Northern Ohio League

The Northern Ohio League (NOL) is an OHSAA athletic league in north central Ohio that began competition in 1944. The league is expected to disband after the 2016-17 school year^[1]^[2] when six of the current schools join the Sandusky Bay Conference.^[3]

Members

The seven members of the NOL since the fall of 2013.

School	Nickname	Location	District	Colors	Tenure

Bellevue	Redmen	Bellevue	4:12	Red, White	1944-2017
Columbian	Tornadoes	Tiffin	3:8	Blue, Gold	1954-2017
Norwalk	Truckers	Norwalk	3:8	Blue, Gold	1944-2017
Ontario	Warriors	Ontario	4:12	Blue, Gold	2013-2017
Sandusky	Blue Streaks	Sandusky	3:8	Blue, White	2011-2017
Shelby	Whippets	Shelby	4:12	Red, Gray	1944-2017
Willard	Crimson Flashes	Willard	5:16	Crimson, White	1944-2017

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure	Left for

Bucyrus	Redmen	Bucyrus	Red, White	1944–2002	NCC
Crestline	Bulldogs	Crestline	Blue, White	1944–1954	JAC
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.^[4]

2000s

In what was accepted as a move based on competing with schools closer to their size,^[5] 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.^[6] Fostoria had considered joining the NOL back in 1961.^[7]
In February and March 2009, Upper Sandusky^[8] and Galion^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11]
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.^[12]
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.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15]
Ontario was admitted as a member of the NOL for the 2013-14 school year.^[16]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.^[17]
Because of their shrinking enrollment, it had been rumored that Willard considered options outside of the NOL, including the newly formed Northern 10 Athletic Conference.
On March 8, 2016, Ontario announced that they would leave the NOL for the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference in the 2017-18 school year. Eight days later, it was announced by Clyde High School principal William J. Webb that the remaining six NOL schools would merge with the Sandusky Bay Conference for the 2017-18 school year, ending the NOL after 73 years of competition.^[18]

Boys Championships

All league champions have been updated besides champions from Crestline, Fostoria and Galion.

