Friday, May 3, 2024
One of the things I’ve grown accustomed to during our time spent in a Covid world is the feeling that time has sort of lost its shape. Since March of 2020, the pandemic has upended our daily routines, disrupted our normal schedules, and left many—myself included—struggling to piece together exactly […]
After 18 months of confusion, hesitation and deliberation, the high school sports scene finally gained a sense of normalcy on Monday as fall sports—including “high-risk” activities—officially held their first day of preseason practices. Despite concerns regarding rising COVID infection rates, Section I—and the rest of New York State—appears to be […]
As someone who has covered high school athletics since 2007, I feel pretty comfortable in my ability to say that this past fall season was unlike any season of sports I’ve ever been a part of. Starting with the postponement of high-risk sports like football and the very uncertainty of […]
LIVE MIKE When it comes to high school sports—at least on the state level—it seems as though the last few months have been a case of taking one step forward and two steps back. Perhaps that fact has never been more obvious than it was this past week, as local […]
After months of discussions, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association officially announced its return to play guidelines on Sept. 4. On Friday afternoon, the NYSPHSAA released a 49-page document with instructions for member schools on how to take the field this fall while complying with state […]
