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Northern Ohio League

Former high school athletic conference

Northern Ohio League

Summary

Former high school athletic conference

The Northern Ohio League (NOL) was an OHSAA athletic league in north central Ohio that began competition in 1944 and disbanded in 2017 after six of its seven members joined the Sandusky Bay Conference.

All-time members

The all-time member schools of the NOL.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureLeft forCurrent league (2026)
BellevueRedmenBellevueRed, White
1944-2017SBCSBC Lake Division, Northern Ohio Conference
BucyrusRedmenBucyrusRed, White
1944–2002NCCN10
ColumbianTornadoesTiffinBlue, Gold
1954-2017SBCSBC Lake Division, Northern Ohio Conference
CrestlineBulldogsCrestlineBlue, White
1944–1954JACMBC
FostoriaRedmenFostoriaRed, Black
2002–2011NBCNBC
GalionTigersGalionOrange, Blue
1944–2011NCCMOAC
NorwalkTruckersNorwalkBlue, Gold
1944-2017SBCSBC Lake Division, Northern Ohio Conference
OntarioWarriorsOntarioBlue, Gold
2013-2017MOACMOAC
SanduskyBlue StreaksSanduskyBlue, White
2011-2017SBCSBC Lake Division, Northern Ohio Conference
ShelbyWhippetsShelbyRed, Gray
1944-2017SBCMOAC
Upper SanduskyRamsUpper SanduskyBlack, Orange
1944–2011NCCN10
WillardCrimson FlashesWillardCrimson, White
1944-2017SBCSBC Bay/River Divisions

League History

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.

2000s

  • In what was accepted as a move based on competing with schools closer to their size, 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. Fostoria had considered joining the NOL back in 1961.
  • In February and March 2009, Upper Sandusky and Galion 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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. 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.
  • Ontario was admitted as a member of the NOL for the 2013-14 school year. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 join the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference in the 2017-18 school year as they were not invited to join the SBC. Eight days later, it was announced by Clyde High School principal William J. Webb that the remaining six NOL schools would join the Sandusky Bay Conference for the 2017-18 school year, ending the NOL after 73 years of competition.

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bar:1 color:red from:1944 till:2017 textcolor:white text:Bellevue (1944-2017) bar:2 color:red from:1944 till:2002 textcolor:black text:Bucyrus (1944-2002) bar:3 color:blue from:1944 till:1954 textcolor:white text:Crestline (1944-54) bar:4 color:orange from:1944 till:2011 textcolor:darkblue text:Galion (1944-2011) bar:5 color:darkblue from:1944 till:2017 textcolor:yellow text:Norwalk (1944-2017) bar:6 color:red from:1944 till:2017 textcolor:white text:Shelby (1944-2017) bar:7 color:black from:1944 till:2011 textcolor:orange text:Upper Sandusky (1944-2011) bar:8 color:claret from:1944 till:2017 textcolor:white text:Willard (1944-2017) bar:9 color:darkblue from:1954 till:2017 textcolor:yellow text:Tiffin Columbian (1954-2017) bar:10 color:black from:2002 till:2011 textcolor:red text:Fostoria (2002-11) bar:11 color:skyblue from:2011 till:2017 textcolor:darkblue text:Sandusky (2011-2017) bar:12 color:yellow from:2013 till:2017 textcolor:blue text:Ontario (2013-2017)