Year	Football	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Basketball	Bowling	Swimming	Wrestling	Baseball	Track & Field	Tennis
1944-45	Bellevue, Galion				Bellevue	Started 2014-15
1945-46	Upper Sandusky				Norwalk				Shelby	Upper Sandusky
1946-47	Shelby				Bellevue, Upper Sandusky				Galion	Upper Sandusky
1947-48	Upper Sandusky				Bellevue				Willard	Upper Sandusky
1948-49	Bucyrus				Bucyrus				Galion
1949-50	Shelby				Shelby, Willard					Upper Sandusky
1950-51	Shelby				Bucyrus, Galion				Galion	Upper Sandusky
1951-52	Bellevue		Norwalk		Bellevue				Willard	Shelby
1952-53	Shelby, Upper Sandusky		Norwalk, Shelby		Bellevue, Bucyrus, Shelby				Bucyrus	Bellevue
1953-54	Shelby		Shelby		Bellevue				Galion	Bellevue
1954-55	Shelby		Shelby		Shelby				Shelby	Shelby
1955-56	Upper Sandusky		Shelby		Shelby				Shelby	Shelby
1956-57	Shelby				Shelby				Galion	Shelby
1957-58	Galion				Galion					Bucyrus
1958-59	Galion				Upper Sandusky, Willard					Bucyrus
1959-60	Shelby				Norwalk					Bucyrus
1960-61	Shelby				Willard					Bucyrus
1961-62	Bellevue				Norwalk				Willard	Columbian
1962-63	Bellevue				Columbian				Galion	Columbian
1963-64	Bellevue, Bucyrus, Willard				Upper Sandusky				Galion	Columbian	Bellevue
1964-65	Bellevue				Bucyrus				Galion	Shelby	Bellevue
1965-66	Shelby		Shelby		Columbian				Galion	Columbian	Shelby
1966-67	Bellevue				Columbian				Galion	Columbian	Bellevue, Shelby
1967-68	Shelby				Bucyrus, Willard				Galion, Shelby	Shelby	Shelby
1968-69	Shelby	Norwalk			Bellevue				Galion, Shelby	Shelby	Bellevue
1969-70	Shelby	Columbian			Bellevue, Columbian				Columbian, Willard	Columbian	Bucyrus
1970-71	Bucyrus	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Columbian			Norwalk	Columbian	Upper Sandusky	Bucyrus
1971-72	Columbian, Shelby	Columbian	Columbian		Galion			Norwalk	Galion	Shelby	Bucyrus
1972-73	Bellevue				Willard			Norwalk	Galion	Bellevue
1973-74	Bellevue	Norwalk			Galion, Willard			Bellevue	Columbian		Shelby
1974-75	Columbian, Norwalk, Shelby	Bucyrus	Shelby		Galion			Norwalk	Norwalk	Shelby	Shelby
1975-76	Bellevue	Shelby			Willard			Bellevue	Norwalk, Shelby		Shelby
1976-77	Norwalk	Columbian	Shelby		Willard			Norwalk	Galion	Shelby	Norwalk
1977-78	Shelby	Columbian	Shelby		Columbian				Galion	Upper Sandusky
1978-79	Galion	Columbian	Shelby		Willard			Norwalk	Bellevue	Columbian	Columbian
1979-80	Willard	Shelby	Shelby		Willard				Norwalk	Columbian	Willard
1980-81	Shelby	Shelby	Shelby		Willard			Columbian	Norwalk, Shelby	Galion	Willard
1981-82	Bellevue	Bellevue	Shelby		Willard			Norwalk	Shelby	Galion	Willard
1982-83	Bellevue	Bellevue	Shelby		Bellevue			Columbian	Shelby	Galion	Columbian
1983-84	Columbian		Bellevue		Willard				Shelby	Columbian	Columbian
1984-85	Shelby	Bellevue, Shelby	Bellevue		Bellevue				Shelby	Shelby	Norwalk
1985-86	Galion		Bellevue		Willard				Shelby	Shelby	Norwalk
1986-87	Columbian, Galion	Shelby	Upper Sandusky		Willard				Columbian, Shelby	Shelby	Norwalk
