OK Conference Realigns, Adds Teams for 2016-17 Season
WZZM reports that OK Conference officials voted on Wednesday to eliminate the OK Bronze division.
Other divisions will be realigned and two schools will join the OK Conference. Fruitport will be added to the OK Black and Spring Lake will be added to the OK Blue.
The changes passed by a vote of 40-8. Each OK Conference school was given one vote. 36 votes were required for the changes to pass. With the additions of Fruitport and Spring Lake, the OK Conference will now have a total of 50 schools.
The realignment will bring many changes including the renewed annual football rivalry of former Grand Rapids City League opponents West Catholic and Catholic Central.
CURRENT OK CONFERENCE DIVISIONS:
OK BLACK
OK BLUE
- Allendale High School
- Belding High School
- Comstock Park High School
- Coopersville High School
- Sparta High School
- West Catholic High School
OK BRONZE
- Cedar Springs High School
- Forest Hills Eastern High School
- Forest Hills Northern High School
- Greenville High School
- Northview High School
- Wyoming High School
OK GOLD
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School
- Hastings High School
- Ottawa Hills High School
- South Christian High School
- Thornapple-Kellogg High School
- Wayland High School
OK GREEN
- Byron Center High School
- Hamilton High School
- Holland Christian High School
- Holland High School
- Unity Christian High School
- Zeeland West High School
OK RED
- East Kentwood High School
- Grand Haven High School
- Grandville High School
- Hudsonville High School
- Rockford High School
- West Ottawa High School
OK SILVER
- Calvin Christian High School
- Godwin Heights High School
- Hopkins High School
- Kelloggsville High School
- Lee High School
- NorthPointe Christian High School
OK WHITE
- Caledonia High School
- East Grand Rapids High School
- Forest Hills Central High School
- Grand Rapids Christian High School
- Jenison High School
- Lowell High School
OK CONFERENCE DIVISION BEGINNING 2016-17:
OK RED
- East Kentwood
- Rockford
- West Ottawa
- Grand Haven
- Jenison
- Grandville
- Hudsonville
- Caledonia
OK BLACK
- Union
- Mona Shores
- Reeths-Puffer
- Wyoming
- Muskegon
- Kenowa
- Fruitport
OK WHITE
- FH Central
- Ottawa Hills
- Northview
- Lowell
- Greenville
- FH Northern
- Cedar Springs
OK SILVER
- Kelloggsville
- Belding
- Godwin Heights
- Hopkins
- Lee
- Calvin Christian
- NorthPointe Christian
OK GOLD
- East Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids Christian
- Middleville-TK
- Wayland
- FH Eastern
- Hastings
- GR South Christian
OK BLUE
- Sparta
- Coopersville
- Spring Lake
- Allendale
- Comstock Park
- Catholic Central
- West Catholic
OK GREEN
- Holland
- Byron Center
- Zeeland East
- Zeeland West
- Hamilton
- Holland Christian
- Unity Christian