PRESCOTT – Prescott High School Athletic Director Susan Deruwe smiled as she described the chants and cheers, in support of the Prescott Tigers, that had filled the school halls earlier in the day. Such enthusiasm is the norm for many high schools, but it has been years since Prescott has experienced that type of school spirit, according to school administrators.

Effective with the 2015-16 school year, Prescott withdrew from a longstanding Waitsburg-Prescott sports combine in an attempt to combat continually dwindling sports participation numbers. Two years in, it appears that going solo...