Pending School Boards’ Approval, D9 Teams in IU-9 Won’t Start Until Sept. 14; Will Play in IU-9 “Bubble”
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PFN Staff | August 24, 2020
RIDGWAY, Pa. – The 14 public school districts that make up Intermediate Unit 9 in the northern half of District 9 won’t play fall high school sports until Sept. 14 and will most likely play in a “bubble” that only includes each other.
“Following the PIAA’s vote on Friday, Aug. 21, to allow fall sports to be a local decision and in the absence of a response from Governor Wolf and Secretary Levine, the superintendents of the public schools in the McKean, Elk, Cameron, and Potter counties will propose to each of their respective school boards, a regional fall sports schedule with the first week of competition being Sept. 14,” a media release posted on Ridgway’s Facebook page said.
The Sept. 14 start date means that, if approved, football teams from IU-9 schools won’t play their first game until Sept. 18, a week after the rest of District 9 is slated to start. It also means other sports, including golf and tennis, which were slated to start this week and next week, will not start until Sept. 14
According to the release, the athletic directors and high school principals in each of the schools are in the process of revising schedules in preparation for the individual District’s proposals. A meeting of all District 9 athletic directors is expected to take place Tuesday, Aug. 25, several sources have told D9and10Sports.com.
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