2025 Three Rivers Conference.

Bless Em All

Bless Em All

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I didn’t see any thread so here you go. I’m hearing that Bethel is considering a move to the CBC, and two other schools are looking at the TRC. Graham might be one.
Northridge to the Dayton City with Trotwood?
Who is going to be the team to beat in 25. Milton returns some personnel but losing some really key players. They open with Graham and Versailles. Ouch.
 
 
Bless Em All said:
I didn’t see any thread so here you go. I’m hearing that Bethel is considering a move to the CBC, and two other schools are looking at the TRC. Graham might be one.
Northridge to the Dayton City with Trotwood?
Who is going to be the team to beat in 25. Milton returns some personnel but losing some really key players. They open with Graham and Versailles. Ouch.
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Probably Miami East, Northridege and Milton. Order to be determined.
 
Bethel will likely have a bit of a difficult time leaving. I would expect Graham or Northwestern to both be potentially interested in the TRC as they were in the old TRC.
 
Bless Em All said:
I didn’t see any thread so here you go. I’m hearing that Bethel is considering a move to the CBC, and two other schools are looking at the TRC. Graham might be one.
Northridge to the Dayton City with Trotwood?
Who is going to be the team to beat in 25. Milton returns some personnel but losing some really key players. They open with Graham and Versailles. Ouch.
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Bethel isn’t going anywhere and I’m confident in saying Northridge isn’t joining the Dayton league in the foreseeable future and the TRC is adding Graham and Urbana
 
What does Lehman, Miami East, and Riverside have coming back? Riverside had their worst season since joining TRC, what will they do in 2025?
 
OldSchoolDC said:
What does Lehman, Miami East, and Riverside have coming back? Riverside had their worst season since joining TRC, what will they do in 2025?
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Lehman has practically all of their offense coming back for next year, and should be the favorites to win the league.
MU is losing their quarterback and best wide receiver, but returning two good running backs.
ME is losing their RB and receptions leader but still returning a lot.
Riverside is losing a lot with their QB and best WR
Northridge is losing most of their offense, losing their RB and Top 2 WRs but have a very talented Freshman RB coming up.

As for the rest of the schools they were really bad last year and have a lot to improve on.

All of this is just skill positions so as far as the offensive and defensive lines, I’m not sure about.
 
So, Graham and Urbana joining is interesting. 10 team league.
Wrestling will be the best in the state at this level. Football will be much more competitive. Love to see Milton and Urbana knock heads. Urbana and Graham are going to be the largest teams in the league.
Milton returns the better part of their lines.
 
Talk on the OHC site is that the deal is done. Bethel and Greenon to CBC with Graham staying put for now at least. OHC turning down Riverside apparently waiting to see where all the dominoes fall before they make any moves.Maybe Riverside applies to the TRC?
 
shoprat2 said:
Talk on the OHC site is that the deal is done. Bethel and Greenon to CBC with Graham staying put for now at least. OHC turning down Riverside apparently waiting to see where all the dominoes fall before they make any moves.Maybe Riverside applies to the TRC?
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I'm not saying the people reporting this are incorrect, but as of a week ago I asked certain individuals who have always been very transparent with me and they simply said they would be able to share more later, and added that as of that time (right after New Years) "there was nothing substantial to share". Perhaps a vote had not occurred yet at that time, or perhaps they could not speak out of deference for the process? But I left feeling I was as up to date on the situation as they could share, and nothing was final at that time.
 
D4fan said:
I'm not saying the people reporting this are incorrect, but as of a week ago I asked certain individuals who have always been very transparent with me and they simply said they would be able to share more later, and added that as of that time (right after New Years) "there was nothing substantial to share". Perhaps a vote had not occurred yet at that time, or perhaps they could not speak out of deference for the process? But I left feeling I was as up to date on the situation as they could share, and nothing was final at that time.
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I’m not sure I’d say anything is “final”, but I believe the CBC is going to be voting on at least Greenon in another month or two. Not sure about Bethel.
 
nwwarrior09 said:
I’m not sure I’d say anything is “final”, but I believe the CBC is going to be voting on at least Greenon in another month or two. Not sure about Bethel.
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Yes, that was my take away from the official I spoke with, if things were final, I believe he would have been free to speak on the issue.
 
