Osseo-Fairchild, Merrill And Elk Mound Advance In Conference Realignment Process

Thursday, December 7th, 2023 -- 6:14 AM

The WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force assembled and reviewed applications from 20 schools in the first meeting of the 2023-24 realignment process Tuesday at the executive office.

The schools requesting relief from their current conference in sports other than football in our area include Elk Mound, Merrill and Osseo-Fairchild.  All plans reviewed and approved by the Task Force and the Board of Control would be implemented in the fall of the 2025-26 school year.

The Task Force advanced proposals that move Merrill from the Wisconsin Valley Conference into the Great Northern, Osseo-Fairchild from the Cloverbelt Conference to the Dairyland Conference and Elk Mound from the Dunn-St. Croix Conference to the West Division of the Cloverbelt Conference.

All schools newly affected by the realignment solutions modified by the Task Force may provide written feedback or appear virtually at the Task Force meeting Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.  Member schools that had their applications denied or any schools impacted by a proposed realignment solution may appeal the decision at the Task Force meeting on Thursday,  Jan. 11, 2024.  The Task Force will finalize and submit proposals for the Board of Control meeting on March 5, 2024 following the Jan. 11 Conference Realignment Task Force meeting.

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