Buckeye Border Conference
The Buckeye Border Conference is a high school athletic league located in extreme northwest Ohio. The conference sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, and track and field for both boys and girls. In addition, baseball is sponsored for the boys, and softball and volleyball are sponsored for the girls.
Members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Joined League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edon | Bombers | Edon | Blue, Silver |
1967 | ||
| Fayette | Eagles | Fayette | Purple, Gold |
1967 | ||
| Hilltop | Cadets | West Unity | Red, White |
1967 | ||
| Montpelier | Locomotives | Montpelier | Columbia Blue, Navy, White |
2016 | ||
| North Central | Eagles | Pioneer | Black, White |
1967 | ||
| Pettisville | Blackbirds | Pettisville | Black, Gold, White |
1967 | ||
| Stryker | Panthers | Stryker | Blue, White |
1967 | ||
^Edon, Hilltop, and Montpelier have football teams that participate in the TAAC, while Montpelier kept its wrestling program in the NWOAL.[1]
Former members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Membership Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | Bulldogs | Edgerton | Maroon, Gold |
1967-1975 | ||
| Hicksville | Aces | Hicksville | Red, White |
1967-1975 | ||
League history
The BBC was established in 1967 primarily as a basketball conference. The initial members were Edgerton, Edon, Fayette, Hicksville, Hilltop, Montpelier, North Central, Pettisville, and Stryker.
Montpelier was also a member of the NWOAL at the same time and in 1969, joined the Northern Border League as well. Hilltop joined the football-only Northwest Buckeye League in 1971 so their football program had a league to compete in, and Edon followed suit shortly after. Montpelier would eventually leave in 1978 to become solely affiliated with the NWOAL. Edgerton and Hicksville would later join the Green Meadows Conference for all sports in 1975.
In 1995, the 6 remaining BBC schools made an agreement to play cross-over games with the Toledo Area Athletic Conference in the newly dubbed Toledo Buckeye League. This setup only lasted until June 30, 1998 before being dropped.[2]
In 2005, Edon and Hilltop joined the TAAC as football-only members in order to get out of the primarily-Michigan based Southern Central Athletic Association. Previous ties with the old Toledo Buckeye League made for an easy transition.
In 2014, Montpelier was approved to join as a full member in the 2016-17 school year. They will play football in the TAAC with Edon and Hilltop, and remain an affiliate of the NWOAL for wrestling only.[3]
In February 2016, Stryker announced plans to bring back their football team after 85 years, but haven't announced plans for a conference affiliation yet.[4] They intend to play at the junior high level before working their way up to a varsity program.
References
- ↑ http://www.montpelier.k12.oh.us/userfiles/440/Montpelier%20League%20Change%20Press%20Release.pdf Montpelier League Change Press Release, June 5, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Cardinal Stritch High School Athletic Banner titled "Toledo Buckeye League" (accessed 2010-02-20)
- ↑ http://www.montpelier.k12.oh.us/userfiles/440/Montpelier%20League%20Change%20Press%20Release.pdf Montpelier League Change Press Release, June 5, 2014
- ↑ "Football returning to Stryker after 85 years". Northwest Signal. February 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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