D4fan said:
Yes, that was my take away from the official I spoke with, if things were final, I believe he would have been free to speak on the issue.
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I would say that being voted on (eventually) is the only thing that seems definite.

All of the crap being thrown against the wall doesn’t matter unless that first domino gets approved.
 
They aren’t going to take just one school. They’d need two.

And what is Bethel thinking? They can’t handle the schedule they have now. And I don’t want to hear the “they are growing” thing. So is Alder and London. And if you’re those two schools, why do want Bethel? Another long drive and another really bad game.
 
RollingTrain said:
They aren’t going to take just one school. They’d need two.

And what is Bethel thinking? They can’t handle the schedule they have now. And I don’t want to hear the “they are growing” thing. So is Alder and London. And if you’re those two schools, why do want Bethel? Another long drive and another really bad game.
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I don’t know that the top is true in this instance. If they added 1 for the time being, they would in short order lose 1 between 2-3 unhappy schools that are driving all of the different proposals and scenarios that have been thrown around. And I imagine most in those meetings know it.

Bethel’s football program stinks; the rest of their sports, however, are at least okay if not pretty good for the most part. I think the AD perspective is 1) having opponents to fill (sub varsity) schedules and 2) postseason considerations. The RPI may be seeding teams now, but the bigger that school gets the less respect it is going to get (playing in the TRC) in terms of how other schools view them during bracket placement.
 
nwwarrior09 said:
I don’t know that the top is true in this instance. If they added 1 for the time being, they would in short order lose 1 between 2-3 unhappy schools that are driving all of the different proposals and scenarios that have been thrown around. And I imagine most in those meetings know it.

Bethel’s football program stinks; the rest of their sports, however, are at least okay if not pretty good for the most part. I think the AD perspective is 1) having opponents to fill (sub varsity) schedules and 2) postseason considerations. The RPI may be seeding teams now, but the bigger that school gets the less respect it is going to get (playing in the TRC) in terms of how other schools view them during bracket placement.
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Having talked with the AD at Bethel, your spot on with the opportunity thing. Bethel will not have a chance to field a conference freshman football team, or multiple levels in other sports so long as they are tied to the TRC regardless of how they perform. Just opening up opportunity for more participation is the goal at this point for football. Like it or not,due to growth, they have to look 10 years forward.
 
D4fan said:
Having talked with the AD at Bethel, your spot on with the opportunity thing. Bethel will not have a chance to field a conference freshman football team, or multiple levels in other sports so long as they are tied to the TRC regardless of how they perform. Just opening up opportunity for more participation is the goal at this point for football. Like it or not,due to growth, they have to look 10 years forward.
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From my few interactions with him, my impression is that he is generally forward thinking.

If Bethel is D4 and eventually D3, there are going to be some limitations with lower level scheduling in the TRC. There already are in sports like boys and girls soccer at the varsity level; Covington, Riverside, and Northridge do not have soccer programs.
 
So it sounds like Bethel is thinking we are willing to be on the bottom in football for a couple of years while we build a foundation to support growth of our overall sports program. If the parents and rest of the administration have the patience that just might be a good plan. But at least it is a logical long range plan which is rare these days in most athletic departments at the high school level.
 
Word around Bethel is it is a done deal provided Bethel and Greenon both make the move. Doesn't work with just 1 of them. I also think this is still a couple years out from becoming official? I cannot imagine this happens next year with how scheduling works...

I've also heard that movement may not be over yet either. Don't be surprised if more OHC and TRC movement is talked about once this happens...