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Championships

Boys Championships

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

YearFootballCross CountryGolfSoccerBasketballBowlingSwimmingWrestlingBaseballTrack & FieldTennis1944-451945-461946-471947-481948-491949-501950-511951-521952-531953-541954-551955-561956-571957-581958-591959-601960-611961-621962-631963-641964-651965-661966-671967-681968-691969-701970-711971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17YearFootballCross CountryGolfSoccerBasketballBowlingSwimmingWrestlingBaseballTrack & FieldTennis
Bellevue, GalionBellevueStarted 2014-15Started 2008-09
Upper SanduskyNorwalkStarted 2008-09ShelbyUpper Sandusky
ShelbyBellevue, Upper SanduskyStarted 2008-09GalionUpper Sandusky
Upper SanduskyBellevueStarted 2008-09WillardUpper Sandusky
BucyrusBucyrusStarted 2008-09Galion
ShelbyShelby, WillardStarted 2008-09Upper Sandusky
ShelbyBucyrus, GalionStarted 2008-09GalionUpper Sandusky
BellevueNorwalkBellevueStarted 2008-09WillardShelby
Shelby, Upper SanduskyNorwalk, ShelbyBellevue, Bucyrus, ShelbyStarted 2008-09BucyrusBellevue
ShelbyShelbyBellevueStarted 2008-09GalionBellevue
ShelbyShelbyShelbyStarted 2008-09ShelbyShelby
Upper SanduskyShelbyShelbyStarted 2008-09ShelbyShelby
ShelbyShelbyStarted 2008-09GalionShelby
GalionGalionStarted 2008-09Bucyrus
GalionUpper Sandusky, WillardStarted 2008-09Bucyrus
ShelbyNorwalkStarted 2008-09Bucyrus
ShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09Bucyrus
BellevueNorwalkStarted 2008-09WillardColumbian
BellevueColumbianStarted 2008-09GalionColumbian
Bellevue, Bucyrus, WillardUpper SanduskyStarted 2008-09GalionColumbianBellevue
BellevueBucyrusStarted 2008-09GalionShelbyBellevue
ShelbyShelbyColumbianStarted 2008-09GalionColumbianShelby
BellevueColumbianStarted 2008-09GalionColumbianBellevue, Shelby
ShelbyBucyrus, WillardStarted 2008-09Galion, ShelbyShelbyShelby
ShelbyNorwalkBellevueStarted 2008-09Galion, ShelbyShelbyBellevue
ShelbyColumbianBellevue, ColumbianStarted 2008-09Columbian, WillardColumbianBucyrus
BucyrusColumbianUpper SanduskyColumbianStarted 2008-09NorwalkColumbianUpper SanduskyBucyrus
Columbian, ShelbyColumbianColumbianGalionStarted 2008-09NorwalkGalionShelbyBucyrus
BellevueWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkGalionBellevue
BellevueNorwalkGalion, WillardStarted 2008-09BellevueColumbianShelby
Columbian, Norwalk, ShelbyBucyrusShelbyGalionStarted 2008-09NorwalkNorwalkShelbyShelby
BellevueShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueNorwalk, ShelbyShelby
NorwalkColumbianShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkGalionShelbyNorwalk
ShelbyColumbianShelbyColumbianStarted 2008-09GalionUpper Sandusky
GalionColumbianShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkBellevueColumbianColumbian
WillardShelbyShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkColumbianWillard
ShelbyShelbyShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09ColumbianNorwalk, ShelbyGalionWillard
BellevueBellevueShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkShelbyGalionWillard
BellevueBellevueShelbyBellevueStarted 2008-09ColumbianShelbyGalionColumbian
ColumbianBellevueWillardStarted 2008-09ShelbyColumbianColumbian
ShelbyBellevue, ShelbyBellevueBellevueStarted 2008-09ShelbyShelbyNorwalk
GalionBellevueWillardStarted 2008-09ShelbyShelbyNorwalk
Columbian, GalionShelbyUpper SanduskyWillardStarted 2008-09Columbian, ShelbyShelbyNorwalk
ColumbianColumbianUpper SanduskyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueColumbianColumbianNorwalk
ColumbianShelbyUpper SanduskyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueBellevueColumbianNorwalk
Columbian, GalionColumbian, ShelbyUpper SanduskyBellevueStarted 2008-09BellevueBucyrusWillardNorwalk
WillardColumbianWillardStarted 2008-09NorwalkBucyrus, GalionColumbianNorwalk
Bellevue, Bucyrus, WillardColumbianBellevueShelby, WillardStarted 2008-09BellevueBucyrusColumbianShelby
BellevueColumbianBellevueBellevue, WillardStarted 2008-09BellevueBucyrusColumbianBucyrus, Shelby
BellevueColumbianBellevue, ShelbyBellevueStarted 2008-09Bellevue, NorwalkShelby, Upper SanduskyWillardNorwalk
BellevueColumbianShelbyBellevueStarted 2008-09BellevueBellevue, ColumbianWillardNorwalk
ColumbianColumbianUpper SanduskyBellevue, ColumbianStarted 2008-09BellevueColumbianUpper Sandusky
Bellevue, ColumbianWillardBellevueStarted 2008-09BellevueBucyrus, GalionShelbyNorwalk
Bellevue, GalionColumbianUpper SanduskyBellevue, ShelbyStarted 2008-09BellevueBellevueShelbyNorwalk
ShelbyColumbianShelbyShelbyStarted 2008-09BellevueShelbyColumbianNorwalk
Bellevue, WillardColumbianShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueGalionColumbianNorwalk
Bellevue, Columbian, ShelbyColumbianShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueNorwalkShelbyNorwalk
Bellevue, ColumbianColumbianWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueBellevue, ColumbianShelbyNorwalk
ColumbianColumbianShelbyWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueColumbianShelbyNorwalk
Bellevue, Columbian, Upper SanduskyColumbianNorwalkFostoriaStarted 2008-09Bellevue, WillardGalionShelbyNorwalk, Willard
BellevueColumbianUpper SanduskyUpper SanduskyStarted 2008-09WillardBellevueBellevueNorwalk
ColumbianNorwalk, WillardWillardStarted 2008-09BellevueNorwalk, ShelbyGalionColumbian, Norwalk
ColumbianColumbianUpper SanduskyStarted 2008-09ShelbyShelbyNorwalk
Columbian, FostoriaWillardFostoriaStarted 2008-09BellevueFostoriaShelbyBellevue
Columbian, FostoriaWillardColumbian, Upper SanduskyColumbianBellevueFostoriaColumbianWillard
GalionShelbyColumbian, ShelbyColumbianBellevue, Columbian, ShelbyGalionNorwalkBellevue, Columbian, NorwalkShelbyNorwalk
ColumbianColumbianUpper SanduskyNorwalk, ShelbyGalionNorwalkNorwalkShelbyNorwalk
SanduskyNorwalkWillardNorwalkSanduskyNorwalkColumbian, Bellevue, NorwalkBellevueNorwalk
ColumbianNorwalkWillardNorwalkSanduskySanduskyNorwalkNorwalkNorwalk
ColumbianColumbianBellevueColumbianNorwalk, OntarioOntarioSanduskyOntarioNorwalkShelby
NorwalkWillardBellevueNorwalkOntarioWillardOntarioBellevue, SanduskyBellevueSanduskyShelby
BellevueNorwalkNorwalkOntarioOntario, SanduskyColumbianShelbyBellevueShelbyShelbyNorwalk
SanduskyNorwalkNorwalkOntarioSanduskySanduskySanduskySanduskyShelbyBellevueNorwalk

