MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission sent notice to member schools on Friday with the new classifications for all sports with four classes. The classifications will be in place starting in the 2027-2028 academic year and ending in the 2030-2031 academic year.
In the new four-year cycle, no schools will be moving up in class. Preston, Buckhannon-Upshur and Riverside will move from Class AAAA to Class AAA. Lewis County, Grafton, Point Pleasant, PikeView and Chapmanville will move from Class AAA to Class AA. Doddridge County, Buffalo and Summers County will move from Class AA to Class A.