The Northwest Central Conference is an

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athletic league located in parts of

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and western

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. The league came into existence in the 2001–2002 school year. The NWCC supports 10 league sports: Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys Golf, Football, Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Baseball and Softball. The NWCC brings a rich athletic history and fierce competition. Every year the NWCC produces many college-level athletes from all divisions levels of NCAA to NAIA.

Current members

Recent History

* Troy Christian was set to become a football-only member in the NWCC for 2012, but decided in July 2012 to cancel its football season due to low numbers. They were hoping to play a full NWCC schedule by 2014, but ultimately withdrew from the league. Troy Christian previously had competed as a football-only member in the NWCC until after the 2004 season. *An invitation to join was extended to Hardin Northern, a school that struggled to field a varsity football team for 2013 season. On February 19, 2014, Hardin Northern's school board voted 5-0 to withdraw from the

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and apply to the NWCC for membership. The NWCC accepted Hardin Northern as a full member for 2014-15 on March 19, 2014, with football joining in 2015-16. *On April 10, 2015, The Cross County Conference announced that they added Fort Loramie as a football-only member starting in 2017. 2016 will be their last season competing in the NWCC. *In December 2015, the NWCC announced that Elgin would become a full member of the league beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Elgin will be coming over from the

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Blue Division, which is losing seven of its members to a new league in the near future. *In April 2019, Riverside and Lehman Catholic announced they were leaving to join Covington, Bethel, Miami East, Milton-Union, Northridge and Troy Christian in the formation of a new conference *In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3-2 to leave the

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and join the NWCC beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. *In January 2020, Crestline announced they would become a football-only member in 2021. *At a board meeting on March 18, 2021, Cory-Rawson voted to leave the

for the NWCC in 2023. *On November 2, 2021, North Baltimore announced they would be joining the NWCC fully for the 2023-24 school year.

Current members

Recent History

Former members

Football championships

By year

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