Friday, December 9, 2016

Yearly Rant - Improving the WIAA, part 3

Previously, I talked about the issues that needed to be addressed and how I would go about addressing them. In this post, I'll keep it short, and lay out how the new classification system would look. I'll save the "what if this was in place this year" topic for the next post(s).

First, a rough outline of rough enrollment ranges:

Division 1 (96) = 1115+ (w/ slight adjustments due to geography)
Division 2 (96) = 480-1115 (w/ slight adjustments due to geography)
Division 3 (94) = 150-480
Division 4 (94+) = 20-150

Here would be the rough Regional, District and League alignments in a new four class system. I tried to make the most reasonable leagues and divisions based primarily on geography (and current as well as past league affiliation), aiming for between 6-11 teams per league/division. Notable changes include Cedarcrest and the Olympia area schools in D2. I didn't look too closely at potential changes to D3 or D4, as I know less about those schools.
Asterisk next to a team expected to opt-up. Caret denotes placement due to geographical concern (8 schools between 1100-1160 with 3 going to D1 and 5 to D2).

D1 Region 1 - (District I) 15 teams, 1 League (2 divisions) = 3 spots to state

WESCO North (8): Lake Stevens (1787.75), Monroe (1595.13), Mount Vernon (1407.13), Glacier Peak (1343.29), Snohomish (1283.09), Arlington (1249.50), Marysville-Getchell (1198.62), Ferndale (1189.00)

WESCO South (7): Mariner (1842.11), Kamiak (1726.64), Henry Jackson (1629.76), Cascade (1336.86), Edmonds-Woodway (1216.64), Shorewood (1208.05), Meadowdale (1197.05)


D1 Region 2 - (District II) 30 teams, 2 Leagues (4 divisions) = 6 spots to state

KingCo South/east (7): Issaquah (1590.20), Skyline (1553.46), Redmond (1343.16), Mount Si (1322.63), Newport (1284.50), Eastlake (1233.59), Interlake (1162.78)

KingCo North/west (7): Inglemoor (1500.13), Bothell (1423.58), Woodinville (1313.43), Ballard (1265.43), Garfield (1263.52), Roosevelt (1236.82), Bellevue (1166.74)

NPSL Cascade (8): Tahoma (1712.25), Kentridge (1548.83), Kent Meridian (1506.28), Kentwood (1438.20), Mount Rainier (1252.51), Hazen (1194.76), Kentlake* (1019.32), Kennedy Catholic* (629.88)

NPSL Olympic (8): Jefferson (1289.82), Beamer (1254.88), Auburn (1202.75), Auburn Riverside (1179.16), Auburn Mountainview* (1095.09), Federal Way* (1091.15), Decatur* (1012.29), Enumclaw* (974.75)


D1 Region 3 - (District III/IV) 26 teams, 3 Leagues (3 divisions) = 6 spots to state

SPSL (8): Puyallup (1903.11), Rogers (1743.09), Emerald Ridge (1543.55), Graham-Kapowsin (1486.09), Curtis (1450.75), Sumner (1395.16), Spanaway Lake (1271.67), Bethel (1265.74)

Narrows League (9): South Kitsap (2024.38), Olympia (1356.86), Timberline (1326.21), Yelm (1290.00), Gig Harbor (1227.44), Mount Tahoma (1217.61), Stadium (1196.69), Lincoln (1183.09), Bellarmine Prep* (758.38)

GSHL (9): Skyview (1593.71), Camas (1568.75), Union (1531.70), Battle Ground (1495.36), Heritage (1350.50), Mountain View (1339.60), Evergreen (1268.20), Fort Vancouver (1210.05), Kelso (1160.25)


D1 Region 4 - (District V+) 25 teams, 3 Leagues (3 divisions) = 5 spots to state

CBBN (7): Wenatchee (1753.63), Moses Lake (1676.13), A.C. Davis (1625.26), Eisenhower (1616.49), Sunnyside (1410.00), Eastmont (1318.13), ^West Valley-Yakima (1107.88)

MCC (8): Chiawana (1903.33), Pasco (1521.30), Richland (1521.30), Hanford (1398.13), Walla Walla (1365.95), Kamiakin (1310.37), Southridge (1250.38), Kennewick (1184.50)

GSL (10): Central Valley (1635.11), Lewis & Clark (1472.92), Joel Ferris (1404.86), University (1389.64), Rogers (1265.70), Mead (1203.65), ^Mt Spokane (1125.23), ^Shadle Park (1116.37), North Central* (1045.27), Gonzaga Prep* (662.50)


