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The Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC), was an OHSAA high school athletic conference that comprised eight high schools in Northeast Ohio.
Final members [ edit ]
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
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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