OHSAA Southwest Region athletic conferences


This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Southwest Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA. Because the names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambiguity with respect to either the name of a locality or the name of a high school, the following table gives both in every case, with the locality name first, in plain type, and the high school name second in boldface type. The school's team nickname is given last.

Central Buckeye Conference

Kenton Trail DivisionBellefontaine Chieftains
Mad River Division
Former members

Cincinnati Hills League

Former membersCincinnati Academy of Physical Education Crusaders Loveland Tigers

Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference

Blue DivisionCincinnati College Prep Lions
Red Division

Dayton City League

Dayton high schools were part of the Southwest Ohio Public League from 2002 to 2007, and played football in the same conference beginning in 2015.
Former members
  • Dayton Kiser Panthers
  • Dayton Steele Lions
  • Dayton Patterson Beavers
  • Dayton Roosevelt Roughriders
  • Dayton Colonel White Cougars
  • Dayton Fairview Bulldogs
  • Dayton Roth Falcons
  • Dayton Wilbur Wright Pilots

Eastern Cincinnati Conference

The Eastern Cincinnati Conference comprises teams mostly from larger schools in eastern Hamilton County and nearby counties in Greater Cincinnati.
Former Members

Greater Catholic League

The GCL was restructured in 2013, as the Girls' Greater Catholic League was merged into the conference. The GGCL co-ed schools would merge into the same divisions as their GCL counterparts, while the single-sex schools were placed into the South Division.

South
South
Former membersHamilton Catholic Rams

Greater Miami Conference

Former schools
  • Hamilton Garfield Griffins Miamisburg Vikings
  • Hamilton Taft Tigers
  • West Chester Lakota Thunderbirds Lima Spartans Milford Eagles

Greater Western Ohio Conference

The GWOC was formed in 2001 as a merger of the Western Ohio League and Greater Miami Valley Conference.
There were 2 divisions prior to the 2020-2021 season. In 2020-2021, the divisions were done away with.Beavercreek Beavers Centerville Elks

Divisional Alignments

Former Schools

Independents

Fayetteville-Perry Rockets

Metro Buckeye Conference

Former members

Miami Valley Conference

Scarlet Division
Grey Division

Football Divisions

Scarlet Division
  • Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
  • Purcell Marian
  • Roger Bacon
  • Summit Country Day
Gray Division
  • Cincinnati Country Day
  • Clark Montessori
  • North College Hill
  • Norwood
Buckeye Division
  • Lockland
  • Miami Valley Christian Academy
  • New Miami
  • St. Bernard
Former membersCincinnati College Prep Lions

Miami Valley League

The Miami Valley League began competition during the 1926–27 school year, when the MVL held its first league championship in track. Football and basketball began with the 1927–28 school year. The league operated through the 1974–75 school year, when the three long-time members of the league formed the Miami Central Conference with similar-sized schools. The Miami Valley League resumed competition during the 2019-2020 school year as part of a breakoff from the Greater Western Ohio Conference
Miami Division
Valley DivisionFairborn Skyhawks Sidney Yellow Jackets
Former SchoolsMiamisburg Vikings

Ohio Heritage Conference

The Ohio Heritage Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose members are located in the Ohio counties of Champaign, Clark, Madison, Greene and Union. The league was established in the fall of 2001
North Division
South Division

Shelby County Athletic League

Anna Rockets Botkins Trojans
Former members
  • Plattsville Green Township Griffins McCartysville Mustangs
  • Pemberton Perry Township Panthers

Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference

The conference was formed as the Clermont County League in 1919, and changed their name to the Southern Buckeye in 1987.
American DivisionBatavia Bulldogs
National DivisionBethel-Tate Tigers Blanchester Wildcats
Former Members

Southwest Ohio Conference

Harrison High School (Ohio)|Harrison] Wildcats
Former members

Southwestern Buckeye League

Southwestern Division (Bigger Schools)

Bellbrook Golden Eagles

Buckeye Division (Smaller Schools)

Brookville Blue Devils Carlisle Indians
Former MembersBradford Railroaders

Three Rivers Conference

This conference was formed in 2021 by members of the Cross-County Conference, Metro Buckeye Conference, Northwest Central Conference, and Southwestern Buckeye League.

Western Ohio Athletic Conference

This conference was formed in 2021 by ten schools from the Cross-County Conference being joined by two schools from the Southwestern Buckeye League.Ansonia Tigers Arcanum Trojans Bradford Railroaders