A proposal by the Rosalia School Board to combine all sports with Tekoa and Oakesdale has been rescinded. Due to lower numbers in some grade school classes, Rosalia put forth the idea in January which culminated in community meetings in Oakesdale and Rosalia. The proposal would have expanded the existing Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia arrangement for football, baseball, softball, track, cross-country and golf, to include basketball and volleyball.
"The board decided to go on our own and just be Rosalia", said Bill Thurston, Rosalia Superintendent. The change will affect all three schools, beginning with Rosalia, which will compete as a 1B team this fall playing 8-man football. Thurston said the Rosalia district made the proposal to Tekoa and Oakesdale because of those declining enrollment numbers. "We didn't think we'd have enough kids to offer a jayvee and varsity in sports." Thurston said.
The result of Rosalia being on its own, he indicated, is that they will likely have the varsity level in every sport, but no junior varsity. The Rosalia school board voted to go it alone on March 28. As TOR, the combo competed as a 2B team in the Southeast 2B in District 9.
During the basketball season, Rosalia and Tekoa-Oakesdale competed at the 1B level in District 9. "There are alot of uncertainties," said Oakesdale Athletic Director Ken Lindgren. "What I'm hoping to see happen is we just get enough kids from Tekoa-Oakesdale that want to play football and go from there."
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