WIAA BOARD MODIFIES FOOTBALL-ONLY REALIGNMENT PLANS
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 -- 10:25 AM
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control modified Executive Staff recommendations for a pair of football-only conference realignment plans at its April meeting Tuesday. One modification of an Executive Staff football-only realignment recommendation involves the current members of the six-school Wisconsin Valley Conference and the 10-school Fox Valley Association. The Board?s modification will combine the WVC and FVA to form one, 16-team league containing two separate eight-team divisions, which are to be determined by the schools of the newly formed football conference.The second football-only conference realignment plan modified by the Board affects the members of the CloverWood, Dairyland, Great Northern and Marawood conferences with implementation in 2011. The plan moves McDonell Central from the Marawood to the CloverWood, Augusta from the CloverWood to the Dairyland and Tomahawk from the Great Northern to the Marawood.
The Great Northern Conference released Northland Pines and Tomahawk from its football schedule effective in 2010, making it a five-team league this fall. In 2011, Merrill and Ashland are both scheduled to become members of the Great Northern Conference for football only. Until then, Merrill will compete in the Wisconsin Valley Conference with all sports beginning this fall, and Ashland will play an independent football schedule in 2010.
WIAA membership rules require reconsideration of any realignment recommendation that is modified by the Board. Therefore, the first consideration for the modified realignment models is scheduled for the May 14 Board meeting with second consideration scheduled for the Board meeting on June 24.
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