Pomeroy gets ready for eight-man debut

Pomeroy, one of the mainstay teams of the Southeast 2B league, will be the new kids on the block for the SE Eights this year. Declining enrollment at Pomeroy moved the Pirates down to the eights under the WIAA classifications which have changed league alignments around the state.

Coach Scott McGee, who has headed the Pomeroy football program since 2005, said leaving the SE 2B was a little painful at first when he realized the Pirates won’t be making their traditional football stops this year. One of those matchups included a non-league game with Colfax early in the season. McGee said his trave...