SJEL sports co-op now official

When students from St. John and Endicott suit up for the upcoming sports season, they will be joined by students from LaCrosse. An official sports cooperative was agreed upon between the school districts over the summer months.

“It’s underway, with the exception of volleyball,” said LaCrosse Principal Jeff Pietila.

Pietila said the LaCrosse district approached the St. John and Endicott districts about forming an official cooperative earlier this year.

“We already had football and baseball and some junior high things with them,” he said.

Making it an official cooperative, though, will lead to a...