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
Lima Perry Commodores Lima Red, White
         		 2004
Ridgemont Golden Gophers Mount Victory Green, Gold
         		 2001
Riverside Pirates DeGraff Red, Royal Blue
         		 2001
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


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]

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[9]
Marion Catholic Fighting Irish Marion Green, White
         		 2001-2013 School closed after the 2012-13 school year[10]
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.[11]
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[12]
Fort Loramie Redskins Fort Loramie Red, Black
         		 2011-2017 Football only. Joined Cross County Conference (also for football only)[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwccsports.com/leaguehistory/
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  3. ↑ Billing, Greg (December 17, 2003). "TROY CHRISTIAN LEAVES NWCC; YELLOW SPRINGS MAY FOLLOW". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  5. ↑ Radick, Ted (February 20, 2014). "Hardin Northern District ready to leave BVC". Findlay Courier. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hardin Northern officially in NWCC". Findlay Courier. March 20, 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. ↑ http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110602/HSSPORTS/110602005/Schools-verbally-agree-join-MOAC?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cp%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. ↑ "Diocese: Marion Catholic High School To Close". [WBNS-TV]. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  11. ↑ https://fostoriafocus.com/article.php?id=1232%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  12. ↑ http://www.marysvillejt.com/web/index.php?sid=63&id=1030
  13. ↑ "CCC adds Fort Loramie for football". Dayton Daily News. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.


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