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2017-2018 RULES AND REGULATIONS


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RULES AND REGULATIONS PAGE Sports under PIAA Jurisdiction and Inter-District Championship Contests. ................................................................. 1

Tournament Regulations for all Sports ......................................................................................................................... 1

Definition of an Inter-School Practice ............................................................................................................................ 2

Definition of a Scrimmage ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Method of Counting an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage ..................................................................................... 2

Forfeiture of Contests .................................................................................................................................................... 2

2017 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Fall Sports’ Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications; United States Golf Association (USGA) Rules of Golf; and United States Tennis Association (USTA) Official Rules of Tennis .................................................................................................... 3

2017-2018 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Winter Sports’ Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications; United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Playing Rules Book; and National Rifle Association (NRA) Smallbore Rifle Rules ........................................................................................................ 4

NFHS Medical Release Form for Wrestler to Participate with Skin Lesion(s) .............................................................. 5 Goals for Establishing a Widely Used Form Important Components for an Effective Form

NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee Medical Release for Wrestler to Participate with Skin Lesion(s) Form ........................................................................................ 6

2017 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Spring Sports’ Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications ............................ 7 PIAA Pole Vault Verification Form ................................................................................................................................ 8

Contest Rules and PIAA Statewide Rules Interpreters ................................................................................................. 9

General Control of Inter-District Championship Contests ........................................................................................... 10

Designation of Enrollment Classifications ................................................................................................................... 10

Policy for Determining Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to PIAA Inter-District Championships .................................... 10

Eligibility ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE) ....................................................................... 10

2017-2018 PIAA Inter-District Championships ........................................................................................................... 11

Selection of Inter-District Championship Contestants and/or Teams ......................................................................... 13

Policy Concerning Qualification for Postseason Competition of Individual Students from Schools that do not Sponsor a Team during the Regular Season ......................................... 13

ARTICLE XIII, PENALTIES, Section 8, Disqualification from Next Contest(s) ........................................................... 13

Sport Specific Information: Golf ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Tennis ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Cross Country ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Volleyball ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 Field Hockey .................................................................................................................................................. 21

Soccer .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Football .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Pre-season Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines .................................................................................... 26

Football Heat Acclimatization Faq’s .................................................................................................. 26

Contact Guidelines ............................................................................................................................ 27

Junior High School/Middle School Football Practice cannot begin prior to August 14, 2017 ........... 27

Resolving Tied Football Contests .................................................................................................................. 27

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Competitive Spirit ........................................................................................................................................... 30

Wrestling ........................................................................................................................................................ 31

Swimming & Diving ........................................................................................................................................ 35

Basketball ....................................................................................................................................................... 36

Track & Field .................................................................................................................................................. 43

Lacrosse ......................................................................................................................................................... 44

Baseball and Softball, Fast Pitch ................................................................................................................... 46

Inter-District Championship Contests Ticket Prices .................................................................................................... 50

Inter-District Championship Contests Radio Broadcasting, Webcasting (Audio Streaming), and/or Real-Time Web Publishing Rules and Regulations:

General Radio Broadcasting, Webcasting (Audio Streaming), and/or Real-Time Web Publishing Policies . 52

Live and Delayed Radio Broadcasting, Webcasting (Audio Streaming), and/or Real-Time Web Publishing Policies ................................................................................................. 52

Inter-District Championship Contests Cablecasting/Telecasting and/or Webcasting (Video Streaming) Rules and Regulations .............................................................................. 53

Live Cablecasting/Telecasting and/or Webcasting (Video Streaming) Policies ............................................ 54

Delayed Cablecasting/Telecasting and/or Webcasting (Video Streaming) Policies ...................................... 54

NFHS Television Network .............................................................................................................................. 54

Policies Regarding Cablecasting/Telecasting, Filming, Photographing, Videotaping, and/or Webcasting (Video Streaming) ................................................................................... 56

PIAA Advisory Committees: Coaches .......................................................................................................................................................... 58

Sports’ Medicine .............................................................................................................................................. 58

Parents ........................................................................................................................................................... 59

PIAA Non-Sport Specific Steering Committees:

Athletic Directors ............................................................................................................................................. 60

Girls’ Athletics ................................................................................................................................................. 60

Junior High/Middle Schools............................................................................................................................. 61

Officials’ Council .............................................................................................................................................. 62

Private Schools ............................................................................................................................................... 63

Sportsmanship ................................................................................................................................................ 63

PIAA Sport Specific Steering Committees: Baseball........................................................................................................................................................... 64

Basketball ........................................................................................................................................................ 64

Competitive Spirit ............................................................................................................................................ 65

Cross Country ................................................................................................................................................. 65

Field Hockey ................................................................................................................................................... 66

Football ........................................................................................................................................................... 66

Golf ............................................................................................................................................................... 67

Lacrosse – Boys’ and Girls’............................................................................................................................. 67

Soccer ........................................................................................................................................................... 68

Softball, Fast Pitch .......................................................................................................................................... 68

Swimming and Diving ...................................................................................................................................... 69

Tennis ........................................................................................................................................................... 69

Track and Field ............................................................................................................................................... 70

Volleyball ......................................................................................................................................................... 70

Wrestling ......................................................................................................................................................... 71


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2017-2018 PIAA RULES AND REGULATIONS This portion of the Handbook contains the PIAA Rules and Regulations, as in effect July 1, 2017. Any subsequent amendments for 2017-2018 will

appear on the PIAA Web site at www.piaa.org. The PIAA Board of Directors may adopt, change or modify these Rules and Regulations, as well as Contest rules and/or Inter-District Championship Contest regulations, at any time.

SPORTS UNDER PIAA JURISDICTION AND INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA) assumes jurisdiction over the following sports:

Boys Girls

Baseball Basketball Basketball Bowling Bowling Competitive Spirit Cross Country Cross Country Field Hockey Field Hockey Football Golf Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Lacrosse Rifle Rifle Soccer Soccer Swimming and Diving Softball, Fast Pitch Tennis Swimming and Diving Track & Field (Indoor) Tennis Track & Field (Outdoor) Track & Field (Indoor) Volleyball Track & Field (Outdoor) Water Polo Volleyball Wrestling Water Polo

PIAA member schools sponsoring any of the aforementioned boys’ and/or girls’ sports are subject to the provisions of the Constitution, By-Laws, Policies and Procedures, and Rules and Regulations of PIAA.

PIAA sponsors Inter-District Championship Contests in the following sports (season): Boys Girls

Baseball (Spring) Basketball (Winter) Basketball (Winter) Competitive Spirit (Winter) Cross Country (Fall) Cross Country (Fall) Football (Fall) Field Hockey (Fall) Golf (Fall) Golf (Fall) Lacrosse (Spring) Lacrosse (Spring) Soccer (Fall) Soccer (Fall) Swimming and Diving (Winter) Softball, Fast Pitch (Spring) Tennis (Spring) Swimming and Diving (Winter) Track and Field (Spring) Tennis (Fall) Volleyball (Spring) Track and Field (Spring) Wrestling (Winter) Volleyball (Fall)

Inter-District Championship Contests are under the direct control of the PIAA Board of Directors, and may be modified at any time, as conditions necessitate.

