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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
Why does that matter? Grundy High School (team furthest to the west) has been travelling the extra hour to the Virginia Regional for all 14 years of its existence, and they likely would not want or be given an opt-out.
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Because in a district system, they would be forced to attend 2 districts + the potential of championships. I highly doubt there will be a district event in the western half of Virginia, so this team will have to go to 2-4 away events (no matter where championships is). Given that 388 usually travels to only 1 regional a year, I doubt they would enjoy being forced to go to a 2nd away event and would rather enter in the North Carolina regional.
If championships were in DC, 65/110 teams would not have to stay overnight, while if championships were in Richmond, 30-35/110 teams would not have to stay overnight. That's a huge difference...
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