | Shelby | Willard | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | Bellevue | Norwalk | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | Bellevue | Columbian | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | Bellevue, Bucyrus, Willard | Upper Sandusky | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | Bellevue | Bucyrus | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | Shelby | Columbian | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | Bellevue | Columbian | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | Shelby | Bucyrus, Willard | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | Shelby | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | Shelby | Bellevue, Columbian | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | Bucyrus | Columbian | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | Columbian, Shelby | Galion | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | Bellevue | Willard | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | Bellevue | Galion, Willard | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | Columbian, Norwalk, Shelby | Galion | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | Bellevue | Willard | |||||||||
| 1976-77 | Norwalk | Willard | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | Shelby | Columbian | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | Galion | Willard | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | Willard | Willard | |||||||||
| 1980-81 | Shelby | Willard | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | Bellevue | Willard | |||||||||
| 1982-83 | Bellevue | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | Shelby | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1985-86 | Galion | Willard | |||||||||
| 1986-87 | Columbian, Galion | Willard | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 1988-89 | Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | Columbian, Galion | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1990-91 | Willard | Willard | |||||||||
| 1991-92 | Bellevue, Bucyrus, Willard | Shelby, Willard | |||||||||
| 1992-93 | Bellevue | Bellevue, Willard | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | Bellevue | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | Bellevue | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1995-96 | Columbian | Bellevue, Columbian | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | Bellevue, Columbian | Bellevue | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | Bellevue, Galion | Bellevue, Shelby | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | Shelby | Shelby | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | Bellevue, Willard | Willard | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | Bellevue, Columbian, Shelby | Willard | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | Bellevue, Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 2002-03 | Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 2003-04 | Bellevue, Columbian, Upper Sandusky | Fostoria | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | Bellevue | Upper Sandusky | |||||||||
| 2005-06 | Columbian | Willard | |||||||||
| 2006-07 | Columbian | Upper Sandusky | |||||||||
| 2007-08 | Columbian, Fostoria | Fostoria | |||||||||
| 2008-09 | Columbian, Fostoria | Columbian, Upper Sandusky | |||||||||
| 2009-10 | Galion | Bellevue, Columbian, Shelby | |||||||||
| 2010-11 | Columbian | Norwalk, Shelby | |||||||||
| 2011-12 | Sandusky | Norwalk | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | Columbian | Norwalk | |||||||||
| 2013-14 | Columbian | Columbian | Columbian | Bellevue | Norwalk, Ontario | Ontario | Sandusky | Ontario | Norwalk | ? | |
| 2014-15 | Norwalk | Willard | Norwalk | Bellevue | Ontario | Willard | Ontario | Bellevue, Sandusky |
See also
- Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
External links
- ↑ http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120314/NEWS01/203140306
- ↑ http://www.crawfordcountybasketball.com/northernohioleague.html Northern Ohio League Index, CrawfordCountyBasketball.com
- ↑ Hazelwood, Mark (Uploaded August 25, 2010). "Major shakeup in Northern Ohio League members?". Fandy.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Associated Press (January 29, 2003). "Bucyrus changes own losing legacy". Bryan Times. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Fostoria may quit Great Lakes". Toledo Blade. November 15, 1961. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Upper Sandusky approved by the NCC". WMFD-TV. February 6, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Hazelwood, Mark (March 2009). "Galion officially leaves Northern Ohio League". Sandusky Register. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Norwalk Reflector Staff (February 2009). "Upper, Galion consider leaving NOL". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Sandusky Register Staff (Uploaded May 24, 2010). "JUST IN: Sandusky accepted into Northern Ohio League". Sandusky Register. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Fostoria votes to join NBC". Toledo Blade. August 18, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.reviewtimes.com/Issues/2009/Jul/24/ar_sports_072409_story1.asp?d=072409_story1,2009,Jul,24&c=s
- ↑ Fandy.com Staff (November 1, 2011). "NOL accepts Vermilion as seventh team". [Fandy.com]. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.theseniorreports.com/ohio.htm
- ↑ Norwalk Reflector Staff (March 14, 2012). "School board gives OK to become Northern Ohio League's eighth team". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Schmidt, Dave (February 22, 2013). "Willard: Northern Ohio League or Sandusky Bay Conference?". The Senior Reports. Retrieved February 22, 2013.