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The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has approved its proposal to move forward with a winter sports season and set the first dates for practices and games. The first possible practice date for winter sports is Tuesday, Jan. 19 with games beginning on or after Monday, Feb. 8, according to the CIAC. The association’s board approved the plan Thursday morning. The…

While championship banners hang on the walls of East Catholic High School’s gymnasium, its basketball court has been quiet for months. With word today though, that basketball will resume, the reigning state champs, who were also ranked first in the state when last season was halted, are thrilled. “Everybody was ecstatic,” said head coach Luke Reilly. “You know the...

The CIAC Board of Controls approved a plan for the winter sports season on Thursday.

While some sports will get underway soon, others will not be able to hold their winter seasons under the approved CIAC plan.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Sports Association has released its proposal to move forward with a winter sports season. The plan, made in consultation with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, assesses each sport’s risk level for COVID-19 transmission. The only sport categorized as low-risk is swimming. Basketball, ice hockey, gymnastics, and indoor track are all categorized as moderate-risk, according to...

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference says efforts it has taken to protect student-athletes from the spread of coronavirus through school sports have been successful. Local Department of Health contact tracing identified five cases in which a total of seven students contracted the virus through participating in a school sports event. That’s out of more than 28,000 student-athletes who took part…

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference says efforts it has taken to protect student-athletes from the spread of coronavirus through school sports have been successful.

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Earlier this month, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference postponed the start of winter sports after the state laid out new rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the start date has been postponed again as cases in the state continue to rise. On Tuesday, the CIAC Board of Control announced its decision to postpone the start of winter…

The CIAC has delayed the start of the winter sports season until at least mid-January.

The CIAC has voted to postpone winter sports until late January in 2021.

On Tuesday, the CIAC Board of Control is set to meet to discuss the guidelines for winter sports.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is planning to postpone all “high risk” winter sports until after January 1, 2021, while moderate and lower risk sports will be allowed to start practice in December, according to a copy of the plan NBC Connecticut obtained from a source with direct knowledge. According to the copy of the proposal, high-risk sports like wrestling,…

Six states have joined Connecticut in suspending interstate youth hockey activities through the end of the year.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is postponing the start of the school winter sports season. The season, which was scheduled to begin on November 21, will be delayed until a later date, according to CIAC executive director Greg Lungarini. He said they have decided to delay the season until they hear guidance from the Department of Public Health on guidelines…

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Commission Tuesday breathed life into the possibility of having a high school football season at some point during the school year. The CIAC announced it will establish an alternative season in the second semester for full-contact 11-on-11 football and any other sports that don’t complete at least 40% of their games during the regularly scheduled season….

The CIAC has announced plans for a full contact football season in the spring but admits the plans are fluid.

Since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled full-contact high school football in the fall, independent leagues are gaining traction across the state.