Pomeroy okay with change to 1B athletics

Assignment to the 1B classification for the next two sports years came as a bit of a surprise for Pomeroy, but the district decided in advance to accept the change if it happened. Pomeroy landed in the 1B division, which will mean a switch to eight man football, after the Washington Interscholastic Activities Associations made its cuts following a Dec. 16 deadline.

“I’ve been watching this since last spring,” Pomeroy Athletic Director Tim Burt said. He added he expected Pomeroy would be just over the maximum for 1B and be assigned for 2B for the coming two years.

Pomeroy, which had a count of...