Here they are, The News Tribune's 21st Annual All-Sports Championship tabulations.

The winners are:
Class 4A: Mead
Class 3A: Seattle Prep
Class 2A: Burlington-Edison
Class 1A: King's
Class 2B: Colfax
Class 1B: Almira/Coulee-Hartline

To see the complete standings, click below.

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This might signify that Facebook has jumped the shark, but The News Tribune's Preps Blog now has its very own corner of the social media giant's site.

You can find the TNT Prep Sports group right here.

Most of the information that we will post on the Facebook page will be the same as what you will find here. Some will be different. My hope is that the Facebook platform encourages more discussion and reader interaction than this blog.

Give it a look and try it out. It's free!

In this tough economic climate, school districts are looking everywhere to save money. In Florida, that includes reducing the number of regular season games.

On Monday, the Florida High School Athletic Association took the drastic measure of shortening the regular seasons of all sports except football. The FHSAA -- Florida's version of the WIAA -- voted to cut varsity seasons by 20 percent and sub-varsity seasons by 40 percent through the 2010-11 school year.

Here's an excerpt from an Associated Press story on the matter:

The rule change was designed to cut costs for Florida high school athletic departments, which are facing tough budget constraints.

"These are unprecedented times," board president Greg Zornes said. "People are losing their jobs as schools are cutting millions and millions of dollars from their budgets. Our job is to look out for all the schools."

At the WIAA Rep Assembly on Friday, executive director Mike Colbrese spent a considerable amount of time exploring cost-saving measures with the principals, athletic directors and coaches in attendance at the Spirit of Washington Events Center in Renton. Trimming games from the schedule was one option. But Colbrese made the point that while cutting games does reduce costs, it also eliminates opportunities for schools to make money through ticket and concession sales.

Let's be honest, at the vast majority of schools, football games bring in the most money. That's why Florida isn't cutting any football games. But that's not an excuse to slice and dice the schedules of non-revenue sports or JV and C-teams.

Under an experimental rule, some schools in districts 4 and 9 have been allowed to play more than one JV basketball game in a day in the last two seasons. This reduces travel costs for schools, saving them money. It's no coincidence that the Rep Assembly passed an amendment on Friday that would allow all schools to do this.

School districts are taking serious looks at their budgets and deeming what is expendable. I won't be surprised to see some schools forgo traditional rivalries and join or create leagues that will reduce travel expenses.

If expenses must be trimmed, what cost-cutting measures do you want to see implemented first?

Click below to read the complete story on Florida high schools trimming their schedules:

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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?

We've got a running tally going on South Sound student-athletes that signed letters of intent today.

Here they are:

