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Athletic director reports lower participation, proposes slight fee rise and budget changes; field flooding disrupts home schedule
Summary
At the April 8 Three Rivers Local School District Board meeting, Athletic Director Zach Stapley reported declines in several sports, proposed a small increase in participation fees for 2025–26, outlined plans to move game-worker pay to stipends, and described flooding that could force multiple home games to be relocated.
Zach Stapley, Three Rivers Local School District athletic director, told the Board of Education on April 8 that participation in several sports has declined and recommended a modest rise in participation fees for 2025–26 to help cover higher officials’ and operating costs.
Stapley said high-school participation sits below prior years and singled out track and boys volleyball as areas with notable drops. “We need to find ways to ... bring back the numbers,” he said, summarizing the department’s plan to increase outreach and consider new programming at younger ages.
The presentation included team performance, scholar-athlete grades and postseason honors, and a list of nine students who have already signed to play in college. Stapley said 51% of student-athletes have unweighted GPAs above 3.25 and highlighted county- and state-level…
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