Tag: New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
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North Brunswick makes history, upsets Saint Joseph Metuchen to win first ever Greater Middlesex Conference championship
History was made on the diamond of Raymond J. Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 29. The North Brunswick Township High School baseball team was crowned champions of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) for the first time in program history, upsetting the top-seeded Saint Joseph High School Falcons of Metuchen, 4-2, in the Greater…
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NJSIAA names new chief compliance officer
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) named its new chief compliance officer, effective January 2022. Paul Popadiuk will assume the duties currently held by Kim DeGraw-Cole, who will be scaling back her responsibilities while serving in a consulting capacity for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year, according to information provided by the…
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NJSIAA announces Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame class for 2021
A group of 18 individuals has been selected as the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame’s class for 2021. All inductees were selected by a statewide committee of journalists and both active and retired school administrators. “What always amazes me about our annual Hall of Fame process is that there…
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NJSIAA announces plan for 2021 high school spring sports season
After high school spring sports teams were not able to have a season in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) has prepared a plan for the 2021 spring sports season. The NJSIAA released its plan on Dec. 11 for what is being referred to as Season 4…
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NJSIAA delays start of winter sports due to coronavirus pandemic
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body for high school sports in the state, will delay the start of the 2020-21 winter sports season as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the Garden State. Winter high school sports were expected to start in two weeks. On Nov. 19, the NJSIAA announced that…
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NJSIAA moves forward with plan for high school sports
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Sports Advisory Task Force has released its Return to Sports Plan which provides detailed schedules for fall and winter high school sports. The dates for the spring sports season will be announced at a later date; the task force recognizes the need to maximize the 2021 spring season…
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NJSIAA: Start of high school fall sports season pushed back
In a press release dated July 10, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) said the official start of the fall sports season for Garden State high schools is being pushed back by approximately one month in the face of the ongoing 2020 coronavirus health crisis. Summer workouts for high school student-athletes – which…
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NJSIAA targeting opening of summer sports workouts for July 13
In a memo issued on June 12 to its member schools, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) said it is aiming to open summer workouts – formally known as the summer recesses period – on or around July 13. NJSIAA anticipates providing member schools with specific guidelines, in compliance with New Jersey Department…
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NJSIAA begins to plan for students’ return to high school sports in New Jersey
By Mary Liz Ivins In my decades as an educator and school administrator, I’m hard pressed to find a situation as challenging as what we face related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last few months have been painful on many levels, from the heartbreaking loss of life to the millions who have suffered emotional and…