SCOL votes in both Wilmington and Chillicothe
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
WASHINGTON C.H. — On Thursday, the landscape of the South Central Ohio League was changed for many years to come, with the league's Board of Directors voting both Chillicothe and Wilmington in the league.
Wilmington and Chillicothe, both charter members of the SCOL, were admitted membership into the storied league, with a Wilmington vote of 6-0 and a Chillicothe vote of 6-0.
Chillicothe will join the league in the fall of 2013, and it is planned for Wilmington to join the league at the same time but "not completely set in stone," according to SCOL Commissioner Jim "Chief" Winner.
Madison-Plains and London will be departing the SCOL following the 2012-13 school year, as they will be joining the Mid-State League.
"Gaining Chillicothe and Wilmington to the SCOL is great for the league," Winner said. "For the welfare of the league, they are going to be great for the SCOL.
"I also want to wish Madison-Plains and London the best in the future. Without those two schools, we wouldn't have been able to re-form the SCOL."
Currently, the SCOL consists of Hillsboro, McClain, Washington, Miami Trace, Clinton-Massie, London and Madison-Plains. In the fall of 2012, East Clinton will join the league, and following next school year, MP and LHS will depart.
With the arrival of Wilmington and Chillicothe, the SCOL will have teams in four different counties, consisting of Highland, Fayette, Clinton and Ross. Currently, the SCOL is in Madison County, until MP and LHS departe the league.
Winner spoke of what the two schools bring to the SCOL.
"Chillicothe brings professionalism and class to the SCOL, and both are quality school districts," Winner said. "We heard their presentations on Feb. 28, and both schools did a great job.
"Their presentations carried over when we visited their schools, and what they said was true. I can't say it enough, they are good for the SCOL."
Currently, Wilmington is a member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference, and next year will play in the newly formed Southwest Ohio Conference. Chillicothe is currently a member of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.
Wilmington was a member of the SCOL during its first two terms as a league from 1923-30 (the league disbanded from 31-35) and from 1936-91, as they won a total of 14 football titles (outright or shared), while Chillicothe has four football championships from 1923-1930.
In boys basketball, Wilmington has 19 SCOL championships, while Chillicothe has seven league basketball championships as they left the league in the late '40s. CHS won the boys basketball title three straight times from the '44-45 season through the '46-47 season.
Through the 1927-28 basketball season, Wilmington won six league championships in football and basketball combined. As for Chillicothe, in that same span, they also won six league titles.
In the first season of the SCOL ('23), Wilmington and Chillicothe were both first and second (Wilmington winning both times) in the football and basketball standings. In football, Wilmington was 5-0, and Chillicothe was 4-1. In the basketball standings that year, WHS was 9-1 for the league title, and Chillicothe was second-place at 8-2.
Wilmington came back with the '24 football title at 5-1, tied with Chillicothe and McClain.
From the '26 football season through the '27-28 basketball season, Wilmington won three of four possible league championships. In that same span, CHS won the missing league title ('27 football). That football title began a three-year reign where CHS was the football champion.
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Wilmington and Chillicothe, both charter members of the SCOL, were admitted membership into the storied league, with a Wilmington vote of 6-0 and a Chillicothe vote of 6-0.
Chillicothe will join the league in the fall of 2013, and it is planned for Wilmington to join the league at the same time but "not completely set in stone," according to SCOL Commissioner Jim "Chief" Winner.
Madison-Plains and London will be departing the SCOL following the 2012-13 school year, as they will be joining the Mid-State League.
"Gaining Chillicothe and Wilmington to the SCOL is great for the league," Winner said. "For the welfare of the league, they are going to be great for the SCOL.
"I also want to wish Madison-Plains and London the best in the future. Without those two schools, we wouldn't have been able to re-form the SCOL."
Currently, the SCOL consists of Hillsboro, McClain, Washington, Miami Trace, Clinton-Massie, London and Madison-Plains. In the fall of 2012, East Clinton will join the league, and following next school year, MP and LHS will depart.
With the arrival of Wilmington and Chillicothe, the SCOL will have teams in four different counties, consisting of Highland, Fayette, Clinton and Ross. Currently, the SCOL is in Madison County, until MP and LHS departe the league.
Winner spoke of what the two schools bring to the SCOL.
"Chillicothe brings professionalism and class to the SCOL, and both are quality school districts," Winner said. "We heard their presentations on Feb. 28, and both schools did a great job.
"Their presentations carried over when we visited their schools, and what they said was true. I can't say it enough, they are good for the SCOL."
Currently, Wilmington is a member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference, and next year will play in the newly formed Southwest Ohio Conference. Chillicothe is currently a member of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.
Wilmington was a member of the SCOL during its first two terms as a league from 1923-30 (the league disbanded from 31-35) and from 1936-91, as they won a total of 14 football titles (outright or shared), while Chillicothe has four football championships from 1923-1930.
In boys basketball, Wilmington has 19 SCOL championships, while Chillicothe has seven league basketball championships as they left the league in the late '40s. CHS won the boys basketball title three straight times from the '44-45 season through the '46-47 season.
Through the 1927-28 basketball season, Wilmington won six league championships in football and basketball combined. As for Chillicothe, in that same span, they also won six league titles.
In the first season of the SCOL ('23), Wilmington and Chillicothe were both first and second (Wilmington winning both times) in the football and basketball standings. In football, Wilmington was 5-0, and Chillicothe was 4-1. In the basketball standings that year, WHS was 9-1 for the league title, and Chillicothe was second-place at 8-2.
Wilmington came back with the '24 football title at 5-1, tied with Chillicothe and McClain.
From the '26 football season through the '27-28 basketball season, Wilmington won three of four possible league championships. In that same span, CHS won the missing league title ('27 football). That football title began a three-year reign where CHS was the football champion.
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