![]() Quamir Land, a senior on the boys’ basketball team said, “it will definitely give us a challenge and see what we’re able to do against new players and new teams”. The players are ready for the new competition. Head boys’ basketball coach Matt Kiser agrees, saying, “I don’t think it’s a step down basketball-wise, because there has been a lot of good competition and talent with the teams that we’ll be playing with in the new conference”. But as time goes on, I think we’ll start to see other schools in the Tri-County, specifically the southern part of the state, start to grow”. There may not be as many larger schools in the Tri-County early on, in where we are right now. While the Olympic Conference is known to be a sports powerhouse, Murphy doesn’t think there will be a dip in competition, saying, “The competition, I think, will be the same. Murphy isn’t concerned that Washington Township will get the votes required, saying that he is “confident the Olympic Conference will support the move,” and that there is “strong support” from within the Tri-County Conference. However, they need a successful vote from the Olympic Conference llowing Washington Township to withdrawal, and a successful vote from the Tri-County Conference allowing Washington Township to join. ![]() Washington Township Athletic Director Kevin Murphy cited travel times as a “driving force” behind the conference switch, and with Tri-County “rapidly growing”, Murphy felt now was the time to switch conferences.Īfter a year and a half of internal talks between Murphy and the varsity head coaches, the conference move is tentatively scheduled to take place next year. Washington Township has spent the last 50+ years in the Olympic Conference, so the move was surprising to many. Recently an announcement was made that Washington Township High School was applying to leave the Olympic Conference and subsequently applying to join the Tri-County Conference. ![]()
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