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{{Short description|High school athletic conference in Ohio, USA}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
The '''Sandusky Bay Conference''' is a high school athletic conference in the Sandusky Bay area of north central [[Ohio]].  It is affiliated with the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]].

==Members==
The SBC has 22 full members schools located within [[Erie County, Ohio|Erie]], [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]], [[Ottawa County, Ohio|Ottawa]], [[Sandusky County, Ohio|Sandusky]], and [[Seneca County, Ohio|Seneca]] counties.  The schools range in size from Division 2 to Division 7. The reasonably short travel distances and limited range of sizes promotes tight competition throughout all sanctioned sports and a long history of membership with several rivalries. Several member schools have won state championships.

[[Image:SanduskyBayConf2017Expansion.png|thumb|right|450px|The overall league lineup and divisional breakdown beginning in 2023-24.]]
[[Image:SanduskyBayConf2023ExpansionFootballMap.png|thumb|right|450px|The football divisional breakdown beginning in 2023-24.]]

=== Member schools ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Division
! rowspan="2" | School
! rowspan="2" | Nickname
! rowspan="2" | Location
! rowspan="2" | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024)
! rowspan="2" | State Region (FB 2024)
! rowspan="2" | Colors
! rowspan="2" | Tenure
|-
! Football (FB)
! Other Sports
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#676AFE;" | 
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Clyde High School (Ohio)|Clyde]]
|align=center|Fliers
|align=center|[[Clyde, Ohio|Clyde]]
|align=center|244
|align=center|4:14
|align=center|Blue, Gold <br>{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} 
|align=center|1949-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Columbian High School|Columbian]]
|align=center|Tornadoes
|align=center|[[Tiffin, Ohio|Tiffin]]
|align=center|308
|align=center|3:10
|align=center|Blue, Gold <br>{{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}} 
|align=center|2017-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Norwalk High School (Ohio)|Norwalk]]
|align=center|Truckers
|align=center|[[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]]
|align=center|332
|align=center|3:10
|align=center|Blue, Gold <br>{{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} 
|align=center|2017-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Perkins High School (Sandusky, Ohio)|Perkins]]
|align=center|Pirates
|align=center|[[Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio|Perkins Township]]
|align=center|262
|align=center|4:14
|align=center|Black, White <br> {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1972-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Sandusky High School|Sandusky]]
|align=center|Blue Streaks
|align=center|[[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]]
|align=center|382
|align=center|2:6
|align=center|Blue, White <br> {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} 
|align=center|2017-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#0066CC|'''Lake'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Bellevue High School (Ohio)|Bellevue]]
|align=center|Redmen
|align=center|[[Bellevue, Ohio|Bellevue]]
|align=center|247
|align=center|4:14
|align=center|Red, White <br>{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} 
|align=center|2017-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Edison High School (Milan, Ohio)|Edison]]
|align=center|Chargers
|align=center|[[Milan, Ohio|Milan]]
|align=center|186
|align=center|5:18
|align=center|Blue, Orange <br>{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|orange|border=silver}}
|align=center|1986-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Huron High School (Ohio)|Huron]]
|align=center|Tigers
|align=center|[[Huron, Ohio|Huron]]
|align=center|159
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Red, Gray <br>{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}
|align=center|1968-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Port Clinton High School|Port Clinton]]
|align=center|Redskins
|align=center|[[Port Clinton, Ohio|Port Clinton]]
|align=center|196
|align=center|5:18
|align=center|Red, White <br> {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1949, 1980-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Vermilion High School|Vermilion]]
|align=center|Sailors
|align=center|[[Vermilion, Ohio|Vermilion]]
|align=center|207
|align=center|4:14
|align=center|Purple & Vegas Gold <br> {{color box|#7451AB|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}}
|align=center|2016-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Willard High School (Ohio)|Willard]]
|align=center|Crimson Flashes
|align=center|[[Willard, Ohio|Willard]]
|align=center|184
|align=center|5:18
|align=center|Crimson, White <br> {{color box|#DC143C|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|2017-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Margaretta High School|Margaretta]]
|align=center|Polar Bears
|align=center|[[Castalia, Ohio|Castalia]]
|align=center|151
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Green, White <br> {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1963-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#00B200|'''Bay'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Woodmore High School|Woodmore]]
|align=center|Wildcats
|align=center|[[Elmore, Ohio|Elmore]]
|align=center|115
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Navy, Gold <br> {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}}
|align=center|2023-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Calvert High School (Tiffin, Ohio)|Calvert]]
|align=center|Senecas
|align=center|[[Tiffin, Ohio|Tiffin]]
|align=center|67
|align=center|7:26
|align=center|Royal Blue, White <br>{{color box|#4169E1|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1958-1966, 1972-1986, 2016–2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Gibsonburg High School|Gibsonburg]]
|align=center|Golden Bears
|align=center|[[Gibsonburg, Ohio|Gibsonburg]]
|align=center|93
|align=center|7:26
|align=center|Orange, Black <br>{{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1959, 1963-1972, 2018-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Hopewell-Loudon High School|Hopewell-Loudon]]
|align=center|Chieftains
|align=center|[[Bascom, Ohio|Bascom]]
|align=center|118
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Scarlet, Gray <br>{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}
|align=center|2019-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Lakota High School (Kansas, Ohio)|Lakota]]
|align=center|Raiders
|align=center|[[Kansas, Ohio|Kansas]]
|align=center|142
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Navy Blue, White <br> {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1960-1972, 2016-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FFC90E|'''None'''|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Danbury High School (Lakeside, Ohio)|Danbury]]
|align=center|Lakers
|align=center|[[Lakeside, Ohio|Lakeside]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|Blue, White <br>{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1957, 2018-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FFC90E|'''None'''|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[New Riegel High School|New Riegel]]
|align=center|Blue Jackets
|align=center|[[New Riegel, Ohio|New Riegel]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|Navy Blue, Vegas Gold <br> {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}}
|align=center|2016-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FFC90E|'''None'''|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Old Fort High School|Old Fort]]
|align=center|Stockaders
|align=center|[[Old Fort, Ohio|Old Fort]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|Brown, Gold <br> {{color box|#603316|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|align=center|2016-2026
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FFC90E|'''None'''|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School (Fremont, Ohio)|St. Joseph (SJCC)]]
|align=center|Crimson Streaks
|align=center|[[Fremont, Ohio|Fremont]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|Crimson, Gray<br> {{color box|#DC143C|border=silver}} {{color box|#808080|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1986, 2016-
|-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FFC90E|'''None'''|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[St. Mary Central Catholic High School|St. Mary (SMCC)]]
|align=center|Panthers
|align=center|[[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|Navy Blue, Vegas Gold<br> {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}}
|align=center|1950-2014, 2016-
|-
|}

