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Division 4 basketball expanded across state

Print | Comments () Posted by Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff May 10, 2012 02:32 PM

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By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff

The Tournament Management Committee voted 13-0-1 in favor of expanding Division 4 to Central and Western Massachusetts starting in 2013. Currently Division 4 is limited to EMass. The vote also means that some EMass schools will be moved to CMass for the tournament, and some CMass schools will be placed in WMass, all in the interest of having the same number of schools in each sectional.

The EMass schools most likely to move would be those closest to CMass. Which schools will be moved will be posted on the MIAA website in late summer and those schools can appeal their placement.

"It's not an exact science but our goal is to be as equitable as possible for the kids," said Basketball Committee chair and Watertown athletic director Mike Lahiff. "It would be nice if everything was in groups of 16."

At the June 18 meeting the TMC will hear proposals to create a Division 4 for the soccer tournament and also hear expansion plans for lacrosse and wrestling.

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