The time has once again come for the biennial WPIAL realignment. The PIAA released the new enrollment classifications last week and the WPIAL will announce new conference alignments next week. The biggest story has been Aliquippa’s fight against the PIAA which is trying to force the 1A-sized Quips up into 5A next cycle. Aliquippa’s enrollment level fell in the 1A range since the state moved to six classifications in 2016. The Quips voluntarily opted to play up in 3A the first two cycles, before the PIAA enacted a “success formula” that could move teams to a higher classification if they went deep enough in the state tournament and had a certain number of “transfers.
2022 WPIAL Realignment Scenarios
