By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
NILES – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has released its Division alignments for the 2007-08 seasons.
Due to a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, six sports will be played at different times than in previous years.
Girls' volleyball will now be played in the fall instead of the winter. Girls' basketball switches from fall to winter.
Girls' tennis and golf will switch seasons, as will boys' tennis and golf.
Girls' tennis and boys' golf will now be played in the spring, while boys' tennis and girls' golf with move to the fall.
Boys' and girls' basketball, along with volleyball, are still played under a class structure and not divisions. Football is divided up into eight equal divisions following its nine-week season and 256 postseason qualifiers are established.
Here is a listing of the divisions in which our six area schools will be competing in, beginning with fall sports:
Girls' Soccer
Niles – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Buchanan – Division 3
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Boys' Tennis
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Dowagiac – Division 4
Buchanan – Division 4
Cassopolis – Division 4
Brandywine – Division 4
Boys'/Girls' Cross Country
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Buchanan – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4
Girls' Golf
Niles – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Wrestling
Niles – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Buchanan – Division 3
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 4
Cassopolis – Division 4
Baseball
Dowagiac – Division 2
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 2
Buchanan – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4
Brandywine – Division 4
Girls' Tennis
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Dowagiac – Division 4
Buchanan – Division 4
Brandywine – Division 4
Cassopolis – Division 4
Boys'/Girls' Track
Dowagiac – Division 2
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 2
Buchanan – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4
Boys' Soccer
Niles – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Buchanan – Division 3
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4
Girls' Tennis
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 3
Dowagiac – Division 4
Buchanan – Division 4
Cassopolis – Division 4
Brandywine – Division 4
Softball
Dowagiac – Division 2
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 2
Buchanan – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4
Boys' Golf
Niles – Division 2
Edwardsburg – Division 2
Dowagiac – Division 3
Buchanan – Division 3
Brandywine – Division 3
Cassopolis – Division 4