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS FOR ALL SPORTS

1. A Tournament is defined as competition involving Teams or individual students representing three (3) or more schools in which the Teams or individual students, as representatives of schools, are competing for a championship (first place) and other places. All Tournaments must be conducted in accordance with the Constitution, By-Laws, Policies and Procedures, and Rules and Regulations of PIAA.

2. With the exception of invitationals and/or Tournaments

sponsored by at least one PIAA member school and involving only PIAA member schools, and conference or league championship Tournaments, all Regular Season invitational and/or Tournament applications involving PIAA member schools must be reviewed by the PIAA Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee. Tournament applications may be obtained from the PIAA Office via the PIAA Web site at www.piaa.org/Resources/Forms.

3. The Tournament application must be completed, signed by the host

and/or sponsor PIAA member school Principal, and forwarded to the PIAA Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, with a check payable to PIAA in the amount of $75.00 for PIAA Member School, $100 for Non-Member School, Sponsored Tournament. Following review and either approval or disapproval of the application, the PIAA Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall post all approved applications to the PIAA Web site at www.piaa.org/Schools/Tournaments. Forms must be received in the PIAA Office at least four (4) weeks or twenty (20) business days prior to the first date of competition or a $25.00 late filing fee will be charged.

4. No Inter-School Practice, Scrimmage, or Contest may be played

with a Team not sponsored and controlled by a public school or Private School nor any school not belonging to PIAA, unless the non-PIAA member school’s eligibility rules for school, Team, and contestants meet the requirements of PIAA. A Team which participates in a non-approved or a disapproved Tournament in a sport may be required to forfeit championship rights in that sport.

5. PIAA-approved invitationals and/or Tournaments must be conducted during the PIAA-defined Regular Season for that sport. No Team, no individual member or members of such Team, and no individual representing any PIAA member school, may Practice or participate in an Inter-School Practice, Scrimmage, Contest, and/or Open Gym on more than SIX DAYS in any Calendar Week during the Regular Season.

6. The Principal of each competing school must submit an eligibility list

to the invitational and/or Tournament director prior to the start of the Tournament. All contestants must have undergone a Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE), and this fact must be certified to, by the Principal of the competing school when that Principal submits the school’s eligibility list to the invitational and/or Tournament director.

7. Adequate locker room and shower facilities must be provided by

invitational and/or Tournament authorities, and these shall be kept in a safe and sanitary condition.

8. An adequate number of law enforcement officers must be provided

for the Tournament. The number of law enforcement officers needed to provide adequate security must be determined by the owner or director of security of the facility. The owner or director of security of the facility is in the best position to make that determination.

9. The host/sponsor of the Invitational/Tournament shall ensure that a

licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine attends the invitational and/or Tournament or be within instant call in case of emergency.

10. Only PIAA-registered sports officials on active status and in good

standing shall officiate the invitational and/or Tournament, and only National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Contest rules, as adopted by PIAA, may be used in the invitational and/or Tournament.

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DEFINITION OF AN INTER-SCHOOL PRACTICE DEFINITION OF A SCRIMMAGE

All of the following elements must be present for an Athletic Event between two or more schools to be considered an Inter-School Practice:

1. The involved schools agree, in advance of the Athletic Event, that the Athletic Event will be an Inter-School Practice rather than a Scrimmage or a Contest.

2. No admission may be charged. 3. The Teams participate only in conditioning exercises and/or

limited and closely controlled drills. 4. The Teams are dressed in Practice uniforms only. 5. No score may be displayed or recorded. 6. The results of the Inter-School Practice shall not be counted as a

part of the involved Teams’ season win and loss records.

Any Athletic Event involving two or more schools must be considered a Scrimmage or Contest unless it meets all of the criteria listed above.

All of the following elements must be present for a school to consider an Athletic Event with other schools as a Scrimmage:

1. The involved schools agree, in advance of the Athletic Event, that the Athletic Event will be a Scrimmage rather than an Inter-School Practice or a Contest.

2. No admission is charged. 3. The head Coaches of the involved Teams may stop the activity at

any time to provide instruction or to make substitutions. 4. There are no restrictions concerning the number of times a

player/contestant enters or leaves the Scrimmage. 5. No score may be displayed or recorded. 6. The results of the Scrimmage shall not be counted as a part of the

involved Teams’ season win and loss records.

Any Athletic Event involving two or more schools must be considered an Inter-School Practice or Contest unless it meets all of the criteria listed above.

METHOD OF COUNTING AN INTER-SCHOOL PRACTICE OR A SCRIMMAGE

The method of counting an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage is as follows: each Team, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, is limited to one (1) Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage per day. The Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage activity in which the Team participates may not exceed two (2) hours and thirty (30) minutes from the start of the Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage activity until the Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage activity ends, for that particular Team. For example, Varsity Team A may participate in an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage for a maximum of two (2) hours and thirty (30) minutes on a given day. Varsity Team B may participate in an Inter-

School Practice or a Scrimmage for a maximum of two (2) hours and thirty (30) minutes on a given day. Similarly, Junior Varsity Team A may participate in an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage for a maximum of two (2) hours and thirty (30) minutes on a given day. Junior Varsity Team B may participate in an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage for a maximum of two (2) hours and thirty (30) minutes on a given day. The number of schools or Teams participating in an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage does not affect the method of counting an Inter-School Practice or a Scrimmage as each Team's participation is controlled by the regulations stated above.

FORFEITURE OF CONTESTS

Except as otherwise noted, the following rules govern situations in which schools shall or may be required to forfeit a Contest.

1. The failure of a Team to participate in a Contest shall constitute an automatic forfeit, regardless of the reason(s) thereof, unless the school not participating convinces the District Committee that its failure to participate was unavoidable, in which event the District Committee may treat the matter as if the Contest had not been scheduled.

2. A forfeit constitutes a loss for the Team school not participating and a win for its opponent for purposes of records, standings, and eligibility for playoffs.

3. A forfeit is not subject to refusal by an opponent.

4. Schools may voluntarily agree to terminate a contract for a Contest, in which event the matter shall be treated as if the Contest had not been scheduled. In Districts in which scheduling is done by or pursuant to the authority of the District Committee, permission of the District Committee or its authorized designee shall be required for failure to participate to be treated as if the Contest had not been scheduled.

5. Schools may agree to reschedule a Contest which was not or will not be played at the scheduled time, in which event the failure to play the Contest at the originally scheduled time shall be treated as if the Contest had not been scheduled to be held at that time. In Districts in which scheduling is done by or pursuant to the authority of the District Committee, permission of the District Committee or its authorized designee shall also be required for rescheduling of a Contest.

6. When a Coach has been disqualified from a Contest but fails to leave the vicinity of the competition area, resulting in the termination of the Contest, the Contest shall be forfeited to the opponent.

7. Except as otherwise provided in “Forfeiture of Contests”, provisions of the official rules for sports in which PIAA member schools participate, which relate to forfeits of Contests, shall apply according to their terms.

