About Athletics

Yellow Spring Schools offers to all its students an athletic program with a rich tradition. It focuses on developing its student-athletes into well-rounded individuals who understand the importance of playing as a team and winning or losing with integrity.

The Yellow Springs Schools Athletic Department is made up of interscholastic athletic teams for McKinney Middle School grades 7-8 and Yellow Springs High School grades 9-12. We proudly compete as a member of both the Metro Buckeye Conference and the OHSAA.  We offer a total of 16 Varsity programs and 7 Middle School programs.

Welcome to another exciting year of BULLDOG Athletics!

It will be my pleasure and honor to serve the students, families, and members of our school community as the Athletic Director. 

We are very fortunate to be members of a community in which high standards, accountability, and hard work are the expectations on all fronts.  The athletic arena is an environment that cultivates academic and athletic accomplishment while demanding  EXCELLENCE, DISCIPLINE, and SPORTSMANSHIP.

We are a proud member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) as well as a member of Metro Buckeye Conference (MBC) in which we compete in 15 Varsity and Junior Varsity (boys/girls) sports. We have close to 100 students competing in middle and high school athletics.

As a community, our focus should be on the holistic success of our students, with the understanding that interscholastic athletics is an important part, but not the only part of excelling in an educational setting. Over the years, our student-athletes have demonstrated that they work hard to excel in the classroom and on the playing fields while also being leaders and role models within our school community and beyond. This is the well-rounded success that we must continue striving for in ALL of our student-athletes.  

I am very fortunate to work with adults who care about students and will do what it takes to see them succeed. The entire Yellow Springs faculty and staff are committed to working to ensure success for our student athletes. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.  

GO BULLDOGS!!!

Shawna L. Welch
Athletic Director