EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Friday that the three remaining Fall tournaments will resume, with teams allowed to restart practice on Monday.
The activities were allowed to resume by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and a plan was approved by the MHSAA’s Representative Council.
According to a press release from the MHSAA, The Football, Girls Volleyball and Girls Swimming & Diving teams and individuals still participating in tournament play will be allowed to do so as part of an MDHHS pilot rapid testing program designed to gain insight and collect data on the spread of COVID-19 as the department plans to provide expanded rapid testing availability to schools in January. It is anticipated that specifics and details of the Fall tournament pilot testing program will be coming from the MDHHS.
The Football Playoffs will begin again Saturday, January 2 with Regional Finals for 11-player teams and Semifinals for 8-player teams.
The 8-player championship games in both divisions and all 11-player Semifinals will be played the following Saturday, January 9.
The football season will conclude with the 11-Player Finals in all divisions the weekend of January 15 and 16.
All Semifinals in both 11 and 8-player will be played at home sites. Sites for the championship games will be finalized soon.
The Girls Volleyball Tournament will begin again with Quarterfinals on Tuesday, January 5. The Semifinals and Finals will be played January 7, 8 and 9 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.
The Girls Swimming & Diving Finals with return with its three Lower Peninsula Finals competed during the weekend of January 15 and 16 with one division at each of three locations. Diving would be completed January 15, with swimming the following day.
All previous safety protocols remain in place and no spectators will be allowed at the Fall tournament events.
All indoor Winter sports – which are not part of the pilot rapid testing program – remain on pause from the MDHHS until January 16.
The Representative Council will meet again Tuesday, December 22, to discuss details for Winter sports.
All Spring 2021 sports are expected to begin on time and play complete seasons concluding with their traditional MHSAA Tournament dates in May and June.
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