Lewis County will move from Class AAA to Class AA in sports with four classifications beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, according to WV MetroNews.
The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission notified member schools of the new classifications Friday, Oct. 30. The four-year cycle runs through the 2030-2031 school year.
Grafton, Point Pleasant, PikeView and Chapmanville will also move from Class AAA to Class AA. Preston, Buckhannon-Upshur and Riverside will move from Class AAAA to Class AAA, while Doddridge County, Buffalo and Summers County will move from Class AA to Class A.
No schools will move up a class in the new cycle, MetroNews reported.