Class 1 Welcomes New Teams, Waves Goodbye to New Haven
With the departures of New Haven, Summit Prep, and Valle Catholic, the Class 1 team outlook has shifted.
Lutheran Kansas City now appears to be the clear favorites on the boys side, particularly if Jesse Schultz can continue to grow from his outstanding track season.
On the girls side, Ashley Riley is still the favorite for the individual title, even more so now, though. West Platte will now be a favorite to repeat this fall with St. Joseph Christian not too far behind.
District 1 - Bismarck (new), Ellington in, Chaffee out
District 2 - Higbee, New Franklin in, Community (boys), Calvary Lutheran, New Haven out
District 3 - Fordland, Chadwick, Niangua in, Ellington out
District 4 - Billings (new), Greenwood in, Chadwick, Jasper, Liberal out, Crane, Purdy, Sparta move down from Class 2
District 5 - Jasper, Liberal, Macks Creek (new), Weaubleau in, Laquey, Fordland, Greenwood out, Vienna moves down from Class 2
District 6 - Atlanta, Braymer, Hardin-Central, Higbee, Meadville, New Franklin, Norborne, Salisbury out, Bunceton, Northwest (Hughesville), La Plata, Northwestern (Mendon), Drexel, Green Ridge, Kingsville, Lakeland, Lutheran Kansas City, Midway, Montrose, Otterville, Smithton in, Crest Ridge, Russellville move down from Class 2
District 7 - Atlanta (girls), Braymer, La Plata, Glasgow, Hardin-Central, Northeast (Cairo), Polo, Princeton, Salisbury, Schuyler County (new) in, Bunceton, Drexel, Green Ridge, Calhoun, Lakeland, Kingsville, Northwestern (Mendon), Smithton, Stover, Weaubleau out
District 8 - Princeton out