Southwestern Buckeye League

The Southwestern Buckeye League (SWBL) is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sports conference made up of schools located in southwestern Ohio, mainly around the greater Dayton and Cincinnati areas. It was established in 1944.

Members

The SWBL's Southwestern Division (larger schools) are represented with a red dot, the Buckeye Division (smaller schools) are represented with a blue dot.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors[1]	Tenure
Southwestern Division
Bellbrook	Golden Eagles	Bellbrook	Purple, Gold	1975-
Brookville	Blue Devils	Brookville	Royal Blue, White	1959-
Eaton	Eagles	Eaton	Purple, Gold	1947–72, 1982-
Franklin	Wildcats	Franklin	Red, Black	2006-
Monroe	Hornets	Monroe	Navy Blue, Gold	2006-
Oakwood	Lumberjacks	Dayton	Blue, Gold	1953-
Valley View	Spartans	Germantown	Navy Blue, White	1975-
Buckeye Division
Carlisle	Indians	Carlisle	Red, Gray	1975-
Dixie	Greyhounds	New Lebanon	Scarlet, Gray	1975-
Madison	Mohawks	Middletown	Red, Black, White	1984-
Milton-Union	Bulldogs	West Milton	Red, White, Black	1944–82, 2001-
Northridge	Polar Bears	Northridge (Montgomery Co.)	Scarlet, Gray	1959-
Preble-Shawnee	Arrows	Camden	Red, Black	1984-
Waynesville	Spartans	Waynesville	Orange, Black, White	2001-

History

• Compiled from the SWBL page at SWBL History

1940s

• The SWBL was created in 1944 by charter members Vandalia Butler, Tippecanoe, Versailles, and Milton-Union.
• West Carrollton and Eaton joined in 1947.

1950s

• The league added Trotwood-Madison and Wilmington in during the 1950-51 school year, after which Versailles left along with Wilmington.
• For the 1951-52 school year, the SWBL consisted of: Butler, Eaton, Milton-Union, Tippecanoe, Trotwood-Madison and West Carrollton.
• In 1953, Randolph (Northmont) and Oakwood were added to bring the league total up to eight. Randolph would consolidate into Northmont in 1959, which took their place in the SWBL.
• Brookville and Northridge were added in 1958 to make the SWBL a ten-member league.

1970s

• After the 1971-72 school year, Eaton left and was replaced by Greenville.
• A huge change came in 1975 when Butler, Northmont, Trotwood-Madison and West Carrollton left and were replaced by Bellbrook, Carlisle, Dixie, and Valley View.

1980s

• After the 1981-82 school year, Milton-Union and Tippecanoe left with Greenville, who was replaced by the school they had replaced: Eaton.
• In 1984, Madison and Preble-Shawnee both joined.

2000s

• Milton-Union returned in 2001 with Waynesville and the SWBL split into two six-team divisions. The Southwestern Division consisted of Bellbrook, Eaton, Milton-Union, Oakwood, Preble-Shawnee, and Valley View; while the Buckeye Division was made up of Brookville, Carlisle, Dixie, Madison, Northridge, and Waynesville.
• In 2006, Franklin and Monroe bring the league total up to 14.

Former members

• Bradford Railroaders (1941–42)
• Vandalia Butler Aviators (1950–75)
• Tipp City Tippecanoe Red Devils (1944–82)
• Versailles Tigers (1944–51)
• Trotwood Trotwood-Madison Rams (1950–75)
• Wilmington Hurricane (1950-51)
• West Carrollton Pirates (1947–75)
• Englewood Randolph Township Bobcats (1953–59, consolidated into Northmont)
• Clayton Northmont Thunderbolts (1959–75)
• Greenville Green Wave (1972–82)

References

Southwestern Buckeye League home

1. OHSAA Member Schools Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, last accessed 17 August 2011