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GWOC to vote on expansion in November
Three area school districts have applied to join the Greater Western Ohio Conference, and the conference is expected to vote in November on the possible expansion, commissioner Eric Spahr said.
West Carrollton, Greenville and another unidentified school have applied to potentially add a school each to the North and South divisions and expand them to six schools. The Central Division currently has six schools.
West Carrollton and Greenville are both independent.
Spahr said the conference had previously considered reorganizing into two divisions of eight teams each with the current membership, but that idea fizzled. Since, the conference has become interested in the possibility of expanding the two divisions that now stand at five schools each for competitive, scheduling and travel balance.
The GWOC offers 21 sports and competitions in academics and cheerleading.
“We are a solid conference,” Spahr said. “Our members’ needs are important from the biggest to the smallest members, and a possible expansion can improve our operations and competition as a conference.”
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By Bruce
October 14, 2009 2:58 PM | Link to this
I really hope that the GWOC North takes Greenville. They traveled over 150 miles one way for a football game last week.In these times of stiff school budgets, ALL school athletic teams/band/clubs should travel no more than 50/60 miles one-way for any event.Playoffs and the like excluded, of course.
By Joe
October 14, 2009 5:54 PM | Link to this
They need to pass on the Greenville application since they quit the last time they were in the GWOC. I’d take West Carrollton and the unidentified team.
By Bruce Asbury
October 14, 2009 6:10 PM | Link to this
Is Tecumseh the unidentified team?
By Chris
October 14, 2009 6:28 PM | Link to this
Greenville already has flown that route and they wanted out for bigger and better things. They couldn’t take the yearly beating or the tough drive before, what makes them think this will change? Go to Indiana already.
By Dave Schmidt
October 14, 2009 9:56 PM | Link to this
Having been involved in issues like this before, don’t blame the kids for the mistakes the adults made. It is a good fit for everyone. Being an independent is HS sports is no fun. When I talked to Commissioner Spahr, I see the GWOC is in good hands. www.theseniorreports.com/shakeup.htm
By Dave Schmidt
October 14, 2009 9:56 PM | Link to this
Having been involved in issues like this before, don’t blame the kids for the mistakes the adults made. It is a good fit for everyone. Being an independent is HS sports is no fun. When I talked to Commissioner Spahr, I see the GWOC is in good hands. www.theseniorreports.com/shakeup.htm
By rj
October 14, 2009 10:55 PM | Link to this
Joe, greenville was also one of the original schools forming the GWOC. How long do you want the kids to pay a price for things done by people long gone? And FYI, it was 260 miles one way to last weeks game.
By AM
October 14, 2009 11:30 PM | Link to this
I have never been big on the GWOC. I thought it was a mistake to break up the WOL and MML. This giant league seems watered down. With that said, Greenville and West Carrollton should both be in the league.
By Lee
October 15, 2009 4:01 PM | Link to this
Bring back the GMVC, WOL, and MML. Having 3 GWOC winners one for each division is pointless, without an extra championship game. Just give me one winner where every team plays everyone once in the conference once.
By old 54
October 16, 2009 8:40 AM | Link to this
The old SWBL, many years ago had. Tipp City, Butler, W. Milton, Northridge, Northmont, Trotwood, Eaton, West Carr. Oakwood. Nine teams. The first game was nonleague and then the fight began. One league, one winner. Longest drive for any team was to Eaton.
By Chuck
October 16, 2009 2:11 PM | Link to this
I remember the old Miami Vally League of the 1930s,40s,50s. My 1st game as a freshman was in Greenville in a snow storm we lost big time. Our coach was G.P Wertz. Go greenville……
By SCOTT
October 16, 2009 4:59 PM | Link to this
Old 54: That league would be dominated by Northmont now
By deahtihs
October 16, 2009 11:53 PM | Link to this
Greeneville goes to the North, West Carrollton goes to the South and Tippecanoe stays in the CBC. Because The SWBL aready has there Bellbrook they don’t need another school like that. (nose, air, high.) And the Gwoc doesn’t want to deal with DIII points in Football
By Dick Hunt
October 27, 2009 8:44 AM | Link to this
The “old” SWBL that old 54 refers to was Milton, Tipp,W Carrollton, Eaton (later replaced by Greenville), Butler, Oakwood, Northridge, Northmont, Trotwood, Brookville. Northmont was much smaller then. Yes Northmont would likely dominate that conference now but they didn’t then. Milton dominated in those days. Tecumseh wants out of the CBC. Milton would love that spot to get out of the SWBL.
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