WILL OKAW CONFERENCE ADD TWO TEAMS?

TUSCOLA AND UNITY SEEK OKAW ENTRY
Tuscola and Unity have partitioned the Okaw Valley Conference to be added to the present 10-teams. Currently Tuscola has been somewhat dominating in Little Okaw Valley sports and it seems best that the conference and the Warriors go their separate ways. Unity is no longer in a conference and has a hard time scheduling.
Both these schools were longtime members of the Okaw Valley Conference. Unity left for the East Central conference. A few years ago, the East Central disbanded and combined with the Sangamon, but left Unity and SJO out in the cold. SJO has found a conference, but Unity is operating as an independent.
It is a little hard to be sympathetic to the Rockets and the Warriors. The Okaw was a highly respected conference in Central Illinois and I could never really see a good reason for the teams to leave unless they were looking for easier competition.
Seven of the ten Okaw schools will need to vote yes to bring the schools back. It is hard for me to see why Shelbyville, Central A&M, Meridian and Sullivan would want to add a long trip to Tolono. Geography and enrollment gives Tuscola the best chance to gain acceptance.
However, adding Tuscola would make an odd number of conference teams and make scheduling difficult. I will be surprised it either team gains acceptance.