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With the move of Norfolk and Kearney to the HAC. That pretty much puts a dagger in the GNAC. The current teams are...

Scottsbluff
North Platte
McCook
Lexington
Hastings
Columbus

No way that league can survive in my opinion. I could see Columbus trying to get in the Central 10. The Central 10 currently has...

Crete
Seward
Aurora
York
GI Northwest
Schuyler
Adams Central
Columbus Lakeview
Holdrege

What would you like to see change?
 
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If I could change up the conferences I would have...

*New Conference members
**All boys or girls schools

Current Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn South
Gretna
Nebraska City
Norris
Plattsmouth
Waverly

NEW Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Gretna
Omaha Skutt*
Omaha Roncalli*
Omaha Gross*
Ralston*
South Sioux City*
Plattsmouth
Omaha Mercy (All girls)*
Omaha Duchesne (All girls)*
Mt. Michael (All boys)*

(Waverly and Norris find a new home, Nebraska City goes Independent)

Current River Cities:
Beatrice
Omaha Gross
Ralston
Roncalli Catholic
Skutt Catholic
South Sioux City
Omaha Duchesne**
Omaha Mercy**
Mt. Michael**

(River Cities Conference dissolves, Beatrice finds a new home)

Current Central 10:
Aurora
Columbus Lakeview
Crete
Holdrege
GI Northwest
Schuyler
Seward
York
Adams Central

New Central 12:
East Divison:
Beatrice*
Norris*
Waverly*
Seward
Crete
Schuyler

West Divison:
York
Aurora
Hastings High*
Adams Central
Columbus High*
GI Northwest

(Holdrege, Columbus Lakeview find new homes)

Current Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne

NEW Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne
Columbus Lakeview*

(Lakeview makes it a 10 team league)

Current Southwest Conference:
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

NEW Southwest Conference:
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
McCook*
Holdrege*
Lexington*
Southern Valley*

(Ainsworth moves to the Niobrara, Valentine and Ogallala find new homes. This also makes all the teams in the conference in the Central time zone.)

Current SPVA:
North Platte St. Pat's
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Perkins County
Kimball
Sutherland


NEW SPVA:
NPSP
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Kimball
Perkins County
Ogallala*
Valentine*

(Valentine ends up here because they don't have another option. They have to drive no matter what league they are in. Ogallala plays all these schools anyways and fits better in my opinion. Sutherland moves to the crowded RPAC with neighbors Wallace and Paxton.)
 
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northeastNebraska said:
If I could change up the conferences I would have...

*New Conference members
**All boys or girls schools

Current Southwest Conference:
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

NEW Southwest Conference:
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
McCook*
Holdrege*
Lexington*
Southern Valley*

(Ainsworth moves to the Niobrara, Valentine and Ogallala find new homes. This also makes all the teams in the conference in the Central time zone.)

Current SPVA:
North Platte St. Pat's
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Perkins County
Kimball
Sutherland


NEW SPVA:
NPSP
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Kimball
Perkins County
Ogallala*
Valentine*

(Valentine ends up here because they don't have another option. They have to drive no matter what league they are in. Ogallala plays all these schools anyways and fits better in my opinion. Sutherland moves to the crowded RPAC with neighbors Wallace and Paxton.)
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Good points, Northeast. A few thoughts:
  • My understanding is McCook is already a dual member of the GNAC and Southwest Conference. They've set themselves up for if/when the GNAC dissolves.
  • If Holdrege and Lex got on board, then I think the Southwest would be at 10?
  • I think Southern Valley stays put in the RPAC. Their location gives them options, but I think the RPAC is a better fit. Similar schools, rural communities, and all that.
  • IF Ogallala left, I agree that the SPVA would be ideal. Seems like they play most of those schools anyway.
 
northeastNebraska said:
With the move of Norfolk and Kearney to the HAC. That pretty much puts a dagger in the GNAC. The current teams are...

