After an emotional plea earlier this month from one Collins-Maxwell teacher/coach to continue sharing sports with Baxter if at all possible, last year’s interim C-M superintendent said “it’s not going to happen.”
The Tri-County Times reports that C-M has been looking for a sports sharing partner, and Colo-Nesco has given an initial response.
Colo-Nesco joined the Iowa Star Conference in 2010 for the same reason North Tama did — it had become a small fish in its pond — but its closest conference-mates are in Tama County. The Royals dropped to 8-man football in 2012.
The Colo-Nesco board discussed a possible arrangement at its September meeting, but wondered about locations for games, changes in classification, and new uniforms, the Times reported. NESCO stands for Northeast Story County, and “East Story” would work for combined Colo/CM teams.