The Wisconsin Valley Conference Superintendents met with local county public health officials representing their respective counties on August 3rd.
It was agreed upon that high school athletics considered lower-risk according to WIAA guidance will begin practice no earlier than September 1st, 2020, and contests no earlier than September 17, 2020. The WIAA had set a practice start date for lower-risk sports of August 17th, with the first contests on September 1st.
Moderate and higher risk athletics will begin no earlier than September 7th, 2020 with contests starting no earlier than September 25th, 2020, which is consistent with the WIAA plan.
All other co-curricular activities and programs will be administered locally.
“Gradually introducing athletics and co-curricular to school programing provides the best chance of successfully reopening,” the conference said in a statement. “This action is being taken to allow for monitoring and reacting to COVID-19 transmission rates within the coming weeks. Our goal, collectively, is to have a successful reopening of schools.”
