The WIAA recently released what the playoff assignments will look like heading into this upcoming school year. There are plenty of changes being made, primarily due to COVID-19 disrupting the local sectionals last season. This played a part in multiple teams losing a chance to make a run to the state tournament.
Let's look at what northern sectional teams will be affected by the changes heading into the 2021-2022 season.
Changes in Division 1 - Sectional 1
- Holmen, La Crosse Central, Menomonie, and River Falls moved to Division 2.
- Kimberly, Neenah, and Oshkosh West have all been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 1 but were in a different sectional last season.
- Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay East, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, and Pulaski were removed from this sectional.
- Appleton East and Appleton West are back in this sectional after not participating in the WIAA Playoffs last season.
Changes in Division 2 - Sectional 1
- Altoona, Amery, Baldwin-Woodville, Black River Falls, Ellsworth, Osceola, Somerset, and West Salem moved to Division 3.
- Holmen, La Crosse Central, Menomonie, and River Falls return to this sectional after participating in Division 1 last season.
- Fox Valley Lutheran, New London, and Shawano have all been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 2 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changes in Division 3 - Sectional 1
- Aquinas, Cameron, Chequamegon, Colby, Cumberland, Durand, Ladysmith, Mondovi, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Unity moved to Division 4.
- Adams-Friendship, Altoona, Amery, Baldwin-Woodville, Black River Falls, Ellsworth, Mauston, Osceola, Somerset, West Salem, and Wisconsin Dells return to this sectional after participating in Division 2 last season.
- Viroqua has been switched back to this sectional after staying in Division 3 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changed in Division 3 - Sectional 2A
- Bonduel and Oconto moved to Division 4.
- Clintonville, Freedom, Little Chute, Waupaca, and Xavier return to this sectional after participating in Division 2 last season.
Changes in Division 4 - Sectional 1
- Abbotsford, Athens, Clear Lake, Edgar, Flambeau, Hurley, Marathon, Spencer, and Thorp moved to Division 5.
- Cameron, Chequamegon, Durand, Ladysmith, Mondovi, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Unity return to this sectional after participating in Division 3 last season.
- Plum City/Elmwood and Whitehall have been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 4 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changes in Division 5 - Sectional 1
- Athens, Clear Lake, Flambeau, Hurley, and Thorp return to this sectional after participating in Division 4 last season.
- Eau Claire Immanuel, Mercer, Prentice, and Rib Lake have been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 5 but were in a different sectional last season.
Here are the 2021-2022 playoff assignments for you to look over yourself:
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