D2 Region 1 - (District I/II) 36 teams, 4 Leagues (5 divsions) = 8 spots to state

WESCO (8): ^Oak Harbor (1132.38), ^Stanwood (1111.00), Everett (1097.39), Marysville-Pilchuck (1086.24), Lynnwood (1002.11), Shorecrest (986.83), Mountlake Terrace (961.95), Archbishop Murphy* (403.63)

NWC (9): Squalicum (980.14), Sedro-Woolley (910.25), Sehome (867.13), Burlington-Edison (840.38), Bellingham (760.11), Lynden (601.75), Anacortes (595.88), Lakewood (532.13), Blaine (484.13)

KingCo (6): ^Lake Washington (1128.62), Juanita (1081.12), Mercer Island (1075.50), Liberty (878.72), Sammamish (727.36), Cedarcrest (716.00)

Metro-1 (6): Holy Names/O'Dea (1052.00/702.26), Bainbridge (957.63), Bishop Blanchet (660.50), Seattle Prep (543.50), Eastside Catholic* (446.00), Lakeside* (424.38)

Metro-2 (7): Ingraham (923.09), Franklin (916.41), Nathan Hale (861.10), Chief Sealth (832.49), West Seattle (700.90), Cleveland (629.38), Rainier Beach (491.11)


D2 Region 2 - (District III) 27 teams, 2 Leagues (4 divisions) = 5 spots to state

SPSL North (6): Highline (971.58), Renton (958.20), Lindbergh (901.54), Evergreen (734.41), Tyee (670.13), Foster (650.75)

SPSL East (6): Bonney Lake (971.72), White River (872.00), Fife (802.25), Steilacoom (685.63), Orting (554.75), Eatonville (504.00)

SPSL West (6): Lakes (1055.54), Wilson (1013.63), Franklin Pierce (924.60), Clover Park (898.46), Washington (743.73), Foss (686.22)

Olympic League (9): Peninsula (1030.44), Central Kitsap (1012.94), Port Angeles (876.00), Olympic (863.24), Bremerton (860.63), North Kitsap (810.53), Sequim (685.50), Kingston (604.97), North Mason (527.50)


D2 Region 3 - (District IV) 18 teams, 2 Leagues (2 divisions) = 4 spots to state

Evergreen Conference (10): ^Shelton (1106.50), North Thurston (1070.55), Capital (1017.64), Tumwater (950.18), River Ridge (834.87), Centralia (809.50), Black Hills (726.82), Aberdeen (682.63), WF West (659.00), Rochester (496.38)

GSHL (8): ^Prairie (1108.64), Hudson's Bay (1003.71), Columbia River (935.28), Mark Morris (720.22), Washougal (693.50), RA Long (688.78), Ridgefield (533.13), Hockinson (484.13)


D2 Region 4 - (District V+) 15 teams, 2 Leagues (2 divisions) = 3 spots to state

CWAC (11): Selah (802.88), Othello (759.13), Ellensburg (735.13), Toppenish (723.13), Prosser (677.00), Grandview (669.38), East Valley-Yakima (656.13), Wapato (602.88), Quincy (584.38), Ephrata (500.38)

GNL (5): Cheney (905.25), East Valley-Spokane (787.13), West Valley-Spokane (777.13), Clarkston (591.50), Pullman (576.25)


I'm not going to type out Division 3 and 4 in their entirety (this is a really long post), but to give a breakdown for Division 3 at least:

D3 Region 1 (Districts 1-3) = 31 teams, 5 teams and 6 spots to state
Leagues = Nisqually/Olympic (9 teams: 445.07-171.75), NWC (7 teams: 409.88-159.63), Cascade (5 teams: 461.25-249.38), Emerald City (10 teams: 323.00-143.38*)

D3 Region 2 (District 4) = 23 teams, 3 leagues and 5 spots to state
Leagues = EvCo (8 teams: 253.00-154.25), Pacific (7 teams: 375.75-154.88), TriCo (8 teams: 476.75-122.25*)

D3 Region 3 (District 5) = 17 teams, 1 league (2 divisions) and 4 spots to state
Leagues = SCAC (17 teams, 2 divisions: 461.13-149.13* combined)

D3 Region 4 (District 6/7) = 23 teams, 2 leagues (3 divisions) and 5 spots to state
Leagues = Caribou Trail (10 teams: 359.63-153.63), NEAC (13 teams, 2 divisions: 441.25-151.25 combined)


Links to the other parts of this series: Part I - Part II - Part IV - Part V

No comments:

Post a Comment