Mid-Lakes Conference Expansion
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The Monett times has had a few things. http://www.monett-times.com/story/2230292.html And it listed the 10/9 as the deadline, with nothing in the Monett times from Jared Lankford who usually has a good pulse on what is going on it looks like PC probably is not looking to move?
http://cedarrepublican.com/news/mid...cle_78e7d79c-5666-11e5-bec7-7f43fb8a43bb.html
http://www.ashgrovecommonwealth.com/news/article_8867030e-4b68-11e5-b6ad-1be784eb107e.html
The Mid-Lakes Conference is made up of seven schools Stockton, Strafford, Skyline, Ash Grove, Fair Grove, Pleasant Hope and Marionville. At the Aug. 19 Stockton R-I school board meeting, superintendent Dr. Shannon Snow offered information to board members regarding the expansion of the Mid-Lakes Conference, because schools could join the conference like Hollister and Forsythe, she said. The concern was raised whether schools would be pressured to add a sport to stay in the conference, but Snow reassured this should not be an issue as long as five conference schools are participating, the other schools do not have to participate in the sport. “Superintendents are in the process of drafting letters to invite schools,” Mike Kenney, Stockton High School athletic director, said. “Schools that have football programs, or will have plans to get there are schools we will want to invite. Football is on twoyear cycles for scheduling. Expanding the conference will not change the scheduling for high school football, but will gain flexibility for middle school football,” Shad Edwards, Stockton High School football coach, said. “Smaller schools interested in joining will have the understanding that football programs will be in place or they are growing a football program.” Football drives the scheduling, so schools participating in the conference would have to work around the football schedule. Some schools do not have all of the sports programs listed in the conference requirements. As long as five schools, who are in the conference, have teams participating then it does not matter, Snow said. There are three classes of schools in the Mid-Lakes Conference. The Missouri State High School Athletic Association sets the classes based on enrollment numbers of the school. A class one school is the smallest. Stockton High school football is class two. Mid-Lakes includes class one, two, and three schools. “We want a solid conference that meets the needs of the schools,” Kenney said. “Change is coming whether or not we want it. The expansion is proactive.” “Any time you can grow, it allows our kids to grow,” Edwards said. The superintendents will decide how many schools to add to the conference, but Kenney and Edwards could see it being a solid 12-school conference in the future. As far as the players from Stockton, Kenney said, “We have the type of players that show up and will play no matter the number of games, the opponents or the distance to travel. They just want to play
The only thing I can think of is Hollister who is invited is a class 3 school in football.
