On Monday April 11, the IHSAA released the classifications for football, soccer, basketball and volleyball for the next two years, beginning in the fall of 2022. Sectional assignments will be released in May.
Below are how the Region teams are classified, with notations if a team is moving up or down a class.
FOOTBALL
CLASS 6A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage
CLASS 5A: Valparaiso, Chesterton (Down from 6A), Merrillville (Down from 6A), Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City
CLASS 4A: Hobart, West Side, EC Central, Lowell, KV, Highland
CLASS 3A: Hanover Central, Calumet, Griffith (Down from 4A), Boone Grove (Up from 2A), Rensselaer, River Forest
CLASS 2A: Bishop Noll, Whiting, Wheeler, Andrean, Lake Station (Up from 1A)
CLASS 1A: South Central, Bowman (Down from 2A)
BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Merrillville, Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City, Hobart, West Side, EC Central, KV (Up from 3A)
CLASS 3A: Highland (Down from 4A), Hanover Central, Calumet, Griffith, Boone Grove (Up from 2A), Rensselaer (Up from 2A), River Forest
CLASS 2A: Bishop Noll, Whiting, Illiana Christian, Lighthouse (Down from 3A), Wheeler (Down from 3A), 21st Century (Up from 1A), Andrean, Lake Station, Hebron, South Central, Bowman
CLASS 1A: HAST, Kouts, Washington Twp., Morgan Twp., Marquette, LaCrosse
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Merrillville, Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City, Hobart, West Side, EC Central, Lowell, KV (Up from 3A)
CLASS 3A: Highland (Down from 4A), Hanover Central, Calumet, Griffith, Boone Grove (Up from 2A), Rensselaer (Up from 2A), River Forest
CLASS 2A: Bishop Noll, Whiting, Illiana Christian, Lighthouse (Down from 3A), Wheeler (Down from 3A), 21st Century (Up from 1A), Andrean, Lake Station, Hebron, South Central, Bowman
CLASS 1A: HAST, Kouts, Washington Twp., Morgan Twp., Marquette, LaCrosse
BOYS SOCCER
CLASS 3A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Merrillville, Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City, Hobart, West Side, EC Central, Lowell, KV, Highland
CLASS 2A: Hanover Central, Griffith, Boone Grove, Rensselaer, River Forest, Bishop Noll, Illiana Christian (Up from 1A), Lighthouse
CLASS 1A: Wheeler (Down from 2A), Andrean, Hebron, HAST, Kouts, Washington Twp., Morgan Twp., Marquette
GIRLS SOCCER
CLASS 3A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Merrillville, Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City, Hobart, EC Central
CLASS 2A: Lowell, KV, Highland (Down from 3A), Hanover Central, Griffith, Boone Grove (Up from 1A), Rensselaer, (Up from 1A)
CLASS 1A: Bishop Noll, Illiana Christian, Wheeler (Down from 2A), Andrean, Hebron, Kouts, Washington Twp., Morgan Twp., Marquette
VOLLEYBALLL
CLASS 4A: Lake Central, Crown Point, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Merrillville, Hammond Central, LaPorte, Morton, Munster, Michigan City, Hobart, West Side, EC Central, Lowell, KV (Up from 3A)
CLASS 3A: Highland (Down from 4A), Hanover Central, Calumet, Griffith, Boone Grove (Up from 2A), Rensselaer (Up from 2A), River Forest
CLASS 2A: Bishop Noll, Whiting, Illiana Christian, Lighthouse (Down from 3A), Wheeler (Down from 3A), 21st Century (Up from 1A), Andrean, Lake Station, South Central
CLASS 1A: Bowman (Down from 2A), HAST, Kouts, Washington Twp., Morgan Twp., Marquette, LaCrosse
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