Archbold High School

Public, coeducational school in Archbold, Ohio, United States

Athletics conferenceNorthwest Ohio Athletic League^[2]Team nameBlue Streaks^[2]RivalWauseon IndiansWebsitearchbold.k12.oh.us/high

Archbold High School is a public high school in Archbold, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Archbold Area Schools district. They are members of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League.

Athletics

State championships

Baseball - 2005^[3]
Football – 1988^[4]
Softball – 1982, 1984, 1986^[5]
Girls volleyball – 1978, 1981, 1998^[6]
Boys soccer - 2018 ^[7]

Origin of the "Blue Streak"

The nickname "Blue Streaks" (more commonly seen today as Bluestreaks) was first used in 1933 by former Archbold coach M.A. Farber, who served as the head boys' basketball coach from 1930 until 1949. After watching the Sandusky Blue Streaks play, Farber adopted the name to his own team, knowing that they would likely never play each other because of the difference in school size. Prior to this, Archbold had been referred to as "the Archbold Team." In the 1910s, some local fathers started a movement to call the squad the "Archbold Germans" due to the German heritage of most of the players. However, this name never stuck on. It was changed around the time of WWII.^[8] The name Blue Streak also came from Cedar Point as one of the first rides in the park.

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c "Archbold High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
^ "OHSAA > Sports & Tournaments > Soccer > Soccer - 2018 > 2018 Soccer Tournament Coverage". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^ "Origin of the BLUESTREAK". net.archbold.k12.oh.us. Retrieved 2017-08-31.