The new Minnesota State High School League section alignment has been released for the 2019-20, 2020-21 school years. We have put together the Section 8A and 8AA along with some Section 6 alignments by season and sport below.
FALL SPORTS ALIGNMENTS
SECTION 8 9-MAN (8 teams)
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Grgyla-Gatzke
Kelliher/Northome
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Northern Freeze
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
SECTION 6 9-MAN FOOTBALL (8 teams)
Blackduck
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Fertile-Beltrami (New to Section from 8A)
Laporte
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Nevis
Park Christian
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8A FOOTBALL (6 teams)
Cass Lake-Bena
Fosston
Mahnomen/Waubun
Polk County West
Red Lake County
Red Lake
SECTION 6A FOOTBALL (8 teams)
Ada-Borup
Breckenridge (drops to A from AA)
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
Lake Park-Audubon
New York Mills
Ottertail Central
Underwood
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
SECTION 8AA FOOTBALL (8 teams)
Bagley
Barnesville
Crookston
Frazee (Moves up from Class A)
Hawley
Pelican Rapids (Moves up from Class A)
United North Central
Warroad
SECTION 8AAA FOOTBALL (8 teams)
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls (moves down from AAAA)
Park Rapids
Pequot Lakes
Perham
Roseau (Moves up from AA)
Thief River Falls
Section 8A Volleyball (25 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Bagley
Blackduck
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Crookston (Moves down from AA)
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke
Indus
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen-Waubun
Northern Freeze
Northome/Kelliher
Red Lake County Central
Red Lake Falls
Red Lake
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8AA VOLLEYBALL ALIGNMENT (16 teams)
Crosby-Ironton
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls (moves down from AAA)
Hawley
Little Falls (Moves down from AAA)
Park Rapids
Pequot Lakes
Perham
Pierz (Moves in from 6AA)
Pillager (Moves up from Class A)
Roseau
Staples-Motley
Thief River Falls
Warroad
Section 8A Boys Soccer (20 teams)
Alexandria
Bemidji
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls Hillcrest Academy
Little Falls
Melrose
Minnewaska Area
Pelican Rapids
Rocori
Sartell-St. Stephen
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Cathedral
St. Cloud Tech (Moves down from AA)
St. John’s Prep
Trek North
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Section 8A Girls Soccer (18 teams)
Alexandria
Bemidji
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls Hillcrest
Little Falls
Melrose
Rocori
Sartell-St. Stephen
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Cathedral
St. Cloud Tech (Moves down from AA)
St. John’s Prep
Trek North
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
SECTION 8A GIRLS TENNIS SECTION ALIGNMENT (8 teams)
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Park Rapids
Parkers Prairie
Perham/New York Mills
Roseau
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
SECTION 8A GIRLS SWIMMING ALIGNMENT (10 teams)
Bemidji
BGMR/Roseau/Warroad
Crookston
Detroit Lakes/Frazee
Fergus Falls
Fosston-Bagley
Grand Rapids
Park Rapids
Perham/New York Mills/Henning
Thief River Falls
SECTION 8A GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (25 teams)
Ada-Borup
Bagley-Fosston
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Frazee
Hawley
Lake of the Woods/Indus/Rainy River
Lake Park-Audubon
Laporte
Nevis
New York Mills
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Roseau/BGMR
Thief River Falls
United North Central
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
West Marshall (Stephen-Argyle and Warren-A-O)
SECTION 8A BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (25 teams)
Ada-Borup
Bagley-Fosston
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Frazee
Hawley
Lake of the Woods/Indus/Rainy River
Lake Park-Audubon
Laporte
Nevis
New York Mills
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Roseau/BGMR
Thief River Falls
United North Central
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
West Marshall (Stephen-Argyle and Warren-A-O)
WINTER SPORTS SECTION ALIGNMENTS
SECTION 8AA BOYS BASKETBALL ALIGNMENT (18 teams)
Bagley
Barnesville
Breckenridge
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls (Moves in from AAA)
Frazee
Hawley
Menahga (Moves in from A)
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids (Moves in from A)
Perham
Roseau
Staples-Motley
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8AA GIRLS BASKETBALL ALIGNMENT (18 teams)
Bagley
Barnesville
Breckenridge
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls (Moves in from AAA – defending 8AAA champs)
Frazee
Hawley
Menahga (Moves in from A – defending 5A champs)
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids (Moves in from A)
Perham
Roseau
Staples-Motley
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8A BOYS BASKETBALL ALIGNMENT (20 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Blackduck
