The Northern 10 Athletic Conference (also known as the Northern 10 or N10) is an Ohio High School Athletic Association athletic conference that is currently made up of 14 schools from Northern Ohio and began athletic competition in 2014.
Members
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsOHSAA Member Schools , last accessed 6 June 2008TenureBuckeye CentralBucksNew WashingtonScarlet, gray 2014–BucyrusRedmenBucyrusRed, white 2014–CalvertSenecasTiffinRoyal blue, white 2026-CareyBlue DevilsCareyBlue, white 2014–Colonel CrawfordEaglesNorth RobinsonBlack, gold 2014–Hopewell-LoudonChieftainsBascomScarlet, gray 2026-LucasCubsLucasOrange, black 2026-MohawkWarriorsSycamoreRed, black 2014–New RiegelBlue JacketsNew RiegelNavy blue, vegas gold 2026-Old FortStockadersOld FortBrown, gold 2026-Seneca EastTigersAttica Orange, black 2014–Upper SanduskyRamsUpper SanduskyBlack, orange 2014–WillardCrimson FlashesWillardCrimson, white 2026-WynfordRoyalsBucyrusRoyal blue, gray 2014–
Former members SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureCrestlineBulldogsCrestlineBlue, white 2014–2015RidgedaleRocketsMorralColumbia blue, red 2014–2021;football 2014–2016 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.
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.
Crestline announced in 2014 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.
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.
Ridgedale's school board voted 3–2 in late 2019 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 14 schools (12 football playing 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 (no football), Old Fort (no football), Tiffin Calvert, and Willard. Willard and New Riegel accepted their invitation on March 12th while Lucas accepted on March 18, 2025. Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, and Old Fort were included in a statement from the league on March 28, 2025 that announced all six were being added to the league for the 2026–2027 school year.
League championships
Boys championships School yearFootballCross countryGolfBasketballSwimmingWrestlingBaseballTrack & 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 ChampionMohawk No Champion No Champion 2020–21 Colonel Crawford Upper Sandusky Seneca East Colonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkColonel CrawfordSeneca East2021-22CareySeneca EastUpper SanduskyColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkWynfordSeneca East2022-23CareyUpper SanduskyWynfordCareyNo ChampionMohawkUpper SanduskySeneca East2023-24Carey Seneca EastUpper Sandusky Carey/Colonel Crawford/Mohawk/Seneca EastNo ChampionMohawkUpper SanduskySeneca East2024-25MohawkColonel CrawfordWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionCareyUpper Sandusky/MohawkColonel Crawford2025-26Carey/Colonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkCareyColonel Crawford
Girls championships School yearVolleyballCross countryGolfBasketballSwimmingSoftballTrack & 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 ChampionNo Champion No Champion 2020–21 Buckeye Central Colonel Crawford Colonel Crawford Buckeye CentralNo ChampionBucyrusColonel Crawford2021-22Buckeye CentralColonel CrawfordColonel CrawfordBuckeye CentralNo ChampionColonel Crawford/MohawkColonel Crawford2022-23MohawkColonel Crawford Colonel CrawfordBuckeye CentralNo ChampionCarey/Upper SanduskyColonel Crawford2023-24MohawkSeneca East Colonel CrawfordCareyNo ChampionMohawkColonel Crawford2024-25MohawkUpper SanduskyWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkColonel Crawford2025-26Buckeye Central/MohawkUpper SanduskyWynfordColonel CrawfordNo ChampionMohawkUpper Sandusky
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