SPORTS
FROM THE UIL: ’Burgs set for 1A Div. I move
The University Interscholastic League announced the cutoff numbers to determine reclassification and realignment for 2016-18.
Gold-Burg and Forestburg will be moving up to Conference 1A Division I since the cutoff number was determined to be 58.
Forestburg turned in a snapshot number on Oct. 30 of 68. The snapshot number essentially is an enrollment figure. Gold-Burg’s stood at 61.
It is probable Gold-Burg and Forestburg will join Saint Jo in a district.
Football teams in 1A Division I have an enrollment of from 59-104.9, while 1A Division II is 58 students and below.
Bowie will be staying put since the cutoff number between 4A Division II and 3A Division I is 480. BISD turned in a snapshot number of 454, one of the higher totals in 3A-I.
These numbers provide the range of enrollment for the six conferences.
The 2016-18 alignments will be released on Feb. 1 for football and basketball. Alignments for other activities will be announced in order of their seasons.
For information, log onto the website: www.uiltexas.org/alignments. See actual snapshots in the Nov. 21 Bowie News.
Here are the conference cutoffs:
Conference 6A: 2,150 and above
Conference 5A: 1,100-2,149
Conference 4A: 480-1,099
Conference 3A: 221-479.
Conference 2A: 105-220. In Division I football the number is from 158-220 while it’s 105-157 in Division II.
Conference 1A: 104.9 and below.
University Interscholastic League. (Logo provided by the UIL, used with permission)
Prairie Valley hosted its high school awards banquet on May 9. The O.C. Mann Award went to Josh Stout and Linzie Priddy.
To see more award pictures, both sports and academic, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Gold-Burg High School hosted its awards banquet on May 22. The Gold-Burg Iron Bear Awards went to Eli Freeland-White for boy athlete and Hallie Nelson for girl athlete.
To see more sport awards from the banquet, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News. For pictures from the full high school banquet, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875234&T=1
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