fall sports

Massachusetts student athletes and their coaches will be required to wear masks for indoor activities this fall, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Thursday. The requirement doesn’t cover outdoor activity, where masks are optional for students and coaches. “Wishing all member schools a smooth start to the school year and a memorable fall sports season!” MIAA Executive Director Bob...

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association board says when it comes to masks for fall sports, the decision should be up to each individual school board and local community.

After someone exposed to a known coronavirus case went to campus, officials at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, say they are switching to remote learning and canceling fall sports.

Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, has ended its fall sports season and is moving to remote learning through the rest of October because of “significant community exposure” to people with COVID-19, the headmaster said in a letter to the school community. Headmaster Timothy Powers said a person who was last on campus on Oct. 8 tested positive for COVID-19….

Officials are postponing fall sports at Worcester Pubic Schools, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring.

Officials are postponing fall sports in Worcester, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring. The city has seen coronavirus clusters in long-term care facilities, restaurants, group gatherings and at the local fire department. Health officials have reported 6,550 total positive cases, an increase of 141…

All school fall sports in Worcester were postponed just days before practice was set to begin after the city’s being designated as high risk of spreading the coronavirus by Massachusetts health officials Wednesday. Any city in the COVID-19 red zone on the state’s map — high-risk cities are marked red — must postpone the fall season to Feb. 22-April 25,…

Just a day before practice was supposed to start, Worcester became the latest Massachusetts school district to postpone fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic.

While some districts are still finalizing fall sports plans, many schools in New Hampshire are gearing up for full-contact football practices to start next week. At Sanborn Regional High School, Connor Fitzgerald and his teammates have been training all summer. It’s a good thing because their season starts on Sept. 8. “It’s going to be like a dream come...

With the start of the high school athletic season in Maine pushed back to Sept. 14, uncertainty remains among players and coaches.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released new sport-by-sport guidance Friday on fall school athletics. The MIAA’s fall season will officially start on Sept. 18. Activities approved by the agency’s board of directors for the fall season include soccer, gymnastics, cross country, field hockey, girls’ volleyball, swim and dive, golf and dance. However, there will be no competitive school football,...

From Iowa to Florida, parents of Big Ten athletes from all around the United States convened outside the athletic conference’s headquarters in suburban Rosemont Friday, seeking more information about the decision to cancel sports for the fall. Approximately 30 people gathered in a grassy area across from the Big Ten headquarters in the morning hours, wearing school jerseys and hoping…

College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next 10 months if an NCAA recommendation is approved later this week.

The group that oversees high school sports in Massachusetts has determined that higher-risk sports like football will not be played in the fall.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association met Wednesday morning to review recommendations on an updated calendar for school sports. The guidelines proposed by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the MIAA’s COVID-19 Task Force call for no competitive school football, cheerleading or unified basketball this fall. Districts located in communities designated by the state as high-risk, based...

Sports guidelines must be approved by board of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and could change throughout the year, according to an announcement from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shared by the MIAA. The MIAA’s board of directors will meet Wednesday to review the recommendations.

State education officials are reviewing school districts’ initial reopening plans and expect to issue guidance on athletics and extracurricular activities next week, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday. Speaking during a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce panel on school reopenings, Riley said his department will return feedback to districts on their plans this week so school committees…

The Maine Principals’ Association is delaying the start of fall sports in hopes of salvaging a shortened season for high schools. The start of fall practice has been delayed from Aug. 17 to Sept. 8, which is the day after Labor Day. The preseason will last only two weeks, with the first games no earlier than Sept. 18. “We hope…

Fall sports are being put on hold for many young athletes in Massachusetts.