Coronavirus High School Sports Information

High School athletic associations around the country are postponing and canceling events and seasons as the guidelines for responding to coronavirus change. Additionally, school districts are taking precautionary measures both inside and outside the classroom to protect students and the community. As high school athletic associations continue to monitor the status of the coronavirus and take necessary actions, we will update this section with the latest information that is made available.

You can get additional information by visiting some of our other coronavirus resources below:

High school athletic associations coronavirus updates by state

Alabama

AHSAA: All Schools Closed. Updated March 16

Alaska

ASAA Postpones Spring Activities. Updated March 15

Arizona

AIA Executive Board votes to not cancel or postpone spring championship season. Updated March 16

Arkansas

Arkansas Activities Association Implements “Dead Period” for Schools. Updated March 16

California

CIF cancels all remaining State Basketball Championship games. Updated March 12

Colorado

CHSAA cancels remaining state basketball tournaments and suspends all spring sports/activities until April 6. Updated March 13

Connecticut

CIAC Cancels Remainder of Winter Tournaments. Updated March 10

Delaware

Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) cancels 2020 Basketball Tournament. Updated March 12

Florida

FHSAA postpones all sports, no decision on state series or state championship. Updated March 16

Georgia

GHSA recommends all member schools suspend spring sports activities until further notice. Updated March 17

Hawaii

HHSAA directive places moratorium on practices effective immediately and Hawaii interscholastic competition suspended. Updated March 16

Idaho

Idaho High School Activities Association Suspends Sports and Activities. Updated March 17

Illinois

IHSA recommends that no schools organize any spring sport practices or games. Updated March 17

Indiana

IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Postponed. Updated March 13

Iowa

IHSAA: Spring Activities Suspended. Updated March 16

Kansas

KSHSAA suspends all spring sports and activities. Updated March 17

Kentucky

Athletic Dead Period Instituted for KHSAA Athletic Programs in all Sports and Sport-Activities. Updated March 17

Louisiana

LHSAA adheres to Governor’s 30-day closure of the K-12 public schools by postponing remaining Winter and Spring athletic events. Updated March 16

Maine

MPA Delays Start of Spring Sport Season. Updated March 13

Maryland

MPSSAA limits interscholastic athletics following Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Updated March 13

Massachusetts

MIAA Board of Directors voted to cancel the Basketball and Ice Hockey championship games and delayed the start of the 2020 spring sport season to March 30, 2020. Updated March 12

Michigan

MHSAA: All High School Sports Activities on Hold. Updated March 17

Minnesota

Minnesota State High School League Spring Activity Participation Limitations. Update March 17

Mississippi

All MHSAA competition and practice suspended through March 29. Updated March 17

Missouri

MSHSAA Cancels Remaining District Tournaments and MSHSAA Cancels Show-Me Showdown Basketball Tournament and Championship. Updated March 16

Montana

MHSA Spring Activities Suspended Indefinitely Updated March 16

Nebraska

All NSAA activity practices and competitions suspended. Updated March 16

Nevada

NIAA suspending spring sports season effective Monday, March 16. Updated March 16

New Hampshire

NHIAA cancels remainder of 2020 Winter Tournament events. Updated March 17

New Jersey

NJSIAA: No interscholastic athletic competition until schools reopen. Updated March 16

New Mexico

NMAA to postpone the State Spirit Championships and suspend all activity programs and spring athletic programs until further notice. Updated March 17

New York

An Update on NYSPHSAA Winter Championships and Spring Sports. Updated March 13

North Carolina

NCHSAA COVID-19 Update: Basketball championships postponed and all interscholastic athletics suspended. Updated March 12

North Dakota

All NDHSAA sports and activities continue to be suspended indefinitely Updated March 17

Ohio

OHSAA Postpones Regional and State Boys Basketball, State Girls Basketball, State Ice Hockey and State Individual Wrestling Tournaments. Updated March 13

Oklahoma

OSSAA prohibits all practice, competition based on State Department of Education recommendations. Updated March 17

Oregon

OSAA is suspending practices and contests for all spring sports and activities through March 31.

Pennsylvania

All school activities including sports practices cancelled following directive from Governor and PIAA Board of Directors suspend the PIAA basketball and AA boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving championships for minimum of two weeks. Updated March 16

Rhode Island

Remaining RIIL winter tournaments cancelled; Start of spring sports delayed one week. Updated March 12

South Carolina

South Carolina High School League is suspending all Spring sport activities from March 16, 2020 through April 5, 2020. Updated March 16

South Dakota

Remainder of the SDHSAA Class B Girls Basketball tournament and all SDHSAA state basketball tournaments postponed. Updated March 13

Tennessee

TSSAA urges schools to follow Governor’s recommendation to suspend interscholastic athletics. Updated March 16

Texas

University Interscholastic League (UIL) is suspending all UIL sanctioned contests, rehearsals, practices and workouts due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Updated March 16

Utah

UHSAA Suspends Activities and Athletics, Including Practice and/or Team Gatherings, Beginning March 16 for at least Two Weeks. Updated March 13

Vermont

2020 spring sports season postponed until April 6th and Remainder of Winter Sports Tournament Cancelled. Updated March 16

Virginia

All school-sponsored activities, including athletics and practices, not allowed and spring sport season delayed two weeks. Updated March 14

Washington

WIAA COVID-19 Updates. Updated March 17

West Virginia

All AA Boys’ Regional Games Postponed and Girls’ State Tournament Suspended Until Further Notice. Updated March 12

Wisconsin

Governor’s Executive Order Suspends Spring Sports Seasons and WIAA Cancels All Remaining Winter State Tournament Series Events. Updated March 13

Wyoming

All activities suspended until April 6. Updated March 16

About NCSA

The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt throughout the sports community. As we head into the spring and summer season, there is a lot of uncertainty into how the youth sports community will be impacted. At NCSA we are believers on the importance of sports first and recruiting experts second. We are making all of our research into the impacts of COVID-19 public to help in any way we can. We will continue to update these materials as updates are necessary. Please send any questions or requests to updates@ncsasports.org.

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