Montpelier High School will join the Great Lakes Conference in 2026!

Montpelier High School will join the Great Lakes Conference in 2026!

An important Montpelier Board of Education meeting was held on October 14th and exciting news was announced. The Montpelier High School football team will join the Great Lakes Conference beginning in 2026. This is a significant development as it represents the first conference membership since 2015. Board members Patti Rockey and Troy Roth also discussed financial matters important to the school's future.

Montpelier High School, a co-educational public school in Montpelier, Ohio, has made a name for itself. It is the only high school in the Montpelier Exempted Village School District and is known by the nickname “Locomotives.” The school has been active in sports for many years and has shown its skills in various sports.

A look at the sporting successes

Montpelier High School has achieved remarkable success throughout its history. Traditionally, the school was a member of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) from 1926 to 2016, then moved to the Buckeye Border Conference (BBC). The football team most recently played in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC). Over the years the school has won championships in several disciplines:

• Football: Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1928, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1983
• Volleyball: Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 2000
• Boys Basketball: Meisterschaften in 1930-31, 1954-55, 1955-56
• Girls Basketball: Meisterschaft in 1998-99
• Wrestling: Meisterschaft in 1959-60
• Baseball: Meisterschaft in 1956
• Boys Track & Field: Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1927, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1961, 1963, 1970, 1980
• Girls Track & Field: Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
• Golf: Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975

Membership in the Great Lakes Conference will undoubtedly bring new challenges and opportunities for the Montpelier Locomotives. The school has a good knack for promoting talent and succeeding in the sporting landscape. The anticipation for the new match days is already noticeable and will revitalize the local competition culture.

For Montpelier High School, this step is not only a sporting decision, but also a strategic one that will open up new perspectives for young athletes in the region. The community can look forward to exciting games in a new league that will certainly delight the spectators.