8. ARTICLE XII, ATHLETIC RELATIONS, Section 5B, Temporary Closure of School, of the PIAA By-Laws, governs situations in which schools are closed, and Procedures During Strikes (set forth in the PIAA Policies and Procedures) governs situations in which a school is affected by a professional labor dispute.

The following should also be noted in connection with the forfeiture of Contests:

1. ARTICLE XII, ATHLETIC RELATIONS, Section 3, Requirements of Written Contract, of the PIAA By-Laws, requires that, except where scheduling is done by or pursuant to the authority of the District Committee, all schools must enter into either paper or electronic contracts for all Contests in which they participate. All contracts shall be on the official contract form entitled “Contract for Contests Under PIAA Rules”, or an equivalent electronic version thereof. Where the opponent is not a member of PIAA, the school shall also enter into a supplement to either a paper or an electronic contract on the official form entitled “Supplement to Contract for Contests Under PIAA Rules Involving Non-PIAA Member Schools”, or an equivalent electronic version thereof. Disputes arising from oral agreements will not be considered by PIAA, and the foregoing rules governing “Forfeiture of Contests” shall not apply under such circumstances.

2. ARTICLE XIII, PENALTIES, Section 3, Forfeiture of Contests, of the PIAA By-Laws, which provides for forfeiture of Contests under certain circumstances, is not affected by the foregoing.

3. A Team must be accompanied and supervised by a Coach from the member school that the Team is representing. ARTICLE XIV, COACHES, Section 1, Who May Coach, of the PIAA By-Laws, relevantly provides that a Coach is a person (including volunteer high school alumni, professional athletes, and citizens of the community) engaged, either for an entire season or any part thereof, by a school to provide Coaching to a Team. If a disqualification and ejection of a Coach leaves a Team without supervision by a Coach approved by both the Principal and the Athletic Director, the Contest shall be forfeited to that Team’s opponent.


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2017 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Fall Sports' Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications; United States Golf Association (USGA) Rules of Golf;

and United States Tennis Association (USTA) Official Rules of Tennis

CROSS COUNTRY: Adopt the 2017 Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Book. Adopt Rule 8-2-3 modifying the scoring system

so that District Committees are not required to re-rank in their respective cross country qualifying meets. PIAA adopted jewelry rule prohibits the wearing of jewelry and reclassifies watches as jewelry.

FIELD HOCKEY: Adopt the 2017 NFHS Field Hockey Rules Book. Adopt Rule 4-2-2f NOTE, running clock after goals, at all levels

(varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition when one Team gains a 5-goal differential over its opponent; the running clock begins as soon as the center pass is initiated after the 5

th goal is approved; adopt the 15-Minute - Reduced Player (RP) - Sudden

Victory (SV) - Tie-Breaking Procedure for senior high school varsity field hockey Regular Season Contests, adopt the 15-Minute - RP - SV, followed by Penalty Strokes (PS) - Tie-Breaking Procedure for senior high school varsity field hockey Regular Season Tournaments; and adopt the two 15-Minute - RP - SV, followed by PS - Tie-Breaking Procedure for Postseason Contests, as set forth on page 21 of the Rules and Regulations Section of the PIAA Handbook.

FOOTBALL: Adopt the 2017 NFHS Football Rules Book. Request that college and professional football Contest sites mark their fields

in accordance with Rule 1-2-3e, inbounds lines. If that is not possible, it is permissible to use college or professional fields with inbounds lines marked at the distance specified by their respective codes. Adopt Rule 1-3-1 NOTE, specifications for the ball to be used in Contests involving only players below the 9

th grade; adopt Rule 1-3-7, authorizing the use of supplementary equipment to aid in

Contest administration; adopt Rule 3-1-1 NOTE, the Resolving Tied Games (10-Yard Line Overtime) Procedure for use during senior high school varsity football Regular Season and Postseason Contests, as set forth in the NFHS Football Rules Book; adopt Rule 3-1-2, running clock, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, upon completion of the first half and one Team gains a 35-point differential over its opponent, the clock shall be stopped only when an official's time-out is taken, a charged time-out is granted, a period ends, or a score occurs.

GOLF: Adopt the 2017-2018 United States Golf Association (USGA) Rules of Golf Book. Authorize a set of forward tees for girls

playing on boys’ golf Teams, which approximate 85% of the total yardage of the course that the boys play; and authorize the use of devices that measure or gauge distance only (range finders), all when participating in Regular Season and Postseason golf Contests involving PIAA member schools. Push or pull carts for clubs are permitted.

SOCCER: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Soccer Rules Book and continue to utilize the pre-2011-2012 NFHS Official Soccer Signals. A

cautioned player may return to the field as a substitute, following the 5-minute playing time sit out period; modify Rule 5-1-1, to use either a head referee and a referee or a center referee and two side referees; modify Rule 5-1-1 NOTE, to use either the dual or the double-dual officiating system; adopt Rule 7-1-1, length of periods, play two equal halves of forty minutes at the senior high school level (varsity and junior varsity) of competition; adopt Rule 7-1-3, if less than one-half of the Contest has been played, restart from the suspension of play; adopt Rule 7-1-5, running clock after goals, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, when one Team gains a 7-goal differential over its opponent; adopt Rule 7-3-1, tie Games, as follows: Senior high school varsity soccer Regular Season Contests which are tied at the end of eighty minutes of play shall be resolved by playing no more than two "sudden victory" overtime periods not to exceed ten minutes each; and modify the Sample Tie Breaking Procedure for senior high school varsity soccer Regular Season Tournaments and Postseason Contests, as set forth in the NFHS Soccer Rules Book, to provide for no more than two "sudden victory" overtime periods not to exceed fifteen minutes each. If the score remains tied, proceed to the penalty kick procedure. Modify Rule 12-8-1 PENALTY, to provide for a 5-minute playing time sit out following the issuance of a yellow card to a player, with the opportunity for that player’s Team to substitute for that player. PIAA Championship Contests which are tied at the end of 80 minutes of play shall be resolved by playing no more than two sudden victory overtime periods not to exceed 20 minutes each. If the score remains tied, proceed to the penalty kick procedure.

TENNIS: Adopt the 2017 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Official Rules of Tennis Book and USTA Point Penalty Systems

(PIAA-Modified).

VOLLEYBALL: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Volleyball Rules Book. Adopt Rule 1-2 NOTE 2, modification of match format is permitted

for series other than dual varsity matches; adopt the use of colored volleyballs which may be blue, white, gray or red, white, blue; adopt Rule 5-8-4, line judges may use flags (red).

WATER POLO: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Water Polo Rules.

FOR ALL SPORT RULES PURPOSES:

PIAA defines an appropriate health-care professional as a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine (M.D. or D.O.). ARTICLE XIX, JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOLS, Section 6, Contest Rules Standards for Junior High/Middle Schools Interscholastic Athletic Competition, of the PIAA By-Laws, provides for the maximum Contests rules standards for junior high/middle school interscholastic athletic competition in the sports of cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball. The use of eye shade must be worn as a single, solid stroke under the eye. No numbers, words, logos, symbols or other detail may be located in the eye shade. The eye shade may not extend below the cheek bone nor extend further than the width of the eye socket. Players having eye shade that does not meet the standard must remove it or comply with the PIAA interpretation before participating in the Contest. If a player does not comply, the officials may deem the refusal to be unsportsmanlike conduct and impose penalties as determined by the respective rules code of the sport.


