March 31, 2026

Groups set for 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years

During its monthly meeting last Friday, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional assignments in six team sports for the next two school years.The Executive Committee unanimously accepted the recommendations of the respective realignment committees which determined the sectional groups in meetings earlier this month for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

The committee consisted of 32 school administrators representing all three IHSAA districts and every classification to realign the sports.The baseball and softball sectional realignment committee will meet later this summer and their recommendations will be presented to the Executive Committee for approval at a future meeting.

Host sites for the next two years will be determined by athletic administrators in each sectional this spring.

Boys Basketball Sectionals | Girls Basketball Sectionals | Football Sectionals
Boys Soccer Sectionals | Girls Soccer Sectionals | Girls Volleyball Sectionals

Classifications with enrollments were announced on March 4.

The members of the realignment committee are listed below:


Realignment Committee
Name – District – School – Position
Justin Grubbs 1 Bremen Athletic Director-
Jeff Hamstra 1 Chesterton Athletic Director
Dave Preheim 1 Concord Athletic Director
Marcus Wagner 1 DeKalb Principal
Darren DeBoer 1 Illiana Christian Athletic Director
Keith Kilmer 1 Lowell Athletic Director
Kelby Weybright 1 Norwell Athletic Director
Marie Doan 1 Penn Asst. Athletic Director
Cory Runkle 1 South Adams Principal
Scott Stevens 2 Cascade Athletic Director
Chris Conley 2 Cowan Superintendent
Justin Dixson 2 Decatur Central Athletic Director
Chip Dale 2 Delphi Community Athletic Director
Ryan Davis 2 Guerin Catholic Athletic Director
Cory Marshall 2 Harrison (West Lafayette) Principal
Justin Gardiner 2 Lafayette Jefferson Athletic Director
Michael Penrose 2 Lawrence North Athletic Director
TJ Herniak 2 Madison-Grant Athletic Director
Brandon Ecker 2 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Athletic Director
Martin Brown 2 North Vermillion Athletic Director
Courtney Whitehead 2 Park Tudor Athletic Director
Emily Steinmetz 2 Perry Meridian Athletic Director
Jeremy Dexter 2 Western Boone Athletic Director
Aaron Ash 3 Barr-Reeve Athletic Director
Brandon Taylor 3 Castle Athletic Director
Tom Black 3 East Central Principal
Tony Hasenour 3 Forest Park Athletic Director
Phil Kendall 3 Jasper Athletic Director
Leigh Latshaw 3 Mt. Vernon Athletic Director
Jamie Lowry 3 Scottsburg Athletic Director
Brian Graham 3 Switzerland County Athletic Director
Larry Cochren 3 Washington Athletic Director