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District athletics: middle-school and high-school participation totals reported; teams earn district and state honors
Summary
Athletics coordinator reported about 380 middle-school and 634 high-school athlete participations this year, with multiple district and state qualifiers and coach awards.
At the meeting, athletics coordinator Jackson Hawk presented year-to-date participation counts and postseason achievements for the district’s middle and high schools.
Jackson reported the middle school fielded roughly 105 fall athletes, 65 in winter one, 70 in winter two and about 140 in spring, putting the year-end middle-school total near 380 athletes. For high school, he reported a total of about 634 athletes across fall, winter and spring seasons.
Jackson highlighted postseason successes: multiple district and state qualifiers in cross country, swimming, wrestling and basketball; a girls basketball state runner-up finish; a boys swim eighth-place state finish; and individual state placers in wrestling. He also named conference and league award winners and coaches of the year.
Board members asked whether this year’s lower spring numbers were the result of a heavy senior class last year; Jackson said incoming eighth graders should return totals to previous levels.
Why it matters: high participation supports broad student engagement and informs staffing, transportation and budget planning for athletics and activities.
