It's the end of an era. Or at least a very long timeout. Calling it part of an "elitist mentality," the MIAA has decided to pause all Super 8 tournaments, including the storied boys hockey one, for the next four years. The MIAA's Tournament Management Committee voted 12-2 Thursday morning to accept a recommendation from the association's Blue Ribbon Committee to not accept any applications for Division 1A (Super 8) tournaments until July 1, 2025. Hull High Athletic Director Scott Paine and Wellesley AD John Brown cast the only no votes with Paine lamenting, "You've got 30 years of history in that (hockey) tournament." The vote means there will be no Super 8 tournaments in any sports before the 2025-26 school year as the MIAA ponders whether they have a place in the new statewide playoff format that's being introduced for all sports beginning with the 2021-22 school year.