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2017-2018 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Winter Sports' Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications; United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Playing Rules Book;

and National Rifle Association (NRA) Smallbore Rifle Rules

BASKETBALL: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Basketball Rules Book. Adopt Rule 5-5 NOTE, running clock, at all levels (varsity, junior

varsity, or otherwise) of competition, upon completion of the first half, if one Team gains a 40-point differential over its opponent, the clock shall be stopped only when an official's time-out is taken, a charged time-out is granted, a period ends, or during administering of free throws.

BOWLING: Adopt the 2017-2018 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Playing Rules.

COMPETITIVE SPIRIT: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Spirit Rules Book.

GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS: Adopt the 2016-2018 NFHS Girls' Gymnastics Rules Book. Adopt Rule 3-1-1 PENALTIES 1 & 2, 2.0-

deduction from home Team's event score for equipment not meeting and Rule 4-4-4, open scoring.

RIFLE: Adopt the 2017-2018 National Rifle Association (NRA) Smallbore Rifle Rules.

SWIMMING AND DIVING: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Book. Modify Rule 2-7-7, to provide for the

optional use of backup manual timing devices whenever automatic electronic timing is used; modify rule 3-3-5, 6, to prohibit the wearing of jewelry and reclassify watches as jewelry; adopt Rule 5-1-1 NOTES (a), modifying the order of events for non-varsity and invitational competition, and (b), modifying the order of events for state championships; modify Rule 9-5-1, to further clarify the start position of a forward dive; modify Rule 9-5-3, to further clarify the start position of a back/inward dive; and, pursuant to Rule 9-4-6, approve the following voluntary dive group schedule: Beginning with the first Contest day of Regular Season for swimming and diving and ending with the last Contest day of Regular Season for swimming and diving, all diving competition shall consist of one (1) voluntary dive, which shall be done first, and five (5) optional dives, coming from at least 4 of the 5 groups and which may include any of the dives other than the voluntary dive. The voluntary dive groups and the Calendar Weeks for the 2017-2018 swimming and diving Regular Season shall be as follows: Forward group for weeks beginning December 3, January 7, and February 11; Back group for weeks beginning December 10, January 14 and February 18; Inward group for weeks beginning December 17, and January 21; Twisting group for weeks beginning December 24 and January 28; and Reverse group for weeks beginning December 31 and February 4. In the case of a Regular Season Contest that is postponed and, subsequently rescheduled, the voluntary dive group shall be the voluntary dive group that is required for the Calendar Week in which the postponed Regular Season Contest is rescheduled.

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WRESTLING: Adopt the 2017-2018 NFHS Wrestling Rules Book, which includes the following 14 weight classes: 106, 113, 120, 126,

132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, and 285. Adopt Rule 1-5-2, hydration testing with a specific gravity not greater than 1.025, which immediately precedes the body fat assessment, to determine a minimum wrestling weight (MWW), pursuant to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Optimal Performance Calculator (OPC); modify Rule 1-5-2, Rules 4-2-3, 4, and 5, and pursuant to Rule 4-2-3, adopt the NFHS Medical Release Form for Wrestler to Participate with Skin Lesion(s); and pursuant to Rule 4-4-4, authorize a two (2)-pound growth allowance on or after December 25, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition. Modify the interpretation of Rule 11-1-4 to permit a wrestler to weigh-in for any weight class in a multiple day dual event if their MWW makes them eligible for that weight class.

FOR ALL SPORT RULES PURPOSES:

PIAA defines an appropriate health-care professional as a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine (M.D. or D.O.). ARTICLE XIX, JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOLS, Section 6, Contest Rules Standards for Junior High/Middle Schools Interscholastic Athletic Competition, of the PIAA By-Laws, provides for the maximum Contests rules standards for junior high/middle school interscholastic athletic competition in the sports of basketball and wrestling. The use of eye shade must be worn as a single, solid stroke under the eye. No numbers, words, logos, symbols or other detail may be located in the eye shade. The eye shade may not extend below the cheek bone nor extend further than the width of the eye socket. Players having eye shade that does not meet the standard must remove it or comply with the PIAA interpretation before participating in the Contest. If a player does not comply, the officials may deem the refusal to be unsportsmanlike conduct and impose penalties as determined by the respective rules code of the sport.


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NFHS MEDICAL RELEASE FORM FOR WRESTLER TO PARTICIPATE WITH SKIN LESION(S)

The National Federation of State High School State Associations’ (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee has developed a medical release form for wrestlers to participate with skin lesion(s) as a suggested model which has been adopted by PIAA. The NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) conducted a survey among specialty, academic, public health and primary care physicians and reviewed extensively the literature available on the communicability of various skin lesions at different stages of disease and treatment. No definitive data exists that allow us to absolutely predict when a lesion is no longer shedding organisms that could be transmitted to another wrestler. Another finding from the survey was the significant differences that exist among physicians relating to when they will permit a wrestler to return to participation after having a skin infection. Neither the NFHS nor the NFHS SMAC presumes to dictate to professionals how to practice medicine. Nor is the information on this form meant to establish a standard of care. The NFHS SMAC does feel, however, that the guidelines included on the form represent a summary consensus of the various responses obtained from the survey, from conversations and from the literature. The committee also feels that the components of the form are very relevant to addressing the concerns of coaches, parents, wrestlers and appropriate health-care professionals that led to the research into this subject and to the development of this form. GOALS FOR ESTABLISHING A WIDELY USED FORM: 1. Protect wrestlers from exposure to communicable skin disorders. Although most of the skin lesions being discussed

generally have no major long term consequences and are not life threatening, some do have morbidity associated with them and student-athletes should be protected from contracting skin disorders from other wrestlers or contaminated equipment such as mats.

2. Allow wrestlers to participate as soon as it is reasonably safe for them and for their opponents and/or teammates using the same mat.

3. Establish guidelines to help minimize major differences in management among appropriate health-care professionals who are signing “return to competition forms”. Consistent use of these guidelines should reduce the likelihood wrestlers catching a skin disease from participation and suffering from inequalities as to who can or cannot participate.

4. Provide a basis to support appropriate health-care professional decisions on when a wrestler can or cannot participate. This should help the appropriate health-care professional who may face incredible pressure from many fronts to return a youngster to competition ASAP. This can involve any student athlete who never wins a match or the next state champion with a scholarship pending.

IMPORTANT COMPONENTS FOR AN EFFECTIVE FORM:

1. Each state association needs to determine which appropriate health-care professional can sign off on this form.

2. Ensure that appropriate health-care professionals will understand that covering a contagious lesion is not a permitted option. Covering a non-contagious lesion after adequate therapy to prevent injury to lesion is acceptable.

3. Inclusion of the date and nature of treatment and the earliest date a wrestler can return to participation. This should mitigate the need for a family to incur the expense of additional office visits as occurs when a form must be signed within three days of wrestling as some do.

