Tell me it isn’t so.
But no, it is so. The long-awaited high school football season that was supposed to start this weekend is being postponed even longer. It’s a major blow to all student athletes, coaches and administrators.
The Department of Education is delaying the start of football season and all of fall sports until all participating athletes get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a letter sent today to parents by interim superintendent Keith T. Hayashi.
The plan (and hope) is to get all sports going by Sept. 24. That would have a big effect on all of the sports, especially football. If the football season begins Sept. 24, seven full weeks will be lost.
The football season was supposed to begin this weekend with eight scheduled games. By Tuesday, that number of total games was down to five with two cancellations and one postponement due to COVID-19 related reasons (apparently, positive tests).
