FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 16, 2025

The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 academic year on Thursday in Lexington, approving final changes to the alignment of sports determined by basketball in Region 6 and adopting a slight revision in the postseason format for the sport of lacrosse that was originally approved last November.

Thursday's meeting signaled a move for Evangel Christian from District 23 to District 24 in Region 6, subsequently moving Bullitt East from District 24 to District 23. The switch will be effective in the sports of basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and girls' volleyball starting with the 2025-26 school year.

These latest moves in Region 6 and 7 are in conjunction with last November's Board meeting that saw W.E.B. DuBois move to District 24 from District 26 in Region 7 and Portland Christian move within Region 7 to District 28 from District 25. These changes were deemed necessary due to the geographical relocation of multiple schools across Regions 6 and 7, following more than a year of review by local school representatives and the Association staff and Board.

After lacrosse was approved for an eight-region alignment last November, Thursday's meeting revised postseason qualifying for boys and girls to include the winner, as well as the runner-up, in each region in state tournament play. The bracketing plan will not change from November's approved action that included two region pairings matching the winners from one region against the runner-up from another in the state first round with those winners within those pairings playing in the second round.

These region pairings will rotate each year, mirroring the format in boys' volleyball. The semifinal and final rounds of both the boys' and girls' lacrosse state tournaments will take place at Shelby County and Collins on May 19-21.

"We are appreciative of the passionate and thoughtful nature in which the Board considers all sides of so many issues and are glad to get to more of a finite answer for the lengthy Region 6 and 7 review, as well as the first lacrosse state tournaments," said Commissioner Julian Tackett. "This meeting comes at a challenging time for our Board members and their work in their own districts, especially with all of the recent weather issues, and they represent our schools in a great way."

The Board also approved the following items:

• The confirmation of both Holmes and Thomas Nelson withdrawing from football district play for the 2025 and 2026 seasons;
• A long-term date commitment from the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the wrestling state event to remain inside Alltech Arena;
• A revision in the the soccer postseason schedule to conduct the state semifinal and final matches during NFHS Week 18 to help ease the scheduling pressures of the region and state first-round matches; and
• A final review of state first-round site criteria for golf, soccer, volleyball, wrestling and swimming & diving.

Additionally, the Board reviewed and accepted the following reports:

• Status reports in each of the ongoing sports and sport-activities, as well as those others completed after the November meeting;
• The status of the 2025 Hall of Fame selection process, which is set to complete balloting by the committee members on Jan. 31;
• The status of Bowling Green in compliance with the June 2022 agreed order; and
• An officials division update.

Archive: https://ly.khsaa.org/jc2q

They are worried about swapping teams around in two districts, yet have a 6-team district and a 3-team district playing in the same region. 

There are also 3 schools in the same county (the only three) playing in different regions! 

 

22 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

They are worried about swapping teams around in two districts, yet have a 6-team district and a 3-team district playing in the same region. 

There are also 3 schools in the same county (the only three) playing in different regions! 

 

THIS.

 

I heard that the statewide Realignment that was set for this summer is now not happening.  Just kick the can down the road.

17 minutes ago, Polar Bearcat said:

THIS.

 

I heard that the statewide Realignment that was set for this summer is now not happening.  Just kick the can down the road.

It is an absolute mess. Not to mention that the 6-team district plays each team TWICE. The 3-team district only plays one another ONCE! I know this does not fall on the KHSAA, but it just baffles me that one team can have 10 district seeding games a year, and others have 2. 

A statewide realignment is only a matter of time. 20 years since the last one. 

13 minutes ago, I gotta go to work said:

A statewide realignment is only a matter of time. 20 years since the last one. 

Was set for the summer of this year, but according to this thread it is now being pushed off.

16 hours ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

They are worried about swapping teams around in two districts, yet have a 6-team district and a 3-team district playing in the same region. 

There are also 3 schools in the same county (the only three) playing in different regions! 

 

Can you share which region and teams you are referring to?

9 hours ago, sweet16 said:

Can you share which region and teams you are referring to?

8th Region

29th District: Oldham County, South Oldham, North Oldham

31st District: Trimble County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Henry County, Eminence

9 hours ago, sweet16 said:

Can you share which region and teams you are referring to?

8th Region has a 6 and a 3 team District. Oldham County, South Oldham, North Oldham.

then Trimble County, Gallatin County, Carroll County, Henry County, Eminence, and Owen County.

 

The Kenton County School District has 3 high schools all in different regions. Simon Kenton in the 8th, Dixie Heights in the 9th, Scott in the 10th.

The 30th has 5 teams.  It makes no sense.