The nine members of the Wright County Conference voted unanimously today to admit Hutchinson as a new member of the league, effective with the 2010-2011 school year. Hutchinson will leave the Missota Conference,

Hutchinson, which is one of the smallest schools in the Missota, will become the largest in the Wright County. Its enrollment of 875 students in grades nine through 12 ranked only above Red Wing (869) and Holy Angels (862) in the Missota.

Waconia is currently the biggest school in the Wright County Conference with 859 students. The smallest is Watertown-Mayer with 491.

“It’s going to be a great move and a great fit for us, and we’re excited,” Hutchinson athletic director Paul Szymanski told me a few minutes ago.

Hutchinson sought membership in the Wright County mainly for geographic reasons. The costs of traveling to the Wright County schools will be much less than the Missota.

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