- Northern Lakes League
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The Northern Lakes League (NLL), is an OHSAA high school athletic conference that was formed in 1956 and comprises eight high schools in Northwest Ohio.
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Current members
The member schools of the NLL beginning in fall of 2011.
School Nickname Location Colors Type Middle school(s) Joined League Anthony Wayne Generals Whitehouse Blue, White
Public Anthony Wayne JHS 1956 Bowling Green Bobcats Bowling Green Scarlet, Gray
Public Bowling Green JHS 1978 Maumee Panthers Maumee Purple, Gold
Public Gateway MS 1956 Napoleon Wildcats Napoleon Navy, White
Public Napoleon MS 2011 Northview Wildcats Sylvania Black, Gold,
Public Arbor Hills JHS,
McCord JHS1996 Perrysburg Yellow Jackets Perrysburg Black, Gold
Public Perrysburg JHS 1956 Southview Cougars Sylvania Orange, Brown
Public McCord JHS,
Timberstone JHS1976 Springfield Blue Devils Holland Blue, White
Public Springfield MS 1962 Former members
School Nickname Location Colors Type Membership Tenure Notes Eastwood Eagles Pemberville Red, White, Columbia
Public 1959–1972 Left for the SLL, now in the NBC Elmwood Royals Bloomdale Royal Blue, White
Public 1960–1972 Left for the SLL, now in the NBC Genoa Comets Genoa Maroon, Gray
Public 1956–1972 Left for the SLL, now in the NBC Lake Flyers Millbury Navy, White, Light Blue
Public 1960–1996 Left for the SLL, now in the NBC Port Clinton Redskins Port Clinton Red, White
Public 1956–1963 Left for the GLL, now in the SBC Rossford Bulldogs Rossford Maroon, Gray
Public 1956–2011 Left for the NBC League History
1950s
- The league begins for the 1956-57 school year with Anthony Wayne, Genoa, Maumee, Perrysburg, Port Clinton, and Rossford as its charter members. This was the Blue Division of the old Great Northern Conference that had begun in 1945.[1] It would not be known as the Northern Lakes League until 1957.[2]
- Eastwood joins in 1959 after being accepted in 1958.[3]
1960s
- Elmwood and Lake both join in 1960.[4]
- Springfield (Holland HS until 1959) joins in 1962.[5]
- Port Clinton switches into the Great Lakes League[6] (the Orange Division of the GNC) in 1963 after winning three football titles in 1957, 1960, and 1962.
1970s
- For the 1972-73 school year, Eastwood, Elmwood, and Genoa leave to help form the Suburban Lakes League (SLL), leaving 6 members for a while.[7] Swanton and Napoleon were suggested as replacements.
- Southview joins in 1976 after Sylvania High School splits.[8]
- Bowling Green leaves the GLL in 1978 to bring the league total to 8.[9]
1980s
- League membership remains consistent
1990s
- For the 1996-97 school year, Lake leaves to join the SLL, and is replaced by Northview, who leaves the former Great Lakes League.[10] The football team remained in the GLL for the 1996 season before fully joining at season's end.
- Around 1999, Rossford first considered leaving the NLL for a league with members closer in their size. The 9-member SLL opened their arms, but Rossford initially declined.[11]
2000s
- In 2008, Rossford sent a letter of interest to be considered as the replacement for Lakota in the SLL, who left for the MAL in 2009. The SLL could not get a 6-out-of-7 vote to accept Rossford, ensuring they would remain a member of the NLL for at least a few more years. Clay, Napoleon, and Fremont Ross expressed interest in replacing Rossford.
- In May 2009, Rossford's board of education voted unanimously to leave the NLL and form the new Northern Buckeye Conference with Eastwood, Genoa, Lake, Otsego, and Woodmore, all schools that were withdrawing from the SLL. Later additions to the NBC included Elmwood and Fostoria. The new league began competition in the fall of 2011.[12]
- In June 2009, Napoleon High School accepted the invitation to join the NLL in 2011 as the replacement for Rossford.[13]
- In August 2009, Maumee's school board voted 3-2 to remain members of the NLL and to not accept the NBC's invitation to join their new league.[14]
Football champions
The member schools of the NLL from 1996-2011.
The NLL basketball standings during the 1962-63 school year, with its largest number of members. (Note that conference newcomer Springfield was not eligible to compete for the league title during this season.)
