By Nathan Joyce
MaxPreps.com
If a proposal before the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association passes in the coming months, the state's transfer rules could change drastically.
The WIAA, the state's governing body for high school sports, is looking at a proposal that would force all athletes who transfer schools to get WIAA approval before playing a sport at their new school.
The WIAA's representative assembly heard a presentation on the proposal Monday, at a meeting dubbed the Winter Coalition, and entertain discussion. The representative assembly will likely vote on the proposal this spring.
"I think it will establish a healthy debate," WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese said. "We'll certainly get a tenor of whether it will pass or not."
Currently, transfer rules are decided by each school district. Some districts, such as in Seattle and Tacoma, allow open enrollment, while others allow students to transfer within the district for academic or hardship reasons.
Students can transfer to other school districts for academic or hardship reasons, without moving into the district boundaries, but WIAA rules stipulates that the student can't play varsity sports for a year.
Under the new proposal, students transferring within district would have to prove a hardship or sit out a year.
The new rule could create quite a bit of work for the WIAA, as the number of hardship appeals would undoubtedly jump.
"Oh yeah," Colbrese said. "A ton of work."
Football: Two From State Named All-American
Two high school players from the state, both of whom committed to Washington, were named to the Parade All-American team.
Lakes tight end/defensive end Kavario Middleton, who caught 45 passes for 503 yards and eight touchdowns and had eight sacks, was named to the team as was Rainier Beach lineman Alameda Ta'amu, a highly-regarded guard.
Football: Recruit Switches from UW to WSU
Eastlake’s Cory Mackay, who committed to Washington last month, has changed his mind and will play at Washington State.
Mackay told Rivals.com that UW wanted him to play linebacker. The 6-foot-4, 216-pounder wants to play wide receiver.
Boys Basketball: Ferris Wins GSL Showdown
The top-ranked Ferris Saxons remained undefeated (16-0) by beating No. 5 Shadle Park 53-50 in a Greater Spokane League showdown in front of 2,000 fans.
The win gave Ferris a GSL record 45 straight league wins.
Ferris held onto the three-point lead by denying Shadle a decent look for the final 38 seconds.
Boys Basketball: Franklin Keeps it Going
A day after beating the 25-ranked team in the nation, No. 2 Franklin beat Roosevelt 77-67 in game that put the Quakers in the driver’s seat for the league title.
Franklin won despite top player Peyton Siva playing with a stomach virus and fouling out with 13 points.
Roosevelt’s Glen Dean, a Portland State recruit, also fouled out after scoring a game-high 24 points.
Bowling: Wilson Goes for Three-Peat
The Wilson Rams of Tacoma will try for their third consecutive Class 4A state bowling title this weekend.
Wilson cruised to the West Central District title by beating Jackson by 389 pins.
“We just want to keep the undefeated season going like we did my freshman year,” junior Amanda Richards told the Tacoma News Tribune.
Last year, Wilson won state, but lost a few a long the way. The Rams are 14-0 this season.
