The Mid-Buckeye Conference , known also at times as the Middle Buckeye Conference, is an OHSAA athletics conference with member schools located in Ashland , Crawford , Knox , Richland , and Wayne counties.
7-502: The following are the current members: Originally formed in 1948, the league has had three separate incarnations. The original league lasted until 1962. The MBC reformed again in 1963 and lasted until 1979. The third and final reformation so far, took place in 1981 and that league has lasted to this day. The future of the MBC was threatened by more re-alignment in OHSAA conferences, as five of
14-646: A football championship. Danville, East Knox, Loudonville, and Lucas began competing as football independents in 2013. Central Christian will join in the Spring of 2015 and Crestline will join in the Fall of 2015. As of the Fall of 2014, both Mapleton and Crestview compete in the MBC for girls soccer. On April 18, 2015, Loudonville announced that they would remain within the Mid-Buckeye Conference for all sports except football, which will join
21-770: The Principals Athletic Conference for the 2017-2018 school year. In late 2015, Danville announced they would leave the MBC to help form the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference with seven schools from the Blue Division of the MOAC. In March 2023, Loudonville's Board of Education approved leaving the MBC to join the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) as a full-fledged member beginning with
28-553: The 2024-25 school year. Licking County League This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Central Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA . Because the names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambiguity with respect to either the name of a locality or the name of a high school, the following table gives both in every case, with
35-473: The league in 2013-14. East Knox was offered membership on February 23, 2012 and joined in 2014. By 2014, the MBC had the possibility of being down to 2 members (Danville and Loudonville). However, applications for admission were submitted by Lucas , Mansfield Christian , and Mansfield St. Peter's to join in 2013-14, and were approved by the league shortly thereafter. The league will continue to look for additional members, although they will not support
42-611: The league's former members submitted "intent to withdraw" letters to commissioner Wintermute in 2011. Johnstown-Monroe, Northridge, and Utica agreed to join the revamped Licking County League in 2013. Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, and Fredericktown expressed interest in joining the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference , a league that was exploring expansion in May 2011. MOAC membership was initially only extended to Centerburg and Fredericktown, both of which agreed to join
49-570: The locality name first, in plain type, and the high school name second in boldface type. The school's team nickname is given last. Former members North Division South Division Former Members Started in 2017-18, the league was founded by members of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference's Blue Division. The league has two incarnations, the first lasting from 1927 to 1991. The second incarnation began 23 years later after travel and budget concerns brought together
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