Ron Baines, Mount Tahoma, Football, Eastern Washington
Andre Barrington, Federal Way, Football, Washington State
Hunter Blackmore, Kentwood, Football, Pennsylvania
Allen Brown, Foss, Football, Eastern Washington
Morgan Cox, Life Christian, Football, Evangel University
Jolene Crook-Meyers, Kentwood, Soccer, University of Hawaii-Hilo
Taylor Darneille, Wilson, Softball, St. Francis University
Amber Fenton, Sumner, Soccer, Portland State
Dontavious Fleming, River Ridge, Football, Central Washington
Artise Gauldin Jr., Kent-Meridian, Football, Eastern Washington
Marlayna Geary, Bellarmine Prep, Volleyball, Western Washington
Jackie Gillis, Curtis, Soccer, Eastern Washington
Sylvester Harris, Mount Tahoma, Football, Central Washington
Ronnie Hamlin, Timberline, Football, Eastern Washington
Greg Herd, Steilacoom, Football, Eastern Washington
Cameron Homan, Eatonville, Football, Eastern Washington
Kelly Jacka, Bellarmine Prep, Track, Idaho
Donnie Johnson, Capital, Football, Central Washington
Jeff King, Bellarmine Prep, Football, Central Washington
Kaylee Kramer, Fife, Soccer, Saint Martin's
Jocelyn Levig, Sumner, Volleyball, Oregon
James Lautogia, Washington, Football, Eastern Washington
Emma Loftis, Eatonville, Soccer, Evergreen State College
Sarah MacDonald, Gig Harbor, Soccer, Eastern Washington
Kira Michelson-Bartlett, Bonney Lake, Soccer, Texas Christian
Megan Miller, Beamer, Soccer, Oregon State
Tuiasosopo Niusulu, Lakes, Football, Idaho St.
Zoe Ostrander, Lakes, Soccer, Evergreen State
Chelsi Pennington, Kentwood, Soccer, Northwest University
Jake Pele, Auburn Riverside, Football, Idaho St.
Andru Pulu, Federal Way, Football, Washington
Kevin Rowe, Olympia, Football, Central Washington
Kayla Russ, Bellarmine Prep, Soccer, Western Washington
Kaitlyn Savage, Gig Harbor, Soccer, Florida International
Lucas Schindele, Bellarmine Prep, Football, Central Washington
Brittany Schroeder, Gig Harbor, Track, University of Montana
Brandon Scott, Wilson, Soccer, Saint Martin's
Ishmael Stinson, Charles Wright, Football, Central Washington
John Taufa, Lakes, Football, Central Washington
Josh Taylor, Timberline, Football, Central Washington
Chet Thompson, Gig Harbor, Baseball, University of Portland
Evan Tidball, North Kitsap, Football, Central Washington
Chloe Treleven, Curtis, Track, University of San Francisco
Desmond Trufant, Wilson, Football, Washington
Tyler VanSligtenhorst, Rogers, Football, Illinois State
Justin Veltung, Puyallup, Football, Idaho
Ryann Waldmann, Fife, Soccer, Weber State
Isaiah Walker, Kent-Meridian, Football, Idaho St.
Riley Wall, Capital, Football, Central Washington
Caley Wiseman, Curtis, Soccer, Saint Martin’s University
Anthony Wright, Lakes, Football, Central Washington
Claire Yearian, Bellarmine Prep, Soccer, Loyola Marymount

We'll be updating this throughout the day. If you have signed today or know someone who has, shoot me an e-mail at doug.pacey@thenewstribune.com.

Alyssa Andrews of Gig Harbor has been named Washington's Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Andrews, a senior with a 4.0 GPA, won the individual title with a time of 18 minutes at the Class 4A state meet in November, helping Gig Harbor to a second-place finish.

"This was her first year as a full-time runner and she showed huge improvements due to her single focus," Tides coach Patty Ley said. "She dominated the field at the Nike Regional. There were state champions from Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, but she simply ran away from the field and made it look easy."

Andrews has not yet chosen a college to attend.

Boys
First Team
1. Moskowitz, Shane; Central Kitsap
2. Peloquin, Conner; Gig Harbor
3. Rosaaen, Kevin; Woodrow Wilson
4. Brennand, Nate; Olympia
5. Payne, Spencer; Gig Harbor
6. Ubben, Robby; Gig Harbor
7. Weber, Zackery; Central Kitsap

Second Team
8. Coic, Mark; Stadium
9. Baer, Matt; Bellarmine Prep
10. Thorsen, Michael; Central Kitsap
11. Kalbrener, Casey; Gig Harbor
12. Lawrence, Ryan; Olympia
13. Gagliano, Joe; Gig Harbor
14. Phillips, Jon; South Kitsap

Honorable Mention
15. Wing, Mac; Stadium
16. Knudsen, Ted; Olympia
17. Shorten, Jared; Olympia
18. Fleckenstein, Sam; Olympia
19. Felnagle, Brent; Bellarmine Prep
20. Hanson, Scott; Bellarmine Prep
21. Mackovjak, John; Central Kitsap

Girls
First Team
1. Kane, Clare; Olympia
2. Moskowitz, Shannon; Central Kitsap
3. Dear, Annie; Olympia
4. Freeburg, Julia; Bellarmine Prep
5. Saxon, Cara; Gig Harbor
6. Betterbed, Claire; Gig Harbor
7. Moon, Danie; Gig Harbor

Second Team
8. Johansen, Tori; Central Kitsap
9. Hull, Erin; Gig Harbor
10. Johnson, Sarah; Shelton
11. Copeland, Erika; South Kitsap
12. Williams, Kelly; Gig Harbor
13. Vaughn, Mackenzie; Bellarmine Prep
14. Wilson, Amanda; South Kitsap

Honorable Mention
15. Cove', Eline; Stadium
16. Jorde, Gee Mi; Central Kitsap
17. Kealy, Brittany; Gig Harbor
18. Hilger, Lauren; Bellarmine Prep
19. Hoza, Kathleen; Olympia
20. McGee, Loreal; Woodrow Wilson
21. Tollefson, Annie; Bellarmine Prep

The results from the state cross country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course are in. Here's what happened:

-- Gig Harbor missed winning an unprecedent fourth straight Class 4A girls state title by one point. Eastlake edged the Tides 96-97. It wasn't all bad for Gig Harbor, Alyssa Andrews won the individual title by a whopping 20 seconds.