Scottsbluff
North Platte
McCook
Lexington
Hastings
Columbus

No way that league can survive in my opinion. I could see Columbus trying to get in the Central 10. The Central 10 currently has...

Crete
Seward
Aurora
York
GI Northwest
Schuyler
Adams Central
Columbus Lakeview
Holdrege

What would you like to see change?
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Intereesting! I'm not sure why everyone is writing off the GNAC. 6 is plenty. In fact, now with wrestling it's a ready made dual tournament. Regardless, I could see them possibly adding Gering, Holdredge, GINW, Hastings, among others. Travel is really a non-factor. It's not like you'd be required to play every other team. Maybe fold the two leagues together. Call it the GN16. Slide Columbus into an "east", and AC, Holdredge, and NW into a "west". Really more of a hoops post, but play 1st rd games at home sites, maybe 2nd. Find a place for 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 games in each division. Then a rotating site for 8 final games on a Friday night, all day Saturday. Move from Cougar Palace, to NPCC, to UNK/HC, then Concordia U. 4 guaranteed games, big time atmosphere. I'd think that would be very attractive to most bb coaches. This is fun, btw. Nice thread idea!
 
northeastNebraska said:
If I could change up the conferences I would have...

*New Conference members
**All boys or girls schools

Current Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn South
Gretna
Nebraska City
Norris
Plattsmouth
Waverly

NEW Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Gretna
Omaha Skutt*
Omaha Roncalli*
Omaha Gross*
Ralston*
South Sioux City*
Plattsmouth
Omaha Mercy (All girls)*
Omaha Duchesne (All girls)*
Mt. Michael (All boys)*

(Waverly and Norris find a new home, Nebraska City goes Independent)

Current River Cities:
Beatrice
Omaha Gross
Ralston
Roncalli Catholic
Skutt Catholic
South Sioux City
Omaha Duchesne**
Omaha Mercy**
Mt. Michael**

(River Cities Conference dissolves, Beatrice finds a new home)

Current Central 10:
Aurora
Columbus Lakeview
Crete
Holdrege
GI Northwest
Schuyler
Seward
York
Adams Central

New Central 12:
East Divison:
Beatrice*
Norris*
Waverly*
Seward
Crete
Schuyler

West Divison:
York
Aurora
Hastings High*
Adams Central
Columbus High*
GI Northwest

(Holdrege, Columbus Lakeview find new homes)

Current Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne

NEW Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne
Columbus Lakeview*

(Lakeview makes it a 10 team league)

Current Southwest Conference:
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

NEW Southwest Conference:
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
McCook*
Holdrege*
Lexington*
Southern Valley*

(Ainsworth moves to the Niobrara, Valentine and Ogallala find new homes. This also makes all the teams in the conference in the Central time zone.)

Current SPVA:
North Platte St. Pat's
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Perkins County
Kimball
Sutherland


NEW SPVA:
NPSP
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Kimball
Perkins County
Ogallala*
Valentine*

(Valentine ends up here because they don't have another option. They have to drive no matter what league they are in. Ogallala plays all these schools anyways and fits better in my opinion. Sutherland moves to the crowded RPAC with neighbors Wallace and Paxton.)
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Good Work. I don't see So Valley leaving the RPAC. Geographically, demographically, they are are a really good fit in the RPAC. Nor do I see Sutherland leaving the SPVA. Same size (exactly) as St. Pats, close to Kimball and Perkins County. Bayard, in addition, to Ogallala, are the next likely members, imo, of the SPVA. But, who knows!
 
HighPlainsCoach said:
Good Work. I don't see So Valley leaving the RPAC. Geographically, demographically, they are are a really good fit in the RPAC. Nor do I see Sutherland leaving the SPVA. Same size (exactly) as St. Pats, close to Kimball and Perkins County. Bayard, in addition, to Ogallala, are the next likely members, imo, of the SPVA. But, who knows!
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True, I like the SPVA. It's a fun conference and the tournament at NPCC is always a blast. Sutherland has one of the nicest schools I've seen for it being as small as it is.
 