4. Inclusion of a “bodygram” with front and back views should clearly identify the lesion in question. Using non-black ink to designate skin lesions should result in less confusion or conflict. Also including the number of lesions protects against spread after a visit with an appropriate health-care professional.

5. Inclusion of guidelines for minimum treatment before returning the wrestler to action as discussed above. This should enhance the likelihood that all wrestlers are managed safely and fairly.

6. Inclusion of all of the components discussed has the potential to remove the referee from making a medical decision. If a lesion is questioned, the referee’s role could appropriately be only to see if the coach can provide a fully completed medical release form allowing the wrestler to wrestle.

Revised/Approved by NFHS SMAC - April 2015 / PIAA Revised May 4, 2015


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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS SPORTS MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEDICAL RELEASE FOR WRESTLER TO PARTICIPATE WITH SKIN LESION

Student’s Name: Age: Grade:

Enrolled in School Mark Location AND Number of Lesion(s) Diagnosis:

Location AND Number of Lesion(s):

Medication(s) used to treat lesion(s):

Date Treatment Started: _____ / _____ / _____ Time:_______________

Form Expiration Date for this Lesion [Note on Diagram(s)]: _____ / _____ / _____

Earliest Date the Wrestler May Return to Participation: _____ / _____ / _____

Treating Authorized Medical Examiner (*AME) [print/type]: License #

Address: Phone: ( )

Treating *AME’s Signature: Date of Exam:_____/______/_____

Below are some treatment guidelines that suggest MINIMUM TREATMENT before return to wrestling:

Bacterial Diseases (impetigo boils): To be considered “non-contagious,” all lesions must be scabbed over with no oozing or

discharge and no new lesions should have occurred in the preceding 48 hours. Oral antibiotic for three days is considered a minimum to achieve that status. If new lesions continue to develop or drain after 72 hours, CA-MRSA (Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) should be considered and minimum oral antibiotics should be extended to 10 days before returning the athlete to competition or until all lesions are scabbed over, whichever occurs last.

Herpetic Lesions (Simplex, fever blisters/cold sores, Zoster, Gladiatorum): To be considered “non-contagious,” all lesions must

be scabbed over with no oozing or discharge and no new lesions should have occurred in the preceding 48 hours. For primary (first episode of Herpes Gladiatorum), wrestlers should be treated and not allowed to compete for a minimum of 10 days. If general body signs and symptoms like fever and swollen lymph nodes are present, that minimum period of treatment should be extended to 14 days. Recurrent outbreaks require a minimum of 120 hours of oral anti-viral treatment, again so long as no new lesions have developed and all lesions are scabbed over.

Tinea Lesions (ringworm on scalp or skin): Oral or topical treatment for 72 hours on skin and oral treatment for 14 days on scalp.

Scabies, Head Lice: 24 hours after appropriate topical management.

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): 24 hours of topical or oral medication and no discharge.

Molluscum Contagiosum: Upon treatment with curettage and hyfrecator, may cover with biooclusive and wrestle immediately.

NOTE TO TREATING *AME: Non-contagious lesions do not require treatment prior to return to participation (e.g. eczema, psoriasis,

etc.). Please become familiar with NFHS Wrestling Rules 4-2-3, 4-2-4, and 4-2-5, which states:

“ART. 3 . . . If a participant is suspected by the referee or Coach of having a communicable skin disease or any other condition that makes participation appear inadvisable, the Coach shall provide current written documentation as defined by the NFHS or the state associations, from an appropriate health care professional stating that the suspected disease or condition is not communicable and that the athlete’s participation would not be harmful to any opponent. This document shall be furnished at the weigh-in for the dual meet or Tournament. The only exception would be if a designated on-site meet appropriate health care professional is present and is able to examine the wrestler either immediately prior to or immediately after the weigh-in. Covering a communicable condition shall not be considered acceptable and does not make the wrestler eligible to participate.” “ART. 4 . . . If a designated on-site meet appropriate health care professional is present, he/she may overrule the diagnosis of the appropriate health care professional signing the medical release form for a wrestler to participate or not participate with a particular skin condition.” “ART. 5 . . . A contestant may have documentation from an appropriate health care professional only indicating a specific condition such as a birthmark or other non-communicable skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema, and that documentation is valid for the duration of the season. It is valid with the understanding that a chronic condition could become secondarily infected and may require re-evaluation.”

Once a lesion is considered non-contagious, it may be covered to allow participation.

Revised/Approved by NFHS SMAC – April 2015 / PIAA Revised March 22, 2017

*AUTHORIZED MEDICAL EXAMINER (AME): A licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant

certified, or either a certified registered nurse practitioner or a school nurse practitioner, who is under the supervision of a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine.

NOTE: PIAA considers an appropriate health care professional to be a M.D. or D.O.


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2018 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Spring Sports' Rules Books and Relevant State Association Adoptions and Modifications;

and US Lacrosse Official Rules for Girls’ & Women’s Lacrosse

BASEBALL: Adopt the 2018 NFHS Baseball Rules Book. Adopt suggested speed-up rule Courtesy Runners; adopt Rule 1-2-9,

permitting the optional use of the Double First Base, and adopt the suggested Double First Base Rules, as set forth in the NFHS Baseball Rules Book; adopt Rule 4-2-2, 10-runs after 5 innings and modify Rule 4-2-2, to include 15-runs after 3 innings, and modify Rule 4-2-2 to permit a time limit for those Contests played in community/public parks that prohibits a new inning from starting after a predetermined time, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition; modify Rule 4-2-2b, two five-inning games shall constitute a doubleheader only at the sub-varsity levels (junior varsity and junior high/middle school) of competition; adopt Rule 4-2-4, relative to suspended games; and, pursuant to Rule 6-1-6, adopt a PIAA Baseball Pitching Restriction that uses pitch counts as a part of pitching restrictions.

BOYS’ LACROSSE: Adopt the 2018 NFHS Boys’ Lacrosse Rules Book. Modify Rule 3-5, a game 1) which is interrupted because of

events beyond the control of responsible authorities that occurs prior to the end of the third period shall be picked up at the point of interruption, 2) which is interrupted because of events beyond the control of responsible authorities that occurs after the end of the third period and a winner can be determined shall be considered final, and 3) tied when interrupted because of events beyond the control of responsible authorities shall be continued at the point of interruption.

GIRLS' LACROSSE: Adopt the 2018 NFHS Girls' Lacrosse Rules Book. Modify Rule 4-6, overtime procedures, when the score is tied

at the end of regular playing time during Regular Season Contests, the winner will be decided on a “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime of no more than six minutes in length with the Teams changing ends after 3 minutes, with no delay for coaching. If the six-minute “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime expires without a goal, the game remains a tie; and modified Rule 5-10 to be consistent with the PIAA By-Laws relating to consequences arising from disqualification from a Contest for unsportsmanlike conduct.

