UHSAA board of trustees upholds decision to cancel remainder of the spring sports season

Herriman and Davis compete in game one of 6A softball action at Herriman on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Herriman won 8-2. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

MIDVALE — The UHSAA board of trustees reaffirmed their stance about the cancellation of spring sports because of COVID-19 after a special meeting on Tuesday.

“In accordance with the new information in the Utah Leads Together 2.0 (Gov. Gary Herbert’s) plan and the recent recommendations of the UHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the UHSAA Board of Trustees reaffirmed the April 14, 2020 board decision to cancel all sanctioned activities for the 2020 spring season, including state championships. The Board of Trustees will consider sanctioning 2020-2021 statewide high school competition once all 29 counties move to yellow status.”

The statement continued, “The UHSAA will continue to work with its member schools to follow the Utah Leads Together 2.0 plan and its approach to dial up economic, educational, and extracurricular activities in a data-driven, measured approach. The UHSAA and its member schools are focused on creating conditions that will support the health and safety of high school students as the state moves from orange to yellow risk status.”

All high school sports have been suspended since March 16, which coincides with the day soft closures began for all schools in Utah.

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