IHSA postpones soccer state title video games because of snow – NBC Chicago

With heavy snowfall anticipated throughout Illinois this weekend, the highschool soccer state championship video games scheduled for Saturday at Illinois State University have been postponed, the Illinois High School Association introduced.

A winter storm warning is in impact for a lot of the state, together with the Normal space, the place ISU is positioned. Normal is anticipated to see between 5 to 9 inches of snow Saturday, with extra attainable in a single day, in response to the National Weather Service.

ISU’s campus will probably be closed as a precaution throughout the storm, IHSA stated, and the closure compelled the second day of the state title soccer video games to be postponed as they have been set to happen on the faculty’s stadium.

“The postponement of the IHSA Football State Finals is unprecedented in the state playoffs 51-year history,” stated IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson, including that each one impacted groups have been alerted. “We appreciate the patience and understanding of these schools and communities as we work to determine the best and safest solution to rescheduling these contests and crowning state champions in our four largest classes.”

The impacted video games are the 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A state championship video games.

The Class 5a and Class 6A soccer video games will probably be held at ISU’s Hancock Stadium Tuesday, IHSA stated. The 5A state title recreation between St. Francis High School and Providence Catholic will begin at 3:00 p.m., adopted by the 6A championship between East St. Louis and Fenwick.

All tickets beforehand bought via the ISU ticket workplace will probably be honored on the rescheduled video games.

IHSA stated it’s nonetheless within the technique of rescheduling the Class 7A (Brother Rice vs. St. Rita) and Class 8A (Mt. Camel vs. Oswego) championship video games, nevertheless, the purpose is for the video games to be performed on both Wednesday or Thursday.

“There are still some logistical hurdles to clear in regard to the rescheduling of the Class 7A and 8A games,” stated IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “It is our intention to have that finalized by Saturday (Nov. 29) evening. We appreciate the patience and support of the competing schools and our partners at ISU and in Bloomington-Normal as we navigate this unprecedented situation.”

The Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A title video games have been held on Friday with no affect from the climate.