An already altered athletic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials Thursday extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities.
May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the timeline of its suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Previously, the UIL had tabbed March 29 as the timeline for activities to resume. Currently, all athletic, music and academic activities are suspended, including all practices.
In a statement, UIL Executive Director Charles Breithaupt said the UIL is working “diligently on contingency plans” to conduct state championships in activities that have so far been suspended.
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