HALT! Swine flu!

By David Morrison
High School Sports Reporter
Published: April 29, 2009

So, the AHSAA very recently announced that all sporting events are postponed until at least Monday because of suspected cases of swine flu that have been reported in three school districts around Huntsville.

Here’s what’s running in tomorrow’s paper:

AHSAA executive director Steve Savarese announced Wednesday night that all state athletics will shut down immediately due to “probable cases of swine flu that have shut down three school systems in the Huntsville area.”
This ruling applies to all AHSAA athletics, including the 1A-3A and 4A-6A track meets scheduled for this weekend at Troy and Gulf Shores, as well as planned playoff events in baseball, softball, soccer and golf through Monday.
“Right now, we are being advised by our Medical Advisory Committee to shut down all activities until further notice,” Savarese said on AHSAA.com. “We hope to be able to resume activities by next Tuesday, but right now we must study the situation and take it one day at a time.
“This is not something we want to do. Right now, we want to be cautious.”
The association’s Web site says they hope to have everything that is being postponed by the shutdown re-scheduled by early next week, pending information from the “state Department of Health and our Medical Advisory Committee.”

So that means no track meets. No baseball playoffs, Auburn, Beauregard and Dadeville. No sub-state golf tournaments, Auburn boys and girls and other area individuals. No area softball tournaments, everyone. At least not until at least Tuesday.

Something tells me this isn’t over yet…