Green Meadows Conference
| Classification | OHSAA Division(s) III-IV |
|---|---|
| Sports fielded |
|
| Region |  Ohio |
| Locations | |
 Green Meadows Conference member schools | |
The Green Meadows Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in northwest Ohio. The eight member schools are all located in one of four counties: Henry County, Defiance County, Paulding County, or Williams County.
History
source:[1]
The Green Meadows Conference was formed as an athletic conference in 1962. The charter members of the conference were Ayersville, Fairview, Hicksville, Paulding, and Jewell (now Tinora).
In 1966, Blue Creek, from Paulding County and now a part of the Wayne Trace School District, joined the conference. Then in 1967, Oakwood joined.
The conference stayed intact until 1972, when district consolidations in Paulding County caused some changes in the make-up of some member schools. Blue Creek became a part of the new Wayne Trace School District, along with Grover Hill and Payne. Oakwood became a part of the Paulding Exempted School System. Antwerp and Holgate also joined the league making the number of members eight: Antwerp, Ayersville, Hicksville, Holgate, Fairview, Paulding, Tinora, and Wayne Trace.
In 1974, Paulding left the GMC to join the Northwest Conference. They were replaced by Edgerton. Membership remained the same until the 2019-20 school year.
In February 2020, it was announced that Holgate would join the Buckeye Border Conference as a member for every sport except football, which will participate in the Northern 8 Football Conference.[2] Holgate announced in late 2019 that they would move to 8-man football due to low numbers, which caused the remaining schools in the Green Meadows Conference to vote them out of the GMC over scheduling concerns. The Tigers joined the BBC in the fall of 2021.
With Holgate's departure, the GMC decided to extend an invitation to former member Paulding in February 2020, which was accepted shortly afterwards.[3] Paulding, which has been a member of the Northwest Conference ever since leaving the GMC in 1974, rejoined during the 2021-2022 school year.[4]
Members
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Archers | Antwerp | Royal Blue, White | |||
| Ayersville | Pilots | Highland Twp. | Columbia Blue, Gold | |||
| Edgerton | Bulldogs | Edgerton | Maroon, Gold | |||
| Fairview | Apaches | Sherwood | Black, Gold | |||
| Hicksville | Aces | Hicksville | Red, White | |||
| Paulding | Panthers | Paulding | Maroon, White | |||
| Tinora | Rams | Defiance | Green, White | |||
| Wayne Trace | Raiders | Haviland | Red, Blue | |||
Conference rivalries
- Tinora vs Fairview[5][6]
- Ayersville vs Tinora[5]
- Antwerp vs Wayne Trace[6]
- Holgate vs Ayersville
- Hicksville vs Edgerton
- Hicksville vs. Fairview
- Hicksville vs. Tinora
- Wayne Trace vs. Tinora
- Antwerp vs. Hicksville
State championships
Fall sports
| Boys Cross Country[7] | Girls Cross Country | Football | Golf | Volleyball[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 1992 | ||||
| Ayersville | 1975 | ||||
| Edgerton | |||||
| Fairview | |||||
| Hicksville | |||||
| Paulding | |||||
| Tinora | |||||
| Wayne Trace |
Winter sports
| Boys Basketball[8][9] | Girls Basketball[7] | Wrestling[7][10] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | |||
| Ayersville | 1957, 1961 | ||
| Edgerton | 1959 | ||
| Fairview | 1946 | 1989 | |
| Hicksville | |||
| Paulding | |||
| Tinora | |||
| Wayne Trace | 1991 |
Spring sports
| Baseball[11] | Softball | Boys Track & Field | Girls Track & Field[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 2019 | |||
| Ayersville | 1997 | 1996 | ||
| Edgerton | ||||
| Fairview | 2021 | |||
| Hicksville | 1978 | |||
| Paulding | 1960 | |||
| Tinora | 2014 | |||
| Wayne Trace |
Notable athletes
- Bruce Berenyi, Fairview (1976)[12]
- Chad Reineke, Ayersville (MLB Pitcher)
- Denny Stark, Edgerton (1993 Graduate) Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.
- Kirk McKibben, Ayersville (2001 Graduate). Free Throw shooting phenom. All around great guy.
- Adam Kuhlman, Holgate. The movie Above the Rim was based loosely on his high school basketball career. Later in life he suffered from rare debilitating neuropathy of the feet- probably related to playing street ball in Scottie Pippen’s Nike Air Max A Lot basketball shoes- ranked the third worst show of all time.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Calvin, Nate (February 6, 2020). "Holgate To Become Member Of BBC After GMC Votes To Remove School From League". The Village Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paulding Invited to Join Green Meadows Conference". 419Sports.com. February 25, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Paulding announces their intent to leave the NWC and join the Green Meadows Conference". NWC-Sports.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "High school playoffs: Five area teams still in hunt for state title". Crescent-News. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b Monroe, Mark (2008-03-04). "Inexperienced Ayersville advances past district for first time since 1994". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D3". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Hefflinger, Bruce (2008-06-08). "Difficult decision lies ahead". Crescent-News. Retrieved 2008-06-17.