# Northern 10 Athletic Conference

The Northern 10 Athletic Conference (or Northern 10/N10) is an OHSAA athletic conference that is currently made up of eight schools from northern Ohio and began athletic competition in 2014.

## History

The Northern 10 conference was founded in 2012 by ten schools located in north-central Ohio. Six of these schools (Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Riverdale, and Wynford) came from the North Central Conference, three (Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East) came from the Midland Athletic League, and one (Ridgedale) came from the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. The creation of the league effectively disbanded the North Central Conference as its four remaining members would eventually agree to join other leagues by 2014. The departure of Carey, Mohawk, and Seneca East from the Midland Athletic League similarly started a chain reaction within that conference, resulting in the departure of its remaining members, ultimately leading to its dissolution that same year.
In April 2013, Blanchard Valley Conference President Traci Conley indicated the BVC wanted to expand to 14 members and sent an invitation to Riverdale High School, which is located in Hancock County, Ohio with most BVC schools. Riverdale accepted the BVC's invitation on April 22, 2013. In June 2013, the N10 invited Upper Sandusky to take Riverdale's place in 2014, after the Rams had agreed to join the MOAC. Upper Sandusky accepted the offer and joined the N10 in all sports except football, which jumped over in 2015.
In December 2014, Crestline announced that it would leave to join the Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015–16, which they felt would be a more competitive league for the Bulldogs.
In early 2017, Ridgedale announced that they would not play a league schedule for football during the 2017 season. Citing low numbers, frequent injuries, and numerous losses over the last few years, the Rockets began to play an independent schedule against other area teams beginning in 2017. Preparing for the future, The N10 decided to go forward with an eight-team league schedule (playing seven league games during football weeks 4–10) beginning in 2018.
In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3–2 to leave the N10 and join the Northwest Central Conference beginning with the 2021–2022 school year. This left the N10 with 8 total members.
On November 8, 2024, the N10 announced that they intended to expand the league from its current eight schools to 12 schools competing in two divisional alignments. The N10 later announced on February 26, 2025 that they had invited six schools to join their league: Hopewell-Loudon, Lucas, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert, and Willard. Willard accepted the N10's invitation on March 12, 2025. New Riegel also accepted their invitation on the same day.

## Members

| School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024) | State FB Region (2024) | Colors |
| Buckeye Central | Bucks | New Washington | 76 | 7:25 | Scarlet, Gray |
| Bucyrus | Redmen | Bucyrus | 113 | 6:23 | Red, White |
| Carey | Blue Devils | Carey | 136 | 6:22 | Blue, White |
| Colonel Crawford | Eagles | North Robinson | 119 | 6:23 | Black, Gold |
| Mohawk | Warriors | Sycamore | 108 | 7:26 | Red, Black |
| Seneca East | Tigers | Attica | 128 | 6:22 | Orange, Black |
| Upper Sandusky | Rams | Upper Sandusky | 205 | 4:14 | Black, Orange |
| Wynford | Royals | Bucyrus | 155 | 6:23 | Royal Blue, Gray |

### Future members

| School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024) | State FB Region (2024) | Colors | Notes |
| New Riegel | Blue Jackets | New Riegel | 191 | | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold | Joining in 2026-2027 |
| Willard | Crimson Flashes | Willard | 199 | 5:18 | Crimson, White | Joining in 2026-2027 |

## Former Members

| School | Nickname | Location | Region | Colors | Tenure |
| Crestline | Bulldogs | Crestline | 7:25 | Blue, White | 2014-2015 |
| Ridgedale | Rockets | Morral | 7:27 | Columbia Blue, Red | 2014-2021 Football 2014–2016 |

## League Championships
### Boys Championships

| School Year | Football | Cross Country | Golf | Basketball | Swimming | Wrestling | Baseball | Track & Field |
| 2014–15 | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford | Colonel Crawford | Mohawk | Seneca East | Colonel Crawford |
| 2015–16 | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | No Champion | Mohawk | Wynford | Colonel Crawford |
| 2016–17 | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | No Champion | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East | Colonel Crawford |
| 2017–18 | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | Carey, Ridgedale | Upper Sandusky | No Champion | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East/Carey | Colonel Crawford |
| 2018–19 | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford | Upper Sandusky | Mohawk | No Champion | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2019–20 | Wynford/Seneca East | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East | Upper Sandusky | No Champion | Mohawk | No Champion | No Champion |
| 2020–21 | Colonel Crawford | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East | Colonel Crawford | No Champion | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford | Seneca East |
| 2021-22 | Carey | Seneca East | Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford | No Champion | Mohawk | Wynford | Seneca East |
| 2022-23 | Carey | Upper Sandusky | Wynford | Carey | No Champion | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East |
| 2023-24 | Carey | Seneca East | Upper Sandusky | Carey/Colonel Crawford/Mohawk/Seneca East | No Champion | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East |
| 2024-25 | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | No Champion | Carey | | |

### Girls Championships

| School Year | Volleyball | Cross Country | Golf | Basketball | Swimming | Softball | Track & Field |
| 2014–15 | Upper Sandusky | Mohawk | No Champion | Carey | Colonel Crawford | Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2015–16 | Upper Sandusky | Seneca East | No Champion | Carey | No Champion | Colonel Crawford/Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2016–17 | Buckeye Central | Carey | Buckeye Central | Upper Sandusky | No Champion | Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2017–18 | Buckeye Central | Upper Sandusky | Buckeye Central | Buckeye Central | No Champion | Carey, Bucyrus | Upper Sandusky |
| 2018–19 | Mohawk | Seneca East | Buckeye Central | Seneca East | No Champion | Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2019–20 | Buckeye Central | Carey | Colonel Crawford | Seneca East | No Champion | No Champion | No Champion |
| 2020–21 | Buckeye Central | Colonel Crawford | Colonel Crawford | Buckeye Central | No Champion | Bucyrus | Colonel Crawford |
| 2021-22 | Buckeye Central | Colonel Crawford | Colonel Crawford | Buckeye Central | No Champion | Colonel Crawford/Mohawk | Colonel Crawford |
| 2022-23 | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford | Colonel Crawford | Buckeye Central | No Champion | Carey/Upper Sandusky | Colonel Crawford |
| 2023-24 | Mohawk | Seneca East | Colonel Crawford | Carey | No Champion | Mohawk | Colonel Crawford |
| 2024-25 | Mohawk | Upper Sandusky | Wynford | Colonel Crawford | No Champion | | |

## Links

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* ↑ Bates, Jarred A. (December 22, 2014). "Crestline to join Mid-Buckeye Conference in 2015". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
* ↑ Baker, Jamie (February 4, 2017). "Prep football: Ridgedale out of N10 for football". Findlay Courier. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
* ↑ Carter, Edward (October 22, 2019). "Ridgedale votes to leave N10 athletic conference for NWCC". Marion Star. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
* ↑ CCN Staff (November 8, 2024). "Northern 10 issues letter signaling intent for expansion". Crawford County Now. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
* ↑ "N10 invites 6 to join conference". Northern 10 Athletic Conference. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
* ↑ Holsinger, Kyle (February 25, 2025). "Northern 10 ADs comment on conference invites to six schools". Heart of Ohio Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
* ↑ Hazelwood, Mark (March 13, 2025). "Willard officially accepts N10 invitation". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
* ↑ Staff (March 15, 2025). "New Reigel athletics joins N10 conference". Tiffin Adviser-Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
* ↑ "OHSAA Announces 2024 Football Divisions and Regional Assignments". OHSAA. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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