Austin Draude pointed me to this Newton Daily News article that’s pretty much a bolt out of the blue: The very-long-term Collins-Maxwell-Baxter athletics sharing agreement may be falling apart. According to the article, there are some complaints about the location or split of games, and favoritism toward one side or the other. A coach and students refute that.
The two districts are wholly separated except for athletics. Neither can field an 11-man football team on its own, and there aren’t many options in the surrounding area.