Northwest Ohio Athletic League (OHSAA)

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The Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) is the oldest high school sports league in the state of Ohio. The league sponsors many sports, including: football, boys & girls cross country, volleyball, boys & girls soccer, wrestling, golf, boys & girls basketball, baseball, softball, and boys & girls track & field. Bryan is the largest school system in the league.

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[edit] Current members

The member schools of the NWOAL.
School Nickname Location Colors Type Middle school(s) Tenure
Archbold Blue Streaks Archbold Navy Blue, Gold
         		 Public Archbold MS 1960-
Bryan Golden Bears Bryan Purple, Gold
         		 Public Bryan MS 1926-
Delta Panthers Delta Green, White
         		 Public Delta MS 1926-31, 1957-69, 1978-
Evergreen Vikings Metamora Green, Gold
         		 Public Evergreen MS 1969-71, 1978-
Liberty Center Tigers Liberty Center Orange, Black
         		 Public Liberty Center MS 1926-
Montpelier Locomotives Montpelier Columbia Blue, White
         		 Public Montpelier JHS 1926-
Patrick Henry Patriots Hamler Red, White, Blue
              		 Public Patrick Henry MS 1978-
Swanton Bulldogs Swanton Purple, White
         		 Public Swanton MS 1957-69, 1978-
Wauseon Indians Wauseon Red, White
         		 Public Wauseon MS 1926-

[edit] Former members

School Nickname Location Colors Type Membership Tenure Notes
Defiance Bulldogs Defiance Royal Blue, White
         		 Public 1931-55 Voted out, eventually joined the WBL
Napoleon Wildcats Napoleon Navy Blue, White
         		 Public 1926–78 Left for the GLL

[edit] League history

[edit] 1920s

  • The NWOAL began competition in 1926 with charter members Bryan, Delta, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Napoleon, and Wauseon. The inaugural sports of competition are football, boys basketball, and track.[1]
  • A dissatisfed Delta left in 1931 and was replaced by Defiance.[1]

[edit] 1950s

  • Baseball and golf are offered as sports for league competition in the 1953-54 school year.
  • Defiance was voted out of the league in 1954 for having an enrollment over twice the average of the smaller schools and for being dominant in league titles. They left at the end of the 1954-55 school year.[1]
  • Fairview and Paulding apply and are denied league membership in the 50s.[2]
  • Swanton and Delta are invited to join and enter the NWOAL in 1957 after a tenure in the Maumee Valley League.[1]
  • Archbold is also invited at the same time and joins in 1960.[1]
  • Wrestling becomes a league sport for the 1959-60 school year.[3]
  • Ottawa Hills was considered for membership in 1959, but they never officially joined the NWOAL. It was around this time that it became obvious that the smaller schools were not satisfied with the dominance Napoleon (and to a lesser extent, Bryan) were displaying in acquiring all-sports crowns.[1]

[edit] 1960s

  • In spring 1968, Defiance re-applied and was denied admission for NWOAL membership, making it evident schools of that size were not welcome in the league. Talk began of Bryan, Defiance, and Napoleon joining up in another league separate from the NWOAL.[1]
  • In 1969, the Northern Border League was formed by the smaller members of the NWOAL as a way for them to compete for league titles. Delta and Swanton withdrew from the NWOAL completely while Archbold, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Wauseon and the recently-joined Evergreen become dual members of both the NBL and the now 7-member NWOAL. Competition between the five dual-league members counted in the standings for both the NWOAL and the NBL.[4]
  • Cross country becomes a league sport in the 1969-70 school year.

[edit] 1970s

  • Consolidated in 1969, Patrick Henry joined the NBL in 1970.[5]
  • In 1971, Evergreen left the NWOAL to solely compete in the NBL.[6]
  • In February 1973, more tensions arose when Liberty Center considered leaving the NWOAL completely to compete solely in the NBL.[1] Napoleon also displayed intention of leaving the league they felt they were not wanted in, and it was widely believed that Archbold, Montpelier, and Wauseon would follow Liberty's suit. This would have caused Bryan and Napoleon to be left without a league home. Community support kept Liberty in the NWOAL, and the league sat on shaky ground for a few more years.
  • In the spring of 1978, Napoleon finally left the NWOAL and sought competition from larger schools in the Great Lakes League. Upon Napoleon's departure, the NBL folded and was absorbed by the NWOAL in the fall of 1978. Patrick Henry joined for the first time while Delta, Evergreen, and Swanton returned again.[7] After a few decades of chaos and near dissolution, the NWOAL has remained unchanged ever since.

