- Okaw Valley Conference (Illinois)
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The OKAW VALLEY CONFERENCE is a high school athletic conference in Central Illinois.
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Member Schools
There are 12 member schools in the Okaw Valley Conference. 4 of those schools are Class 1A and 8 are in Class 2A.
Sports
The conference offers the following sports:
BOYS SPORTS
- FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK & FIELD (All Schools)
- SOCCER (Meridian, Monticello, St. Teresa, Sullivan, Unity, Maroa-Forsyth/Warrensburg-Latham Co-Op)
- GOLF (All Schools- except Unity)
- CROSS-COUNTRY (All Schools- except Meridian)
- WRESTLING (Clinton, Monticello, Shelbyville, Unity, Warrenburg-Latham, Argenta-Oreana/Maroa-Forsyth Co-Op)
- SWIMMING & DIVING (Clinton, Maroa-Forsyth, St. Teresa, Sullivan, Tuscola)
- TENNIS (Meridian, Shelbyville, St. Teresa)
GIRLS SPORTS
- VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL (All Schools)
- SOCCER (St. Teresa, Monticello, Meridian, Maroa-Forsyth/Warrensburg-Latham Co-Op)
- CROSS COUNTRY (All Schools- except Meridian Maroa-Forsyth/Warrensburg-Latham Co-Op)
- TRACK & FIELD (All Schools Maroa-Forsyth/Warrensburg-Latham Co-Op)
- COMPETITIVE CHEERING (All Schools- except Tuscola, Unity & Warrensburg-Latham)
- GOLF (All Schools- except Argenta-Oreana, Unity & Warrensburg-Latham)
- TENNIS (Central A&M, Shelbyville, St. Teresa, Warrensburg-Latham)
- SWIMMING & DIVING (Argenta- Oreana, Clinton, Maroa-Forsyth, Monticello, St. Teresa, Sullivan, Tuscola)
History
The Okaw Valley Conference began in the early 1950s, this league consisted of Arcola, Arthur, Atwood-Hammond, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Monticello, Newman, Oakland, Sullivan, Tuscola and Villa Grove. Tolono Unity was added in 1958. In 1971, the smallest 7 schools left to form the Little Okaw Valley and 3 schools were replacements-Decatur St Teresa, St Joseph-Ogden and Warrensburg-Latham. In 1976, Arcola left and Mahomet-Seymour replaced them. In 1982, Sullivan and Warrensburg-Latham left and Argenta-Oreana was added. Tuscola dropped out in 1983 and 1984 was the league's last year until it was resurrected. In 1990 Argenta-Oreana, Clinton, St Teresa, Monticello, Sullivan and Warrensburg-Latham resurrected the conference, and in 1995, Meridian and Maroa-Forsyth were added. In 1997, Central A&M was added, Shelbyville in 1999 and Tuscola and Unity in 2006. It has since become one of the toughest small school conference in Illinois. In 2006, the conference was split into 2 divisions for football. The Black Division consists of Clinton, Monticello, Shelbyville, St. Teresa, Sullivan and Unity. The Blue Division consists of Argenta-Oreana, Central A&M, Maroa- Forsyth, Meridian, Tuscola, and Warrensburg-Latham. Each team plays the 5 schools from their division, and then 4 from the other division.
School Years Conference Came From Argenta-Oreana 1990–Present Sangamon Valley Conference 1971-82 Central A&M 1997–Present Meridian Conference (1959-92 as Moweaqua & Assumption) (1992-97 as Central A&M) Clinton 1990–Present Corn Belt Conference 1950-90 Maroa-Forsyth 1995–Present Meridian Conference 1959-95 Meridian 1995–Present Meridian Conference (1959-94 as Macon & Blue Mound) (1994-95 as Meridian) Monticello 1990–Present Okaw Valley Conference 1950-1984 Shelbyville 1999–Present Mid-State Conference 1952-1996 (3 years as Independent) St. Teresa 1971–Present Central Conference 1950-58 Sullivan 1990–present Okaw Valley Conference 1950-82 Tuscola 2006–Present Little Okaw Valley 1994-2006 Unity 2006–present Okaw Valley Conference 1958-84 (Independent 22 years) Warrensburg-Latham 1990–present Okaw Valley Conference 1971-82 Successes
This conference has had a reputation for being one of the toughest in Illinois. For instance:
- ARGENTA-OREANA- Girls Cross Country: 3rd place in 1992-93 & 2001-02
- CENTRAL A&M- Boys Football: 1st place 1997, 2nd place in 2001.
Girls Basketball: 3rd place in 2007-08
- CLINTON- Boys Golf: 2nd place 1996-97, Boys Wrestling: 3rd place
1989-90, 2nd place 1992-93, 4th place 1993-94, 2nd place 1999-2000, 3rd place 2000-01
- MAROA-FORSYTH- Boys Football: 1st place 2006, 2nd place 2009,Boys Basketball: 1st place 2006-07 (only 2nd school in history of Illinois to win a championship in both Football and Basketball in same year), 3rd place 2005-06, Girls Golf: 3rd place 2000-01, 2nd place 2001-02 & 2002-03, Girls Volleyball: 3rd place 2007-08
- MERIDIAN- Boys Basketball: 1st place 2008-09, Boys Football: 2nd place 1999
- SHELBYVILLE- Competitive Cheering: 1st place 2005-06
- SULLIVAN- Boys Baseball: 2nd place 1997-98, Boys Golf: 3rd place 1979-80, Girls Basketball: 1st place 1990-91, 2nd place 1991-92, Scholastic Bowl: 4th place 1992-93 & 2000-01
- TUSCOLA- Boys Football: 1st place 2006-07 & 2009-10, 2nd place 2007-08, Boys Baseball: 4th place 2007-08, Boys Track: 3rd place 2007-08
- UNITY- Boys Football: 2nd place 2009-10, Girls Volleyball: 4th place 1977-78, 3rd place 1980-81, 2nd place 1978-79 & 2008-09
- WARRENSBURG-LATHAM- Boys Basketball: 3rd place 2002-03 & 2007-08, Girls Softball: 2nd place 2003-04, Scholastic Bowl: 1st place 2000-01, 3rd place 2008-09
ST. TERESA- Girls Cross Country won state in 2010 Girls tennis got 2nd in state in 2009 in doubles.-AMY AND TRACY KUHLE.
Also, in the last few years, at least half, if not more of the schools in this conference qualify for the state football playoffs every year.
THE JUNIOR HIGH OKAW IS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL VERSION OF THE OKAW VALLEY CONFERENCE. EXCLUDING ST. TERESA, UNITY AND TUSCOLA. ST. TERESA DOESN'T HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND UNITY & TUSCOLA HAVE NOT JOINED THIS CONFERENCE YET.
External links
1. http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com
3. http://www.hometeamsonline.com/?sportsguy
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