Northeastern Buckeye Conference (OHSAA)
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The Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC), is an OHSAA high school athletic conference that comprises eight high schools in Northeast Ohio. The current member schools of the conference are:
, 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.
- Alliance Aviators (2005-)
- Canton SouthCanton South High SchoolCanton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grades, is the only high school in the Canton Local School District. It is a member school of the former Stark...
Wildcats (1990-) - CarrolltonCarrollton High School (Carrollton, Ohio)Carrollton High School is a public high school in Carrollton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District. Carrollton HS is in the central part of Carroll County, Ohio. It is located near Bell-Herron Middle School and is connected to Carrollton Elementary...
Warriors (1989-) - LouisvilleLouisville High School (Ohio)Louisville High School is a public high school located in Louisville, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Louisville City School District and encompasses the entirety of the city of Louisville as well as the majority of the surrounding Nimishillen Township.-Academics:Louisville was a 2008...
Leopards (1990-) - MarlingtonMarlington High School (Alliance, Ohio)Marlington High School is a public high school near Alliance, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Marlington Local Schools district. The name is a portmanteau of Marlboro and Lexington or Washington townships, and the district actually covers those mostly rural areas and not Alliance itself...
Dukes (AllianceAlliance, OhioAlliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 22,322 at the 2010 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City", and the city is home to the University of Mount Union....
) (1989-) - MinervaMinerva High School (Ohio)Minerva High School is a public high school in Minerva, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Minerva Local School District with about 700 students in grades 9 to 12. It is located at 501 Almeda Drive Minerva, Ohio. Minerva's sports teams are nicknamed the Lions...
Lions (1989-) - SalemSalem High School (Ohio)Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Salem City School district. Since 2006 the building has also housed Salem Junior High School, for grades 7 and 8, though it is administered separately from the high school. As of the 2009–2010...
Quakers (2011-) - West BranchWest Branch High SchoolWest Branch High School is in the West Branch Local School District and is located in Beloit, Ohio in the United States.-Ohio High School Athletic Association Team State Championships:* Football – 1994 * Girls Basketball – 2004...
Warriors (BeloitBeloit, OhioBeloit is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Beloit is located at ....
) (1989-)
Former members
- Dover Tornadoes (1989-1993)
- NorthwestNorthwest High School (Canal Fulton, Ohio)Northwest High School is a public high school in Lawrence Township, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwest Local Schools district. Northwest's sports teams are nicknamed the Indians and are in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference until June 30, 2011...
Indians (Lawrence TownshipLawrence Township, Stark County, OhioLawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
) (1989-2011) - Springfield Spartans (1993-2005)
League history
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 LeagueFederal League (OHSAA)
The Federal League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association sports conference that was established in 1964 and includes schools from Stark and Mahoning counties.-Current members:* Boardman Spartans...
, 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.
League Championships
| Year | Football |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Minerva |
| 1990 | West Branch |
| 1991 | Louisville, Minerva, West Branch |
| 1992 | Louisville |
| 1993 | Louisville |
| 1994 | West Branch |
| 1995 | Marlington |
| 1996 | Springfield |
| 1997 | Minerva |
| 1998 | West Branch |
| 1999 | Louisville, West Branch |
| 2000 | Louisville |
| 2001 | Louisville |
| 2002 | Louisville, West Branch |
| 2003 | Northwest |
| 2004 | Carrollton |
| 2005 | Louisville |
| 2006 | Alliance, Northwest |
| 2007 | Northwest |
| 2008 | Louisville |
| 2009 | Louisville |
| 2010 | Marlington |
| 2011 | Minerva |