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NFHS Approves Six Volleyball Rule Revisions for 2020

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Revised rules for roster submissions and penalties assessed to the team bench are among the most prominent high school volleyball rules changes for the upcoming 2020-21 season.

Six NFHS Football Rule Revisions Approved for 2020

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — In an effort to eliminate a potential timing advantage gained by the defensive team in high school football, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds – effective with the 2020 season – when an official’s time-out is taken for an injury to a defensive player or a defensive player has an equipment issue.

Board Approves Fall Sports Season Regulations

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved changes to the fall season regulations at its January meeting today.

DEADLINE TO ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY FOR BOARD OF CONTROL AND ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS

Administrators at WIAA member senior high schools are reminded that February 25, 2020 is the deadline to announce their candidacy for positions on the Board of Control and High School Advisory Council.

Task Force Conducts Realignment Application Appeals

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Conference Realignment Task Force assembled Wednesday at the executive staff office and reviewed four appeals of realignment requests that were denied last month.

In High School Sports, “Commit” is a Verb, Not a Noun

by Karissa Niehoff, NFHS Executive Director

When is “commit” not a verb? According to Webster’s– never. That is unless the reference is to where the high school’s star quarterback is headed to college.

Lindgren Inducted to NIAAA Hall of Fame

Fall Sportsmanship Award Winners Selected

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2019 fall State Tournaments.

Task Force Conducts First Realignment Review

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Conference Realignment Task Force assembled and reviewed 14 applications in the first meeting under the new realignment process Wednesday at the Executive Staff office.

Sports Official Bill Receives Legislative Sponsorship

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is expressing its support of a sponsored bill in the legislature that would make it a Class A misdemeanor to harass or intimidate a sports official in response to action taken or with intent to influence a referee, umpire, judge or anyone serving similar functions.