Tuesday, February 24, 2009

CG-B Rockets: #1 Small School for Sports after Fall Seasons


Student Reporter: Anthony Wilcox


A statewide website that covers all high school sports in the state gives out awards called the WSN Cup every year. These awards are given to the schools with the best athletics through the year. In the past, there were only two categories: small schools, which included schools with enrollments of 900 or less, and large schools, in which enrollment exceeded 900. This year, they split schools into three separate categories. Small schools include schools with enrollment under 500, middle sized schools are schools between 500-1000 in enrollment, and large schools are over 1000 in enrollment.


Sports teams for each school are ranked based off of a points scale. Teams receive points based on how they finish in the state tournament. The team that wins the tournament receives 100 points and second place receives 80 points. After the first two places, the other teams in the tourney are split into small groups depending on how they finished. Third and fourth place receive 60 points, fifth through eighth places receive 45 points, ninth through sixteenth places receive 20 points, and teams that finish between seventeenth and 32nd receive 10 points.


Cedar Grove-Belgium falls into the small schools category. After the amazing fall season of sports we had this year, we are ranked #1, which is a great way for the school and community to be recognized for our athletics. If we continue to do well in our winter and spring sports, we have a shot at winning the WSN Cup for small schools at the end of the year. Keep up the good work, athletes and coaches!

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