MHSAA cancels all spring sports for 2020 season

When Governor Tate Reeves ordered schools to stay closed throughout the remainder of the spring semester, it forced the hand of the Mississippi High School Activities Association to follow suit.

- when governor tate reeves - ordered schools to stay - closed throughout the remainder- of the spring - semester... it forced the hand- of the mississippi high school- activities association... to- follow suit.- the end result is a lost 20-20- season, for all spring sports i- the magnolia state... due to th- on-going corona-virus - pandemic.

- this morning... the m-h-s-a-a - executive committee voted - to cancel all sports and- activities... until the start o- the - 2020-2021 academic year.- - - - per m-h-s-a-a rules...- competition, practice or- tryouts are not allowed while - schools are closed... leaving - the governing body... with only- one real choice.- that leaves baseball... - softball... powerlifting... - golf... tennis... track and - field... and archery... with no- champions, for the 20-20 season- next up on the calendar is the- start of off-season - activities, on june 1st... or - until further notice.

- - in a statement from m-h-s-a-a - executive director don- hinton... he says, quote... whe- governor reeves made the- announcement schools would be - closed for the remainder of - the current 2019-20 school- year... both m-h-s-a-a- leadership- and the executive committee...- felt the time had - come to cancel all activities - and athletics as well.- he goes on to say... this is an- extremely difficult day...- because we know how much work,- dedication and sacrifice- these students, coaches and - their families have put into- these sports and activities...- that are unable to finish their- spring seasons.

- we join all of our schools in - anticipation of a successful- return to sports and- activities... in the fall of- 2020... - un-quote.