**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.

[Master T]

SO the regional track meet is postponed too?

[AggiesAreWe]

SO the regional track meet is postponed too?

The regional track meet has been canceled. All regional qualifiers will participate in state semi-final heats at the State Track meet in Austin on May 14. The top 4 finishers in those heats will participate in the state meet the next two days.

[bullets13]

this seems like a gross overreaction.  36,000 people die every year from regular flu, which amounts to about 100 a day.  65 die over a few weeks in mexico from the swine flu, and we're cancelling events, stockpiling vaccines, and just generally freaking out.  i wonder how the stories on the news would look if the media didn't make so much money selling fear.

[Guest DickVitale]

WHAT? No more SPRING FOOTBALL either?  :o...Not the king of sports, Spring Football, too!!! : :

[Lazeek]

Also heard that BISD will suspend their search for a new boy's basketball coach until the swine flu epidemic has been resolved!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

[Guest DickVitale]

..Oh is that the new reason for the day?

[Lazeek]

That is my story and I am sticking to it!!!!!!! :D