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WIAA votes to delay high school sports in the fall

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WIAA votes to delay high school sports in the fall
WIAA votes to delay high school sports in the fall
WIAA votes to delay high school sports in the fall

BE HELD IN THE FALL...BUT THEY WILL BEDELAYED.THAT DECISION WASMADE THIS MORNINGIN AN 8 TO 3 VOTE BYTHE W-I-A-A BOARD OFCONTROL.TONIGHT NBC 26'SERIC CREST BREAKSDOWN WHEN FALLSPORTS WILL START...AND SOME OF THEJUSTIFICATIONS ....BEHIND THEDECISION.IN A THREE HOURLONG ZOOMCONFERENCE CALL...W-I-A-A BOARD OFCONTROL MEMBERSDEBATED HOW TOBRING HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS BACK TOWISCONSIN... IN THEMIDST OF THECONTINUED SPREADOF COVID-19"AS EXPECTED WEKNOW THIS IS NOTGOING AWAY.

SO WEHAVE TO LEARN TOADAPT AND WE HAVETO LEARN TO LIVEWITH THIS VIRUS ANDTHAT'S GOING TOCHANGE WHATSPORTS LOOK LIKE."AND AFTER MUCHDISCUSSION... WITHVARYING OPINIONS..."THE SOONER THEYCAN START THEBETTER."-TOM"THEY ARE NOT INFAVOR OF MOVINGTHEIR SEASON TO THESUMMER."KATEIT WAS DECIDED IN AN8 TO 3 VOTE... THATFALL SPORTS...WOULD BE PUSHEDBACK LATER IN THEFALL... RATHER THANMOVING THEM TO THESPRING."THEIR MAINCONCERN IS THATTHEY BELIEVEPARTICIPATIONNUMBERS WOULDSUFFER DRASTICALYBY MOVING TO ASPRING SEASON."KATE"IF THEY WENT TO THESUMMER THEY'REAFFRAID THAT THEYWOULD MAKE FAMIIESCHOOSE BETWEENJOBS, VACATION, ANDCLUB TRAVEL TEAMSAND THOSE ARE JUSTA FEW OF THIERISSUES.

" WADETHE CONCLUDEDCONSENSUS... WASTO ALLOW PRACTICEFOR SPORTS LIKEGOLF, TENNIS,SWIMMING ANDCROSS COUNTRY TOBEGIN ON AUGUST17TH... THESE ARESPORTS WHICH ARECONSIDERED TO HAVEA LOWER RISK OFSPREADING COVID-19"PHYSICALDISTANCING REMAINSCRITICALLYIMPORTANT, MASKINGREMAINS IMPORTANT."DR.BUT SPORTS WHERETHE RISK OFSPREADING THEVIRUS ARE GREATER...can KICK OFFPRACTICE ONSEPTEMBER 7TH....THOSE SPORTSINCLUDESOCCER...BOYSVOLLEYBALL... AND OFCOURSE FOOTBALL...A DECISON THATPRESENTS YOUTHWITH A SHORTERSEASON... BUT STILLGETS THEM BACK ONTHE FIELD."WE ARE BEST OFF TOLOOK AT HOW CAN WEPROVIDEOPPORTUNITIES FORKIDS TO GETTOGETHER, GIVETHEM THOSEEXPERIENCES AND GOAS FAR AS WE CAN TOHAVE AN EVENT."AND THURSDAY'SDECISION ALSOOFFERS SCHOOLSTHAT AREN'T OPENINGfor in-person class inTHE FALL... THEOPPORTUNITY TOWORK OUT OPTIONSTO MOVE SOMESPORTS TO THESPRING... BUT RIGHTNOW... THE BOARD ISSTILL FIGURING OUT...HOW THAT WOULDWORK... ERIC CRESTNBC26...WISCONSIN'S BIGEIGHT CONFERENCEJUST ANNOUNCED ONTUESDAY THAT THEYWILL NOT BE HOLDINGCONFERENCECOMPETITIONS THISFALL... MEANWHILETHE BOARD OFCONTROL SAYS...SCHOOLS MAY HAVETHE OPPORTUNITY TOHOLD LOCAL ORREGIONAL... END OFTHE YEARTOURNAMENTS.TODAY PRES

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