SOFTBALL, FAST PITCH: Adopt the 2018 NFHS Softball Rules Book. Adopt Rule 1-2-1 NOTE, authorizing the optional use of the

Double First Base; adopt Rule 4-2-3, relative to suspended games; adopt Rule 4-2-3 NOTE 1, 15-runs after 3 innings or 10-runs after 5 innings and 1 1/2-hour time limit or other time limit if a public park is used, all at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition; adopt Rule 4-2-3 NOTE 2, to permit two 5-inning games to constitute a doubleheader only at the sub-varsity levels (junior varsity and junior high/middle school) of competition; adopt Rule 4-2-5, tie-breaker procedure, upon completion of 9 innings the player who last completed her turn at bat is placed on 2

nd base; and adopt Rule 5-2-1b NOTE, when the umpire considers the weather or

ground conditions unfit for play, after 30 minutes, the umpire may declare the game ended or suspended TRACK AND FIELD: Adopt the 2018 NFHS Track and Field Rules Book. Modify Rule 1-2-1, order of running events, exclusive of the

4x200 Meter Relay; modify Rule 2-2 to provide for a tiebreaking procedure for track and field dual meets; modify Rule 3-2-6, to provide for Contests interrupted because of events beyond the control of the responsible administrative authority to be either continued from the point of interruption or terminated with the existing Team scores; modify Rule 4-2-4c, to authorize District Committees to permit more than three contestants from the same school to be entered, but not participate, in individual events in their respective qualifying meets; modify Rule 5-5-7 to permit the fastest section to be run first in meets with 4 or less schools; pursuant to Rule 6-5-3 NOTE, adopt the PIAA Pole Vault Verification Form. FOR ALL SPORT RULES PURPOSES:

PIAA defines an appropriate health-care professional as a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine (M.D. or D.O.). ARTICLE XIX, JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOLS, Section 6, Contest Rules Standards for Junior High/Middle Schools Interscholastic Athletic Competition, of the PIAA By-Laws, provides for the maximum Contests rules standards for junior high/middle school interscholastic athletic competition in the sports of lacrosse, baseball, fast pitch softball, and provides for Junior High/Middle Schools order of track events, field events, and participation limitations. The use of eye shade must be worn as a single, solid stroke under the eye. No numbers, words, logos, symbols or other detail may be located in the eye shade. The eye shade may not extend below the cheek bone nor extend further than the width of the eye socket. Players having eye shade that does not meet the standard must remove it or comply with the PIAA interpretation before participating in the Contest. If a player does not comply, the officials may deem the refusal to be unsportsmanlike conduct and impose penalties as determined by the respective rules code of the sport.


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PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. (PIAA) POLE VAULT VERIFICATION FORM

(Revised March 15, 2017)

ALL MEMBER SCHOOLS are required to process the PIAA Pole Vault Verification Form listing the name and grade of each contestant participating in the pole vault event. The head coach must verify, on the day of each meet, the weight of each contestant, and the proper ratings of all poles used by each contestant. This procedure is required for both indoor (winter) and outdoor (spring) track and field competition. The completed form must be presented to the MEET REFEREE/STARTER or HEAD FIELD JUDGE prior to the start of warm-ups, on the day of competition.

School Name

Name of Pole Vaulter Grade Vaulter's Weight* Pole Rating

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

*Includes full competition uniform and footwear

Name of Head Coach (please print)

Date Signature of Head Coach

NOTE TO ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS, TRACK AND FIELD COACHES AND OFFICIALS

The following are NFHS Track and Field Rules relevant to pole vault safety:

NFHS Track and Field Rule 6-5-3: The competitor’s weight shall be at or below the manufacturer’s pole rating.

The manufacturers must include on each pole: the pole rating that shall be a minimum of ¾-inch in a contrasting

color located within or above the top hand-hold position; a 1-inch circular band indicating the maximum top hand-

hold position with the position being determined by the manufacturer. Prior to the competition, the coach must verify

that all of the school’s pole vaulters and poles meet these requirements. NOTE: Etchings, serial numbers, etc. that

may appear on poles shall not replace the requirement of the manufacturer’s pole rating of the minimum ¾-inch

marking in contrasting color on each pole.

NFHS Track and Field Rule 6-5-4: A competitor shall not use a variable weight pole, a pole which is improperly

marked, or a pole rated below his/her weight, or any other equipment that is not legal during warm-up or

competition. NOTE: Altering the pole in any fashion renders it illegal. PENALTY: Disqualification from the

event.

NFHS Track and Field Rule 6-5-5: Prior to warm-up, the field referee or head field judge shall inspect each pole to

be used in the competition to verify that the poles are legal equipment, per NFHS Rule 6-8-3. This includes

checking the placement of a top hand-hold band, numerical pole ratings a minimum of ¾ inches in a contrasting

color located within or above the top hand-hold band, and the proper binding of adhesive tape of uniform thickness

when used. The binding shall not be on or above the top hand-hold band.

NFHS Track and Field Rule 6-5-21: A competitor shall not be allowed to use the pole of another individual without

the consent of the owner. The event judge shall approve the use and verify that the pole is rated weight-

appropriate. PENALTY: Disqualification from the event.

NFHS Track and Field Rules 6-5-27h: It is a foul if the competitor grips the pole above the top hand-hold band.

PENALTY: An unsuccessful trial is charged.


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CONTEST RULES AND

PIAA STATEWIDE RULES INTERPRETERS Sport Contest Rules PIAA Statewide Rules Interpreter

Baseball National Federation of State High Andrew W. Keteles School Associations (NFHS) 85 Locksley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 E-Mail: [email protected]

Basketball National Federation of State High David B. Wright School Associations (NFHS) 410 West Locust Street, Clearfield 16830 E-Mail: [email protected]

Bowling United States None Bowling Congress (USBC)

Competitive Spirit National Federation of State High None School Associations (NFHS)

Cross Country National Federation of State High James R. Ellingsworth School Associations (NFHS) 521 Springfield Rd, Shippensburg 17257 E-Mail: [email protected]

Field Hockey National Federation of State High *Sandra A. Yost School Associations (NFHS) 233 Fairhill Road, Hatfield 19440 E-Mail: [email protected]

Football National Federation of State High *Paul J. Sheehan School Associations (NFHS) 725 Throop Street, Dunmore 18512 E-Mail: [email protected]

Golf United States Golf Association (USGA) None

Gymnastics - Girls National Federation of State High Nancy V. Claar School Associations (NFHS) 7097 Killarney Drive, Fayetteville 17222 E-Mail: [email protected]

Lacrosse - Boys National Federation of State High Scott Dede School Associations (NFHS) 904 Samantha Circle, Chester Springs 19425 E-Mail: [email protected]

Lacrosse - Girls USLacrosse Official Rules for Karen F. Blaine Women’s Lacrosse 9692 Stagecoach Road Kutztown, PA 19530 E-Mail: [email protected]

Rifle National Rifle Association (NRA) None

Soccer National Federation of State High *Stanley E. Latta School Associations (NFHS) 210 Brothers Court, Port Matilda 16870 E-Mail: [email protected]

Softball, Fast Pitch National Federation of State High *Dennis Mader School Associations (NFHS) 1142 Cross Creek Road, Burgettstown 15021 E-Mail: [email protected]

Swimming and Diving National Federation of State High Constance J. Harakal School Associations (NFHS) 5611 Hemlock Place, Orefield 18069 E-Mail: [email protected]

Tennis United States Tennis Association (USTA) None

Track and Field National Federation of State High James R. Ellingsworth School Associations (NFHS) 521 Springfield Rd, Shippensburg 17257 E-Mail: [email protected]

Volleyball National Federation of State High Donna S. Brady School Associations (NFHS) 2630 Stillmeadow Lane, York 17404 E-Mail: [email protected]

Water Polo National Federation of State High Constance J. Harakal School Associations (NFHS) 5611 Hemlock Place, Orefield 18069 E-Mail: [email protected]

Wrestling National Federation of State High Dr. John A. Hosage School Associations (NFHS) 551 South Main Road, Mountain Top 18707 E-Mail: [email protected]

*Denotes current member of National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Rules Committee.

