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University Interscholastic League: UIL Athletics: UIL Texas: UIL Realignment

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University Interscholastic League: UIL Athletics: UIL Texas: UIL Realignment – The University Interscholastic League is scheduled Monday to release the new districts, regions and classes for about 1,300 schools based on enrollment figures collected from the Texas Education Agency. The UIL conducts realignment every two years.

For the first time, Class 2A was split in two divisions, splitting the class up into large schools (Division I) and small schools (Division II) and sending just two playoff teams from each district instead of three.

The Longview Lobos, after making back-to-back trips to the state championship game in Class 4A, will return to Class 5A for at least then next two seasons.

Longview, which fell to Lake Travis in the Class 4A Division I state title game in 2008 and 2009, was moved into District 11-5A on Monday with theUniversity Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment. The Lobos will play in a district with Tyler Lee, DeSoto, Mesquite, Mesquite Horn and North Mesquite

The only other drop in classification locally involved Tatum, which moved to Class 2A to complete in District 9-2A Division I with White Oak, Jefferson, Sabine, New Diana and Harmony.

Other local districts of note include:

District 8-2A Division I — Daingerfield, Hooks, New Boston, Prairiland, Queen City and Redwater

District 7-2A Division II — Rivercrest, Como-Pickton, Cooper, Dekalb, Paul Pewitt and Paris Chisum

District 8-2A Division II — Elysian Fields, Harleton, Hughes Springs, Linden-Kildare, Ore City and Waskom

District 9-2A Division II — Arp, Frankston, Union Grove, Joaquin, West Rusk and Winona

District 9-A Division I — Big Sandy, Hawkins, Maud, Overton, Carlisle and James Bowie

District 12-A Division II — Beckville, Union Hill, Mount Enterprise and Tenaha

Source: University Interscholastic League: UIL Athletics: UIL Texas: UIL Realignment | Daily World Buzz http://www.dailyworldbuzz.com/university-interscholastic-league-uil-athletics-uil-texas-uil-realignment/17649/#ixzz0eDN17Vb6
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