UAlbany has suspended all athletic activities indefinitely in light of a recent spike in coronavirus cases. This, of course, means that at the moment, the school's basketball teams won't be able to start their schedule on time.
We get that college students, moreso than anyone else, don't want to be confined due to the pandemic, and want things to be as normal (i.e. weekend keg parties), but that isn't an option at the present time, and, as was demonstrated by Notre Dame students over the weekend, should be discouraged until the virus can be contained.
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RPI will not be able to defend their Liberty League basketball regular season title.
The league announced Monday that all winter sports are cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. For RPI and Union, they're still waiting, while practicing, for the green light for hockey season, which would already be underway were it not for the pandemic.
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Section II schools were notified Monday that "low-risk" and "moderate risk" sports, such as bowling, men's swimming & diving, and skiing, will begin as scheduled the week of November 30. Basketball & hockey are considered "high risk" sports, and the state has yet to give the all-clear on those sports.
Update, 9:32 pm: Following is the official memo from the NYS Public High School Athletic Association:
For Troy High, that means bowling starts as scheduled on November 30 with a road match at Del Lanes in Delmar vs. host Bethlehem, with the home opener at Uncle Sam Lanes vs. CBA a week later.
LaSalle's hockey team has an annual road trip to Plattsburgh the first weekend in December that now is in limbo. My only question is this. How hard would it be to have the players wear face masks under their helmets?
Just askin'.
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