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SoCalHoops High School & Prep Report

LA City Section CIF Approves
First Step Of Releaguing--(June 11, 1998)

City Section CIF Commissioner Barbara Fiege announced yesterday that the Interscholastic Athletic Committee has passed two motions designed toward an overall releaguing plan which will eliminate the current 3-A and 4-A set-up during league and conference play, and which will realign leagues to consist of 6 teams rather than the current four team leagues which exist in most City Section Conferences.

The proposal calls for 3-A and 4-A Championships to continue to be contested in two divisions, but schools will no longer be able to choose whether to compete in the 3-A or more powerful 4-A during the season. Instead, the determination will be made by the playoff seeding committee after the regular season in each sport. The strongest 16 teams will be 4-A, the next strongest 16 in 3-A.

The IAC also passed a motion for a six-team league format. Now there are four-team leagues in seven conferences. Other than the Magnet Conference, each conference includes two leagues. Teams play league members twice and other conference members once. The new format will eliminate conferences and allow schools to play other opponents from other leagues twice in one season.

Fiege also announced that the final step in releaguing will involve placing schools into the new leagues, something which is still open for debate and discussion. The releaguing committee will develop an initial proposal, send it to the schools and hold a public forum. Fiege said the plan should be finalized by December so it can be implemented for the 1999-2000 school year.