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Originally Posted by Kpchem
And it's also no longer in Portland, but instead out at Eastern Washington University. Makes for a lot of travel for Oregon teams...
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Not just Oregon teams (although southern OR will have it particularly bad), PNW Championship in Eastern Washington will mean nearly all teams will have to travel for it. Check out the
District Team Map from 2014.
Last year there were only
15 teams within a 50 mile radius of Eastern Washington University. Compare that to 31 for Portland, or 66 for Seattle (same 50 mi radius). I guess venue cost wins out over individual team travel/hotel costs ...
I do appreciate the extra week for travel planning before Championships - I know it was a push for a lot of PNW teams last year.