High School Sports
States revisit playing fall football: Colorado (yes), Minnesota (maybe), Illinois (no) and Connecticut (no)
High school football players in Colorado have been a rollercoaster ride. Will they play football this fall? No, yes, no, yes? It all started Aug. 4, when the Colorado High School Activities Association announced football, along with other sports, would be moved to the spring season, joining several other state in making that determination. Things […]
Sept. 14 update: How each state is handling high school football this fall
We’ve adjusted our map on the different stages of high school football across the country. We’ve broken states up into three basic categories: Green (26 states), Yellow (6 states) and Red (18 states, plus the District of Columbia). Green indicates that the high school football season has started in some section of that state. Deep […]
More changes for high school football in fall: Maine it out; Delaware back in
The net number of states that won’t be playing high school football this fall remains at 18, but there was still a lot more movement on Thursday. First Maine appeared to be the 19th state to cancel the fall tackle football season. But then the number moved back to 18 when Delaware announced plans to […]
New York pushes football to spring; Colorado votes against bringing football back in fall
LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday that football, volleyball and competitive cheer fall seasons will be postponed until March to address concerns associated with the novel coronavirus. “We’ve spent two days speaking with nearly 500 athletic directors across the state and it’s clear that administering high-risk […]
Sept. 8 update: How each state is handling high school football this fall
We’ve adjusted our map on the different stages of high school football across the country. We’ve broken states up into three basic categories: Green (23 states), Yellow (10 states) and Red (17 states, plus the District of Columbia). Green indicates that the high school football season has started in some section of that state. […]
Michigan reverses course, will play high school sports this fall
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday the lifting of restrictions that will allow athletic competitions to resume in regions of the state where they have been restricted. Her administration released guidance, however, recommending against — but not prohibiting — sports involving more than occasional and fleeting contact: football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, […]
Student-led petition to bring back fall prep sports in Washington gains support
An online petition to Gov. Jay Inslee to bring back high school fall sports has exceeded 6,600 signatures by Monday afternoon. The petition started on change.org by Cole Norah, a senior running back for the Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, launched the petition Monday representing a group called “Student Athletes of Washington.” (SAW) Norah […]
Eli Sports Network offering free weekly broadcasts of prep football games from past seasons
The Eli Sports Network will help fill your Friday night entertainment by providing webcasts of classic high school football games each week of the postponed 2020 season. You can access these broadcasts free of charge from the ESN website. A different game will be offered each week. “This is like when HBO offers a free […]
Idaho High School football scores for Aug. 28
High school football scores from Friday, Aug. 28, in Idaho: Aberdeen 20, American Falls 8 Bear Lake 49, Rich County, Utah 0 Blackfoot 40, Thunder Ridge 21 Butte County 42, Watersprings 8 Clark Fork 50, Wallace 6 Clearwater Valley 60, Salmon River 12 Deary 74, Troy 28 Dietrich 44, Garden Valley 32 Eureka, Mont. 14, […]
In need of some high school football? Here is this weekend’s schedule of games in Idaho
There won’t be in high school football this fall in Washington, or Oregon for that matter. But there is high school football just across the border in Idaho, where the season gets going in full steam this weekend. Here are this weekend’s schedule of high school football games in Idaho, per Idahosports.com FRIDAY Rockland vs. […]