By Bob Grotz Eagles Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz interrupted his Zoom conference Friday to urge the PIAA not to give in to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that high school sports in Pennsylvania be shelved until January 2021. Ertz challenged the governor, the PIAA, state health authorities and high schools to find a way… Read More
Pa. recommends no school sports until 2021: Gov. Wolf
By Edward Sutelan Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he believes there should be no sports in Pennsylvania for the remainder of the year. During a his press conference, Wolf was asked about the PIAA giving sports the green light to resume athletics in the state, to which he responded that “the recommendation is that we… Read More
Penncrest delays fall sports as leagues across Pennsylvania opt for late starts
By Terry Toohey It’s looking more and more like the fall high school sports season is going to start later than usual thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penncrest High School pushed the start of its fall in-season practices back to Aug. 24 for safety, the school announced on Twitter Tuesday. That includes the heat acclimation… Read More
PIAA’s decision leaves many administrators scratching their heads
By Matthew DeGeorge If you looked at Wednesday’s declaration by the PIAA about the future of fall high school sports and wondered what’s next, you’re not alone. Many school administrators are in the same boat. The PIAA’s determination ceded scheduling control to school districts in the face of whatever the COVID-19 pandemic looks like in… Read More
PIAA votes to move forward with several plans for fall season
By Neil Geoghegan In what was probably one of the most anticipated announcements in Pennsylvania high school sports history, the state’s governing body voted Wednesday in favor of moving forward with plans to play sports this fall season. In the throes of a global pandemic, and with heat acclimatization set to begin in less than… Read More
My job depends on high school sports, and I still don’t think they should be played
By Steve Moore In a public, four-plus hour Zoom meeting this week, the school board and superintendent in my home district discussed many important issues. One stuck with me while lying in bed a few hours later. On the two days a week my 6-year-old daughter goes to school, can she have class outside? It’s… Read More
Fall sports amid the virus … so far, PIAA says it’s OK to play
By Matt Smith The PIAA’s surprise announcement Wednesday to “stay the course” as it pertains to fall sports was met with a polarizing response. Many were thrilled the PIAA took action and unequivocally stated there will be sports in August, unless directed otherwise by the state politicians. And many others were outraged and complaining that… Read More
NCAA lays out plan for playing but warns of surging pandemic
By Ralph D. Russo The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim. If the games can go on, the NCAA says college athletes should be tested for COVID-19 no more than… Read More
PIAA ‘staying the course’ with fall sports for now
By Matt Allibone College conferences around the country are suspending or canceling fall sports, but the PIAA is sticking with the status quo and planning to move ahead with fall athletics as scheduled. That could change over the next month depending on state government restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic develops. A major development on the topic… Read More
Time ticking away as PIAA stays mum on fall season sports
By Matt Smith What will happen in August to high school sports around here? Nobody has the answer. Not coaches, not administrators, not parents, not the PIAA. Aug. 10 marks the first day on PIAA’s fall sports schedule. Real, organized practicing is permitted. Technically, it’s called heat acclimatization week. Physical contact is forbidden. The following… Read More
