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There won’t be any high school football in Rhode Island this fall, but most other scholastic sports will be allowed to go on and there is the possibility that football will be played in the spring, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Friday. Acknowledging that school sports are “vital,” the Democratic governor said at a news conference […]
Football is back on for the fall in Michigan after an executive order issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday that allowed gyms to reopen and allowed more organized sports to resume if masks are worn. Whitmer’s order, which takes effect Wednesday, allows for the reopening of fitness centers and indoor pools in a swath of […]
The governing body for Pennsylvania interscholastic sports decided Friday to move forward with the fall season, rejecting the governor’s recommendation that all youth sports be postponed until 2021 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association had delayed the start of fall sports by two weeks after […]
BOSTON — There likely won’t be any high school football in Massachusetts this fall, although other sports will probably be played and there is hope that football can be played later in the school year, officials said Wednesday. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved a recommendation from the Department of Elementary and […]
HERRIMAN, Utah — Fans wore masks and players drank from their own water bottles instead of sharing Thursday night at what was said to be the first high school football game in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The stands were sold out at 25% capacity at Herriman High School in […]
This story has been updated as of 2:58 p.m., May 28 HARTFORD — Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S. Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course […]
HARTFORD — The U.S. Justice Department is getting involved in a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from competing as girls in interscholastic sports. Attorney General William Barr signed what is known as a statement of interest Tuesday, arguing against the policy of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the […]
HARTFORD — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports. Selina Soule, of Glastonbury High School, Alanna Smith, of Danbury High School, and Chelsea Mitchell, of Canton High School, are represented by the conservative nonprofit organization Alliance Defending […]
MONTVILLE — For decades the Montville High School athletic teams have competed as the “Indians” with the blessing of the Mohegans, the Native American tribe that traces its local history back centuries and today operates one of the world’s biggest casinos. Then last week, the Mohegan Tribe announced that it no longer supports the use […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Democratic speaker of the Connecticut House says state lawmakers should consider whether to ban Native American athletic nicknames and symbols at public high schools after one school restored its Redmen mascot just months after dropping it. “I’d like to see a bill introduced to have a public hearing and have the […]
Media microphones were ultimately moved to far right and left of Mr. Hanford. pic.twitter.com/RE5y8YKptl — Kevin Galliford (@KallMeKG) January 9, 2020 KILLINGLY (AP) — The Killingly Board of Education voted to bring back a controversial Native American-themed athletic mascot. Killingly’s board opted to reinstate the Redmen mascot at a meeting Wednesday, the Norwich Bulletin reported. […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The federal Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into Connecticut’s policy that allows transgender high school athletes to compete as the gender with which they identify. The investigation was announced in a letter Wednesday from the arm of the U.S. Department of Education. It follows a complaint in June […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Three Connecticut girls who have run high school track have filed a federal discrimination complaint saying a statewide policy on transgender athletes has cost them top finishes in races and possibly college scholarships. The complaint filed Monday with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights was submitted by the conservative […]
NORWICH — Two administrators at a Connecticut high school have been placed on paid leave amid an investigation into a coach fired after he was charged with sexually assaulting two students. Norwich Free Academy did not publicly identify the administrators placed on leave Wednesday or give a reason for the suspensions. The Norwich Bulletin reports […]
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old Connecticut boy broke down Tuesday during his initial court appearance and a brawl broke out after the courtroom was cleared. Eighteen-year-old Shyhiem Adams, of Hartford, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Justin Brady. Brady, an Enfield High School student, was […]
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut high school track coach has resigned and two teachers have been placed on leave amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving a student. Rocky Hill Public Schools Superintendent Mark Zito said in a statement the coach resigned from his assistant coaching position on May 29. The coach […]