-- Central Kitsap's Shane Moskowitz took second place in the 4A boys race with a time of 15:21. Redmond's Mack Young edged him for first by three seconds.

-- One South Sound schools won two team championships. Northwest Christian of Lacey claimed titles in the boys and girls Class B races. It's the third straight state title for the Navigator girls.

-- Charles Wright's boys took second in the Class 1A race.

-- You can find all the results here.

Like the title of this post says, it is a big weekend for prep sports. We have the preliminary round of the state football playoffs; district tournaments for girls soccer and volleyball; district swimming meet; and the state finals for the boys water polo tournament.

The Sunday sports section will be loaded with coverage of all these sports. If you don't want to wait, you can find results from these events at our prep sports database.

The fall sports playoffs begin in earnest this week.

Here are some highlights:

The Narrows League has its cross country championships today and the South Puget Sound League will run tomorrow. Mount Rainier Lutheran's second-ranked boys team will go for the Sea-Tac League championship Thursday at Port Orchard.

The SPSL 4A golf tournament begins today at Gold Mountain Golf Club and the SPSL/WCC 3A is at Chambers Bay today. (There's a reason to go out for the high school golf team).

League swim meets get going on Friday and Saturday.

Soccer and volleyball get started next week.

In football news...

Skyline is ranked No. 8 in the nation by USA Today.

Renton and Tyee had a double-forfeit after 35 players were ejected from their game on Friday night. A lack of players has forced Tyee to forfeit the rest of its season.

Finally, a reader e-mailed me recently, asking if there was any correlation between having a great freshman and/or junior varsity football team means a varsity team will be great two or three years down the road.

What do you think? Does success at the freshman or JV team mean the varsity will have success in the future?

Class 4A
Boys
1. Jackson
2. Gig Harbor
3. Mead
4. Tahoma
5. Lewis and Clark
6. Central Valley
7. Southridge
8. University
9. Eisenhower
10. Redmond
Others: Auburn Riverside, Bothell, Issaquah, Skyline, Kamiakin.

Girls
1. Gig Harbor
2. Eastlake
3. Tahoma
4. Richland
5. Davis
6. Mead
7. Jackson
8. Central Valley
9. Bellarmine Prep
10. Kamiakin
Others: Lewis and Clark, Snohomish, Olympia, Redmond.

Class 3A
Boys
1. North Central
2. Seattle Prep
3. Lindbergh
4. Bellevue
5. Mercer Island
6. Mt. Spokane
7. Peninsula
8. North Kitsap
9. Glacier Peak
10. Capital
Others: Columbia River, Nathan Hal, Bishop Blanchet.

Girls
1. Seattle Prep
2. North Kitsap
3. Columbia River
4. Mount Spokane
5. Mercer Island
6. Hanford
7. Glacier Peak
8. Shadle Park
9. Capital
10. Enumclaw
Others: Bellevue, West Valley (Yakima), Camas

Class 2A
Boys
1. Sehome
2. Burlington-Edison
3. Squalicum
4. Cheney
5. Selah
6. Lakewood
7. Colville
8. Ellensburg
9. Tumwater
10. Riverside
Others: Bellingham, Centralia, Elma

Girls
1. Sehome
2. Cedarcrest
3. Deer Park
4. Squalicum
5. Sequim
6. Kingston
7. Lakewood
8. Riverside
9. Cheney
10. South Whidbey
Others: Bellingham, West Valley (Spokane), Ellensburg

Class 1A
Boys
1. Lakeside (9 Mile Falls)
2. Charles Wright
3. Lynden Christian
4. King's
5. LaCenter
6. Nooksack Valley
7. Chelan
8. Zillah
9. Bellevue Christian
10. Freeman
Others: Chewelah, Seattle Christian, Newport