Girls Championships

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

YearVolleyballCross CountryGolfSoccerTennisBasketballBowlingSwimmingSoftballTrack & Field1974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17YearVolleyballCross CountryGolfTennisBasketballBowlingSwimmingSoftballTrack & Field
BellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Shelby, Upper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Started 1977-78Upper Sandusky
BellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyBellevueStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Started 1977-78
WillardStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Started 1977-78
BellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueUpper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyWillard
ColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianColumbianStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Shelby
ColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyColumbianStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyBellevue
Upper SanduskyBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyUpper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00GalionBellevue
NorwalkStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Upper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00GalionBellevue
Bellevue, Norwalk, WillardColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyColumbian
Bellevue, NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueBellevueStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Shelby
BellevueColumbian, NorwalkStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BucyrusUpper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00GalionWillard
ColumbianBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00WillardBellevue
NorwalkBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianGalionStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00BellevueBellevue
ShelbyBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Bellevue, BucyrusBellevue
Bellevue, ShelbyColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianShelby, Upper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Bellevue, BucyrusColumbian
BellevueColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Bucyrus, ColumbianWillardStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Bucyrus, ShelbyColumbian
Columbian, ShelbyColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BucyrusWillardStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00BucyrusColumbian
ColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyColumbian
NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianWillardStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyColumbian
NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyWillardStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00BucyrusShelby
Bellevue, Norwalk, ShelbyColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BucyrusColumbianStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Bellevue, BucyrusWillard
NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Bucyrus, ColumbianUpper SanduskyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00WillardShelby
NorwalkBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00WillardBellevue
BucyrusStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16NorwalkShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00Columbian, WillardUpper Sandusky
ColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Upper SanduskyShelbyStarted 2014-15Started 1999-00ShelbyUpper Sandusky
ColumbianBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianColumbian, Upper Sandusky, WillardStarted 2014-15GalionBellevueUpper Sandusky
ColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Upper SanduskyWillardStarted 2014-15GalionColumbianUpper Sandusky
WillardStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianWillardStarted 2014-15GalionWillardColumbian, Shelby
NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16BellevueStarted 2014-15GalionBellevueShelby
BellevueShelbyStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Upper SanduskyUpper SanduskyStarted 2014-15GalionBellevue, ShelbyShelby
Bellevue, NorwalkColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16Upper SanduskyStarted 2014-15BellevueShelby
BellevueUpper SanduskyStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyStarted 2014-15GalionBellevueBellevue
ColumbianBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyShelbyStarted 2014-15GalionBellevueShelby
NorwalkStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyShelbyStarted 2014-15ShelbyBellevueShelby
ColumbianColumbianStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ShelbyColumbianStarted 2014-15ShelbyBellevueColumbian
ColumbianShelbyStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16NorwalkColumbianStarted 2014-15ShelbyWillardShelby
NorwalkShelbyStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16WillardBellevueStarted 2014-15ShelbyShelbyColumbian
NorwalkBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16WillardBellevue, ShelbyStarted 2014-15SanduskyBellevueColumbian
NorwalkBellevueStarted 2013-14Started 2015-16ColumbianBellevue, ShelbyStarted 2014-15SanduskyBellevueBellevue
NorwalkBellevueShelbyStarted 2015-16NorwalkBellevueStarted 2014-15SanduskyBellevueBellevue
NorwalkBellevueStarted 2015-16NorwalkBellevueNorwalk, WillardSanduskyBellevueBellevue
NorwalkBellevueBellevueOntarioNorwalkBellevue, WillardWillardSanduskyBellevueOntario
NorwalkBellevueShelbyOntarioNorwalkBellevue, ShelbyWillardSanduskyBellevueOntario
Soccer

References

References

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  2. Day, Courtney. (March 9, 2016). "Ontario joining MOAC as NOL disbands". Mansfield News Journal.
  3. Centers, Joe. (March 16, 2016). "NOL to merge with Sandusky Bay Conference". Norwalk Reflector.
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  11. Sandusky Register Staff. (May 24, 2010). "JUST IN: Sandusky accepted into Northern Ohio League". [[Sandusky Register]].
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