The way things were, had a team from Star Valley advanced to the state title game on the gridiron with the top seed in 2009, the state championship would have been in Afton.  After a vote by the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) this week, War Memorial Stadium will play host to all of the state title swings in 2009.

The conversation about playing title games at a neutral site on Wyoming’s only Division 1 stadium has been rolling on for the past several years, and in fact both Ron Laird of the WHSAA and Tom Burman, Athletics Director of UW had said that this year’s vote would have likely been the last proposal on the subject for quite some time.

The board of directors voted 10-7 this week to move the state football championship games to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on a one-year trial basis in 2009.

Quarterfinal and semi-final games will still be hosted by the highest remaining seed, but Wyoming, one of just three states to still allow schools to host the culminating event, has remained split on the discussion.

So, it seems that the championship games of 2009 will have more riding on it than just state trophies.

The conversation also allowed the WHSAA to take the large majority of the gate fees.

The last state title game hosted by Star Valley took place in 2005 when the Buffalo Bison defeated the Braves, 17-14.

Early dates for the Class 1A and 2A title games are scheduled for Nov. 13, 2009, with the Class 3A and 4A championships scheduled for Nov. 14, 2009.

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