New 12-team high school athletic conference to debut in 2021-22

Maddie Downing of Tri-Village snaps a rebound away from Covington s Lauren Christian. Tri-Village defeated visiting Covington 44-35 in a girls high school basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

Maddie Downing of Tri-Village snaps a rebound away from Covington s Lauren Christian. Tri-Village defeated visiting Covington 44-35 in a girls high school basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

A new high school athletic conference made up of teams from the Cross Country Conference and two teams from the Southwestern Buckeye League will begin play in 2021-22.

The Western Ohio Athletic Conference announced its members on Monday — Ansonia, Arcanum, Bradford, Franklin Monroe, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, Newton, Tri-County North, Tri-Village and Twin Valley South from the CCC and Dixe and Preble Shawnee from the SWBL.