=== Future members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Division
! rowspan="2" | School
! rowspan="2" | Nickname
! rowspan="2" | Location
! rowspan="2" | Enrollment (CB/FB 2024)
! rowspan="2" | State Region (FB 2024)
! rowspan="2" | Colors
! rowspan="2" | Tenure
|-
! Football (FB)
! Other Sports
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#676AFE;" | 
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Northwood High School (Ohio)|Northwood]]
|align=center|Rangers
|align=center|[[Northwood, Ohio|Northwood]]
|align=center|174
|align=center|5:18
|align=center|Blue, Gold <br>{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} 
|align=center|2025-
|-
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|{{color box|#FF0000|'''River'''|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|[[Ottawa Hills High School (Ohio)|Ottawa Hills]]
|align=center|Green Bears
|align=center|[[Ottawa Hills, Ohio|Ottawa Hills]]
|align=center|144
|align=center|6:22
|align=center|Green, White <br> {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|2026-
|-
|}

===Former members===
Former members who returned to the SBC with the 2016 and 2018 expansions are outlined in those sections.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Nickname
!Location
!Colors
!Tenure
!Left for
!Currently in
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#676AFE;" | 
|-
|align=center|[[Carey High School (Carey, Ohio)|Carey]]
|align=center|Blue Devils
|align=center|[[Carey, Ohio|Carey]]
|align=center|Blue, White<br>{{color box|#130C80|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1958-1963
|align=center|[[North Central Conference (OHSAA)|NCC]]
|align=center|[[Northern 10 Athletic Conference|N10]]
|-
|align=center|[[Elmore, Ohio|Elmore]]
|align=center|Bulldogs
|align=center|[[Elmore, Ohio|Elmore]]
|align=center|Black, Gold, White <br> {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1958
|align=center|Seaway Conference
|align=center|Consolidated into Woodmore HS, now a member of the SBC
|-
|align=center|[[Genoa Area High School|Genoa]]
|align=center|Comets
|align=center|[[Genoa, Ohio|Genoa]]
|align=center|Maroon, Gray <br> {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1956
|align=center|[[Northern Lakes League|NLL]]
|align=center|[[Northern Buckeye Conference (OHSAA)|NBC]]
|-
|align=center|[[Mohawk High School (Sycamore, Ohio)|Mohawk]]
|align=center|Warriors
|align=center|[[Sycamore, Ohio|Sycamore]] 
|align=center|Red, Black <br> {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|align=center|1960-1962
|align=center|[[North Central Conference (OHSAA)|NCC]]
|align=center|[[Northern 10 Athletic Conference|N10]]
|-
|align=center|[[Oak Harbor High School (Ohio)|Oak Harbor]]
|align=center|Rockets
|align=center|[[Oak Harbor, Ohio|Oak Harbor]] 
|align=center|Green, Red, White <br> {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|align=center|1948-1972, 1986-2023
|align=center|[[Suburban Lakes League (OHSAA)|SLL]], [[Northern Buckeye Conference|NBC]]
|align=center|[[Northern Buckeye Conference|NBC]]
|-
|align=center|[[St. Wendelin High School|St. Wendelin]]
|align=center|Mohawks
|align=center|[[Fostoria, Ohio|Fostoria]]
|align=center|Black, Gold<br> {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|align=center|1968-1972, 2016-2017
|align=center|[[Ohio Northwest Region defunct athletic conferences#Lakeshore Conference|Lakeshore Conference]], eventually the [[Midland Athletic League|MAL]]
|align=center|Closed in June 2017
|-
|align=center|[[Shelby High School (Ohio)|Shelby]]
|align=center|Whippets
|align=center|[[Shelby, Ohio|Shelby]]
|align=center|Red, Gray <br> {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|#808080|border=silver}}
|align=center|2017-2018 (football only, Fall 2018)
|align=center|[[Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference|MOAC]]
|align=center|[[Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference|MOAC]]
|-
|}

==Athletic competition==

The conference was established in 1948 and offers competition in the following sports:

*[[baseball]]; boys
*[[bowling]]; boys & girls
*[[cross country running|cross-country]]; boys & girls
*[[basketball]]; boys & girls
*[[cheerleading]]; boys & girls
*[[American football|football]]; boys
*[[golf]]; boys & girls
*[[soccer]]; boys & girls
*[[softball]]; girls
*[[swimming (sport)|swimming]]; boys & girls
*[[diving (sport)|diving]]; boys & girls
*[[tennis]]; boys & girls
*[[Track and field|track & field]]; boys & girls
*[[volleyball]]; girls
*[[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]; boys

==League history==

===1940s===
*'''1948''': The SBC is formed with inaugural members '''Danbury''', '''Elmore''', '''Genoa''', '''Gibsonburg''', '''Oak Harbor''', '''Port Clinton''' & '''Fremont St. Joseph CC'''.
*'''1949''': '''Port Clinton''' leaves and is replaced by '''Clyde'''.

