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MOUNT RAINIER JOINING THE SPSL NORTH 4A?

February 11th, 2010 at Thu, 11th, 2010 at 11:27 am by Erick Walker

It is not yet official, but it appears Mount Rainier High located in Des Moines will be moving in to the South Puget Sound League North Division 4A next fall.
The re-alignment isn’t official and the powers that be still need to decide which school between Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson will shift to the SPSL South.  As of the moment, however, it appears almost a done deal that Mount Rainier, currently of the Class 3A Seamount League, will be joining the North.

As of spring of 2009, Mount Rainier had an enrollment of 1,572 students, which puts it ahead of Kent-Meridian (1,450) and Kentlake (1,474). Class 4A schools need to have enrollments of 1,3o4 students or more, so it’s clear to see why Mount Rainier will be moving up.

Erick Walker is the sports writer for the Kent Reporter newspaper. His specific prep sports coverage focuses on Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, Kentlake, Kentwood, Tahoma, Auburn and Auburn Riverside. Walker has been a sports reporter since 1994. Before coming to the Reporter Newspapers, he worked seven years for the King County Journal, where he covered prep football, wrestling and fastpitch along with the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Mariners. Walker has been covering sports in the Kent Valley since 2000. Outside of the newspaper industry, Walker is married (Janinne) and has two children (Asher, 10, and Nolan, 4).

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