Northern Ohio Conference

Not to be confused with the Northern Ohio League.

The Northern Ohio Conference is an upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference in north central Ohio that is set to begin play in the 2026–2027 school year. All ten of its inaugural members are coming over from the Lake and Bay divisions of the Sandusky Bay Conference.

Members

The inaugural members of the Northern Ohio Conference for 2026-2027.
School Nickname Location Colors Tenure
Lake Division
Clyde Fliers Clyde Blue, gold
    		2026–
Columbian Tornadoes Tiffin Blue, gold
    		2026–
Norwalk Truckers Norwalk Blue, gold
    		2026–
Perkins Pirates Perkins

Township

Black, white
    		2026–
Sandusky Blue Streaks Sandusky Blue, white
    		2026–
Bay Division
Bellevue Redmen Bellevue Red, white
    		2026–
Edison Chargers Milan Blue, orange
    		2026–
Huron Tigers Huron Red, gray
    		2026–
Port Clinton Redskins Port Clinton Red, white
    		2026–
Vermilion Sailors Vermilion Purple, vegas gold
    		2026–

History

In January 2025, reports circulated that ten school boards of the Lake and Bay division schools of the Sandusky Bay Conference were considering withdrawing from the SBC to form a new league.[1] Sandusky's school board was the first to approve the move on February 11. School administrators cited difficulty in making changes due to a voting bloc of the River division schools (13 votes to 10) as one reason for the move.[2] On May 7, these schools announced they would begin play in the 2026–2027 school year as the Northern Ohio Conference:[3] Bellevue, Clyde, Edison, Huron, Norwalk, Perkins, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Tiffin Columbian, and Vermilion.

The NOC will carry over the Lake and Bay Divisions for most sports but will not have divisions for sports such as soccer and swimming.[4] The Lake Division will include Clyde, Norwalk, Perkins, Sandusky, and Tiffin Columbian, while the Bay Division will have Bellevue, Edison, Huron, Port Clinton, and Vermilion.[5] The new league will support 21 varsity sports while Port Clinton's athletic director Rick Dominick will be the new league's executive secretary and treasurer.[6]

The Northern Ohio Conference was announced shortly after five other schools in the SBC's River Division declared they were leaving as well. Hopewell-Loudon, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert, and Willard joined the Northern 10 Athletic Conference along with Lucas for the 2026–2027 school year.[7] This dropped the SBC from 23 members down to eight: Danbury, Gibsonburg, Lakota, Margaretta, Northwood, St. Joseph CC, St. Mary CC, and Woodmore will carry on under the Sandusky Bay Conference banner with Ottawa Hills joining the group in 2026-2027[8] and Toledo Christian coming aboard as a football-only member in 2027.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kollars, Brian (2025-01-16). "Lake, Bay could break from Sandusky Bay Conference". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ Kollars, Brian (2025-02-11). "Sandusky first to approve SBC split". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  3. ^ Gingerich, Troy (2025-05-07). "10 schools leaving Sandusky Bay Conference, forming new Northern Ohio Conference". WTOL. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  4. ^ Seggerman, Tyler (2025-05-10). "Northern Ohio Conference spokesperson explains decision to leave Sandusky Bay Conference". WTOL. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  5. ^ Blade Staff (2025-05-07). "Larger Sandusky Bay Conference programs forming new league". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  6. ^ Hazelwood, Mark (2025-05-07). "Large SBC schools form Northern Ohio Conference". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  7. ^ Nye, Matt (March 28, 2025). "It's official: N10 adding 6 schools in 26-27 season". Tiffin Adviser-Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  8. ^ Junga, Steve (March 24, 2025). "Ottawa Hills announces plan to leave TAAC for SBC in 2026-27". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  9. ^ Burwell, Michael (November 20, 2025). "Toledo Christian to join Sandusky Bay Conference as football-only school beginning in 2027". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

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