Western Buckeye League

Western Buckeye League

HS Conference
name = Western Buckeye League


caption = The logo of the WBL
established = 1936
type = OHSAA Division II
members = 10
sports = 8 (8 for each)
states = 1, Ohio


mapnote = The member schools of the Western Buckeye League.The Western Buckeye League is an OHSAA athletic league located in northwest Ohio and includes schools in Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties. The WBL originally formed in 1936.The Western Buckeye League currently awards championships in 12 Varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. An academic bowl tournament for the schools in the league began annually in 2004.

Current members

*Lima Bath Wildcats (entered 1965)
*Celina Bulldogs (entered 1936)
*Defiance Bulldogs (entered 1973)
*Elida Bulldogs (entered 1971)
*Kenton Wildcats (entered 1942)
*Ottawa-Glandorf Titans (entered 1967)
*Lima Shawnee Indians (entered 1952, withdrew 1967; re-entered 1982)
*St. Marys Memorial Roughriders (entered 1936)
*Van Wert Cougars (entered 1936)
*Wapakoneta Redskins (entered 1936)

Former members

* Bellefontaine Chieftains (entered 1936, withdrew 1965; joined Central Buckeye Conference - Kenton Trail Division)
* Bluffton Pirates (entered 1936, withdrew 1957; joined Northwest Conference)
* Coldwater Cavaliers (entered 1957, withdrew 1973; joined Midwest Athletic Conference)
* Delphos Delphos St. John's Blue Jays (entered 1971, withdrew 1982; joined Midwest Athletic Conference)

Membership History

1940s

* The charter members of the league in 1940-1941 were Bellefontaine, Bluffton, Celina, St. Marys, Van Wert and Wapakoneta.
* Kenton entered the league in 1942.

1950s

* Shawnee entered the league with the 1952-1953 Basketball Season.
* Bluffton left the league in football after the 1952 season.
* Bluffton left the league in all sports after the 1956-1957 season to join the Northwest Conference.
* Coldwater entered the league in the 1957-1958 season.

1960s

* Bellefontaine left the league after the 1964-1965 season to join the Central Buckeye Conference.
* Bath entered the league beginning with the 1965-1966 Basketball Season.
* Shawnee left the league at the end of the 1966-1967 Basketball Season.
* Ottawa-Glandorf entered the league in the spring of 1967 after withdrawing from the Putnam County League.

1970s

* Elida and Delphos St. Johns entered the league in December of 1971.
* Coldwater withdrew from the league effective June 1, 1973 to join the Midwest Athletic Conference.
* Defiance entered the league in September 1973 in all sports. (Defiance 1972-73 WBL meets in CC, Golf, Tennis, and Track)

1980s

* Delphos St. Johns withdrew from the league August 3, 1981 (effective end of 1981-82 season) to join the Midwest Athletic Conference.
* Shawnee re-entered the league on October 5, 1981. Played full schedule in 1982-1983.

League Championships

Fall Sports

All Sport Trophy winners

The Western Buckeye League awards an annual All Sport Trophy to the school that accumulates the most points in their rank in each of the conference sanctioned sports. [cite web|url=http://wblsports.com/allsporttrophy.html|title=All Sport Trophy|publisher=WBL Sports|accessdate=2008-07-16]

Rivalries

* St. Marys Memorial & Celina,
* St. Marys Memorial & Wapakoneta
* Ottawa-Glandorf & Kenton (Football only)
* Lima Shawnee & Elida
* Lima Bath & Elida
* Van Wert & Defiance
* Ottawa-Glandorf & Elida (primarily basketball)

Enrollment

Besides competing within their own league, WBL schools also take on other schools such as: Anthony Wayne, Bellefontaine (former member of WBL), Decatur Bellmont, Bowling Green, Bryan, Delta, Delphos Jefferson, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Findlay High, Fostoria, Lima Senior, Marion Local, Napoleon, Perrysburg, Piqua, Sidney Lehman, Sylvania Northview, Sylvania Southview, Toledo Bowsher, Toledo Central Catholic, Toledo Notre Dame, Toledo Rogers, Toledo Scott, Toledo Start, Toledo St. Francis de Sales, Wauseon, Worthington Kilbourne.

ee also

* Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

External links

* [http://www.wblsports.com/ Western Buckeye League Official Website]

References


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