The Putnam County League is non-football athletic conference whose eight members are located within Putnam County, Ohio. The league is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
Members
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsNotes Columbus GroveBulldogsColumbus GroveScarlet & Gray Also competes in the NWC, including football ContinentalPiratesContinentalBlue & Gold Fort JenningsMusketeersFort JenningsBlack & Orange KalidaWildcatsKalidaMaroon & White LeipsicVikingsLeipsicPurple & Gold Also competes in the BVC, including footballMiller CityWildcatsMiller City Blue & Gold OttovilleBig GreenOttoville Green & Gold Pandora-GilboaRocketsPandora Scarlet & Gray Also competes in the BVC, including football
At the junior high level, three more middle schools are added to the league: Glandorf Dragons Ottawa Titans Ottawa Sts. Peter and Paul Knights
Former member schools Source: Belmore Blanchard Eagles (merged into Pandora-Gilboa in 1951) Cloverdale (merged into Ottoville in 1930) Crawfis College (merged into Blanchard) Glandorf (merged into Ottawa-Glandorf) Ottawa (merged into Ottawa-Glandorf) Ottawa-Glandorf Titans (joined the Western Buckeye League in the spring of 1967.) Ottawa Public Ottawa SPPS Palmer (merged into Miller City in 1941) Pandora Fleetwings (merged into Pandora-Gilboa in 1951) Vaughnsville Vikings (merged into Columbus Grove in 1962)
Putnam County League Championships School YearGolfBoys SoccerGirls SoccerVolleyballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballBaseballBoys Track & FieldGirls Track & Field 1930-31 Vaughnsville 1931-32Vaughnsville 1932-33Columbus Grove 1933-34Columbus Grove 1934-35OttovilleLeipsicPandora 1935-36 VaughnsvilleLeipsic, PandoraVaughnsville 1936-37 Unknown 1937-38Kalida 1938-39Kalida 1939-40Kalida 1940-41Vaughnsville 1941-42VaughnsvilleVaughnsville 1942-43 Vaughnsville 1943-44Fort Jennings Vaughnsville 1944-45Fort Jennings, PandoraKalida 1945-46Miller CityColumbus Grove 1946-47OttovilleColumbus Grove, Miller City 1947-48BlanchardBlanchard 1948-49BlanchardMiler City 1949-50Miller CityOttoville 1950-51Columbus Grove, OttovilleFort Jennings 1951-52Columbus Grove, Miller CityContinental 1952-53OttovilleColumbus Grove 1953-54Kalida, OttovilleKalida 1954-55Kalida, LeipsicColumbus Grove 1955-56Miller CityColumbus Grove 1956-57Fort Jennings, Miller CityColumbus Grove 1957-58Miller CityLeipsic 1958-59Ottawa SPPSColumbus Grove 1959-60LeipsicContinental 1960-61Glandorf, Miller CityContinental 1961-62Miller CityContinental 1962-63Kalida, Miller CityColumbus Grove 1963-64Kalida, Miller City, OttovilleOttawa Public 1964-65Ottawa-GlandorfOttawa-Glandorf 1965-66Ottawa-GlandorfOttawa-Glandorf 1966-67Ottawa-GlandorfLeipsic 1967-68OttovilleColumbus Grove, Fort Jennings, Leipsic, Ottoville 1968-69Fort JenningsFort Jennings, Leipsic 1969-70Fort JenningsColumbus Grove 1970-71ContinentalColumbus Grove 1971-72OttovilleColumbus Grove 1972-73Kalida, OttovilleLeipsic 1973-74ContinentalFort JenningsKalida 1974-75KalidaMiller CityKalida 1975-76OttovilleContinental, KalidaMiller CityMiller City 1976-77OttovilleContinental, Fort Jennings, KalidaOttovilleMiller City 1977-78LeipsicContinentalOttovilleLeipsic 1978-79KalidaKalidaKalida, OttovilleOttoville 1979-80OttovilleOttovilleKalidaLeipsic 1980-81OttovilleFort Jennings, KalidaKalidaMiller City 1981-82KalidaKalida, LeipsicColumbus GroveContinental, Leipsic 1982-83OttovilleKalidaKalidaMiller City 1983-84KalidaColumbus GroveContinental, OttovilleMiller City, Ottoville 1984-85OttovilleMiller CityFort JenningsMiller City 1985-86OttovilleContinentalKalidaMiller City 1986-87OttovilleFort JenningsKalida, Miller City, Pandora-GilboaOttoville 1987-88OttovilleKalidaKalidaMiller City 1988-89Fort JenningsKalidaKalidaLeipsic 1989-90KalidaMiller CityOttovilleMiller City 1990-91 KalidaFort Jennings, Kalida, Miller CityKalidaKalida 1991-92KalidaKalidaKalidaKalida 1992-93KalidaLeipsicContinental, LeipsicLeipsic, Miller City 1993-94KalidaMiller CityFort JenningsKalida 1994-95Kalida Columbus Grove, KalidaLeipsic, OttovilleColumbus Grove, Kalida, Leipsic 1995-96KalidaKalidaOttovilleColumbus Grove, Kalida 1996-97KalidaLeipsicKalidaLeipsic 1997-98KalidaContinental, Fort Jennings, KalidaKalidaKalida, Leipsic 1998-99KalidaFort JenningsOttovilleLeipsic, Miller City 1999-00KalidaKalidaOttoville, Pandora-GilboaFort Jennings 2000-01ContinentalKalidaOttovilleGO VOLS 2001-02KalidaOttovilleKalida, Miller CityPandora-Gilboa 2002-03KalidaContinentalMiller CityOttoville 2003-04KalidaFort Jennings, OttovilleMiller CityKalida 2004-05 KalidaContinentalMiller CityLeipsic 2005-06OttovilleOttovilleColumbus GroveKalida 2006-07OttovilleOttovilleColumbus Grove, OttovilleKalida 2007-08KalidaPandora-GilboaOttovilleColumbus Grove Pandora-Gilboa 2008-09OttovilleKalida, Pandora-GilboaKalida, LeipsicMiller CityPandora-Gilboa 2009-10OttovilleKalidaOttovilleColumbus GrovePandora-Gilboa 2010-11OttovillePandora-GilboaColumbus GroveOttovilleLeipsic 2011-12Ottoville Columbus Grove, Leipsic Ottoville 2012-13 2018-2019Ottoville 2019-2020Columbus Grove 2020-2021 OttovilleOttoville
League championship notes Golf champions were first determined in the fall of 1975. Boys basketball champions were first officially declared in 1934-35 with the exception of 1942-43 due to World War II. The first Pandora High School boys basketball team won the first county title recorded, however it was before official declaration. Girls basketball champions were first officially declared in 1934-35 and 1935–36, but not officially again until 1973-74. Baseball champions were determined by division winners (West & East) in a title game from 1931-1942, 1946-1948, and 1953-1955. A league tournament was used from 1943-1945, 1949-1952, and 1956-1964. From 1965 on, they were determined by regular season PCL records.
See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences OHSAA Northwest Region athletic conferences
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