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On Tuesday, the Idaho High School Activities Association Board held their September meeting in Pocatello.
Several items were on the agenda, but none loomed larger than a litany of petition requests from various high schools around Idaho.
Idaho high schools are always given the option to petition up or down a classification level, based upon a number of factors including travel considerations and competitiveness of athletic programs. In the past, a school had to submit its petition for every sport offered.
But starting this year, schools can petition up or down in individual sports. A team that is a juggernaut in football, but struggles in basketball, could potentially move down a level in hoops but stay the same in football.
Needless to say, several schools submitted petitions. Here's a list of who got approved, who got denied, and how it changes the landscape. We've listed the changes by sport.
NOTE: These moves are based upon new school enrollment parameters that were passed by Idaho's Superintendents earlier this fall. Read more about those changes here.
For a look at how Idaho's conferences/districts will change in each individual sport based upon these petitions, click here.
Football
APPROVED
Middleton: Request to Move Up to Class 6A
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Canyon Ridge: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Ridgevue: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Moscow: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Wood River: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Council: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Hansen: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Shoshone: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Wallace: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
DENIED
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Preston: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Boys Soccer
APPROVED
Bishop Kelly: Request to Move Up to Class 6A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Post Falls: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
DENIED
None
Girls Soccer
APPROVED
Bishop Kelly: Request to Move Up to Class 6A
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Post Falls: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
DENIED
None
Volleyball
APPROVED
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Preston: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Sun Valley Community School: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Council: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
DENIED
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Compass Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Vision Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Hansen: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Boys Basketball
APPROVED
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Compass Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Sun Valley Community School: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Vision Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Clearwater Valley: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Council: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Hansen: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
DENIED
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Girls Basketball
APPROVED
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Wood River: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Compass Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Sun Valley Community School: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Vision Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Hansen: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
DENIED
Canyon Ridge: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Emmett: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Preston: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
Council: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Baseball
APPROVED
Middleton: Request to Move Up to Class 6A
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
DENIED
Vision Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 2A
Softball
APPROVED
Caldwell: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Canyon Ridge: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Nampa: Request to Move Down to Class 5A
Preston: Request to Move Down to Class 4A
DENIED
Vision Charter: Request to Move Down to Class 1A
Additionally, Coeur d'Alene Charter petitioned their entire school up to Class 3A, while Centennial Baptist, Gem State and Rimrock did the same, petitioning up to Class 2A. All four of those were approved.
In other board items, MaxPreps rankings used to seed teams at state will now also include district tournament results. Previously, only regular-season results were factored in.
And IHSAA Executive Director Ty Jones announced his retirement at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
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