[edit] Football champions[8]

The all-time member schools of the NWOAL. Former members are in blue.
Year Champions
1926 Napoleon
1927 Napoleon
1928 Montpelier
1929 Napoleon
1930 Bryan
1931 Defiance
1932 Defiance
1933 Defiance
1934 Defiance
1935 Bryan
1936 Bryan
1937 Liberty Center
1938 Defiance
1939 Bryan
1940 Bryan
1941 Bryan, Defiance, Napoleon
1942 Defiance
1943 Defiance
1944 Wauseon
1945 Defiance, Montpelier
1946 Defiance, Montpelier
1947 Napoleon
1948 Defiance
1949 Napoleon
1950 Montpelier
1951 Bryan, Napoleon
1952 Defiance
1953 Defiance
1954 Wauseon
1955 Napoleon
1956 Bryan, Napoleon
1957 Napoleon
1958 Napoleon
1959 Wauseon
1960 Napoleon
1961 Napoleon
1962 Wauseon
1963 Napoleon
1964 Bryan
1965 Liberty Center, Napoleon
1966 Napoleon
1967 Napoleon
1968 Bryan, Wauseon
1969 Bryan, Napoleon
1970 Napoleon
1971 Napoleon
1972 Napoleon
1973 Napoleon
1974 Wauseon
1975 Napoleon
1976 Napoleon
1977 Bryan
1978 Wauseon
1979 Wauseon
1980 Archbold
1981 Swanton
1982 Archbold
1983 Archbold, Montpelier
1984 Evergreen
1985 Archbold, Bryan, Swanton
1986 Bryan
1987 Archbold
1988 Archbold
1989 Archbold, Swanton
1990 Archbold
1991 Swanton
1992 Liberty Center
1993 Wauseon
1994 Wauseon
1995 Swanton
1996 Patrick Henry
1997 Patrick Henry
1998 Liberty Center
1999 Liberty Center, Wauseon
2000 Liberty Center
2001 Liberty Center
2002 Delta, Patrick Henry
2003 Patrick Henry
2004 Patrick Henry
2005 Patrick Henry
2006 Delta, Patrick Henry
2007 Patrick Henry, Wauseon
2008 Patrick Henry
2009 Patrick Henry
2010 Archbold
2011 Liberty Center

[edit] Northern Border League football champions

Year Champions
1969 Montpelier, Wauseon[9]
1970 Archbold[10]
1971 Patrick Henry[5]
1972 Archbold[11]
1973 Montpelier[12]
1974 Wauseon[13]
1975 Delta, Swanton[14]
1976 Swanton[15]
1977 Patrick Henry[16]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sports Talk" (website). The Bryan Times. 1973-06-12. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19730612&id=-ygLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6541,5448578. Retrieved 2010-09-10. 
  2. ^ Sports Talk by Herb Lewis, Mar. 22, 1979
  3. ^ Sports Talk by Herb Lewis. Dec 13, 1972
  4. ^ Here comes another league
  5. ^ a b Bears visit Pats Friday. Oct. 2, 1975
  6. ^ Sports Talk by Herb Lewis, Nov. 24, 1973
  7. ^ Sports Talk by Herb Lewis. Aug. 11, 1978
  8. ^ Preview: Patrick Henry gets nod again in NWOAL
  9. ^ Montpelier one game closer. Oct. 25, 1969
  10. ^ Napoleon, Archbold titlists. Nov. 10, 1970
  11. ^ Sports Talk by Herb Lewis. Dec. 13, 1972
  12. ^ Football reports by Moe Brubaker. Nov. 6, 1973
  13. ^ Wauseon Defending At Record Pace. Oct. 22, 1979
  14. ^ High Notes by Moe Brubaker. Nov. 4, 1975
  15. ^ Bryan Times Area scores from Oct. 30, 1976. Swanton's win over Wauseon gave them a perfect 7-0 NBL record
  16. ^ Patrick Henry Playing Waiting Game. Nov. 7, 1977

[edit] External links

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