The KHSAA Board of Control discussed a number of items during its meeting today. The board approved a measure that calls for basketball practice to begin October 26th, with first games to be played November 23rd. Post season play would begin with district tournament games the week of February 15th and regional tournament play would take place the week of February 22nd.
Both the Boys and Girls Sweet 16’s will be played in Rupp Arena with the boys tournament to be played March 3-7 and the girls March 10-14. It was also stated no scrimmage games will be held.
In other action: The board also voted to begin practices for bowling on November 2nd, wrestling would also begin November 2nd with matches on December 7th and swimming and diving on November 7th with competition on November 16th.
Volleyball’s state tournament will have just eight teams compete in Louisville because of Covid-19 concerns. A semi-state round will be held earlier in the week, with a blind draw setting matchups for champions from regions 1-8 and regions 9-16. The tentative plan is to play state quarterfinals on November 6th with the semifinals and final on November 7th.
Currently, the boys and girls state golf tournaments are scheduled for Bowling Green Country Club on October 6-7 for the boys and 9-10 for the girls. However, Bowling Green is a hot spot for Covid-19 currently and the board approved a plan to move to alternate sites if needed for player safety.
The state cross country meet will be held over a Thursday-Sunday window at the Kentucky Horse Park in Georgetown October 29th- November 1st. The exact schedule will be announced later.