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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.

The argument to play or not to play for any high risk sport seems to have a grey area.

The CIAC has announced it will not sanction full-contact football for the fall season.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that it has officially canceled the high school football season for this fall. The CIAC said the decision was made in alignment with the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s recommendation that football is a “high-risk” sport in relation to the possible spread of COVID-19. “CIAC made every effort to weigh all factors...

The state Department of Public Health has responded to the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s latest round of guidance on how to play fall sports this season Monday, with a particular focus on the question of whether there is a way to safely play high school football amid the coronavirus pandemic. The CIAC’s latest fall sports guidance, which was presented...

Friday night was supposed to be Cheshire’s first game of the season. Instead, the field is empty. But every player and every team across the state is hoping for a chance to play. For the Cheshire Rams, it’s another night of practice, and still, no one knows where it’ll lead. “Obviously our hopes for our senior year, just to...

The governor’s chief of staff, the state Department of Health and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference met Friday to discuss how to safely hold school sports, including football, and CIAC said it has presented some new strategies intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which the Department of Health with review. Glenn Lungarini, the executive director of CIAC, said...

The CIAC and DPH met Friday to discuss ways student athletes could play football with mitigation strategies.

The governor’s chief of staff, the state Department of Health and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference are meeting this morning to discuss how to safely hold school sports and the meeting is happening this morning after the governor called for the meeting.

The governor has called for the state Department of Health to meet with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference about how to safely hold school sports and the meeting is happening this morning.

Hundreds of players, coaches, and parents gathered at the State Capitol in Hartford Wednesday evening to protest the decision to cancel full-contact football for the season. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced last week that it would not move forward with 11-on-11 football games after hearing from the Connecticut Department of Public Health that the agency considered it a high-risk…

More than 1,000 people gathered at the Capitol calling for a fall high school football season.

Student athletes held a rally at the state capitol to make their voices heard about their desire to play football this season.

In Middletown, parents, students, and coaches had one message for the Board of Education: let them play. As schools across the state open back up, many want to know whether students will be allowed back on the track, the field, and in the pool. “Being a senior, it’s my final season as a swimmer, and we would honestly do...

The Middletown Board of Education approved soccer, swim and dive, cross country, cheer, and volleyball to resume starting Wednesday.

Many Connecticut high school student-athletes gathered in West Hartford to make their objective clear: they want to play full-contact, 11-on-11 football this year. “Let us play”: Players, parents and coaches chanted that refrain loudly as the group marched from Blue Back Square to Town Hall in West Hartford. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced Friday that it was canceling full-contact…

Many Connecticut high school student-athletes gathered in West Hartford to make their objective clear: they want to play full-contact, 11-on-11 football this year.

Just 24 hours after finding out that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled full-contact high school football, Berlin football players were helping with a youth flag football program. Flag football is moderate risk because of the limited contact. “It helps in some ways just getting involved with the sport still and just knowing that you’re doing something to help the…