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By Garth Meyer
Whitman County Gazette 

WIAA: 'Fall' sports may begin Feb. 1

 

January 14, 2021

Genesee quarterback Angus Young, a Colton sophomore in 2019-2020, readies for a snap.

RENTON - The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Executive Board voted to amend its season schedule Jan. 6, moving traditional fall sports to the 2020-21 Season 1 while choosing to review Seasons 2 and 3 at its Jan. 19 meeting.

WIAA Season 1 will span seven weeks in length, beginning with pre-competition practices on Feb. 1 and ending March 20.

The sports scheduled for this season include cross country, football, golf (alternate) and volleyball.

The change comes after Gov. Jay Inslee announced Jan. 5 the "Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery" plan which outlined a new set of guidelines and metrics for the resumption of education-based sports and activities in Washington.

Sports will maintain their previously assigned risk levels; however, the level of participation for each activity will vary in Phase 1 or Phase 2.

"The change in guidelines allow all traditional fall sports to be played in Phase 2 while we still do not have a clear pathway to the high risk indoor activities of basketball, competitive cheer and dance, and wrestling" said WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman. "With that in mind, moving fall sports to Season 1 will hopefully provide the most opportunities to participate."

While the Executive Board will provide a uniform season schedule concluding in regional culminating events, it has granted each WIAA league or district around the state the ability to reschedule seasons to best fit their local communities.

WIAA staff will continue to work with the Department of Health to gain more clarity surrounding the guidelines that were issued on Jan. 5.

"As we continue to gather more information and evaluate the new metrics, the Board will be able to make better decisions about the remainder of the year," Hoffman said.

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Garth Meyer, Former reporter

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Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.

 

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