HighPlainsCoach said:
Good Work. I don't see So Valley leaving the RPAC. Geographically, demographically, they are are a really good fit in the RPAC. Nor do I see Sutherland leaving the SPVA. Same size (exactly) as St. Pats, close to Kimball and Perkins County. Bayard, in addition, to Ogallala, are the next likely members, imo, of the SPVA. But, who knows!
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northeastNebraska said:
If I could change up the conferences I would have...

*New Conference members
**All boys or girls schools

Current Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn South
Gretna
Nebraska City
Norris
Plattsmouth
Waverly

NEW Eastern Midlands:
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Gretna
Omaha Skutt*
Omaha Roncalli*
Omaha Gross*
Ralston*
South Sioux City*
Plattsmouth
Omaha Mercy (All girls)*
Omaha Duchesne (All girls)*
Mt. Michael (All boys)*

(Waverly and Norris find a new home, Nebraska City goes Independent)

Current River Cities:
Beatrice
Omaha Gross
Ralston
Roncalli Catholic
Skutt Catholic
South Sioux City
Omaha Duchesne**
Omaha Mercy**
Mt. Michael**

(River Cities Conference dissolves, Beatrice finds a new home)

Current Central 10:
Aurora
Columbus Lakeview
Crete
Holdrege
GI Northwest
Schuyler
Seward
York
Adams Central

New Central 12:
East Divison:
Beatrice*
Norris*
Waverly*
Seward
Crete
Schuyler

West Divison:
York
Aurora
Hastings High*
Adams Central
Columbus High*
GI Northwest

(Holdrege, Columbus Lakeview find new homes)

Current Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne

NEW Mid-State Conference:
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
GACC
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne
Columbus Lakeview*

(Lakeview makes it a 10 team league)

Current Southwest Conference:
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

NEW Southwest Conference:
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
McCook*
Holdrege*
Lexington*
Southern Valley*
(Ainsworth moves to the Niobrara, Valentine and Ogallala find new homes. This also makes all the teams in the conference in the Central time zone.)

Current SPVA:
North Platte St. Pat's
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Perkins County
Kimball
Sutherland


NEW SPVA:
NPSP
Chase County
Bridgeport
Hershey
Kimball
Perkins County
Ogallala*
Valentine*

(Valentine ends up here because they don't have another option. They have to drive no matter what league they are in. Ogallala plays all these schools anyways and fits better in my opinion. Sutherland moves to the crowded RPAC with neighbors Wallace and Paxton.)
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1) Sutherland is a charter member of the SPVA and they have no interest in leaving. 2) Although Ogallala makes sense geographically in the SPVA, it is not a good fit culturally. It is a much larger school that offers more sports programs than most of the SPVA schools. The town itself is much larger than the public school communities in the SPVA and it identifies itself more with communities like Sidney or McCook than it does Sutherland or Bridgeport. 3) I think that Southern Valley isn't a cultural fit in the SWC either. The SWC is made up of one town schools in communities of around 3,000-4,000 while Southern Valley is a consolidated school of 4 or 5 very small towns. Although it may be a larger school than most RPAC schools, but it is a better fit culturally I believe. Still, that's a pretty comprehensive list you've put together
 
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1) Sutherland is a charter member of the SPVA and they have no interest in leaving. 2) Although Ogallala makes sense geographically in the SPVA, it is not a good fit culturally. It is a much larger school that offers more sports programs than most of the SPVA schools. The town itself is much larger than the public school communities in the SPVA and it identifies itself more with communities like Sidney or McCook than it does Sutherland or Bridgeport. 3) I think that Southern Valley isn't a cultural fit in the SWC either. The SWC is made up of one town schools in communities of around 3,000-4,000 while Southern Valley is a consolidated school of 4 or 5 very small towns. Although it may be a larger school than most RPAC schools, but it is a better fit culturally I believe. Still, that's a pretty comprehensive list you've put together
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I shouldn't have said Sutherland. I do like them in spva. I just hope they can keep their enrollment up.

