Big Nine Conference

Big Nine Conference

Infobox sports league
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founded = 1968
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The Big Nine Conference is a high school sports conference in Genesee County, Michigan currently with six high schools.

History

Formed in 1960 as the Big Eight Conference, the Conference became the Big Nine Conference in 1962 with the addition of Mt. Morris High School. In 1976, two more High Schools are added; reaching their peak membership of 10.cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/9283/bignine.html |title=Big Nine Conference Boys' Basketball All-Time League standings |accessdate=2007-09-18 |author=Greg Tunnicliff |date= |work=Greg Tunnicliff's Flint Area Sports Page |publisher=] Due to the collegiate Big Ten Conference, the Conference's name remains the Big Nine Conference.

In 1997, Beecher is expelled from the Conference for failing to field enough teams and poor sportsmanship. Owosso goes independent only to return and go independent again.cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/9283/bignine.html |title=Big Nine Conference Boys' Basketball All-Time League standings |accessdate=2007-09-18 |author=Greg Tunnicliff |date= |work=Greg Tunnicliff's Flint Area Sports Page |publisher=]

Clio in 2005 and Swartz Creek in 2006 leave to go to the Flint Metro League as the Conference is percevied as being overpowering to those schools.cite news |first=Greg |last=Tunnicliff |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Balance, competitiveness, friendships keep league rolling |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-6/1189687831316090.xml&coll=5&thispage=1 |format=html |work=Flint Journal |publisher=Advance Newspapers |id= |pages=2 |page= |date= |accessdate=2007-09-17 |language=English |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

In 2006, the entire Big Nine Conference applied for membership in the League to encourage discussion on a merger. As a results of that and Kearsley's interest back in 2005-2006, a membership invitation was extend to Kearsley.cite news |first=Bill |last=Khan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Kearsley invited to join Metro League |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-6/1189848132110270.xml&coll=5 |format=html |work=Flint Journal |publisher=Advance Newspapers |id= |pages=2 |page= |date= |accessdate=2007-09-18 |language=English |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

a) Leaves to Flint Metro Leagueb) Comes from Flint Metro Leaguec) Expelled from Conferenced) Goes independentcite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/9283/bignine.html |title=Big Nine Conference Boys' Basketball All-Time League standings |accessdate=2007-09-18 |author=Greg Tunnicliff |date= |work=Greg Tunnicliff's Flint Area Sports Page |publisher=] [cite web |url=http://www.flintmetroleague.com/files/LEAGUEMEMBERSHIPHISTORY.doc |title=HISTORY OF FLINT METRO LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP |accessdate=2007-09-18 |format=DOC |work= ]

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