Bethel's growth is their greatest asset and liability. I've heard both sides of the argument about the move. While it seems like a good move for the future and the AD has been pushing for more change and growth, the timing makes me a little nervous. The district is growing very fast and feels like they are trying to keep up with a lot all at once as evidence by their unfinished stadium facilities. "Tougher competition" will push the athletes, and more lower level consistency will prepare kids better for varsity, just hope the district supports getting everything in place to handle the jump. It's a big step, a necessary one, just hope it is happening at the right time.

The AD has been making changes, coaches are sticking around longer now after a couple years of a revolving door, and I guess that is good, but hard to tell if it is enough. Will take some more time especially with the change. The community support through the transition will be really important. Tough decision for them but things seem to be trending upward and there will be a narrow window to hit before they get too big for their current home... not a matter of "if" but "when" from what I have been told. I get the idea behind it all just hope admin know what they are doing...
 
I was told that Graham and Urbana are a package deal. I’m getting this second-third hand. I’m just shocked at Bethel and Riverside.
The TRC really doesn’t have any options outside of disbanding if that happens. Milton wouldn’t go back to the SWBL at this point. The travel would be horrible.
Graham and Troy Christian in the same conference would be a boon for wrestling.
I would think Milton and Northridge and maybe Miami East would look into the WOAC?
It’s all interesting.
 
Bless Em All said:
I was told that Graham and Urbana are a package deal. I’m getting this second-third hand. I’m just shocked at Bethel and Riverside.
The TRC really doesn’t have any options outside of disbanding if that happens. Milton wouldn’t go back to the SWBL at this point. The travel would be horrible.
Graham and Troy Christian in the same conference would be a boon for wrestling.
I would think Milton and Northridge and maybe Miami East would look into the WOAC?
It’s all interesting.
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Bethel did not surprise me whatsoever. Now that they have won approval through the courts for another potential of 1,200 new homes they will likely increase 50% in size. They are simply outgrowing their position. Miami East is going to grow an estimated 20% in the next ten years, however the school vouchers program has seen many Bethel and Miami East kids end up at Troy Christian.

To that end, Newton, Franklin Monroe and Arcanum have always been highly opposed to any private schools in their conference. So Lehman and TC probably have no recourse that direction.

I also doubt most of those small schools would want to see Milton or Northridge in their conference.

What is Riversides opposition to staying in the TRC?
 
I am guessing there are some at Riverside that like the possibility of linking back up with many ex-WCOC members in the OHC. History, school size, etc.

I really can’t see Urbana in the TRC…although I’m sure some there may not like being shifted from the small school to the big school side of the CBC in recent years.
 
Riverside was actually "supposed to be" an original OHC member. Some miscommunication, and to my understanding, they missed the original vote and obviously history started without them. So if they were to jump to the OHC, it would kind of be a full circle moment.
 
I was told Urbana is not joining the TRC. I think Graham would be a good fit though. Another school I thought about was Northwestern. They seem to be comparable to several of the TRC schools, and the travel time isn't bad at all.
 
We can go back and forth all we want - at the end of the day this league will make it so Alder and London are on the outside looking in. It’s just a matter of time.
 
PrairieDog said:
I was told Urbana is not joining the TRC. I think Graham would be a good fit though. Another school I thought about was Northwestern. They seem to be comparable to several of the TRC schools, and the travel time isn't bad at all.
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Graham and Northwestern were both in the original TRC. The more schools we get back the more nostalgic it feels. We need to start talking with Indian Lake and Versailles. I guess Tipp would never come back and Bethel is soon gone, but it's fun to remember some of those old gyms back in the 70's. Of course as the song says, you really can "never go back".
 
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shoprat2 said:
That was a good league,at the time Stebbins had some real good athletes and Versailles was a powerhouse. Same that Covington had to break it up.
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I don’t know the backstory there.

I know the Versailles dynasty started in that league. And Springfield CC had Collier back in those days.

Ben Logan to Versailles was a haul.
 
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