any chance lake center gets football?
Gville
Mogadore
Southeast
Rootstown
Valley Christian
Crestwood
St Thomas needs a dance partner coming into the league or lake center just steps up?
Never say never, but you might have a better chance of getting Windham to come back to the PTC than you have of getting Lake Center to add football.
What about finding another large school for the Metro and moving Field to the County?
Leetonia going to Northeastern Athletic Conference, Newton Falls got turned down. Newton Falls is looking.
Ledgemont is consolidated and Conneaut is in Pa conference.Grand Valley - leaving
Windham
Chalker
Conneaut
Ledgemont
Newbury - possible consolidation
Mathews
Pymatuning Valley
Leetonia will have to drive north alot but the league probably looking at them
Leetonia to the NAC is a bit of a hike.
There's a lot of instability among these neighboring small school leagues:
PTC County (need more teams for football)
MVAC (yes, they have 8 teams, but Sebring's football program is on life support)
EOAC (down to 6 teams with Toronto already announced to be leaving and Leetonia reportedly leaving)
Perhaps a few rounds of musical chairs are needed to solidify each of these leagues.
If they were “serious” about expanding and not just looking for someone team to beat up on then they would invite Brookfield, champion, LaBrae and newton falls...all competitive teams in multiple sports, around the same size and within a reasonable driving distance...some of those teams fit better than the ones they currently have!
1st Waterloo is crazy for staying in the MVAC. Travel is unreal. PTC needs to woo back Waterloo, Windham. Boot Valley and LCC. Valley too far, LCC will never get football. Or approach McDonald, Newton Falls and Berlin Western Reserve. Be proactive...
How about a straight-up trade with the MVAC: give them Valley and get Waterloo back in exchange? I'm sure the MVAC is ultimately where Valley would like to end up.
Could try to get Kent back, but that ship certainly has sailed. They are more appropriate for the PTC than the Suburban. Lake could be a nice add too and they could use out of the Fed, but they're not coming to the PTC.
Good trade. Waterloo was never successful in football, was competitive in most other sports. Their travel costs must be out of sight especially for a district that can't pass school levies! A short trip to Rootstown, Southeast and Mogadore sure would save over trips to Leetonia, Springfield, Lowellville and others
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There is zero chance that Lake would leave the Federal for the PTC, it would be a huge financial loss, and they really don't have any traditional rivals in the PTC.
Looks like St Thomas is going to apply. They looking to find another school.
Wasn't St. Thomas rejected when the league first formed and then again when East Canton left for the IVC? What would change the analysis this time?