===1950s===
*'''1950''': '''Sandusky St. Mary CC''' joins.
*'''1956''': '''Genoa''' leaves to help form the [[Northern Lakes League]].
*'''1957''': '''Danbury''' leaves.
*'''1958''': '''Elmore''' leaves and is replaced by '''Tiffin Calvert''' and '''Carey'''.
*'''1959''': '''Gibsonburg''' leaves.

===1960s===
*'''1960''': '''Lakota''' & '''Mohawk''' join.
*'''1963''': '''Carey''' leaves and is replaced by '''Margaretta''' & '''Gibsonburg''', who rejoins after a four-year absence.
*'''1966''': '''Tiffin Calvert''' leaves.
*'''1968''': '''Huron''' & '''Fostoria St. Wendelin''' join.

===1970s===
*'''1972''': '''Gibsonburg''', '''Lakota''' & '''Oak Harbor''' leave to form the [[Suburban Lakes League (OHSAA)|Suburban Lakes League]].  '''St. Wendelin''' also leaves the league.  They are replaced by '''Sandusky Perkins''' & '''Tiffin Calvert''', who rejoins the league.

===1980s===
*'''1980''': '''Port Clinton''' leaves the [[Ohio Northwest Region defunct athletic conferences#Great Lakes League|Great Lakes League]] and rejoins after a 31-year absence.
*'''1986''': '''St. Joseph CC''' & '''Tiffin Calvert''' leave to help form the [[Midland Athletic League]].  They are replaced by '''Edison''', who left the [[Firelands Conference (OHSAA)|Firelands Conference]], and by '''Oak Harbor''', who returns from the SLL.

===2010s===
*'''2013''': On February 1, '''St. Mary CC''' announced they would be forming a new league called the [[Sandusky River League]] in 2014-15 with '''Calvert''' (who instead joined the [[Toledo Area Athletic Conference|TAAC]]), '''Lakota''', '''New Riegel''', '''Old Fort''' & '''St. Joseph CC'''.  '''St. Wendelin''' would join them later.  This league's intent was to have 8 football-playing members and 2-3 non-football schools.  This league will ultimately give a home to the remaining MAL schools.<ref>[http://www.sanduskycentralcatholic.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=262439&id=0 Panthers leading new athletic league] February 1, 2013. sanduskycentralcatholic.org
{{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130415202508/http://www.sanduskycentralcatholic.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=262439&id=0 |date=2013-04-15 }}</ref>
*'''2014''': On December 10, the SBC announced plans to expand.<ref>http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sports/football/6968216 Sandusky Bay Conference expansion finalized</ref> Invitations were accepted by '''Lakota''', '''New Riegel''', '''Old Fort''', '''Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic''', '''Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic''' & '''Fostoria St. Wendelin Catholic''' (all of which now play in the [[Sandusky River League]]), '''Tiffin Calvert''', a former member of the SBC now a member of the [[Toledo Area Athletic Conference|TAAC]], and '''Vermilion''', currently a member of the [[West Shore Conference]].
*'''2016''': On March 16, Clyde principal William J. Webb and the [[Northern Ohio League]] announced that the NOL will merge into the SBC for the 2017-18 school year. '''Bellevue''', '''Norwalk''', '''Sandusky''', '''Shelby''', '''Tiffin Columbian''', and '''Willard''' will become the league's newest members.<ref>{{cite web | last = Centers| first = Joe| title = NOL to merge with Sandusky Bay Conference| publisher = Norwalk Reflector | date = March 16, 2016 | url = http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Sports/2016/03/16/NOL-to-merge-with-Sandusky-Bay-Conference.html#comments/81483648/| accessdate = March 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=NOhioLeague|author=Northern Ohio League|number=710162455067041793|date=16 March 2016|title=Northern Ohio League press release regarding the 2017-18 school year and beyond.}}</ref>
*'''2017''': Both '''Gibsonburg''' and '''Danbury''' announced that they would leave the TAAC and return to the SBC for the 2018-2019 school year.  In April 2017, St. Wendelin announced that it would close in June following the 2016-2017 school year.<ref>{{cite web | last = McCray| first = Vanessa| title = St. Wendelin Catholic High School to close in June| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = April 21, 2017| url = http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2017/04/21/St-Wendelin-Catholic-School-will-close-its-high-school-in-June-a-decision-spurred-by-financial-concerns-and-dwindling-enrollment.html| accessdate = April 24, 2017}}</ref>
:::In July 2017, North Union announced they would be leaving the [[Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference]] to join the [[Central Buckeye Conference]].  This prompted the MOAC to invite Shelby as a replacement, which they accepted.  The Whippets would spend only one year in the SBC.<ref>{{cite web | last = Schock| first = Brittany| title = Shelby moving to the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference| publisher = Richland Source | date = July 25, 2017 | url = http://www.richlandsource.com/sports/shelby-moving-to-the-mid-ohio-athletic-conference/article_8c285eb8-7161-11e7-9dfd-a3951dddd531.html| accessdate = July 26, 2017}}</ref>
*'''2019''': In August 2017 '''Hopewell-Loudon''' announced that they would leave the [[Blanchard Valley Conference]] for the Sandusky Bay Conference in the 2019-2020 school year after being offered an invitation to replace Shelby.<ref>{{cite web| last = Cottos| first = Scott| title = Prep Sports: Hopewell-Loudon board accepts invite to SBC| publisher = Findlay Courier| date = August 30, 2017| url = http://thecourier.com/local-sports/2017/08/30/prep-sports-h-l-board-accepts-invite-to-sbc/| accessdate = October 25, 2017| archive-date = November 4, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171104065034/http://thecourier.com/local-sports/2017/08/30/prep-sports-h-l-board-accepts-invite-to-sbc/| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://statelinesportsnetwork.net/2017/08/17/hopewell-loudon-to-leave-blanchard-valley-conference-for-sandusky-bay-conference/ |title = Hopewell-Loudon To Leave Blanchard Valley Conference For Sandusky Bay Conference – Stateline Sports Network|date = 17 August 2017}}</ref>

