Classification OHSAA Division II Sports fielded 8 (8 for each) No. of members 10 | Founded 1936 | |
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Centered in Lima, Ohio, 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 league's school district boundaries also include portions of Logan, Shelby, and Wyandot counties. The WBL originally formed in 1936 and is one of the oldest high school conferences in the state. 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.
Contents
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 2000s
- Boys League Championships
- Girls League Championships
- All Sport Trophy winners
- References
While the WBL consists of larger schools and spreads over a larger area, it is geographically located in the same area of the state as the Midwest Athletic Conference. Most schools out of both leagues typically host hotly contested matchups in nearly every sport.
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
2000s
Boys League Championships
Girls League Championships
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.