All-time members of the NLL. Current members are in red, former members are in green.Year Champions 1956 Maumee 1957 Port Clinton 1958 Perrysburg 1959 Maumee, Perrysburg 1960 Port Clinton 1961 Perrysburg 1962 Maumee, Port Clinton 1963 Rossford 1964 Rossford 1965 Elmwood 1966 Eastwood 1967 Perrysburg 1968 Rossford 1969 Rossford 1970 Springfield 1971 Lake 1972 Rossford 1973 Anthony Wayne 1974 Anthony Wayne, Maumee, Springfield 1975 Maumee 1976 Anthony Wayne 1977 Perrysburg 1978 Lake 1979 Perrysburg 1980 Perrysburg 1981 Lake, Springfield 1982 Rossford 1983 Lake, Maumee 1984 Bowling Green, Perrysburg 1985 Perrysburg 1986 Maumee 1987 Anthony Wayne 1988 Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green 1989 Rossford 1990 Rossford 1991 Bowling Green, Springfield 1992 Maumee, Southview, Springfield 1993 Springfield, Bowling Green 1994 Springfield, Maumee 1995 Bowling Green 1996 Bowling Green 1997 Bowling Green, Southview 1998 Bowling Green, Southview 1999 Southview 2000 Bowling Green 2001 Maumee, Perrysburg 2002 Rossford 2003 Southview 2004 Southview 2005 Northview, Southview 2006 Perrysburg 2007 Southview 2008 Southview 2009 Maumee, Southview 2010 Southview 2011 Southview See also
Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
References
- ^ "Central, Scott Upsets Jam City League Top Spot". Toledo Blade. October 13, 1956. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19561013&printsec=frontpage. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Sama, Dominic (October 12, 1957). "Knights Wallop Rogers; Maumee Bows to Bryan". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19571012&printsec=frontpage. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Blade Correspondent (February 6, 1960). "Eastwood Roars To Tie For Title (explains that 1959-60 is Eastwood's first year of NLL competition)". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aLsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9gAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5158,4112249&dq=northern+lakes&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "Elmwood Quells Westwood Rally; Generals Win (shows 1960-61 NLL basketball standings with Elmwood and Lake)". Toledo Blade. December 24, 1960. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yGYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6160,3520581&dq=northern+lakes+standings&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Little, Jim (January 26, 1963). "Rossford Trips AW, 28-8, As Jack Tisdale Runs Wild (shows Springfield in the 1962-63 NLL standings as a league member not eligible for the league title)". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZQswAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3944,1776593&dq=northern+lakes+standings&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Little, Jim (January 27, 1963). "Suburban Leagues Must Be Flexible To Survive". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aWkUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5331,837512&dq=flyers+suburban+lakes&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Prep Conference Set". Toledo Blade. December 16, 1970. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XPcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5QEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6085,4950540&dq=lake+northern+lakes+league&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Goode, Mike (December 4, 1976). "Southview Zaps AW (Southview opened in 1976; article explains this was an NLL matchup)". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tXUUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5453,4166541&dq=lake+northern+lakes&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lake Wins Northern Lakes League Outright". Toledo Blade. November 3, 1978. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EHYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4567,996480&dq=bowling+green+northern+lakes&hl=en. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ "Northview to join Northern Lakes League". Toledo Blade. August 29, 1995. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=St0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6647,9533797&dq=lake+join+suburban+lakes+league&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Schooley, Duane (December 16, 1999). "SLL and TAAC mull realignment". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6544,269284&dq=northwood+join+taac&hl=en. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Junga, Steve (May 22, 2009). "5 from SLL join Rossford for new league". Toledo Blade. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090522/SPORTS12/905220353. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Silka, Zach (June 10, 2009). "Napoleon replaces Rossford in NLL". Toledo Blade. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090610/SPORTS12/906100394. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Junga, Steve (July 19, 2010). "New frontier ahead for area leagues". Toledo Blade. http://toledoblade.com/article/20100719/SPORTS12/7190363. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
- ^ Junga, Steve (August 20, 2008). "Preview: Southview picked again in NLL". Toledo Blade. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/SPORTS12/106232347/-1/SPORTS. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
External links
- NLL Website
- List of NLL Football Champions
- 5 from SLL join Rossford for new league
- Napoleon replaces Rossford in NLL
- NLL Basketball Standings with 10 Members, Toledo Blade, Jan 26 1963
Current Members Anthony Wayne Generals • Bowling Green Bobcats • Maumee Panthers • Napoleon Wildcats • Northview Wildcats • Perrysburg Yellow Jackets • Southview Cougars • Springfield Blue Devils
Former Members Eastwood Eagles (1959-1972) • Elmwood Royals (1960-1972) • Genoa Comets (1956-1972) • Lake Flyers (1960-1996) • Port Clinton Redskins (1956-1963) • Rossford Bulldogs (1956-2011)
Northwest District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences Current Conferences Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC) • Firelands Conference (FC) • Green Meadows Conference (GMC) • Midland Athletic League (MAL) • Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) • North Central Conference (NCC) • Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) • Northern Lakes League (NLL) • Northern Ohio League (NOL) • Northwest Conference • Northwest Central Conference • Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) • Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) • Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC) • Three Rivers Athletic Conference • Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC) • Toledo City League • Western Buckeye League (WBL)Non-Football Conferences Buckeye Border Conference (BBC) • Putnam County LeagueDefunct Conferences Buckeye Conference/League • Great Lakes League (GLL) • Greater Buckeye Conference (GBC) • Lakeshore Conference • Maumee Valley League • Michigan-Ohio Border Conference • Northern Border League • Northwest Buckeye League (football only) • Suburban Lakes League (SLL)Categories:- Ohio high school sports conferences
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