New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Fall teams to remain in same regions for postseason play
The CIAC’s postseason tournament experience will be held between Nov. 7-20. Teams can play anywhere from two to four postseason games..
But teams for all sports will remain in the same region they reside in currently for continued safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These determinations were made earlier this week when the CIAC met with league commissioners.
“We are not hosting a tournament this year as much as we would love to,” said Gregg Simon, the CIAC’s associate executive director. “It is not something we can endorse at this time. I’m sure our member schools will do what they think is best to give the student athletes that (postseason) experience. It will be a fun way to finish a season which a lot of people thought would never happen.”
Simon said leagues have until Tuesday to submit their postseason plans to the CIAC.
“If you asked anyone in August if we would get to November, I’m not sure anyone would have said yes for sure,” said South-West Conference co-commissioner Mark Berkowitz, also the athletic director at Weston. “It now looks like there is a good chance to get there. … It’s an opportunity to play for the title, a culmination. The opportunity to give teenagers some normalcy right now is awesome.”
This tournament experience will obviously not allow the traditional state tournament format. But it allows every team a chance to participate, regardless of record.
Also, teams will get a chance to play more postseason games even with a first-round loss.
The SWC will allow up to three games, depending on byes, in its divisional match