Why a book? After a long run of over a half a century, the Mid State conference has now gone the way of the Edsel car. Truthfully, it had been on life support for some time. The conference was replaced in quality and quantity by the upstart Mid Illini. Over the years some of the power shifted across river to schools like Metamora and Washington. Although Richwoods maintained a strong tradition, some of the legendary programs like Manual and Central...