According to the Associated Press, the University Interscholastic League has decided to postpone all competition - athletic and academic - until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak.
Here is the story that just ran on the AP:AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are postponing all high school athletic competition until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak.
The move suspends the baseball season and eliminates the regional track championships, said University Interscholastic League Executive Director Charles Breithaupt. He said UIL officials acted on the recommendation of public health officials.
The state golf and tennis championships are scheduled to begin May 11.
The state track meet, one of the largest high school track and field competitions in the country, remains scheduled for May 13-14. But it will require shuffling the schedule significantly.
All UIL academic competitions are postponed as well.
This affects a lot of Dogwood Circle sports, including bi-district playoff softball games on Friday night and regional track meets this weekend. No information is known on how this will be dealt with but I will update as soon as I find out.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Dogwood Circle Basketball Teams
The Dogwood Circle basketball teams will be announced in the next two Sunday's editions of the Palestine Herald-Press. The girls' team will be named Sunday and the boys' team will be named next Sunday.
This was one of the hardest years we have had selecting this team because of the talent that was throughout the Dogwood Circle.
There have been years that I have sat down and in minutes can pick the team. But it should not be a surprise this year because of the type of season we saw in the area that there would be some many that deserve to make the team. I struggled this year, going back and forth, trying to find ways to get as many deserving players as much recognition as possible. But when it comes down to it, like any other post season team, there are only so many spots that you can have. So at some point, tough decision needed to be made and I feel like our Dogwood Circle team represents the best of the best in our area.
This was one of the hardest years we have had selecting this team because of the talent that was throughout the Dogwood Circle.
There have been years that I have sat down and in minutes can pick the team. But it should not be a surprise this year because of the type of season we saw in the area that there would be some many that deserve to make the team. I struggled this year, going back and forth, trying to find ways to get as many deserving players as much recognition as possible. But when it comes down to it, like any other post season team, there are only so many spots that you can have. So at some point, tough decision needed to be made and I feel like our Dogwood Circle team represents the best of the best in our area.
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