**Swine flu prompts UIL to postpone all athletic & academic competitions**

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Swine flu prompts UIL to postpone all athletic & academic competitions

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April 29, 2009 - 11:13 AM

Scott Lawrence

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas officials are postponing all high school athletic competition until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak.

The move suspends the baseball season and eliminates the regional track championships, said University Interscholastic League Executive Director Charles Breithaupt. He said UIL officials acted on the recommendation of public health officials.

The state golf and tennis championships are scheduled to begin May 11.

The state track meet, one of the largest high school track and field competitions in the country, remains scheduled for May 13-14. But it will require shuffling the schedule significantly.

All UIL academic competitions are postponed as well.

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NOTHING UNTIL MAY 11 OR AFTER!!!!

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[RIP09]

What happens now with the remaining district games? ??? ???

[AggiesAreWe]

What happens now with the remaining district games? ??? ???

They will be played after May 11.

[TheBoysMom]

This is awful news for the seniors... so many of them already have post-graduation trips planned.   At PN-G, they've already had to cancel and lose deposits on a trip to Mexico due to the violence.

Now this?

[MrUmp1]

Guess I can start booking some Tee Times

[EAGLE07]

Is this Dayton's latest ploy to have their pitchers fresh and ready to go ? 

[MrUmp1]

Are we all going to stay home and not work and also keep the kids from even going to school???? Where does this end????

[besbolbenbedygud]

San Antonio ISD....I believe has already closed it's doors for the week..........

[adminbaberuth]

I can see a  repeat of the those guys coming back in their 30's replaying a tie game they had in high school. 

[topgun95]

What about travel ball? I'm guessing they will not hold any tournaments.

[ksagrl1]

Cleburne ISD up here in North Texas is closed for the week due to four probable cases.

[Terrier]

I don't think the government is being completely forthright about this flu strain. I seen some articles that say it might be engineered by a lab.

[JS]

Is this Dayton's latest ploy to have their pitchers fresh and ready to go ? 

Yes. We would like to play the final three games on a Friday and the entire play-off schedule on the next day---that way we would only need two pitchers

[bronco12]

Does this mean no practice also

[EAGLE07]

Is this Dayton's latest ploy to have their pitchers fresh and ready to go ? 

Yes. We would like to play the final three games on a Friday and the entire play-off schedule on the next day---that way we would only need two pitchers

Keep in mind the state semi's and finals will be held on Sunday.  ;D

[JS]

Is this Dayton's latest ploy to have their pitchers fresh and ready to go ? 

Yes. We would like to play the final three games on a Friday and the entire play-off schedule on the next day---that way we would only need two pitchers

Keep in mind the state semi's and finals will be held on Sunday.  ;D

Oh NO!!!!That ruins everything!

[Lazeek]

My friend had a trip planned to Mexico in June and it was bought as NON-REFUNDABLE!!!!  They received a FULL REFUND for flights and hotel accomodations today.  I would bet the PNG trip would be refunded as well.

[KDOSullivan]

The district I am associated with has( had) a number of kids going to the UIL State Academic meet next week....We do not know when they will be now...This has been a strange year for seniors. First Ike, now this.... :-\

[AJ25]

do you know anything about practice, coop

[Gabe]

They can practice and most will probably start to inter-squad quite a bit.

[Justme]

what about spring ball

[adminbaberuth]

i'm guessing we can start the date the uil has set if no more cases of the flu are diagnosed.

but what i heard on the radio with gov perry and san antonio closing it's school, i'm one to think this season is history.