===2020s===
*'''2021''': On May 20, 2021, the school board at '''Woodmore''' announced they were going to accept the Sandusky Bay Conference's invitation to join their league for the 2023–24 school year.<ref>{{cite web | last = Junga| first = Steve| title = Woodmore to exit NBC, join SBC| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = May 21, 2021| url = https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2021/05/20/high-school-sports-woodmore-to-exit-northern-buckeye-join-sandusky-bay-conference/stories| accessdate = May 21, 2021}}</ref>  It is speculated that Woodmore will play in the SBC's River Division with schools of similar enrollment size.
:::On May 26, 2021, the school board at Oak Harbor announced they would be leaving the SBC and accepting the [[Northern Buckeye Conference]]'s invitation to replace Woodmore.<ref>{{cite web | last = Junga| first = Steve| title = Oak Harbor to accept invitation to join NBC| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = May 26, 2021| url = https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2021/05/26/oak-harbor-to-leave-sandusky-bay-conference-to-join-northern-buckeye-conference/stories| accessdate = May 26, 2021}}</ref>
:::On July 19, 2021, St. Mary CC announced that they would be playing football in the [[Northern 8 Football Conference]] for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with the intention to return to 11-man football at some point.<ref>{{cite web | last = Kollars| first = Brian| title = Northern 8 announces addition of St. Mary CC football| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = July 19, 2021| url = https://sanduskyregister.com/news/332328/northern-8-announces-addition-of-st-mary-cc-football/?fbclid=IwAR2qeskKWCImcf4ChbDKhPg5xb9XnMLQeWxEOhEv9K8XtWkvSGK7gi6aIs4| accessdate = July 20, 2021}}</ref>
*'''2023''': On October 20, 2023, St. Joseph Central Catholic announced they would play 8-man football in the [[Northern 8 Football Conference]] beginning in 2024. They join fellow SBC members Danbury and St. Mary CC in the 8-man circuit.<ref>{{cite web | last = News-Messenger Report| first = | title = Prioritizing safety, SJCC will move to 8-man football in 2024| publisher = Fremont News-Messenger | date = October 20, 2023| url = https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2023/10/20/sjcc-joins-familiar-smcc-danbury-in-northern-8-football-conference/71250674007/?fbclid=IwAR16YCgxE2DGx8akeiGe2RrO3NSJgI9RBC5fdWRgfWNT0EJ32sE2AyOeunk| accessdate = October 20, 2023}}</ref>
*'''2024''': In January 2024, '''Northwood''' and the SBC announced that the Rangers would be joining the River Division for the 2025–26 school year.<ref>{{cite web | last = Junga| first = Steve| title = Northwood approved to join Sandusky Bay Conference| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = 2024-01-17| url = https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/2024/01/17/northwood-approved-to-join-sandusky-bay-conference/stories| accessdate = 2024-01-17}}</ref>  Northwood had been a member of the [[Toledo Area Athletic Conference]] since 2000.  The SBC River will then be split into a North Division (Danbury, Gibsonburg, Northwood, SJCC, SMCC, and Woodmore) and a South Division (Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, Lakota, New Riegel, and Old Fort).

===Conference split===
On February 11, 2025, it was reported that the school boards at ten of the Lake and Bay division schools (Clyde, Columbian, Norwalk, Perkins, and Sandusky of the Lake along with Bay members Bellevue, Edison, Huron, Port Clinton, and Vermilion) were going to vote to withdraw from the SBC and begin their own league with two divisions for the convenience of scheduling.<ref>{{cite web | last = Kollars| first = Brian| title = Sandusky first to approve SBC split| publisher = Sandusky Register | date = 2025-02-11| url = https://sanduskyregister.com/news/564553/sandusky-first-to-approve-sbc-split/| accessdate = 2025-02-12}}</ref>  On May 7, these schools announced they would begin play in the 2026-2027 school year as the Northern Ohio Conference.<ref>{{cite web | last = Gingerich| first = Troy| title = 10 schools leaving Sandusky Bay Conference, forming new Northern Ohio Conference| publisher = WTOL | date = 2025-05-07| url = https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/local-sports/10-schools-leaving-sandusky-bay-conference-forming-northern-ohio-conference-local-sports/512-16680365-9a14-4db0-99b8-8c9700d081f4| accessdate = 2025-05-07}}</ref> The River division will retain the SBC name going forward.

