Northwest Conference “Don Bachman Award of Excellence” which recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in league-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition.

The award was started during the 2005-06 school year to honor longtime Northwest Conference commissioner/secretary, Don Bachman, who served in that position for more than thirty years before passing away late in 2005.

2023-24
1. Columbus Grove 85
2. Bluffton 78
3. Crestview 73.5
4. Lincolnview 69.5
5. Allen East 67
6. Leipsic 53
7. Spencerville 50.5
8. Delphos Jefferson 38.5
9. Ada 36

2020-21
1. Columbus Grove 86.5
2. Crestview 72.0
3. Lincolnview 69.5
4. Bluffton 65.5
5. Paulding 64.5
6. Allen East 60.0
7. Delphos Jefferson 50.5
8. Spencerville 47
9. Ada 35.5

2019-20
TBA

2018-19
1. Columbus Grove 87.5
2. Bluffton 80.0
3. Crestview 67.5
4. Paulding 63.5
5. Lincolnview 62.5
6. Spencerville 61.0
7. Allen East 59.5
8. Ada 43.0
9. Delphos Jefferson 32.5

2017-18
1. Spencerville 76.5
2. Crestview 75.0
3. Bluffton 72.0
4. Columbus Grove 70.0
5. Lincolnview 66.5
6. Paulding 62.5
7. Ada 61.5
8. Allen East 50.0
9. Delphos Jefferson 43.0

2016-17
1. Bluffton 75.0
1. Columbus Grove 75.0
3. Lincolnview 65.5
3. Spencerville 65.5
5. Crestview 62.5
6. Paulding 61.5
7. Delphos Jefferson 60.0
8. Allen East 59.0
9. Ada 53.0

2015-16
1. Bluffton 75.5
2. Spencerville 69.5
3. Columbus Grove 66.0
4. Crestview 62.5
5. Lincolnview 62.0
6. Delphos Jefferson 61.0
7. Paulding 58.0
8. Ada 55.5
9. Allen East 52.0

2014-15
1. Columbus Grove 77.0
2. Bluffton 73.5
3. Crestview 73.0
4. Spencerville 61.5
5. Allen East 58.0
6. Lincolnview 51.5
6. Delphos Jefferson 51.5
8. Ada 48.5
9. Paulding 29.5

2013-14
1. Bluffton 80.5
2. Crestview 79.0
3. Columbus Grove 70
4. Spencerville 63.5
5. Allen East 59.5
6. Lincolnview 57.0
7. Delphos Jefferson 49.0
8. Ada 41.5
9. Paulding 40.0

2012-13
1. Lima Central Catholic 101
2. Columbus Grove 79
3. Bluffton 77
4. Crestview 76.5
5. Spencerville 70.5
6. Lincolnview 61
7. Allen East 56.5
8. Ada 53.5
9. Paulding 47.5
10. Delphos Jefferson 41.5
Detailed Standings

2011-12
1. Lima Central Catholic 100
2. Crestview 92
3. Columbus Grove 86
4. Bluffton 79.5
5. Spencerville 76
6. Delphos Jefferson 54
7. Ada 53
8. Allen East 52.5
9. Paulding 43.5
10. Lincolnview 40.5
Detailed Standings

2010-11
1. Columbus Grove 86.5
2. Bluffton 85.5
3. Lima Central Catholic 83.5
4. Crestview 81.5
5. Spencerville 66.5
6. Paulding 65
7. Delphos Jefferson 54.5
8. Allen East 50.5
9. Ada 39.5
10. Lincolnview 36
Detailed Standings

2009-10
1. Lima Central Catholic 87.5
2. Columbus Grove 87
3. Crestview 73.5
4. Delphos Jefferson 67.5
5. Spencerville 66
6. Bluffton 63
7. Paulding 56.5
8. Lincolnview 42.5
9. Allen East 35.5
10. Ada 35
Detailed Standings

2008-09
1. Lima Central Catholic 85.5
2. Crestview 68.5
3. Bluffton 68
4. Columbus Grove 67.5
5. Delphos Jefferson 65
6. Spencerville 60.5
7. Paulding 58
8. Lincolnview 51.5
9. Ada 43.5
10. Allen East 41
Detailed Standings

2007-08

1. Lima Central Catholic 78.5
2. Crestview 74.5
3. Bluffton 71.5
4. Columbus Grove 64.5
5. Lincolnview 62
6. Spencerville 61.5
7. Delphos Jefferson 58
8. Paulding 56
9. Allen East 42
10. Ada 40.5
Detailed Standings

2006-07
1. Lima Central Catholic 85
2. Bluffton 76.5
3. Crestview 68
4. Columbus Grove 65.5
5. Lincolnview 61.5
6. Spencerville 61
7. Delphos Jefferson 51
8. Allen East 45
9. Ada 43
10. Paulding 37.5
Detailed Standings

2005-06

1. Crestview 80.5
2. Spencerville 78
3. Columbus Grove 72
4. Bluffton 70
5. Lincolnview 67
6. Allen East 58.5
7. Ada 45
8. Paulding 44
9. Delphos Jefferson 41.5
10. Upper Scioto Valley 18.5
Detailed Standings