1987-88	Columbian	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Willard			Bellevue	Columbian	Columbian	Norwalk
1988-89	Columbian	Shelby	Upper Sandusky		Willard			Bellevue	Bellevue	Columbian	Norwalk
1989-90	Columbian, Galion	Columbian, Shelby	Upper Sandusky		Bellevue			Bellevue	Bucyrus	Willard	Norwalk
1990-91	Willard	Columbian			Willard			Norwalk	Bucyrus, Galion	Columbian	Norwalk
1991-92	Bellevue, Bucyrus, Willard	Columbian	Bellevue		Shelby, Willard			Bellevue	Bucyrus	Columbian	Shelby
1992-93	Bellevue	Columbian	Bellevue		Bellevue, Willard			Bellevue	Bucyrus	Columbian	Shelby
1993-94	Bellevue	Columbian	Bellevue, Shelby		Bellevue			Bellevue, Norwalk	Shelby, Upper Sandusky	Willard	Norwalk
1994-95	Bellevue	Columbian	Shelby		Bellevue			Bellevue	Bellevue, Columbian	Willard	Norwalk
1995-96	Columbian	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Bellevue, Columbian			Bellevue	Columbian		Upper Sandusky
1996-97	Bellevue, Columbian		Willard		Bellevue			Bellevue	Bucyrus, Galion	Shelby	Norwalk
1997-98	Bellevue, Galion	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Bellevue, Shelby			Bellevue	Bellevue	Shelby	Norwalk
1998-99	Shelby	Columbian	Shelby		Shelby			Bellevue	Shelby	Columbian	Norwalk
1999-00	Bellevue, Willard	Columbian	Shelby		Willard			Bellevue	Galion	Columbian	Norwalk
2000-01	Bellevue, Columbian, Shelby	Columbian	Shelby		Willard			Bellevue	Norwalk	Shelby	Norwalk
2001-02	Bellevue, Columbian	Columbian			Willard			Bellevue	Bellevue, Columbian	Shelby	Norwalk
2002-03	Columbian	Columbian	Shelby		Willard			Bellevue	Columbian	Shelby	Norwalk
2003-04	Bellevue, Columbian, Upper Sandusky	Columbian	Norwalk		Fostoria			Bellevue, Willard	Galion	Shelby	Norwalk, Willard
2004-05	Bellevue	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Upper Sandusky			Willard	Bellevue	Bellevue	Norwalk
2005-06	Columbian		Norwalk, Willard		Willard			Bellevue	Norwalk, Shelby	Galion	Columbian, Norwalk
2006-07	Columbian	Columbian			Upper Sandusky				Shelby	Shelby	Norwalk
2007-08	Columbian, Fostoria	Willard			Fostoria			Bellevue	Fostoria	Shelby	Bellevue
2008-09	Columbian, Fostoria	Willard			Columbian, Upper Sandusky		Columbian	Bellevue	Fostoria	Columbian	Willard
2009-10	Galion	Shelby	Columbian, Shelby	Columbian	Bellevue, Columbian, Shelby			Norwalk	Bellevue, Columbian, Norwalk	Shelby	Norwalk
2010-11	Columbian	Columbian	Upper Sandusky		Norwalk, Shelby			Norwalk	Norwalk	Shelby	Norwalk
2011-12	Sandusky	Norwalk	Willard		Norwalk		Sandusky	Norwalk	Columbian, Bellevue, Norwalk	Bellevue	Norwalk
2012-13	Columbian	Norwalk	Willard		Norwalk		Sandusky	Sandusky	Norwalk	Norwalk	Norwalk
2013-14	Columbian	Columbian	Bellevue	Columbian	Norwalk, Ontario		Ontario	Sandusky	Ontario	Norwalk	Shelby
2014-15	Norwalk	Willard	Bellevue	Norwalk	Ontario	Willard	Ontario	Bellevue, Sandusky	Bellevue	Sandusky	Shelby
2015-16	Bellevue	Norwalk	Norwalk	Ontario	Ontario, Sandusky	Columbian	Shelby	Bellevue
Year	Football	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Basketball	Bowling	Swimming	Wrestling	Baseball	Track & Field	Tennis