Southern Valley is just in a weird spot. I get it the towns fit in, but the school really doesn't. They play half the SWC to begin with in basketball. They do pretty well too.
 
northeastNebraska said:
I shouldn't have said Sutherland. I do like them in spva. I just hope they can keep their enrollment up.

Southern Valley is just in a weird spot. I get it the towns fit in, but the school really doesn't. They play half the SWC to begin with in basketball. They do pretty well too.
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Agreed. But it isn't like they trample on the RPAC either.
 
northeastNebraska said:
I shouldn't have said Sutherland. I do like them in spva. I just hope they can keep their enrollment up.

Southern Valley is just in a weird spot. I get it the towns fit in, but the school really doesn't. They play half the SWC to begin with in basketball. They do pretty well too.
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I guess Sutherland's enrollment has increased in the last few years. I don't think your Sutherland prediction was a bad one, I've just heard they are happy where they are at.
 
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So, might as well do a rundown of the conferences as they currently exist.

Capitol Conference (8)
Arlington
Ashland-Greenwood
Douglas County West
Fort Calhoun
Platteview
Raymond Central
Syracuse
Wahoo

Centennial Conference (11)
Boys Town (boys only)
Columbus Scotus
David City Aquinas
Fremont Bergan
Grand Island Central Catholic
Hastings St. Cecilia
Kearney Catholic
Lincoln Christian
Lincoln Lutheran
Omaha Concordia
Wahoo Neumann

Central Conference (9)
Aurora
Columbus Lakeview
Crete
Grand Island Northwest
Hastings Adams Central
Holdrege
Schuyler
Seward
York

Crossroads Conference (13)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Cross County
Dorchester
East Butler
Exeter-Milligan
Giltner
Hampton
High Plains
McCool Junction
Meridian
Nebraska Lutheran
Osceola
Shelby/Rising City

East Central Nebraska Conference (11)
Auburn
Conestoga
Elmwood-Murdock
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Louisville
Malcolm
Mead
Palmyra
Weeping Water
Yutan

East Husker Conference (15)
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur
Clarkson/Leigh
Howells-Dodge
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family
Logan View
Madison
North Bend
Oakland-Craig
Pender
Scribner-Snyder
Stanton
Tekamah-Herman
Twin River
West Point-Beemer
Wisner-Pilger

Eastern Midlands Conference (9)
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn South
Gretna
Nebraska City
Norris
Plattsmouth
Waverly

Fort Kearny Conference (10)
Amherst
Axtell
Elm Creek
Elwood
Eustis-Farnam
Loomis
Overton
Pleasanton
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Wilcox-Hildreth

Frontier Conference (7)
Boys Town (girls only)
Cedar Bluffs
College View Academy
Cornerstone Christian
Omaha Brownell-Talbot
Omaha Christian
Parkview Christian

Goldenrod Conference (10)
Burwell
Central Valley
Fullerton
Heartland Lutheran
Humphrey St. Francis
Nebraska Christian
Palmer
Riverside
Spalding Academy
St. Edward

Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference (8)
Columbus
Hastings
Kearney
Lexington
McCook
Norfolk
North Platte
Scottsbluff

Heartland Athletic Conference (8)
Fremont
Grand Island
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln Southwest

Independents (7)
Falls City
Lincoln Pius X
Lutheran High Northeast
Omaha Mercy
Omaha Nation
Omaha Street School

Lewis & Clark Conference (17)
Allen
Bloomfield
Creighton
Emerson-Hubbard
Hartington-Newcastle
Homer
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Osmond
Plainview
Ponca
Randolph
Wakefield
Walthill
Wausa
Winnebago
Winside
Wynot

LouPlatte Conference (9)
Central City
Centura
Doniphan-Trumbull
Gibbon
Loup City
Ord
Ravenna
St. Paul
Wood River