===2025===
In November 2024, the [[Northern 10 Athletic Conference]] (N10) announced that they intended to expand their league from its current eight schools to 14 schools (12 football playing schools) competing in two divisional alignments.<ref>{{cite web | last = CCN Staff| first = | title = Northern 10 issues letter signaling intent for expansion| publisher = [[Crawford County Now]] | date = November 8, 2024| url = https://crawfordcountynow.com/sports/northern-10-issues-letter-signaling-intent-for-expansion/| access-date = February 24, 2025}}</ref>  The N10 later announced on February 26, 2025 that they had invited six schools to join their league: Hopewell-Loudon, Lucas, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert, and Willard.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = N10 invites 6 to join conference| publisher = Northern 10 Athletic Conference | date = February 26, 2025| url = https://www.northern10.com/| access-date = February 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Holsinger| first = Kyle| title = Northern 10 ADs comment on conference invites to six schools| publisher = [[Heart of Ohio Sports]] | date = February 25, 2025| url = https://heartofohiosports.com/northern-10-conference-invites-six-schools-in-expansion-bid/| access-date = March 3, 2025}}</ref>  Willard and New Reigel accepted the N10's invitation to join for the 2026-2027 school year on March 12, 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last = Hazelwood| first = Mark| title = Willard officially accepts N10 invitation| publisher = [[Norwalk Reflector]] | date = March 13, 2025| url = https://norwalkreflector.com/news/570103/willard-officially-accepts-n10-invitation/| access-date = March 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author = Staff Reports| title = New Reigel athletics joins N10 conference| publisher = [[The Advertiser-Tribune]] | date = March 15, 2025| url = https://advertiser-tribune.com/news/570437/new-reigel-athletics-joins-n10-conference/| access-date = March 17, 2025}}</ref>  Calvert, Hopewell-Loudon, and Old Fort were included in a statement on March 28, 2025 that they were joining New Riegel, Willard, and Lucas from the [[Mid-Buckeye Conference]] in the N10 for the 2026-2027 school year.<ref>{{cite web | last = Nye| first = Matt| title = It's official: N10 adding 6 schools in 26-27 season| publisher = [[Tiffin Adviser-Tribune]] | date = March 28, 2025| url = https://advertiser-tribune.com/news/573996/its-official-n10-adding-6-schools-in-26-27-season/| access-date = March 29, 2025}}</ref>

In March 2025, '''Ottawa Hills''' announced they would be joining the SBC in 2026-2027.<ref>{{cite web | last = Junga| first = Steve| title = Ottawa Hills announces plan to leave TAAC for SBC in 2026-27| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] | date = March 24, 2025| url = https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/03/24/ottawa-hills-announces-plan-to-leave-taac-for-sbc-in-2026-27/stories| access-date = March 24, 2025}}</ref>

==League Timeline==
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  bar:1  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1957 text:Danbury (1948-1957)
  bar:1  color:red from:2018 till:2020 text:Danbury (2018-)
  bar:1  color:orange from:2020 till:end
  bar:2  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1958 text:Elmore (1948-1958)
  bar:2 color:red from:2023 till:end text:Woodmore (2023-)
  bar:3  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1956 text:Genoa (1948-1956)
  bar:4  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1959 text:Gibsonburg (1948-1959)
  bar:4  color:powderblue from:1963 till:1972 text:Gibsonburg (1963-1972)
  bar:4  color:red from:2018 till:end text:Gibsonburg (2018-)
  bar:5  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1972 text:Oak Harbor (1948-1972)
  bar:5  color:powderblue from:1986 till:2016 text:Oak Harbor (1986-2023)
  bar:5  color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:5  color:green from:2017 till:2023
  bar:6  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1949 text:Port Clinton (1948-1949)
  bar:6  color:powderblue from:1980 till:2016 text:Port Clinton (1980-2026)
  bar:6  color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:6  color:green from:2017 till:2026
  bar:7  color:powderblue from:1948 till:1986 text:St Joseph CC (1948-1986)
  bar:7  color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:7  color:red from:2017 till:2023 text:St Joseph CC (2016-)
  bar:7  color:orange from:2023 till:end
  bar:8  color:powderblue from:1949 till:2016 text:Clyde (1949-2026)
  bar:8  color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:8  color:blue from:2017 till:2026
  bar:9  color:powderblue from:1950 till:2014 text:St Mary CC (1950-2014)
  bar:9  color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:9  color:red from:2017 till:2019 text:St Mary CC (2016-)
  bar:9  color:orange from:2019 till:end
  bar:10 color:powderblue from:1958 till:1966 text:Calvert (1958-1966)
  bar:10 color:powderblue from:1972 till:1986 text:Calvert (1972-1986)
  bar:10 color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:10 color:red from:2017 till:2026 text:Calvert (2016-2026)
  bar:11 color:powderblue from:1958 till:1963 text:Carey (1958-1963)
  bar:12 color:powderblue from:1960 till:1972 text:Lakota (1960-1972)
  bar:12 color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:12 color:red from:2017 till:end text:Lakota (2016-)
  bar:13 color:powderblue from:1960 till:1962 text:Mohawk (1960-1962)
  bar:14 color:powderblue from:1963 till:2016 text:Margaretta (1963-)
  bar:14  color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:14  color:green from:2017 till:2023
  bar:14 color:red from:2023 till:end
  bar:15 color:powderblue from:1968 till:2016 text:Huron (1968-2026)
  bar:15  color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:15  color:green from:2017 till:2026
  bar:16 color:powderblue from:1968 till:1972 text:St Wendelin (1968-1972)
  bar:16 color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:16 color:red from:2017 till:2017 text:St Wendelin (2016-2017)
  bar:17 color:powderblue from:1972 till:2016 text:Perkins (1972-2026)
  bar:17  color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:17  color:blue from:2017 till:2026
  bar:18 color:powderblue from:1986 till:2016 text:Edison (1986-2026)
  bar:18 color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:18 color:green from:2017 till:2026
  bar:19 color:darkblue from:2016 till:2017
  bar:19 color:green from:2017 till:2026 text:Vermilion (2016-2026)
  bar:20 color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:20 color:orange from:2017 till:2026 text:New Riegel (2016-2026)
  bar:21 color:darkred from:2016 till:2017
  bar:21 color:orange from:2017 till:2026 text:Old Fort (2016-2026)
  bar:22 color:blue from:2017 till:2023 text:Bellevue (2017-2026)
  bar:22 color:green from:2023 till:2026
  bar:23 color:blue from:2017 till:2026 text:Columbian (2017-2026)
  bar:24 color:blue from:2017 till:2026 text:Norwalk (2017-2026)
  bar:25 color:blue from:2017 till:2026 text:Sandusky (2017-2026)
  bar:26 color:blue from:2017 till:2018 text:Shelby (2017-2018)
  bar:27 color:green from:2017 till:2023 text:Willard (2017-2026)
  bar:27 color:red from:2023 till:2026
  bar:28 color:red from:2019 till:2026 text:Hopewell-Loudon (2019-2026)
  bar:29 color:red from:2025 till:end text:Northwood (2025-)
  bar:30 color:red from:2026 till:end text:Ottawa Hills (2026-)
 
