Some neat pieces in the OWH on the history of the Metro Conference
Link: http://www.neprepzone.com/football/pospisil-metro-still-a-gem-in-its-golden-year/article_a53ec55e-b75b-5e0b-96f3-718e861900fb.html
1964
League formed with the following charter members:
Bellevue
Boys Town
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
Omaha Benson
Omaha Beveridge (Burke)
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha North
Omaha Ryan
Omaha South
Omaha Tech
Omaha Westside
1966
Omaha Rummel (Roncalli) joins
1973
Omaha Bryan and Omaha Northwest join
1974
Boys Town withdraws
1975
Omaha Gross joins
1977
Millard, Ralston, Papillion and new school Bellevue West join; all-girls school Omaha Marian joins as an associate member
1981
New school Millard North joins
1983
Omaha Ryan closes
1984
Omaha Tech closes
1985
Omaha Roncalli withdraws
1995
Ralston, Omaha Gross, Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson leave for the new River Cities Conference; new school Millard West joins
2003
New school Papillion-LaVista South joins
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2003 was the last membership change of the league, which now has 17 members:
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Millard North
Millard South
Millard West
Omaha Benson
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South
Link: http://www.neprepzone.com/football/pospisil-metro-still-a-gem-in-its-golden-year/article_a53ec55e-b75b-5e0b-96f3-718e861900fb.html
1964
League formed with the following charter members:
Bellevue
Boys Town
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
Omaha Benson
Omaha Beveridge (Burke)
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha North
Omaha Ryan
Omaha South
Omaha Tech
Omaha Westside
1966
Omaha Rummel (Roncalli) joins
1973
Omaha Bryan and Omaha Northwest join
1974
Boys Town withdraws
1975
Omaha Gross joins
1977
Millard, Ralston, Papillion and new school Bellevue West join; all-girls school Omaha Marian joins as an associate member
1981
New school Millard North joins
1983
Omaha Ryan closes
1984
Omaha Tech closes
1985
Omaha Roncalli withdraws
1995
Ralston, Omaha Gross, Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson leave for the new River Cities Conference; new school Millard West joins
2003
New school Papillion-LaVista South joins
=====================================
2003 was the last membership change of the league, which now has 17 members:
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Millard North
Millard South
Millard West
Omaha Benson
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South