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January 13, 2021

CIAC Cites Low COVID Transmission for Fall Sports

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) released a report late last week that shared the contract tracing details by local departments of health and found that the rate of transmission was extremely low. According to a report in...

January 5, 2021

Hawaii Cancels March State Championships

by Wesley Sykes

The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) is forgoing its March 2021 state championships under their modified calendar, affecting air riflery, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, outrigger canoe paddling, soccer, swimming and ...

October 22, 2020

Soccer Coach Faces Child Sex Charge

by Wesley Sykes

An Ohio soccer coach and teacher at West Branch (OH) High School has been indicted on charges of sexual contact with a child, according to a report from the Salem News. Matthew Thomas, 50, was indicted on two counts of gross sexual imposition — ...

August 19, 2020

Where Each State Stands with Fall Sports

by Wesley Sykes

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has kept an updated tracker of where all 50 states stand in their efforts to resume fall sports safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on how hard their region has been hit, so...

March 13, 2020

U.S. Soccer Development Academy suspends operations through April

by Joe Tacosik

[caption id="attachment_28844" align="alignright" width="231"] Photo: Jakob Williams / Twenty20[/caption] As sports organizations continue to suspend or cancel activities due to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, the U.S. Soccer Develop...

November 13, 2019

High school soccer players handed 1-year ban for shoving ref

by Kevin Hoffman

Two Massachusetts high school soccer players have been hit with a one-year suspension after shoving a referee last week at the conclusion of their match. Martha’s Vineyard and Norwell high schools were facing off in a first-round playoff match. ...

July 12, 2018

Study: Soccer headers may be linked to balance problems

by Kevin Hoffman

Soccer players who head the ball more often may be more likely to have balance problems than players who do not head the ball as often, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Spo...

February 15, 2018

NFHS changes rules on home/away soccer uniforms

by Kevin Hoffman

From the NFHS Beginning next season, visiting high school soccer teams will be required to wear solid white jerseys while the home team will wear dark colors. [caption id="attachment_14540" align="alignright" width="255"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/...