New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

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The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) is the governing body for sports competitions among all public and some private high schools in New Hampshire. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

The NHIAA is headquartered at 251 Clinton Street in Concord.

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[edit] Classifications

Schools competing under the NHIAA are grouped into four classes:

  • Class S: up to 350 students
  • Class M: 351-670 students
  • Class I: 671-1200 students
  • Class L: over 1200 students

Schools are reclassified every two years. The classification thresholds are periodically adjusted so as to result in an approximately equal number of teams in each class. Schools may petition the NHIAA to play in a class higher than that in which they would otherwise be placed.

For some sports (e.g. football or ice hockey), competition is not organized based on school class, but based on divisions established by the NHIAA committee governing the individual sport.

Classifications for 2006-2008 are as follows (an asterisk indicates a school that has petitioned up to a higher class):

[edit] Class L

[edit] Class I

[edit] Class M

  • Hillsboro-Deering
  • Hopkinton
  • Inter-Lakes
  • Littleton*
  • Mascenic
  • Mascoma
  • Newfound
  • Newmarket*

[edit] Class S

  • Lisbon
  • Moultonborough
  • Mount Zion
  • Nashua Christian
  • Nute
  • Pittsburg
  • Pittsfield
  • Portsmouth Christian

[edit] Sports

The NHIAA sanctions competitions in the following sports:

[edit] Fall Season

Sport Divisions
Cross Country Three classes (L, I, M/S)
Field Hockey Three classes (L, I, M/S)
Football Divisions I through V
Golf Boys: three classes (L, I, M/S); Girls: one class
Soccer Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Spirit Two classes (L, I/M/S)
Volleyball Girls: divisions I through III; Boys: one class

[edit] Winter Season

Sport Divisions
Basketball Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Gymnastics One class
Ice Hockey Divisions I through III
Indoor Track Two classes (L, I/M/S)
Skiing (Alpine and Nordic) Divisions I through IV
Spirit Girls: four classes (L, I, M, S); Coed: one class
Swimming and Diving One class
Wrestling Divisions I and II

[edit] Spring Season

Sport Divisions
Baseball Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Lacrosse Divisions I through III
Softball Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Tennis Three classes (L, I, M/S)
Track and Field Three classes (L, I, M/S)

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