April 20, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.
Outlook is grim for OHSAA spring sports
OHSAA
Outlook is grim for OHSAA spring sports
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three of its five bordering states have canceled spring sports.
Ohio is on the short list of those across the country that is still holding out hope the coronavirus pandemic will pass and sports will still be played this spring.
But it took a turn last week.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association all but formally canceled the spring sports season according to a memo executive director Jerry Snodgrass sent to school administrators on Friday.
“With (Thursday’s) news conferences, plans appear to be moving forward to ‘open up’ the nation and Ohio in ‘Phases,’” Snodgrass said in the memo, which was released to media on Saturday. “It was stated that, ‘schools that are currently closed should remain closed.’
“When this is confirmed by Gov. (Mike) DeWine and/or State Superintendent of Schools (Paolo) DeMaria, we will be confirming the cancelation of spring sports as we have previously indicated.”
On March 12, the day the girls basketball state tournament was set to begin, the OHSAA announced it was postponing the tournament as well as the remainder of the boys basketball, ice hockey and wrestling tournaments.
Two weeks later the organization officially canceled those respective tournaments, but was still optimistic to hold a spring sports season once schools were allowed to reopen May 1.
Earlier this month, state associations across the country began canceling their respective spring sports season. Indiana nixed its season April 2, and Michigan followed the next day.
On April 8, Ohio, still hopeful spring sports could happen, announced a revised spring sports schedule.
A day later, Pennsylvania canceled its spring sports, leaving just Kentucky and West Virginia as Ohio’s bordering states that have yet to axe the season.
In all, 30 associations, including the District of Columbia, have canceled spring sports, while 21 have suspended the season.
States still holding out hope are Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Ohio is on the short list of those across the country that is still holding out hope the coronavirus pandemic will pass and sports will still be played this spring.
But it took a turn last week.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association all but formally canceled the spring sports season according to a memo executive director Jerry Snodgrass sent to school administrators on Friday.
“With (Thursday’s) news conferences, plans appear to be moving forward to ‘open up’ the nation and Ohio in ‘Phases,’” Snodgrass said in the memo, which was released to media on Saturday. “It was stated that, ‘schools that are currently closed should remain closed.’
“When this is confirmed by Gov. (Mike) DeWine and/or State Superintendent of Schools (Paolo) DeMaria, we will be confirming the cancelation of spring sports as we have previously indicated.”
On March 12, the day the girls basketball state tournament was set to begin, the OHSAA announced it was postponing the tournament as well as the remainder of the boys basketball, ice hockey and wrestling tournaments.
Two weeks later the organization officially canceled those respective tournaments, but was still optimistic to hold a spring sports season once schools were allowed to reopen May 1.
Earlier this month, state associations across the country began canceling their respective spring sports season. Indiana nixed its season April 2, and Michigan followed the next day.
On April 8, Ohio, still hopeful spring sports could happen, announced a revised spring sports schedule.
A day later, Pennsylvania canceled its spring sports, leaving just Kentucky and West Virginia as Ohio’s bordering states that have yet to axe the season.
In all, 30 associations, including the District of Columbia, have canceled spring sports, while 21 have suspended the season.
States still holding out hope are Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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