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==Championships==
===Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
! __Year__!! Football<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-football-sbc-champions/c1a2y |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>!! Boys Basketball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-boys-basketball-sbc-ch/ca4u |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>!! Baseball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-baseball-sbc-champions/cepb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>!! Volleyball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-volleyball-sbc-champions/c1xck |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>!! Girls Basketball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-girls-basketball-sbc-champions/c1ac8 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>!! Softball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears#!varsity-softball-sbc-champions/c24ba |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611061435/http://rbohn3.wix.com/margarettapolarbears |archive-date=2013-06-11 |title=Margaretta High School Athletic Department}}</ref>
|- align="left"
! 1948-49
| Port Clinton
| Gibsonburg, Port Clinton, St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1949-50
| Oak Harbor, St. Joseph
| Elmore
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1950-51
| Oak Harbor
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1951-52
| St. Mary CC
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1952-53
| St. Joseph CC
| St. Mary CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1953-54
| St.  Mary CC
| St. Joseph CC, St. Mary CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1954-55
| Gibsonburg
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1955-56
| St. Joseph, St. Mary
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1956-57
| St. Joseph CC
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1957-58
| St. Mary CC
| St. Joseph CC
| Clyde
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1958-59
| Gibsonburg
| Oak Harbor
| Tiffin Calvert
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1959-60
| St. Joe, Tiffin Calvert
| St. Joseph CC
| Tiffin Calvert
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1960-61
| St. Joseph CC
| St. Joseph CC
| Tiffin Calvert
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1961-62
| Tiffin Calvert
| Mohawk
| St. Joseph CC, Tiffin Calvert
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1962-63
| St. Joseph CC
| Clyde
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1963-64
| St. Joseph CC
| St. Joseph CC
| Clyde
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1964-65
| St. Joseph CC
| Margaretta
| Tiffin Calvert
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1965-66
| Tiffin Calvert
| St. Mary CC
| Gibsonburg, St. Mary CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1966-67
| St. Mary CC
| Gibsonburg, Port Clinton, St. Joseph
| St. Mary CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1967-68
| St. Joseph CC
|
| Clyde
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1968-69
| St. Mary CC
| St. Mary CC
| Clyde, St. Mary CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1969-70
| Huron
| St. Mary CC
| Margaretta
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small> 
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1970-71
| Huron
| St. Joseph CC
| Gibsonburg
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1971-72
| St. Joseph CC
| Huron
| Gibsonburg, Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1972-73
| Clyde
| Huron
| St. Joseph CC
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1973-74
| Clyde, Huron
| St. Mary CC
| Margaretta, Perkins, St. Joe, St. Mary
| Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1974-75
| Clyde, St. Joseph CC
| Tiffin Calvert
| Margaretta
| Huron
| Perkins, St. Mary
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1975-76
| Perkins
| St. Mary CC
| St. Mary CC
| Clyde
| Perkins
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1976-77
| Huron
| Perkins, Tiffin Calvert
| Huron
| Clyde
| Clyde
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1977-78
| Tiffin Calvert
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Clyde
| Clyde
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1978-79
| Tiffin Calvert
| Perkins
| Clyde
| Clyde
| Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1979-80
