So is this the NEW Region D for the future?

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OK, more pointless speculation and moving off the original topic even further (again, assuming Richlands, Tazewell and Marion have dropped, dissolving the SWD).....

It's possible Abingdon and Carroll Co. could go to the River Ridge with ONLY Pulaski, Blacksburg and Christiansburg.

Salem, Hidden Valley and Cave Spring could then move over to the Blue Ridge with Northside, William Byrd, Alleghany, Rockbridge, Lord Botetourt and Staunton River. The Blue Ridge then moves over to Region IV to balance out the regions numbers-wise. Those nine schools could even realign into one four- and one five-team district--especially since the other two Region IV districts (River Ridge and Piedmont) would have only five teams also.

That would still suck for Abingdon, though it wouldn't be nearly as bad as going to Roanoke three times per sport per season as they would be with the current River Ridge schools.