Private Schools Dominate SmallSchool Sport
By Jason Pike With Newfoundland and Labrador’s population rising and falling over the past several decades, our high school sports system has had to evolve constantly. When dozens of small schools closed in the 1990s, the Newfoundland and Labrador High School Athletics Federation — now known as School Sports NL — was forced to eliminate most of the 1A and 2A competitions. Larger consolidated schools meant higher enrolments, so everyone was pushed into the 3A or 4A tiers. But time has a way of reversing itself. Within a decade, even those larger schools began to shrink again. In response, School…
