Minnesota high school sports fans! Are you ready for some football and volleyball?
That's the good news for athletes and fans throughout Minnesota as the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors, in a special virtual meeting Monday, approved the return of high school football and volleyball to a fall schedule.
However, it will be a shorter season than usual with teams playing a six game schedule starting Friday, October 9 and ending November 13. There will be two playoff weeks and the season will come to a close at the latest, November 28.
Since the playoff format will be two weeks, will there be a Prep Bowl in 2020. To the knowledge of the author of this blog it is doubtful because of restrictions on the number of fans in attendance and also that no fans have been allowed in US Bank Stadium for Viking games due to the pandemic.
As for regular season and section games played outside, the maximum number of spectators will be capped at 250.
The St. Louis Park Orioles will be one of many teams opening up the 2020 campaign on October 9 as Jason Foster begins his maiden voyage as head coach in Chaska at 7 PM. The Orioles home opener is the following week, October 16 as they will host the Waconia Wildcats at 7 PM.
Going inside to volleyball, practice begins September 28 with regular season match play starting October 8. The regular season will consist of 14 matches with no weekend tournaments. That means that the most prestigious of regular season tournaments, the Apple Valley Invitational will not be held this season.
Also, fans will not be allowed to attend due to COVID 19 restrictions.
St. Louis Park opens their season on Thursday October 8 at Benilde-St-Margaret's and travel to Bloomington Kennedy on the 13th. Their home opener will be against the Chanhassen Storm on Thursday, October 15, also a 7 PM start.
Get ready for an exciting though later football and volleyball season.
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