Girls
1. King's
2. LaCenter
3. Nooksack Valley
4. Bellevue Christian
5. Chelan
6. Bush
7. University Prep
8. Zillah
9. Onalaska
10. Lakeside (9 Mile Falls)
Others: Meridian, Lynden Christian

Class 2B/1B
Boys
1. Northwest Christian (Lacey)
2. Mount Rainier Lutheran
3. Valley Christian
4. Republic
5. Reardan
Others: Northwest Christian (Colbert), King's West, Bear Creek

Girls
1. St. George's
2. Northwest Christian (Lacey)
3. White Pass
4. Reardan
5. Asotin
Others: Northwest Christian (Colbert)

From the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association.

Class 4A
Boys
1. Jackson
2. Eisenhower
3. Mead
4. Gig Harbor
5. Kamiakin
6. Southridge
7. Issaquah
8. Ferris
9. Tahoma
10. Skyline
Others: Auburn Riverside, Bothell, Richland, Lake Stevens, Redmond

Girls
1. Gig Harbor
2. Eastlake
3. Richland
4. Davis
5. Mead
6. Jackson
7. Redmond
8. Newport
9. Snohomish
10. Olympia
Others: Central Valley, Tahomna, Kamiakin, Eisenhower

Class 3A
Boys
1. North Central
2. Seattle Prep
3. Lindbergh
4. Mercer Island
5. Bellevue
6. Mount Spokane
7. Peninsula
8. Glacier Peak
9. Capital
10. Bishop Blanchet
Others: Columbia River, Nathan Hale, North Kitsap

Girls
1. Lakeside
2. Seattle Prep
3. Shadle Park
4. Glacier Peak
5. Mount Spokane
6. Mercer Island
7. North Kitsap
8. Hanford
9. Bellevue
10. Capital
Others: Issaquah, Enumclaw, Columbia River

Class 2A
Boys
1. Sehome
2. Burlington-Edison
3. Squalicum
4. Cheney
5. Selah
6. Lakewood
7. Colville
8. Ellensburg
9. Tumwater
10. Riverside
Others: Bellingham, Centralia, Elma

Girls
1. Sehome
2. Cedarcrest
3. Deer Park
4. Squalicum
5. Sequim
6. Kingston
7. Lakewood
8. Bellingham
9. South Whidbey
10. West Valley (Spokane)
Others: Riverside, Cheney, Ellensburg

Class 1A
Boys
1. Port Townsend
2. Charles Wright
3. Lynden Christian
4. King's
5. Lakeside (9 Mile Falls)
6. Nooksack Valley
7. LaCenter
8. Bellevue Christian
9. Freeman
10. Newport
Others: Chewelah, Zillah

Girls
1. King's
2. LaCenter
3. Nooksack Valley
4. Meridian
5. Chelan
6. Lynden Christian
7. Onalaska
8. Omak
9. Lakeside (9 Mile Falls)
10. Freeman

Class 2B/1B
Boys
1. Northwest Christian (Lacey)
2. Valley Christian
3. Mount Rainier Lutheran
4. Bear Creek
5. Northwest Christian (Colbert)
Others: Reardan, St. George's, Republic

Girls
1. St. George's
2. Northwest Christian (Lacey)
3. White Pass
4. Reardan
5. Asotin
Others: Northwest Christian (Colbert), Bellevue Christian

It's been a couple weeks since I posted some prep sports links from around the state. It's high time I get back in that groove, so here we go.

In the last couple days, we have had our girls soccer and cross country previews run. Our girls swimming preview will be in Thursday's newspaper.

Let's go next to Spokane. Spokesman-Review sports writer Mike Vlahovich takes a look back at the victories by Central Valley and Ferris football teams here. Here's a mention of the DeSales football team, which began the season ranked No. 1 in our Class 2B poll, but has since fallen out.

The Olympian reported that Black Hills running back Cody Peterson was initially shorted by 100 yards by the team's stat keeper. Peterson actually ran for 309 yards on 33 carries in the win over Hoquiam on Friday.

Finally, click below to see The Associated Press high school football polls.

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