Metro Conference (17)
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

Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (12)
Anselmo-Merna
Ansley/Litchfield
Arthur County
Brady
Cody-Kilgore
Hyannis
McPherson County
Mullen
Sandhills/Thedford
South Loup
Stapleton
Twin Loup

Mid-State Conference (9)
Battle Creek
Boone Central/Newman Grove
Crofton
Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne

Minuteman Activities Conference (8)
Banner County
Bayard
Creek Valley
Garden County
Leyton
Minatare
Potter-Dix
South Platte

MUDECAS (8)
Diller-Odell
Falls City Sacred Heart
Freeman
Lewiston
Nebraska City Lourdes
Parkview Christian
Pawnee City
Sterling

Niobrara Valley Conference (13)
Atkinson West Holt
Boyd County
Chambers/Wheeler Central
Clearwater/Orchard
Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Elkhorn Valley
Ewing
Neligh-Oakdale
Niobrara/Verdigre
North Central
O'Neill St. Mary's
Santee
Stuart

Panhandle Conference (5)
Crawford
Edgemont (South Dakota)
Hay Springs
Hemingford
Sioux County

Pioneer Conference (10)
Diller-Odell
Falls City Sacred Heart
Friend
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Johnson-Brock
Lewiston
Nebraska City Lourdes
Pawnee City
Southern
Sterling

Republican Plains Activities Conference (15)
Alma
Arapahoe
Bertrand
Cambridge
Dundy County-Stratton
Hayes Center
Hitchcock County
Maxwell
Maywood
Medicine Valley
Paxton
Southern Valley
Southwest
Wallace
Wauneta-Palisade

River Cities Conference (8)
Beatrice
Elkhorn Mt. Michael
Omaha Duchesne
Omaha Gross
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha Skutt
Ralston
South Sioux City

South Platte Valley Association (7)
Bridgeport
Chase County
Hershey
Kimball
North Platte St. Patrick's
Perkins County
Sutherland

Southern Nebraska Conference (12)
Centennial
David City
Fairbury
Fillmore Central
Heartland
Milford
Sandy Creek
Superior
Sutton
Thayer Central
Tri County
Wilber-Clatonia

Southwest Conference (7)
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

Twin Valley Conference (9)
Blue Hill
Deshler
Franklin
Harvard
Kenesaw
Lawrence-Nelson
Red Cloud
Shelton
Silver Lake

Western Conference (6)
Alliance
Chadron
Gering
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
Sidney

Western Trails Conference (7)
Bayard
Bridgeport
Gordon-Rushville
Hemingford
Kimball
Mitchell
Morrill
 
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Some changes that are upcoming:

- Elkhorn South is leaving the Eastern Midlands Conference for the Metro Conference

- Norfolk and Kearney are leaving the GNAC and teaming with independent Lincoln Pius X to join the Heartland Athletic Conference (a soon future seventh Lincoln public high school will fill this league out with 12 members).
 
I don't understand why high school conferences are so large. To me 8-10 is ideal. What's the point of these 16 school conferences? In most cases you won't even play a couple of the other schools, in some cases years at a time until matched up with in a conference tournament.
 
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Alum-Ni said:
So, might as well do a rundown of the conferences as they currently exist.
East Central Nebraska Conference (12)
Auburn
Conestoga
East Butler
Elmwood-Murdock
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Louisville
Malcolm
Mead
Palmyra
Weeping Water
Yutan
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East Butler is not in the ECNC any longer.

I think they're in the Crossroads, but not 100% on that.
 
Updated the East Butler info and Maxwell as well.

Nebraska Lutheran is also a member of the CRC.

Thanks!
 
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Lexington will move to the Central Conference. Taking Central City’s spot.

New Central Conference will be:

Holdrege
Lexington
GINW
Adams Central
Aurora
York
Seward
Crete
Lakeview
Schuyler

Knocks the GNAC to five members, NP, ScoBlo, Columbus, McCook, Hastings.
 
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