02/19/26 – Board of Control Conducts Fifth Meeting of 2025-26

February 19, 2026 2025-2026 News Releases

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 19, 2026

The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its February 19th meeting, the fifth of the 2025-26 academic year, in Lexington. The board, by a 15-3 vote, directed the Commissioner’s office to draft a recommended alignment for football in 2027 and 2028, and track and field for 2026-27 and beyond, using an enrollment multiplier of non-public schools. The draft is to use the grades 9-12 boys’ enrollment for football and the total grade 9-12 enrollment for track and field and cross country. Both alignment drafts will be sent to the member schools after an upcoming special meeting, once approved, with final adoption at its May meeting.

The Board of Control voted 16-1, with one abstention, on Thursday to suspend its January decision to place Cornerstone Christian in the 29th district. CCA Athletic Director Matt McGowan made his case before the Board, requesting to remain in the 30th district. At the January meeting, the Board had placed Cornerstone Christian, in its first year of postseason eligibility, into the 29th district to begin with the 2026-27 school year. 

Grace James Academy in Louisville, an all-girls school, will become eligible for postseason play in the 2026-27 school year and will be placed in the 22nd district. Placing Grace James Academy in District 22 balances the number of boys and girls teams in that district.

The Board approved the distribution of additional membership surveys for future sports or sport activities of Pickleball, Stunt, and Girls Flag Football, with results expected at the May Board Meeting.

The first two rounds of the 2026 KHSAA baseball state tournament presented by UK HealthCare will be held at the home of the Lexington Legends, Legends Field, based on board action today.  The board also agreed to a two-year transition to shift the soccer season so it ends one week later than it currently does. Placing the finals on the first weekend in November is a key step in securing long-term options to host the finals at the Lexington Sporting Club stadium, and the entire movement of the start of the season allows schools to adjust schedules over a two-year period, eventually playing fewer contests during the hotter part of August.

As part of the public comment section, Meade County correspondence was received regarding their request to move from the 3rd region to the 5th region and join the 17th district. Conversely, last June, Fort Knox expressed thoughts of moving from the 5th region and entered a request into the record to possibly move to the 3rd region. In addition, a letter from Floyd County Schools was read into the record, which requested consideration of moving Lawrence County and Magoffin County to a different district. No action was taken on these requests, which will be reviewed again at a future meeting.

Claudette Herald, Superintendent of Oldham County schools, was named President-Elect by a unanimous vote. 

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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 290 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 59 teams and 178 individuals in 13 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.

 

 

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