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Northern Freeze
Northome/Kelliher
Red Lake County Rebels
Red Lake
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8A GIRLS BASKETBALL ALIGNMENT (20 teams)
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Blackduck
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke
Kelliher/Northome
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Northern Freeze
Red Lake County Central
Red Lake Falls
Red Lake
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8A BOYS HOCKEY (10 teams)
Bagley-Fosston
Crookston
Detroit Lakes/Perham
East Grand Forks
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids (Nevis, Menahga, Walker-H-A)
Red Lake Falls
Thief River Falls (Marshall County Central, Goodridge, Warren-A-O)
Warroad
SECTION 8A GIRLS HOCKEY (6 teams)
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Park Rapids
Thief River Falls (Goodridge, Red Lake Falls, Warren-A-O, RLCC)
Warroad
SECTION 8A WRESTLING (9 teams) (Roseau moves to 8AA)
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Crookston
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston-Bagley
Frazee
Mahnomen/Waubun
Park Rapids (drops down from AA)
Red Lake County Central
United North Central
SECTION 8AA WRESTLING (11 teams)
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Fergus Falls
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus
Perham
Pierz
Roseau (Moves up from 8A)
Sauk Centre-Melrose
Thief River Falls
United Clay Becker
SPRING SPORTS ALIGNMENT
Section 8AA Baseball (18 teams)
Bagley
Barnesville
Breckenridge
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Frazee
Hawley
Menahga
Ottertail Central
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Roseau
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8A Baseball (17 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Blackduck
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Lake Park-Audubon
Mahnomen-Waubun
Northern Freeze
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Northome/Kelliher
Red Lake County
Red Lake
Sacred Heart (includes Climax-Fisher)
West Marshall (Warren-A-O, Stephen-Argyle)
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8AA SOFTBALL (17 teams)
Barnesville
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
East Polk (Fosston and Win-E-Mac)
Fergus Falls
Frazee
Hawley
Menahga
Ottertail Central
Park Rapids
Pequot Lakes
Perham
Roseau
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8A SOFTBALL (17 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Bagley
Blackduck
Cass Lake-Bena
Fertile-Beltrami
Kelliher/Northome
Lake of the Woods
Lake Park-Audubon
Mahnomen-Waubun
Northern Freeze
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Red Lake County Central
Red Lake Falls
Red Lake
Sacred Heart-Climax-Fisher
West Marshall (Warren-A-O and Stephen-Argyle)
SECTION 8A BOYS TENNIS (8 teams)
Benson (Moves in)
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Minnewaska Area
Park Rapids
Perham
Thief River Falls
SECTION 8A BOYS TRACK (30 teams)
Ada-Borup
Bagley-Fosston
Barnesville
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fertile-Beltrami
Climax-Fisher-Sacred Heart
Frazee
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen-Waubun
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Nevis
Northome/Kelliher/Blackduck
Park Christian
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Red Lake County
Roseau
Rothsay
Thief River Falls (Drops down from AA)
Trek North
United Clay Becker
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Warroad
West Marshall (Warren-A-O and Stephen-Argyle)
SECTION 8A GIRLS TRACK (31 teams)
Ada-Borup
Bagley-Fosston
Barnesville
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Cass Lake-Bena
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fertile-Beltrami
Climax-Fisher-Sacred Heart
Frazee
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen-Waubun
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Nevis
Northome/Kelliher/Blackduck
Park Christian
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Red Lake County
Roseau
Rothsay
Thief River Falls (Drops down from AA)
Trek North
United Clay Becker
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Warroad
West Marshall (Warren-A-O and Stephen-Argyle)
SECTION 8AA BOYS GOLF (17 teams)
Bagley
Barnesville
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Frazee
Hawley
Park Rapids
Perham
Roseau
Thief River Falls
United North Central
Wadena-Deer Creek
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Warroad
SECTION 8AA GIRLS GOLF (17 teams) (Detroit Lakes moved to AAA)
Bagley
Barnesville
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Frazee
Hawley
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Roseau
Thief River Falls
United North Central
Wadena-Deer Creek
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Warroad
SECTION 8A BOYS GOLF (13 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen-Waubun
Northern Freeze
Red Lake County
Red Lake
West Marshall
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8A GIRLS GOLF (13 teams)
Ada-Borup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen-Waubun
Northern Freeze
Red Lake County
Red Lake
West Marshall
Win-E-Mac
