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District seeks move to 2A alignment; board hears proposal to raise classification ceiling
Summary
Administrators proposed moving the Blue Mountain Conference ceiling to 68 to allow Stanfield and neighboring schools better scheduling and competitive balance; athletic staff said the change would likely form a nine‑team league and improve league play while some concerns about travel and some schools' capacities were noted.
District athletic staff presented a proposal urging the state to move the Blue Mountain Conference classification floor to 68 so Stanfield and neighboring schools could be combined for scheduling and competition. "We are asking that they move that to 68 so that we can combine enterprise, Inward cove union, grant union, Stanfield," the district's athletics representative said, explaining that a larger pool of nearby teams would ease scheduling and reduce long travel for games.
Board members and administrators discussed sport‑by‑sport implications: football is run in a special district, while basketball and volleyball scheduling would benefit most from the change. Staff noted inequities such as some small schools playing six‑man football or not sustaining full varsity schedules. The board was told OSAA and local committees have added reclassification meetings and that a decision may come by December 15; no formal board action on the classification itself was taken at the meeting.
