MHSAA delays start of sports seasons

MHSAA delays start of sports seasons

THAT'S RIGHT MEGAN AND TROY.THESE GATESWHLL STAY LOCKED TWO WEEKSLONGER THANPLANNEDTHE MHSAA VOTED AND DECIDED ONDELAYINGALL FALL SPORTS BY TWO WEEKSTHE LOW RISK SPORTS WILL BE ABLETO BEGINPRACTICE ON AUGUST TENTH AND THEHIGHRISK SPORTS, WHICH INCLUDESFOOTBALL WILLBEGINE THEIR OFFICIAL SEASONAUGUST 17THWITH GAMES STARTING ON SEPTEMBER4TH.WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL THEIRFIRSTTWO GAMES ARE ESSENTIALLYCANCELLEDAND WILL NOT BE MADE UP THEIRALREADYSCHEDULED THIRD GAME IS NOWTHEIR SEASONOPENERHALF OF THE DIVIONS IN THE STATEWILL PLAYNINE REGULAR SEASON GAMES WITHTHE OTHERHALF PLAYING TEN AND ALSO, THEPLAYOFFSWILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

NOW INTERMS OF THEPRESEASON THIS DECISION CANCELSALLJAMBOREES THAT WERE SCHEDULEDBUT TEAMSWILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ONESCRIMMAGE AGAINST ONE OTHERTEAM.

THIS IS THE SETPLAN GOING FORWARD BUT DONHINTON, THEHEAD OF THE MHSAA SAID SINCETHIS IS SUCH AFLUID SITUATION, THERE IS APOSSIBILITY THATTHUS PLAN CAN CHANGE IN THEFUTURE AND I WAS SAYING THAT CERTAINLYASWE MOVE FORWARD WE CONTINUE TOMONITOR THESITUATION AND IF THERE IS A TIMETOMAKE ANY TYPES OF CHANGE THENWE'LL DO THAT IF WE HAVE TO ASWELL.ALSO, BAND AND CHEER ANDEVERYTHINGCLASSIFIED AS AN ACTIVITY WILLNOTAFFECTED BY THIS DECISION IT ISONLY FALLSPORTS THAT WILL BE DELAYED.

NOW LIKE YOU HEARD IF THINGS DOWORSEN INTHE STATE THEY SAID THEY WILLMEET AGAINAND POSSIBLY COME TO ANOTHERDECISION...NICK NIEHAUS.

16 WAPT NEWSIS A POSSIBILITY THAT THUS PLANCAN CHANGE IN THE FUTURE AND I WAS SAYING THAT CERTAINLYASALSO, BAND AND CHEER ANDEVERYTHING CLASSIFIED AS ANACTIVITY WILL NOTAFFECTED BY THIS DECISION IT ISONLY FAL NOW LIKE YOU HEARD IF THINGS DOWORSEN IN THE STATE THEY SAIDTHEY WILL MEET AGAIN ANDPOSSIBLY COME TO ANOTHERDECISION...NICK NIEHAUS.

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