| Tiffin Calvert
| St. Mary CC
| Tiffin Calvert
| Tiffin Calvert
| Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1980-81
| Huron, Tiffin Calvert
| Port Clinton
| St. Joseph CC
| Clyde
| Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1981-82
| Huron, Tiffin Calvert
| Huron
| Huron, Port Clinton, St. Mary
| Clyde, Tiffin Calvert
| Huron
|style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>No Champion</small>
|- align="left"
! 1982-83
| Perkins
| Huron
| Tiffin Calvert
| Clyde
| Huron
| Margaretta, St. Joseph
|- align="left"
! 1983-84
| Huron, Margaretta
| Perkins
| Perkins, Port Clinton, St. Mary
| Clyde
| Perkins, St. Mary
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1984-85
| Huron
| Port Clinton
| Margaretta
| Clyde
| Huron
| Margaretta, Tiffin Calvert
|- align="left"
! 1985-86
| Margaretta
|Port Clinton
| Clyde, Margaretta, Port Clinton
| Clyde, Perkins
| Margaretta, Perkins
| Tiffin Calvert
|- align="left"
! 1986-87
| Margaretta
| Oak Harbor, Perkins
| Huron, Port Clinton
| Clyde
| Margaretta
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1987-88
| Huron
| Huron
| St. Mary CC
| Margaretta
| Margaretta
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1988-89
| Perkins
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Oak Harbor
| Margaretta, Oak Harbor
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1989-90
| St. Mary CC
| Huron, Port Clinton
| Margaretta, St. Mary CC
| Oak Harbor
| Oak Harbor
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1990-91
| Oak Harbor, St. Mary CC
| Port Clinton
| St. Mary CC
| Clyde
| Margaretta
| Edison
|- align="left"
! 1991-92
| Margaretta, Oak Harbor
| Huron, Port Clinton
|Edison, Oak Harbor
| Huron
| Edison, Margaretta
| Edison, Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1992-93
| Clyde, St. Mary CC
| Port Clinton
| Margaretta
| Clyde
| Margaretta
| Margaretta
|- align="left"
! 1993-94
| Clyde
| Clyde
| Clyde, St. Mary CC
| Edison
| Margaretta
| Edison
|- align="left"
! 1994-95
| Clyde
| Clyde, Perkins
| Huron, St. Mary CC
| Clyde
| Margaretta
| Edison, Clyde, Oak Harbor
|- align="left"
! 1995-96
| Clyde, Margaretta, Oak Harbor
| Port Clinton
| St. Mary CC
| Clyde
| Clyde
| Oak Harbor, St. Mary CC
|- align="left"
! 1996-97
| Margaretta
| Huron
| Perkins
| Huron
| Huron
| Oak Harbor
|- align="left"
! 1997-98
| Clyde, Margaretta
| Huron
| Perkins
| Margaretta
| Clyde
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 1998-99
| Huron
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Margaretta
| Margaretta
| Oak Harbor
|- align="left"
! 1999-00
| Perkins
| Oak Harbor
| Clyde
| Huron
| Huron
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 2000-01
| Perkins
| Oak Harbor
| Perkins
| Huron
| Clyde, Margaretta
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 2001-02
| Huron, Margaretta
| Port Clinton, St. Mary CC
| Perkins
| Huron
| Margaretta, Perkins
| Clyde, Oak Harbor
|- align="left"
! 2002-03
| Huron, Oak Harbor
| Port Clinton
| Perkins
| Huron
| Oak Harbor
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 2003-04
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Perkins
| Huron
| Oak Harbor
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 2004-05
| Huron
| Huron
| Port Clinton
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Clyde
|- align="left"
! 2005-06
| Clyde, Huron
| Huron
| Perkins
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2006-07
| Oak Harbor
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Huron
| Perkins
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2007-08
| Clyde
| Clyde
| Perkins
| Huron
| Perkins
| Clyde, Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2008-09
| Clyde
| Edison
| Perkins
| Huron
| Margaretta
| Oak Harbor
|- align="left"
! 2009-10
| Clyde, Perkins
| Port Clinton
| Perkins
| Huron
| Perkins
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2010-11
| Clyde
| Edison
| Perkins
| Edison, Huron, Margaretta
| Clyde
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2011-12
| Clyde
| Perkins
| Oak Harbor
| Edison
| Clyde
| Edison
|- align="left"
! 2012-13
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Huron
| Clyde
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2013-14
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Perkins
| Huron
| Clyde
| Edison
|- align="left"
! 2014-15
| Huron
| Huron
| Edison, Huron
| Huron
| Port Clinton
| Perkins
|- align="left"
! 2015-16
| Clyde, Edison
| Edison
| Huron
| Edison, Huron
| Oak Harbor
| Edison
|}