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GENERAL CONTROL OF INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS

The PIAA Board of Directors has general control of and responsibility for all Inter-District Championship Tournaments and Contests, including PIAA Inter-District Championship (Final) Contests.

The District Committee of each PIAA District conducts and controls all

District Championship Contests, subject to approval of the PIAA Board of Directors.

PIAA District qualifying procedures must conform to the Constitution,

By-Laws, Policies and Procedures, and Rules and Regulations of PIAA.

PIAA Districts shall conclude all District Championship Contests in each sport no later than the deadline for the conclusion of District Championships, as established by PIAA. In the case of emergency or extenuating circumstances, District Championships may be completed following the PIAA District Deadline, with prior approval from the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee.

The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, has

the authority and responsibility for determining preliminary, first, second, quarterfinal, and semi-final round sites for all Inter-District Championship Contests.

DESIGNATION OF ENROLLMENT CLASSIFICATIONS

For competition purposes, PIAA classifies Teams (other than in competitive spirit) by (1) gender and (2) size of enrollment at schools. These classifications are created to promote equal opportunities for both boys and girls to participate in interscholastic athletics and to reduce the competitive imbalance created through competition between schools that vary significantly in enrollment.

Each Team shall be placed in a class for each sport in which there is more than one class, based upon its school's enrollment as reported pursuant to ARTICLE IV, DUES AND ENROLLMENT REPORT, Section 1, Annual Dues and Enrollment Report, of the PIAA Constitution, for each odd-numbered year. Multi-class boys’ sports are classified according to total male enrollment in grades 9, 10, and 11 and multi-class girls’ sports are classified according to total female enrollment in grades 9, 10, and 11. Enrollment figures shall include all Cyber Charter School and Home-Schooled Students eligible to participate on Teams at the school; all students attending an Alternative School, a Magnet School, or a Technology school who are eligible at the schools which the students would otherwise attend by virtue of their residences; and all

students attending a Charter School who are eligible at a school in the school district of their residences.

The classification shall go into effect for the next school year and

remains in effect for two school years, except as hereinafter provided. When a school is merged into, or consolidated with, another

school, the classification of Teams of the surviving or new school shall be based upon the school's enrollment as affected by the merger or consolidation, measured as of the date of merger or consolidation, and effective beginning with the first sports season which starts thereafter. When a school closes, and its students Transfer to one or more other schools, the classification of each Team at each school receiving students from the closed school shall be based upon the school's enrollment as affected by the closing, measured as of the date of enrollment of the students from the closed school, and effective beginning with the first sports season which starts thereafter.

Baseball -- 1A-2A-3A-4A-5A-6A Soccer -- 1A-2A-3A-4A Basketball -- 1A-2A-3A-4A-5A-6A Softball, Fast Pitch -- 1A-2A-3A-4A-5A-6A Competitive Spirit -- Sm-Md-Lg or Coed Varsity Squads Swimming and Diving -- 2A-3A Cross Country -- 1A-2A-3A Tennis -- 2A-3A Field Hockey -- 1A-2A-3A Track & Field -- 2A-3A Football -- 1A-2A-3A-4A-5A-6A Volleyball - Boys -- 2A-3A Golf -- 2A-3A Volleyball - Girls -- 1A-2A-3A-4A Lacrosse -- 2A-3A Wrestling -- 2A-3A

POLICY FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO PIAA INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Each PIAA District or Region that sponsors a qualifying Tournament involving at least four (4) member schools sponsoring a Team in a sport, which participates in at least 50% of the maximum permitted number of Regular Season Contests in that sport, is entitled to a minimum of one (1) entry (qualifier), per enrollment classification, to the PIAA Inter-District Championships in that sport.

Additional entries (qualifiers) are computed on a modified proportional representation basis, with the larger Districts limited to an appropriate maximum number of entries (qualifiers) to the PIAA Inter-District Championships in that sport.

ELIGIBILITY COMPREHENSIVE INITIAL PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EVALUATION (CIPPE)

Prior to the beginning of a PIAA District Championship Contest, the Principal of each school involved in such PIAA District Championship Contest shall send a PIAA Senior High School Certificate of Eligibility to that Principal’s District Chairman.

Prior to the beginning of a PIAA District Championship Contest,

there shall be on file with each contestant’s Principal, or the Principal’s designee, a completed and properly executed PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE) Form, which certifies that such contestant is physically fit to commence Practice and participate in Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests in the sport(s) approved by the contestant’s parent.


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2017-2018 PIAA INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Sport: (First Championship) Class Starting Time(s) Date(s) Site

Golf-Boys 2A & 8:30 am Monday, October 23, 2017 Heritage Hills Golf Resort, (1935) 3A Tuesday, October 24, 2017 York, PA Team 2A & 3A Wednesday, October 26, 2017

Golf-Girls 2A & 8:30 am Monday, October 23, 2017 Heritage Hills Golf Resort, (1974) 3A Tuesday, October 24, 2017 York, PA Team 2A & 3A Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Tennis – Girls’ Team 2A 8:00 am Friday, October 27, 2017 Hershey Racquet Club, (2000) 3A 8:30 am Saturday, October 28, 2017 Hershey, PA

Tennis-Girls’ Singles & Doubles 2A 9:00 am Friday, November 3, 2017 Hershey Racquet Club, (1973) 3A Saturday, November 5, 2017 Hershey, PA

Cross Country - Boys 1A 11:45 am Saturday, November 4, 2017 Parkview Cross Country Course, (1939) 2A 12:30 pm Saturday, November 4, 2017 Hershey, PA 3A 1:15 pm Saturday, November 4, 2017

Cross Country – Girls 1A 9:30 am Saturday, November 4, 2017 Parkview Cross Country Course, (1974) 2A 10:15 am Saturday, November 4, 2017 Hershey, PA 3A 11:00 am Saturday, November 4, 2017

Volleyball – Girls 1A 11:00 am Saturday, November 18, 2017 Richland High School, (1974) 1A 1:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017 Johnstown, PA 2A 3:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017 4A 5:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017

Field Hockey 1A 10:00 am Saturday, November 18, 2017 Zephyr Sports Complex, (1974) 2A 12:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017 Whitehall-Coplay SD, Whitehall, PA

