Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

hopkinton-independent-logo2x
Hopkinton, MA
loader-image
Hopkinton, US
12:06 pm, Friday, March 14, 2025
temperature icon 48°F
Humidity 65 %
Wind Gust: 6 mph

SIGN UP TODAY!
BREAKING NEWS & DAILY NEWSLETTER



Radio Musikola


High school football in February? It might happen

by | Aug 18, 2020 | Sports,

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s COVID-19 Task Force on Monday recommended adjusting the entire high school sports calendar and moving football to a season that would run from late February through late April, according to a report from the Boston Herald.

Monday’s meeting was with Jeffrey Riley, the commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, who could choose to adjust the recommendations before they are delivered to the MIAA board of directors on Wednesday.

Under the plan, the fall season would run from Sept. 14-Nov. 20, and it would be for soccer, fall gymnastics, cross country, field hockey, girls volleyball, swimming/diving (which some districts do in the fall, while others could continue to do in the winter) and golf.

The winter season would run from Nov. 30-Feb. 21 (ending a few weeks earlier than usual).

The new fourth season, for football, cheer and unified basketball, would run from Feb. 22-April 25.

The spring sports season would run from April 26-July 3, later than usual.

The plan also allows districts some flexibility to opt out of the fall season and move all fall sports to the new February-April season.

There likely will be no state championships, with games limited to regional opponents.

Monday’s news follows last week announcement by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, which stated certain sports — football, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, rugby, lacrosse and competitive cheer — are considered high-risk sports for the transmission of COVID-19. This is due to the nature of the sports, including repeated close physical contact.

There also has been some discussion about canceling all sports until January, then having three abbreviated seasons, starting with winter sports, then fall then spring.

HopIND-Test-Web-Ad

0 Comments

Related Articles

No Results Found

The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.

Key Storage 4.14.22