Eastern Buckeye Conference


The Eastern Buckeye Conference is an OHSAA athletic league that began competition in the 2018–19 school year and is made up of member schools from Carroll, Columbiana, Mahoning, and Stark Counties in Ohio. This conference is made up of members of the former Northeastern Buckeye Conference.

Members

SchoolNicknameLocationColorsTenureNotes
AllianceAviatorsAllianceRed, Columbia Blue
2018-
CarrolltonWarriorsCarrolltonBlack, White
2018-
MarlingtonDukesLexingtonOrange, Black
2018-
MinervaLionsMinervaCrimson, Gray
2018-
SalemQuakersSalemRed, Black
2018-
West BranchWarriorsBeloitGreen, White
2018-

Former Members

Future Members

History

In December 2015, discussions began between members of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference to create a new league that didn't include member school Louisville. February 2016, the Northeastern Buckeye Conference disbanded, the other members in the league at the time voted to form the Eastern Buckeye Conference that would begin play in the fall of 2018. Other nearby schools were invited to join the league such as Crestview, East Liverpool, and Beaver Local. Those schools would decline their invitations, joining other conferences instead. South Range had originally accepted their invitation to become the leagues eighth member but retracted its invitation and instead joined the newly formed Northeast 8 Conference.
In July 2020, Canton South announced that they had accepted an invitation to the Principals Athletic Conference and would be leaving following the 2021-22 school year.
In May 2024, Howland announced they would be joining the Eastern Buckeye Conference for football only starting the 2026 season, after years of being an independent school.

Conference Championships

List of Conference Champions since 2018.
YearFootballVolleyballGirls BasketballBoys BasketballBaseballSoftball
2025-26West BranchMarlingtonWest Branch
2024-25West BranchMarlingtonWest BranchCarrollton/AllianceCarrolltonWest Branch
2023-24West BranchMarlingtonWest BranchWest BranchAllianceMarlington
2022-23West BranchMarlingtonMarlington/SalemCarrollton/AllianceAllianceMarlington
2021-22West BranchMarlingtonMarlingtonAllianceMarlingtonMarlington
2020-21West BranchMarlingtonMarlingtonWest Branch/Canton South/SalemSalemWest Branch
2019-20AllianceMarlingtonWest BranchWest BranchNO SEASON- COVIDNO SEASON - COVID
2018-19AllianceSalem/MarlingtonSalem/Canton SouthAllianceMarlington