▁travel ▁time ▁minim ized . ▁Unfortunately , ▁due ▁to ▁football ▁co ops ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁en roll ment ▁dis cre pan cies , ▁the ▁conference ▁began ▁to ▁have ▁issues ▁regarding ▁football ▁sched uling ▁and ▁opened ▁tal ks ▁about ▁re organ izing ▁the ▁divisions ▁based ▁on ▁en roll ment . ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 ▁school ▁year , ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁conference ▁meeting , ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁real ignment ▁created ▁a ▁stick ing ▁point ▁that ▁found ▁the ▁administr ators ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Division ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁meeting ▁that ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁Up state ▁Ill ini , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Four ▁R ivers ▁Conference . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 ▁schools , ▁Rock ford ▁Christian ▁Life ▁and ▁Rock ford ▁Luther an , ▁joined ▁the ▁Private ▁School ▁League ▁in ▁order ▁comp ete ▁with ▁other ▁non - public ▁schools ▁with ▁similar ▁en roll ments . ▁The ▁conference ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁North ▁Bo one ▁joining ▁the ▁Big ▁Northern ▁to ▁effectively ▁dis band ▁the ▁Four ▁R ivers . ▁The ▁remaining ▁teams ▁joined ▁the ▁North west ▁Up state ▁Ill ini ▁Conference , ▁while ▁Kirk land - H ia w ath a ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Little ▁Ten ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Sch ed uling ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁football ▁sched ules ▁are ▁set ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁advance , ▁The ▁Four ▁R ivers ▁Conference ▁played