We need the Old TVC back

[NYBuckeye96]

The TVC has historically changed every few years, mostly with aggressive expansion. So "old TVC" could mean a lot of different things:

1969 - The four charter members:
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors

1970: Nelsonville-York leaves the SEOAL to join the TVC as the fifth league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1970-1973:
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors

1974: Alexander joins the TVC as the sixth league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1974-1977:
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors

1978: Trimble joins the TVC as the seventh league member. The TVC looked like this for the four-year period from 1978-1981:
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Trimble Tomcats
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors

1982: Wellston leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC as the eighth league member. The TVC looked like this in 1982:
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Trimble Tomcats
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors
Wellston Golden Rockets

1983: Meigs leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC and Miller also joins the TVC as the ninth and tenth members. The TVC looked like this for the three-year period from 1983-1985:
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Meigs Marauders
Miller Falcons
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Trimble Tomcats
Vinton County Vikings
Warren Warriors
Wellston Golden Rockets

1986: Warren leaves the TVC to join the SEOAL, bringing league membership down to nine schools. The TVC looked like this for the 7-year period from 1986-1992:
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Meigs Marauders
Miller Falcons
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Trimble Tomcats
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

1993: The TVC is divided into two divisions, TVC OHIO and TVC HOCKING. Ohio and Hocking being the names of the rivers that run through the conference - the Ohio River and the Hocking River. The larger schools are placed in the TVC OHIO and the smaller schools are placed in the TVC HOCKING. Eastern and Southern are added as the tenth and eleventh league members. The TVC looked like this for the 4-year period from 1993-1996:

TVC OHIO
Belpre Golden Eagles
Meigs Marauders
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING
Alexander Spartans
Eastern Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Miller Falcons
Southern Tornadoes
Trimble Tomcats

1997: Waterford is added as the twelfth league member. Waterford joins the TVC Hocking, bumping Alexander up to the TVC Ohio. The TVC experienced its longest streak of no league changes (11 years) and looked like this for the 11-year period from 1997-2007:

TVC OHIO
Alexander Spartans
Belpre Golden Eagles
Meigs Marauders
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING
Eastern Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Miller Falcons
Southern Tornadoes
Trimble Tomcats
Waterford Wildcats

2008: Athens leaves the SEOAL and joins the TVC Ohio as the thirteenth league member. The TVC looks like this for the two-year period from 2008-2009:

TVC OHIO
Alexander Spartans
Athens Bulldogs
Belpre Golden Eagles
Meigs Marauders
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING
Eastern Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Miller Falcons
Southern Tornadoes
Trimble Tomcats
Waterford Wildcats

2010: South Gallia and Wahama join the TVC Hocking as the fourteenth and fifteenth league members. Wahama becomes the first school located in the State of West Virginia to join the previously all-Ohio conference. Belpre, due to declining enrollment, moves down to the TVC Hocking. The TVC looked like this for 4 years from 2010-2014:

TVC OHIO
Alexander Spartans
Athens Bulldogs
Meigs Marauders
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING
Belpre Golden Eagles
Eastern Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Miller Falcons
South Gallia Rebels
Southern Tornadoes
Trimble Tomcats
Wahama White Falcons
Waterford Wildcats

2014: River Valley leaves the OVC and joins the TVC as the 16th league member and becomes a part of the TVC OHIO. As of 2014, the TVC looks like this:

TVC OHIO
Alexander Spartans
Athens Bulldogs
Meigs Marauders
Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
River Valley Raiders
Vinton County Vikings
Wellston Golden Rockets

TVC HOCKING
Belpre Golden Eagles
Eastern Eagles
Federal Hocking Lancers
Miller Falcons
South Gallia Rebels
Southern Tornadoes
Trimble Tomcats
Wahama White Falcons
Waterford Wildcats

[countywide35]

Good post on the history of the league !