Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2009

KSHSAA announces new 2010-11 football districts

The Kansas State High School Activities Association announced the new districts for all football classes for the upcoming two-year cycle, which encompasses the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Each of the four city schools finds its pairing drastically changed except Olathe Northwest, which stays in the same district with Lawrence and Free State.

However, Leavenworth moves out of that district and Olathe North moves in.

The Pioneers are now paired with Shawnee Mission North, SM Northwest and Wyandotte.

Olathe East and Olathe South, meanwhile, have been moved into the same district with Blue Valley West and BV Northwest.

Gardner-Edgerton keeps St. Thomas Aquians and Pittsburg in its district, which also now includes Blue Valley. District 4 is perhaps the toughest district in 5A now.

Spring Hill's 4A district includes Louisburg, Osawatomie and Paola.

For all the new district assignments, visits KSHSAA online: www.kshsaa.org.

| Tod Palmer, todpalmer@theolathenews.com

Kansas 6A

District 1 — Leavenworth, SM North, SM Northwest, Wyandotte

District 2 — BV North, SM East, SM South, SM West

District 3 — BV Northwest, BV West, Olathe East, Olathe South

District 4 — Free State, Lawrence, Olathe North, Olathe Northwest

District 5 — Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka, Washburn Rural

District 6 — Derby, Wichita East, Wichita Heights, Wichita Southeast

District 7 — Haysville Campus, Wichita North, Wichita Northwest, Wichita South

District 8 — Dodge City, Garden City, Goddard, Maize

Kansas 5A

District 1 — Bonner Springs, FL Schlagle, Lansing, Washington

District 2 — Bishop Miege, JC Harmon, Turner, Mill Valley

District 3 — Highland Park, Shawnee Heights, Topeka Seaman, Topeka West

District 4 — Blue Valley, Gardner-Edgerton, Pittsburg, St. Thomas Aquinas

District 5 — Emporia, McPherson, Newton, Valley Center

District 6 — Great Bend, Hays, Salina Central, Salina South

District 7 — Andover, Andover Central, Arkansas City, Kapaun Mount Carmel

District 8 — Bishop Carroll, Hutchinson, Liberal, Wichita West