The Missouri State High School Activities Associations (MSHSAA) on Friday, Aug. 29 announced the classification assignments and district pairings for most of its fall sports.
The one sport affecting area schools that has yet to have its classification assignments and district pairings announced is cross country.
In football, Salem was placed in Class 3 District 5 along with SCA rival Mountain Grove as well as St. James, Buffalo, Clever, Pleasant Hope and Strafford.
Here is a look at some area schools’ classification assignments and district pairings:
Football - Class 3 District 5: Salem, St. James, Buffalo, Clever, Mountain Grove, Pleasant Hope, Strafford.
Volleyball - Class 3, District 9: Salem, St. James, Cuba, Owensville, St. Clair, Sullivan.
Football - Class 5 District 2: Rolla, Eureka, Kirkwood, Parkway South, Rockwood Summit, Washington.
Girls’ Golf - Class 4 District 3: Rolla, Branson, Carthage, Springfield Glendale, Jefferson City Helias, Joplin, Springfield Kickapoo, Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit West, Neosho, Nixa, Ozark, Raymore-Peculiar, Republic, Sedalia Smith-Cotton, Springfield Catholic, Waynesville.
Boys’ Soccer - Class 4 District 5: Rolla, Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Waynesville.
Softball - Class 5 District 5: Rolla, Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Waynesville.
Girls’ Tennis - Class 2 District 5: Rolla, Camdenton, Capital City, Jefferson City Helias, Jefferson City, Lebanon, Warrensburg.
Volleyball - Class 5 District 5: Rolla, Columbia Battle, Blue Springs South, Grain Valley, Columbia Hickman, Columbia Rock Bridge, Sedalia Smith-Cotton, Waynesville.
Football - Class 3 District 5: St. James, Salem, Buffalo, Clever, Mountain Grove, Pleasant Hope, Strafford.
Girls’ Golf - Class 2 District 1: St. James, Duchesne, John Burroughs, Lutheran South, Lutheran St. Charles, Maplewood-Richmond Hts., Notre Dame (St. Louis), St. Clair, St. Francis Borgia, Ste. Genevieve, STEAM Academy, Sullivan, Winfield, Wright City.
Softball - Class 3 District 2: St. James, Blair Oaks, Cuba, Owensville, St. Clair, Sullivan, Wright City.
Volleyball - Class 3, District 9: St. James, Cuba, Owensville, Salem, St. Clair, Sullivan.
Softball - Class 1 District 1: Newburg, Crocker, Halfway, Marion C. Early, Naylor, Neelyville, Norwood, Richland, Stoutland, Van Buren.
Football - Class 5 District 5: Waynesville, Camdenton, Capital City, Springfield Glendale, Springfield Hillcrest, Jefferson City, Lebanon.
Girls’ Golf - Class 4 District 3: Waynesville, Rolla, Branson, Carthage, Springfield Glendale, Jefferson City Helias, Joplin, Springfield Kickapoo, Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit West, Neosho, Nixa, Ozark, Raymore-Peculiar, Republic, Sedalia Smith-Cotton, Springfield Catholic.
Boys’ Soccer - Class 4 District 5: Waynesville, Rolla, Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic.
Softball - Class 5 District 5: Waynesville, Rolla, Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic.
Girls’ Tennis - Class 3 District 5: Waynesville, Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic.
Volleyball - Class 5 District 5: Waynesville, Rolla, Columbia Battle, Blue Springs South, Grain Valley, Columbia Hickman, Columbia Rock Bridge, Sedalia Smith-Cotton.