Appeal will now go to CCS Board of Managers on April 29
HOLLISTER
An appeal was submitted to the Central Coast Section on Monday surrounding the realignment that would move Gilroy High School from the Tri-County Athletic League to the Monterey Bay League beginning in the 2010-11 season, and also place Christopher High into the MBL as well.
CCS Commissioner Nancy Lazenby Blaser said the TCAL’s Palma High School in Salinas formally submitted an appeal on Monday, the deadline for schools to file any appeals regarding the realignment.
Palma Principal David Sullivan could not be reached for comment at publication.
The appeal will now go in front of the CCS Board of Managers on April 29, at which point school officials will state their reasoning for an appeal, then present an alternative option.
The realignment, which was voted upon March 9 among the 36 Southern Conference schools, passed 20-16 in favor of moving Christopher High, scheduled to open in September, and the TCAL’s Gilroy High into the MBL.
The 16 votes in opposition were in favor of an equity league, which would have combined the TCAL and MBL into a two-division “super” league, the same format of the Blossom Valley Athletic League and two others in Northern California.
A third proposal, which received no votes, would have moved only CHS to the MBL, while keeping GHS in the TCAL.
In the equity league format, teams would be placed into specific divisions based on the skill and strength of the team itself. The divisions would be reevaluated every two years, at which point the divisions could be reshuffled based on the strengths of individual programs.
Gilroy, Christopher and San Benito high schools, among others, are said to have voted in favor of the equity league.
