January 16, 2023 at 7:53 a.m.
WIAA task force conducts review of football realignment plans
WIAA task force conducts review of football realignment plans
As a result of the information gathered from the hearings, the Conference Realignment Task Force amended a number of the modified plans. The Board of Control will vote on the recommendations at its meeting on Tuesday, March 7. The Board has the options to approve, reject or remand realignment recommendations back to the Task Force. If approved, the modifications will be implemented for the 2024 football season.
The amended plans do not affect proposed realignment of the Great Northern Conference. Under the task force's proposal, Ashland and Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles would leave the GNC to join the Heart O'North Conference. They would be replaced by Tomahawk from the Northwoods Conference and Wausau East - which is assigned to the Valley Football Association but has not fielded a varsity team over the last two years due to low participation.
The opportunity for schools affected by modified realignment to provide feedback enhances engagement, communication and transparency in the conference realignment process. Every school that requested a hearing Thursday was afforded time to present new information to the Task Force. Feedback from schools in the same conference assigned designated individuals to represent the views of all schools in the league.
According to documents on the WIAA website, the modified plan affected 23 football conferences and a total of 46 programs.
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