There had been some hopeful speculation in the Eastern Connecticut Conference that RHAM High School, a regional high school based in Hebron, is looking to come into the league.
As of right now, that doesn't seem to be on the immediate horizon.
I spoke with the Principal of RHAM, Scott Leslie, who didn't rule out the thought but also didn't give any indication that RHAM is ready to leave the Northwest Conference.
The NWC is in a little state of flux as Farmington has announced that it is leaving that conference. There has been speculation that a school such as Derby might be offered membership and you don't get from RHAM to Derby, at least, not very quickly.
If that would be the case, RHAM might look at other options including the ECC. It certainly would be a nice fit as the 1100-student school does offer a lot of programs, including football, that the ECC would find attractive especially as a Large Division school. The local league approached RHAM a couple of years ago but RHAM wasn't interested at the time.
RHAM already has relationships with some ECC schools, it co-ops football with Lyman and swimming with Windham. It also plays its Thanksgiving Day football game against Bacon Academy.
But Leslie added that, for now, RHAM is just watching and waiting to see what develops in its own league before looking elsewhere.