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Doug Pacey joined The News Tribune in 2007 after covering prep sports at The Bellingham Herald for five years. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1998 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2002. E-mail Doug.


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Covering high school sports in Tacoma, Pierce County and the South Sound.
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:20:26 pm

It's not official, but the Narrows League will most likely become a multi-classification league with 4A and 3A schools.

Narrows League athletic directors, principals and superintendents attended a meeting Thursday night at Bellarmine Prep to discuss possible changes to the league beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

Here's my story in today's paper.

Among the possible modifications discussed was becoming a multi-classification league and the addition of schools. Representatives from the Bethel, Clover Park, Franklin Pierce, North Thurston, North Kitsap and Yelm school districts were in attendance. I was told that other members of the South Puget Sound League and Olympic League were invited, but could not get an exact count on what schools were represented. In all, 48 athletic directors, principals and superintendents attended the meeting.

There were no discussions regarding what schools would seek admission to the Narrows League or how many schools would be allowed to join. South Kitsap athletic director Ed Santos, head of the Narrows League realignment committee, said the meeting was called so schools can prepare for the upcoming reclassification in December. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Associations reclassifies schools every two years based on their enrollment of students in grades 10-12.

“The purpose of this meeting was to have an open and frank dialogue about what the Narrows League might possibly look like after the next enrollment cycle,” Santos said.

Tacoma School District superintendent Art Jarvis was in favor of the Narrows League going multi-classification. Currently, Wilson, Lincoln, Gig Harbor and Bellarmine Prep all "opt up" to 4A. But more school are expected to be 3A in the next enrollment cycle. If the league does not go multi-classification, Jarvis said it is possible that the Tacoma schools would leave the league.

“If the Narrows League decided they wanted to be 4A, we could very gracefully do something different in Tacoma,” he said. “What that would look like, who knows?”

Santos acknowledged that there is a "high probability" that the Narrows League will be a multi-classification league.

So, what should the Narrows League look like in 2010?

Posted by Doug Pacey @ 09:17:39 am

Here's a list of where the the state's high school football players have signed letters of intent.

Anacortes: Ryan Taylor, Central Washington

Archbishop Murphy: J.D. Melton, Central Washington; J.J. Quinlan, Central Washington

Arlington: Jerod Baker, Central Washington

Auburn Riverside: Jake Pele, Idaho St.

Bellarmine Prep: Lucas Schindele, Central Washington; Jeff King, Central Washington

Bellevue: Jamal Atofau, Washington St.; Cam Warren, Montana; Leonard Wolfork, Central Washington; Peter Nguyen, Montana; Sean Connors, Montana; Tommy Castle, Tufts

Bellingham: John Asplund, Eastern Washington; Jeremy Rick, Dartmouth

Bothell: Taylor Cox, Eastern Washington

Burlington-Edison: Stetson Shearer, Central Washington

Capital: Riley Wall, Central Washington; Donnie Johnson, Central Washington

Castle Rock: Zack Gehring, Eastern Washington

Charles Wright: Ishmael Stinson, Central Washington

Eastlake: Turner Lee, Central Washington

Eatonville: Cameron Homan, Eastern Washington

Edmonds-Woodway: Tony Heard, Central Washington

Eisenhower: Jordan Gaut, Central Washington; Taylor Elmo, Idaho

Vancouver Evergeen: Kyrell Hudson, Oregon St.; James Monk, Eastern Washington; Ashton Miller, Eastern Washington

Federal Way: Andre Barrington, Washington St.; Andru Pulu, Washington

Ferndale: Casey Locker, Washington St.; Jordan Crim, Central Washington

Ferris: Aaron Roberts, Montana

Foss: Allen Brown, Eastern Washington

Garfield: Deandre Coleman, California

Gonzaga Prep: Travis Long, Washington St.

Hanford: Kyle Wagar, Central Washington

Hazen: Courtney Sanders, Central Washington

Heritage: Ashton Clark, Eastern Washington; Steven Forgette, Eastern Washington

Hoquiam: Justin Taylor, Central Washington

Inglemoor: Paul Ena, Eastern Washington

Issaquah: Scott Stuby, Central Washington

Jackson: Taylor Cox, Eastern Washington

Kent-Meridian: Artise Gauldin Jr., Eastern Washington; Isaiah Walker, Idaho St.

Kennedy: Nolan Washington, Washington St.; D’Mario Carter, Central Washington

Kentwood: Hunter Blackmore, Penn

Lakes: Tuiasosopo Niusulu, Idaho St.; John Taufa, Central Washington; Anthony Wright, Central Washington.
Lewis and Clark: Chris Mastin, Washington St.; Vaughn Kapiko, Central Washington

Life Christian: Morgan Cox, Evangel University

Lynden: David Gaylord, Eastern Washington; Taylor Creighton, University of British Columbia

Lynnwood: Geoff Meinken, Stanford

Meadowdale: A.J. Carroll, Central Washington

Moses Lake: Billy Brice, Central Washington

Mount Rainier: Oscar Eason, Central Washington

Mount Si: Mike Nelson, Central Washington; Tyson Riley, Central Washington

Mount Tahoma: Ron Baines, Eastern Washington; Sylvester Harris, Central Washington

Mountlake Terrace: Billy Lechtenberg, Eastern Washington

North Kitsap: Evan TIdball, Central Washington

O’Dea: Grant Enger, Oregon St.; Allen Mooney, Boise St.; Chandler Gayton, Eastern Washington

Oak Harbor: Rodrick Rumble, Idaho State

Olympia: Kevin Rowe, Central Washington

Orcas Island: Kyle Hoffman, Montana

Othello: Jakob Scott, Eastern Washington

Prosser: Kirby Moore, Boise St.; Jordan Durbin, Central Washington

Puyallup: Justin Veltung, Idaho

R.A. Long: Scott Shelton, Central Washington

River Ridge: Dontavious Fleming, Central Washington

Rogers: Tyler VanSligtenhorst, Illinois St.

Royal: Blair Collins, Central Washington

Shadle Park: Bo Schuetzle, Eastern Washington

Southridge: Devin Jones, Central Washington; Clayton Homme, Idaho; Taylor Powell, Harding (Ark.)

Skyline: Gino Simone, Washington St.; Rob Tramonte, Idaho State

Steilacoom: Greg Herd, Eastern Washington

Timberline: Ronnie Hamlin, Eastern Washington; Josh Taylor, Central Washington

West Seattle: T.J. Lee, Eastern Washington; Aaron Grymes, Idaho

Walla Walla: Spencer Hessler, Eastern Washington

Washington: James Lautogia, Eastern Washington

Wilson: Desmond Trufant, Washington

If we've missed one you know about, send me an e-mail at doug.pacey@thenewstribune.com

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