The fall high school sports season in Minnesota has been a whirly twirly topsy one with late starts, postponements and cancellations due to the COVID 19 pandemic. But it all came to an abrupt end on November 19 since Governor Tim Walz instituted a four week pause on youth and high school sports in the state.
This also meant the football and volleyball seasons would end without a true state champion. For football, it would be the first time since the state tournament era began in 1972 that there will be no state tournament.
Even the Prep Bowl, which has been held since 1982 will not take place in 2019 the two days after Thanksgiving and that will leave US Bank Stadium, the current Prep Bowl site empty.
Since the football season has no state champion since 1971, HSGN has been in the process of researching a future article about the last pre state tournament season. It should be online prior to Thanksgiving.
Now where does that leave the upcoming winter sports season? Will winter sports begin as scheduled,or will some games need to be rescheduled due to the start of practice before the season begins? Or will our Governor extend the moratorium on high school sports if the number of COVID 19 cases doesn't improve?
It's a hard question to answer but we will likely know by December 19 if wrestlers, basketball and hockey players as well as skiers, swimmers and gymnasts can start their respective seasons. How about state tournaments? Find out in several months.
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