Ohio Northwest Region defunct athletic conferences

This is a list of former high school athletic conferences in the Northwest Region of Ohio, as designated by the OHSAA.

Nevada joined in 1961, after the Wyandot County League folded, with the CCL only having four remaining schools.

(1956–2003) The GLL existed from fall of 1956 until spring of 2003 before essentially transforming into the Greater Buckeye Conference.

The following schools were members at some point: (c. 1945-1956) The Great Northern Conference was created shortly after the end of World War II with the inaugural members of Clay, Maumee, Perrysburg, Rossford, Whitmer, and Sylvania.

see Huron-Erie League Standings The all-time members of the Johnny Appleseed Conference.

[2] Formed as Northern Ohio League in 1911 and then renamed Little Big 6 after Bellevue and Fremont Ross join in 1912.

Renamed Little Big 5 after Fremont Ross, Sandusky and Tiffin Columbian leave to form Buckeye Conference and are replaced by Port Clinton.

After some changes, the league entered its last leg in 1957, when Delta and Swanton left, leaving four members.

Six Schools Set For New League (1929[3]-1936) (1985-2014) Conference Website: http://www.tiffinohiosports.com/midland_athletic_league.html see NBL History Archbold, Liberty Center, Montpelier, and Wauseon were dual members of the NBL and the NWOAL during the league's entire existence.

Note: Six of the remaining NOL members were absorbed by the Sandusky Bay Conference for the 2017-18 school year.

(football only) Ashland, Lexington, Madison, Mansfield Senior, and Orrville helped to form the Ohio Cardinal Conference in 2003.

An interest in joining the league was expressed by Hamilton, Middletown, Springfield, and Toledo Libbey in 1949, but those schools ultimately decided the travel was too much for them to consider as well.