posted on December 26, 2020 17:20
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Dec. 26 – The concluding rounds of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving will be completed during January, as the MHSAA continues to follow all emergency orders from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). Football teams may begin two days of outdoor, non-contact conditioning and drills, wearing helmets and shoulder pads with physical distancing, on Monday, Dec. 28, in advance of the first round of testing Dec. 30 as part of an MDHHS rapid testing pilot program. Schools will test players, coaches and other team personnel, with full-contact practice then allowed after a first round of negative results. The testing program will utilize BinaxNOW antigen tests that produce results within 15 minutes.
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EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Saturday that all remaining fall sports tournaments will conclude by January 30.
While the football tournament is now set to resume on January 9, it’s not known yet when the girls volleyball tournament will resume or when the girls swimming and diving finals will take place.
Football teams may begin two days of outdoor, non-contact conditioning and drills, wearing helmets and shoulder pads with physical distancing, on Monday in advance of the first round of testing on Wednesday as part of an Michigan Department of Health and Human Services rapid testing pilot program.