Girls Championships

Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Golf	Tennis	Basketball	Bowling	Swimming	Softball	Track & Field
1944-45			Started in 2013-14		Started in 1974-75	Started in 2014-15
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75	Bellevue				Shelby, Upper Sandusky				Upper Sandusky
1975-76	Bellevue			Shelby	Bellevue
1976-77	Willard			Bellevue	Shelby
1977-78	Bellevue			Bellevue	Upper Sandusky			Shelby	Willard
1978-79	Columbian			Columbian	Columbian			Shelby
1979-80	Columbian			Shelby	Columbian			Shelby	Bellevue
1980-81	Upper Sandusky	Bellevue		Shelby	Upper Sandusky				Bellevue
1981-82	Norwalk				Upper Sandusky				Bellevue
1982-83	Bellevue, Norwalk, Willard	Columbian		Bellevue	Shelby			Shelby	Columbian
1983-84	Bellevue, Norwalk	Columbian		Bellevue	Bellevue			Shelby
1984-85	Bellevue	Columbian, Norwalk		Bucyrus	Upper Sandusky				Willard
1985-86	Columbian	Bellevue		Columbian	Shelby			Willard	Bellevue
1986-87	Norwalk	Bellevue		Columbian	Galion			Bellevue	Bellevue
1987-88	Shelby	Bellevue		Columbian	Shelby			Bellevue, Bucyrus	Bellevue
1988-89	Bellevue, Shelby	Columbian		Columbian	Shelby, Upper Sandusky			Bellevue, Bucyrus	Columbian
1989-90	Bellevue	Columbian		Bucyrus, Columbian	Willard			Bucyrus, Shelby	Columbian
1990-91	Columbian, Shelby	Columbian		Bucyrus	Willard				Columbian
1991-92		Columbian		Shelby	Shelby			Shelby	Columbian
1992-93	Norwalk	Columbian		Columbian	Willard			Shelby	Columbian
1993-94	Norwalk	Columbian		Shelby	Willard			Bucyrus	Shelby
1994-95	Bellevue, Norwalk, Shelby	Columbian		Bucyrus	Columbian			Bellevue, Bucyrus	Willard
1995-96	Norwalk	Columbian		Bucyrus, Columbian	Upper Sandusky			Willard	Shelby
1996-97	Norwalk	Bellevue		Bellevue	Shelby			Willard	Bellevue
1997-98		Bucyrus		Norwalk	Shelby			Columbian, Willard	Upper Sandusky
1998-99		Columbian		Upper Sandusky	Shelby			Shelby	Upper Sandusky
1999-00	Columbian	Bellevue		Columbian	Columbian, Upper Sandusky, Willard			Bellevue	Upper Sandusky
2000-01		Columbian		Upper Sandusky	Willard			Columbian	Upper Sandusky
2001-02		Willard		Columbian	Willard			Willard	Columbian, Shelby
2002-03	Norwalk	Columbian			Bellevue			Bellevue	Shelby
2003-04	Bellevue	Shelby		Upper Sandusky	Upper Sandusky			Bellevue, Shelby	Shelby
2004-05	Bellevue, Norwalk	Columbian			Upper Sandusky			Bellevue	Shelby
2005-06	Bellevue	Upper Sandusky			Shelby			Bellevue	Bellevue
2006-07	Columbian	Bellevue		Shelby	Shelby			Bellevue	Shelby
2007-08	Norwalk			Shelby	Shelby		Shelby	Bellevue	Shelby
2008-09	Columbian	Columbian		Shelby	Columbian		Shelby	Bellevue	Columbian
2009-10	Columbian	Shelby		Norwalk	Columbian		Shelby	Willard	Shelby
2010-11	Norwalk	Shelby		Willard	Bellevue		Shelby	Shelby	Columbian
2011-12	Norwalk	Bellevue		Willard	Bellevue, Shelby		Sandusky	Bellevue	Columbian
2012-13	Norwalk	Bellevue		Columbian	Bellevue, Shelby		Sandusky	Bellevue	Bellevue
2013-14	Norwalk	Bellevue	Shelby	Norwalk	Bellevue		Sandusky	Bellevue	Bellevue
2014-15	Norwalk	Bellevue		Norwalk	Bellevue	Norwalk, Willard	Sandusky	Bellevue	Bellevue
2015-16	Norwalk	Bellevue	Bellevue	Norwalk	Bellevue, Willard	Willard	Sandusky
Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Golf	Tennis	Basketball	Bowling	Swimming	Softball	Track & Field

External links

↑ Centers, Joe (March 12, 2016). "Fisk: There is interest in forming a new league". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
↑ Day, Courtney (March 9, 2016). "Ontario joining MOAC as NOL disbands". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
↑ Centers, Joe (March 16, 2016). "NOL to merge with Sandusky Bay Conference". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
↑ 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. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ Centers, Joe (March 16, 2016). "NOL to merge with Sandusky Bay Conference". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

Northwest District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences (Northwest Ohio)

Current Conferences	Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC) Firelands Conference (FC) Green Meadows Conference (GMC) Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) Northern 10 Athletic Conference (N10) Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) Northern Lakes League (NLL) Northern Ohio League (NOL) Northwest Conference Northwest Central Conference Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC) Sandusky River League (SRL) Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC) Toledo City League Western Buckeye League (WBL)

Non-Football Conferences	Buckeye Border Conference (BBC) Putnam County League

Outlying Conferences	Mid-Buckeye Conference (MBC) Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC) Shelby County Athletic League Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (2017-18)

Defunct Conferences	Buckeye Conference/League Great Lakes League (GLL) Greater Buckeye Conference (GBC) Lakeshore Conference Maumee Valley League Michigan-Ohio Border Conference Midland Athletic League (MAL) North Central Conference (NCC) Northern Border League Northwest Buckeye League (football only) Suburban Lakes League (SLL)

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