== Championships - Multi-division Era ==

===Divisional Championships - Fall Sports===
{| class="wikitable"
!__Year__
!Division
!Cross C
(Boys)
!Cross C
(Girls)
!Football
!Golf
(Boys)
!Golf
(Girls)
!Soccer
(Boys)
!Soccer
(Girls)
!Tennis
(Girls)
!Volleyball
|-
! rowspan="2" |2016-17
!Bay
|Edison
|Edison
|Clyde, Edison
|Huron
|Edison
|Oak Harbor
|Oak Harbor
|Clyde
|Huron
|-
!River
|Old Fort
|St. Mary CC
|Tiffin Calvert
|New Riegel
!
!
!
!
|Old Fort
|-
! rowspan="3" |2017-18
!Lake
| Shelby
| Bellevue
| Sandusky
| Clyde
| Shelby
| Vermilion
| Norwalk
| Clyde
| Norwalk
|-
!Bay
| Edison
| Edison
| Shelby
| Vermillion
| Edison
| Edison
| Edison
| Willard
| Oak Harbor
|-
!River
| Lakota
| St. Mary CC
| Calvert
| Lakota
!
!
!
!
| Calvert, New Riegel
|-
! rowspan="3" |2018-19
!Lake
|Norwalk
|Columbian
|Columbian, Clyde
|
|Bellevue
|
|Norwalk
|Norwalk
|Bellevue
|-
!Bay
|
|
|Oak Harbor
|
|Huron
|
|
|Willard
|
|-
!River
|
|
|Gibsonburg
|
|
|
|
!
|
|-
! rowspan="3" |2019-20
!Lake
|Norwalk
|Columbian
|Columbian, Norwalk
|Norwalk
|Bellevue
|Norwalk
|Norwalk
|Norwalk
|Bellevue, Norwalk
|-
!Bay
|Huron
|Edison
|Oak Harbor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!River
|Hopewell-Loudon
|Hopewell-Loudon 
|Gibsonburg
|
|
|
|
!
|
|-
! rowspan="3" |2020-21
!Lake
|Columbian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baumspage.com/cc/sbc/2020/HSB%20Lake%20Division%20Results%202020.pdf|title=Sandusky Bay Conf. Championship Meet|website=baumspage.com|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
|Columbian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baumspage.com/cc/sbc/2020/HSG%20Lake%20Division%20Results%202020.pdf |title=Sandusky Bay Conf. Championship Meet|website=baumspage.com|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
|Bellevue
|
|
|
|
|
|Bellevue<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=SBC Champions Page – Section B Sports|url=https://www.sectionbsports.com/index.php/sbc-champions-page/|access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>
|-
!Bay
|Huron<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Huron Cross County Boys Win SBC Bay Division Meet {{!}} Huron Insider|date = 17 October 2020|url=https://huroninsider.com/?p=201|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Edison<ref name=":0" />
|Huron<ref>{{Cite web|title=Huron Football Advances to Playoffs {{!}} Huron Insider|date = 3 October 2020|url=https://huroninsider.com/?p=81|access-date=2020-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|Huron<ref name=":1" />
|-
!River
|New Riegel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baumspage.com/cc/sbc/2020/HSB%20River%20Division%20Results%202020.pdf|title=Sandusky Bay Conf. Championship Meet|website=baumspage.com|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
|Gibsonburg<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baumspage.com/cc/sbc/2020/HSG%20River%20Division%20Results%202020.pdf|title=Sandusky Bay Conf. Championship Meet|website=baumspage.com|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
|Hopewell-Loudon
|
|
|
|
!
|Hopewell-Loudon<ref name=":1" />
|}

=== Divisional Championships - Winter Sports ===
{| class="wikitable"
!__Year__
!Division
!Basketball
(Boys)
!Basketball
(Girls)
!Bowling
(Boys)
!Bowling
(Girls)
!Swimming
(Boys)
!Swimming
(Girls)
!Wrestling
|-
! rowspan="2" |2016-17
!Bay
|Huron, Perkins, Vermilion
|Clyde
|Perkins
|Vermilion
|Perkins
|Oak Harbor
|Edison
|-
!River
|Old Fort
|St. Joseph CC, Old Fort
!
!
!
!
|St. Mary CC
|-
! rowspan="3" |2017-18
!Lake
|Sandusky
|Bellevue
|Perkins
|Perkins
|Perkins
|Perkins
|Perkins
|-
!Bay
|Vermilion
|Willard
!
!
|Oak Harbor
|Oak Harbor
|Edison
|-
!River
|New Riegel, Old Fort
|St. Joseph CC
!
!
!
!
|St. Mary CC
|-
! rowspan="3" |2018-19
!Lake
|Norwalk
|Bellevue
|
|
|
|
|Perkins
|-
!Bay
|Vermilion, Willard
|Margaretta
|
|
|Huron/Dive
|
|Edison
|-
!River
|Old Fort, St. Mary CC
|Old Fort, St. Mary CC
|
|
|
|
|Gibsonburg
|-
! rowspan="3" |2019-20
!Lake
|Sandusky
|Bellevue
|
|
|
|
|Perkins
|-
!Bay
|Oak Harbor, Willard
|
|
|
|Huron/Dive
|
|
|-
!River
|Old Fort
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

=== Divisional Championships - Spring Sports ===
{| class="wikitable"
!__Year__
!Division
!Baseball
!Softball
!Tennis
(Boys)
!Track & Field
(Boys)
!Track & Field
(Girls)
|-
! rowspan="2" |2016-17
!Bay
|Vermilion
|Oak Harbor
|Clyde
|Perkins
|Oak Harbor
|-
!River
!
|Old Fort
!
|St. Joseph CC
|St. Joseph CC
|-
! rowspan="3" |2017-18
!Lake
|Bellevue, Clyde
|Bellevue
|Clyde
|Perkins
|Shelby
|-
!Bay
|Vermilion
|
|
|Edison
|Oak Harbor
|-
!River
|Lakota
|
!
|Calvert
|St. Joseph CC
|-
! rowspan="3" |2018-19
!Lake
|Bellevue, Norwalk
|Clyde 
|
|Columbian
|Perkins
|-
!Bay
|Vermilion
|
|
|Oak Harbor
|Oak Harbor
|-
!River
|
|
|
|St. Joeseph CC 
|Lakota
|}

==External links==
* [https://www.sanduskybayconference.net/ Official SBC Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808180456/http://www.clyde.k12.oh.us/sbc/ SBC Football home page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041222080948/http://www.clyde.k12.oh.us/sbc/history.htm SBC history]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[High school athletics conferences in Ohio]]
{{Northwest Ohio High School Athletic Conferences}}

[[Category:Ohio high school sports conferences]]