Lima Central Catholic to join Northwest Conference
Volume 2 Issue 36
Lima Central Catholic is making their return to the Northwest Conference.
After the announcement earlier this year that Ada and Leipsic were departing, the NWC was in a spot where they needed to act. The conference was down to seven schools, six of which play football. Delphos St. John’s was rumored to be the next in line but it never came to fruition. Speculation leaned heavily towards Liberty-Benton, but the enrollment was just too much to ignore.
Lima Central Catholic seemed like an obvious answer to fill the void but their previous stint in the conference left doubt. The Thunderbirds steamrolled most of their competition during their previous tenure from 2006-2013. Their dominance forced an exit from the conference where they ended up becoming an independent. The Thunderbirds have been independent ever since.
The past few years have seen Lima Central Catholic’s enrollment decline and competitiveness reach a level similar to the rest of the Northwest Conference. LCC was the best fit geographically and enrollment-wise for the Northwest Conference moving forward. This will bring them to eight total schools and seven football schools. It is expected that Fort Loramie will join as a football only member to give the conference eight members for every sport.
The move will go into effect in the 2024-25 school year. By that point Ada and Leipsic will have departed for the Blanchard Valley Conference.
Lima Central Catholic was formed in the 1959-60 school year after the consolidation of St. Gerard, St. John’s and St. Rose. They have been and independent their entire history except for stints in the Lake Plains Conference (1964-69), Miami Valley League (1969-75) and Northwest Conference (2006-13; 2023-).
Leading Updates
Chris Wormley (Toledo/Whitmer) signs with Carolina Panthers practice squad.
Notable Game Updates
On August 10th Natasha Howard (Toledo/Waite) had 15 points in a Dallas win over Atlanta.
On August 10th Zia Cooke (Toledo/Rogers) had 14 points in a Los Angeles win over Seattle.
On August 16th Keaton Upshaw (Lima/Lima Senior) had 3 receptions for 19 yards in a Georgia Southern loss to Wisconsin.
On August 16th Dallas Gant (Toledo/Central Catholic) had 8 tackles in a Toledo win over San Jose State.
Interesting Reads
Football Rankings
Cross Country Rankings
Just For Fun
Pro Baseball Players from Closed High Schools
Doug Bair - 1976-90 - Oakwood
Geoff Zahn - 1973-85 - Toledo DeVilbiss
Terry Harmon - 1967-77 - Toledo DeVilbiss
Jerry Fosnow - 1964-65 - Deshler
Bob Meyer - 1964-70 - Toledo DeVilibss
Rich Reese - 1964-73 - Deshler
Buck Rogers - 1961-69 - Prospect
Jake Striker - 1959-60 - Sulphur Springs
Ned Garver - 1946-61 - Ney
Jack Hallett - 1940-48 - Toledo Libbey
Link Wasem - 1937 - Birmingham
Ray Brown - 1931-45 - Alger
Elmer Smith - 1914-25 - Milan
Roger Bresnahan - 1897-1915 - Toledo Central