The Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC), was an OHSAA high school athletic conference that comprised eight high schools in Northeast Ohio.
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.
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 [ 3] [ 4] Northeast 8 Athletic Conference instead.[ 5] Conference championships [ 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
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
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