Northern 10 Athletic Conference

The Northern 10 Athletic Conference (or Northern 10/N10) is an OHSAA athletic conference that is currently made up of eight schools from northern Ohio and began athletic competition in 2014.

History

The Northern 10 conference was founded in 2012 by ten schools located in north-central Ohio. Six of these schools (Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Riverdale, and Wynford) came from the North Central Conference, three (Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East) came from the Midland Athletic League, and one (Ridgedale) came from the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference.[1] The creation of the league effectively disbanded the North Central Conference as its four remaining members would eventually agree to join other leagues by 2014.[2] The departure of Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East from the Midland Athletic League similarly started a chain reaction within that conference, resulting in the departure of its remaining members, ultimately leading to its dissolution that same year.[3]

In April 2013, Blanchard Valley Conference President Traci Conley indicated the BVC wanted to expand to 14 members and sent an invitation to Riverdale High School, which is located in Hancock County, Ohio with most BVC schools.[4] Riverdale accepted the BVC's invitation on April 22, 2013.[5] In June 2013, the N10 invited Upper Sandusky to take Riverdale's place in 2014, after the Rams had agreed to join the MOAC.[6] Upper Sandusky accepted the offer[7] and joined the N10 in all sports except football, which jumped over in 2015.[8]

In December 2014, Crestline announced that it would leave to join the Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015–16, which they felt would be a more competitive league for the Bulldogs.[9]

In early 2017, Ridgedale announced that they would not play a league schedule for football during the 2017 season.[10] Citing low numbers, frequent injuries, and numerous losses over the last few years, the Rockets began to play an independent schedule against other area teams beginning in 2017. Preparing for the future, The N10 decided to go forward with an eight-team league schedule (playing seven league games during football weeks 4–10) beginning in 2018.

In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3–2 to leave the N10 and join the Northwest Central Conference beginning with the 2021–2022 school year.[11] This left the N10 with 8 total members.

Members

League membership for 2021–2022.
School Nickname Location Enrollment (CB/FB 2024) State FB Region (2024)[12] Colors[13] Notes
Buckeye Central Bucks New Washington 76 7:25 Scarlet, Gray
   
Bucyrus Redmen Bucyrus 113 6:23 Red, White
   
Carey Blue Devils Carey 136 6:22 Blue, White
   
Colonel Crawford Eagles North Robinson 119 6:23 Black, Gold
   
Mohawk Warriors Sycamore 108 7:26 Red, Black
   
Seneca East Tigers Attica 128 6:22 Orange, Black
   
Upper Sandusky Rams Upper Sandusky 205 4:14 Black, Orange
   
Wynford Royals Bucyrus 155 6:23 Royal Blue, Gray
   

Former Members

School Nickname Location Region Colors[13] Tenure
Crestline Bulldogs Crestline 7:25 Blue, White
    		2014-2015
Ridgedale Rockets Morral 7:27 Columbia Blue, Red
    		2014-2021
Football 2014–2016

League Championships

Boys Championships[14]

School Year Football Cross Country Golf Basketball Swimming Wrestling Baseball Track & Field
2014–15 Wynford Colonel Crawford Mohawk Colonel Crawford Colonel Crawford Mohawk Seneca East Colonel Crawford
2015–16 Wynford Colonel Crawford Mohawk Upper Sandusky No Champion Mohawk Wynford Colonel Crawford
2016–17 Wynford Colonel Crawford Mohawk Upper Sandusky No Champion Upper Sandusky Seneca East Colonel Crawford
2017–18 Wynford Colonel Crawford Carey, Ridgedale Upper Sandusky No Champion Upper Sandusky Seneca East, Carey Colonel Crawford
2018–19 Mohawk Colonel Crawford Upper Sandusky Mohawk No Champion Mohawk Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2019–20 Wynford/Seneca East Upper Sandusky Seneca East Upper Sandusky No Champion Mohawk No Champion No Champion
2020–21 Colonel Crawford Upper Sandusky Seneca East Colonel Crawford No Champion Mohawk Colonel Crawford Seneca East
2021-22 Carey Seneca East Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford No Champion Mohawk Wynford Seneca East
2022-23 Carey Upper Sandusky Wynford Carey No Champion Mohawk Upper Sandusky Seneca East
2023-24 Carey Seneca East Upper Sandusky Carey, Colonel Crawford, Mohawk, Seneca East No Champion Mohawk Upper Sandusky Seneca East
2024-25 Mohawk Colonel Crawford Wynford

Girls Championships[14]

School Year Volleyball Cross Country Golf Basketball Swimming Softball Track & Field
2014–15 Upper Sandusky Mohawk No Champion Carey Colonel Crawford Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2015–16 Upper Sandusky Seneca East No Champion Carey No Champion Colonel Crawford, Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2016–17 Buckeye Central Carey Buckeye Central Upper Sandusky No Champion Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2017–18 Buckeye Central Upper Sandusky Buckeye Central Buckeye Central No Champion Carey, Bucyrus Upper Sandusky
2018–19 Mohawk Seneca East Buckeye Central Seneca East No Champion Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2019–20 Buckeye Central Carey Colonel Crawford Seneca East No Champion No Champion No Champion
2020–21 Buckeye Central Colonel Crawford Colonel Crawford Buckeye Central No Champion Bucyrus Colonel Crawford
2021-22 Buckeye Central Colonel Crawford Colonel Crawford Buckeye Central No Champion Colonel Crawford, Mohawk Colonel Crawford
2022-23 Mohawk Colonel Crawford Colonel Crawford Buckeye Central No Champion Carey, Upper Sandusky Colonel Crawford
2023-24 Mohawk Seneca East Colonel Crawford Carey No Champion Mohawk Colonel Crawford
2024-25 Mohawk Upper Sandusky Wynford
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  11. ^ Carter, Edward (October 22, 2019). "Ridgedale votes to leave N10 athletic conference for NWCC". Marion Star. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "OHSAA Announces 2024 Football Divisions and Regional Assignments". OHSAA. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  13. ^ a b OHSAA Member Schools Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, last accessed 6 June 2008
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