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The Southern Ohio Athletic/Academic Conference is celebrating over 100 years of its existence. Formerly the Clermont County League, established in 1919, the league changed its name to the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference in 1987. This change allowed schools outside of Clermont County to be invited into the league. For a complete History of our league, click on the "History" link above.

The Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference (SBAAC) is currently comprised of the following schools:  Batavia, Bethel-Tate, Blanchester, Clermont Northeastern, Clinton-Massie, East Clinton, Felicity, Georgetown, Goshen, New Richmond, Western Brown, Williamsburg, and Wilmington. Fayetteville is a member of the SBAAC in the sport of football only. 

The SBAAC website features several articles about our member schools’ teams and athletes, which can be read below. These articles come from school web sites, local newspapers, and other media sources.  Keep up to date on your local teams and athletes by periodically checking this section.  

Also, you can follow us on Twitter @SBCscores1 for sports news.

Good luck to all our athletes, coaches, athletic directors, administrators, and parents, who together make the SBAAC one of the best leagues in the state!

Congratulations to all of our Fall All-Stars. The SBAAC Banquet for 1st Team All-Stars will be held on Wednesday, November 6th at Hamersville School, Hamersville, Ohio. Congratulations to all. 

The SBAAC is selling tickets online for the upcoming SBAAC Cross Country Meet scheduled for Saturday, October 12th at Wilmington College. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students.

First race is HS Girls at 9AM, followed by HS Boys at 9:45AM.

Middle Schools races will follow the completion of the High School events. MS Girls race begins at 10:30AM, followed by the MS Boys race at 11:15AM.

For tickets, go to: https://eastclinton.hometownticketing.com/embed/all

For results the day of the meet, go to: https://www.timingspot.com/

Golf regular-season officially gets underway on Monday, July 29, for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Girls Tennis have their first practice on August 1st.

Below are the OHSAA calendars for seasons and tournaments for each fall sport:

Golf -  Regular-Season Begins July 29. OHSAA Tournaments Begin September 18

Girls Tennis -  Regular-Season Begins Aug 9. OHSAA Tournaments Begin September 30

Cross Country -  Regular-Season Begins Aug 19. OHSAA Tournaments Begin Oct. 19

Soccer -  Regular-Season Begins Aug. 16. OHSAA Tournaments Begin Oct. 14.

Girls Volleyball -  Regular-Season Begins Aug. 16. OHSAA Tournaments Begin Oct. 14.

Football -  Regular-Season Begins Aug. 19 (first Friday is Aug. 23). Playoffs Begin Nov 1.

The SBAAC awards scholarships each year in the memory of George "Bud" Phillips.

Mr. Phillips was the Commissioner of the SBAAC (formerly the CCL) from the early 1980's to 2010. In his role as Commissioner, he helped in shaping the expansion of the league to include new schools who were eager to be added to conference play. He also played a role in encouraging new sports to be added to the list of league-sanctioned sports. 

Upon retirement from the SBAAC, a Scholarship program was created to honor him, and each year, the SBAAC awards at least four scholarships to promising seniors who are continuing their academic and athletic endeavors at the next level. Mr. Phillips died April 5, 2023.

Information about these scholarships is available through the Athletic Department of each SBAAC member school.