3A 2:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017

Soccer – Boys 2A 1:30 pm Friday, November 17, 2017 HERSHEYPARK Stadium, (1973) 4A 6:30 pm Friday, November 17, 2017 Hershey, PA 1A 1:30 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017 3A 6:30 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017

Soccer – Girls 2A 11:00 am Friday, November 17, 2017 HERSHEYPARK Stadium, (1992) 4A 4:00 pm Friday, November 17, 2017 Hershey, PA 1A 11:00 am Saturday, November 18, 2017 3A 4:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2017

Football 1A 1:00 pm Thursday, December 7, 2017 HERSHEYPARK Stadium, (1988) 4A 7:00 pm Thursday, December 7, 2017 Hershey, PA 2A 1:00 pm Friday, December 8, 2017 5A 7:00 pm Friday, December 8, 2017 3A 12:00 pm Saturday, December 9, 2017 6A 6:00 pm Saturday, December 9, 2017

Competitive Spirit 9:00 am Friday, January 19, 2018 GIANT Center, (Sm, Md, Lg, or Coed) Saturday, January 20, 2018 Hershey, PA (2013)

Wrestling – Team 2A 2:00 pm Thursday, February 8, 2018 GIANT Center, (1999) 3A 8:00 am Friday, February 9, 2018 Hershey, PA 9:00 am Saturday, February 10, 2018

Wrestling 2A 9:00 am Thursday, March 8, 2018 GIANT Center, (1938) 3A Friday, March 9, 2018 Hershey, PA Saturday, March 10, 2018

Swimming and Diving – Boys 2A 10:30 am Wed. & Thurs. March 14 & 15, 2018 Kinney Natatorium, Bucknell Univ, (1934) 3A 10:30 am Fri. & Sat. March 16 & 17, 2018 Lewisburg, PA

Swimming and Diving – Girls 2A 8:00 am Wed. & Thurs. March 14 & 15, 2018 Kinney Natatorium, Bucknell Univ, (1972) 3A 8:00 am Fri. & Sat. March 16 & 17, 2018 Lewisburg, PA

Basketball – Boys 1A 2:00 pm Thursday, March 22, 2018 GIANT Center, (1920) 4A 8:00 pm Thursday, March 22, 2018 2A 2:00 pm Friday, March 23, 2018 5A 8:00 pm Friday, March 23, 2018 Hershey, PA 3A 2:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 6A 8:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018

Basketball – Girls 2A 12:00 pm Thursday, March 22, 2018 GIANT Center, (1973) 3A 6:00 pm Thursday, March 22, 2018 1A 12:00 pm Friday, March 23, 2018 6A 6:00 pm Friday, March 23, 2018 Hershey, PA 4A 12:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 5A 6:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018

Tennis – Boys’ Team 2A 8:00 am Friday, May 18, 2018 Hershey Racquet Club, (2001) 3A 8:30 am Saturday, May 19, 2018 Hershey, PA

Tennis-Boys’ Singles & Doubles 2A 9:00 am Friday, May 25, 2018 Hershey Racquet Club, (1941) 3A Saturday, May 26, 2018 Hershey, PA

Track and Field – Boys 2A 9:00 am Friday, May 25, 2018 Shippensburg University of PA, (1925) 3A Saturday, May 26, 2018 Shippensburg

Track and Field – Girls 2A 9:00 am Friday, May 25, 2018 Shippensburg University of PA, (1974) 3A Saturday, May 26, 2018 Shippensburg

Volleyball – Boys 2A 11:00 am Saturday, June 9, 2018 Recreation Building, PSU, (1936) 3A 1:00 pm Saturday, June 9, 2018 University Park, PA


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Lacrosse – Boys AA 2:30 pm Saturday, June 9, 2018 West Chester East HS (2009) AAA 4:30 pm

Lacrosse – Girls AA 11:00 am Saturday, June 9, 2018 West Chester East HS (2009) AAA 12:00 pm

Baseball AA 11:00 am Thursday, June 14, 2018 (1977) AAAA 1:30 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018 AAAAAA 4:00 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018 A 11:00 am Friday, June 15, 2018 Medlar Fld at Lubrano Park, PSU, AAA 1:30 pm Friday, June 15, 2018 University Park, PA AAAAA 4:00 pm Friday, June 15, 2018

Softball A 11:00 am Thursday, June 14, 2018 (1975) AAA 1:30 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018 AAAAA 4:00 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018 AA 11:00 am Friday, June 15, 2018 Beard Fld at Nittany Lion Softball AAAA 1:30 pm Friday, June 15, 2018 Park, PSU, University Park, PA AAAAAA 4:00 pm Friday, June 15, 2018


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SELECTION OF INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTANTS AND/OR TEAMS District Committees shall determine all contestants and/or Teams to represent that District in all PIAA Inter-District Championship Contests, subject to the approval of the PIAA Board of Directors.

POLICY CONCERNING QUALIFICATION FOR POSTSEASON COMPETITION OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT SPONSOR A TEAM DURING THE REGULAR SEASON

A student attending a member school that does not sponsor a Team which participates in at least 50% of the maximum permitted number of Regular Season Contests in a particular sport, may qualify for the first round of Postseason competition (District or Region meet or Tournament, as applicable) in that sport during a Regular Season Contest being conducted by another member school, in either of the following ways:

1. Where qualification is or may be based on achieving a particular performance level, by achieving that level.

2. Where qualification is based on placing in the competition, by so placing. With the exception of invitational meets or Tournaments and conference or league championship meets or Tournaments, placement and Team points shall be awarded to the other member schools as if the student from the non-sponsoring member school had not participated in that Contest. A PIAA Contest official registered in the sport must certify to the contestant’s performance, in writing, to the District or Region meet or Tournament director. It is the responsibility of the student’s school Principal or Athletic Director to make the necessary arrangements with the host member schools a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the meet or Tournament. All students who are attempting to qualify to the District or Region meet or Tournament under the procedures described above must meet all PIAA eligibility rules and requirements and must be accompanied and supervised by a Coach from the member school that the student is representing, or by a full-time professional employee of the school or school district in lieu of a Coach. The Coach or full-time professional employee must be a properly designated representative of the school for the student, and that Coach or full-time professional employee must be fully responsible for supervision of the student.

PIAA BY-LAWS ARTICLE XIII PENALTIES

* * * Section 8. DISQUALIFICATION FROM NEXT CONTEST(S). A. General Rule.

1. Mandatory Disqualification. Any Coach and/or contestant who, while Coaching or competing for a PIAA member school, is ejected from a Contest by a state high school association recognized and/or registered official in that sport for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct is disqualified from Coaching and/or participating for the remainder of the day and in all Contests on the next Contest day of the same level (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition from which the Coach and/or contestant was previously disqualified. For a Coach, participation in the next Contest includes any contact by the Coach with members of the Team, including other Coaches, between the time that the Team arrives at the Contest site and the conclusion of the last Contest of the day. The Principal must direct the Coach not to attend all of the Contest(s). 2. Discretionary Disqualification. Upon the finding by a PIAA-Appointed Tournament Director, Contest Manager, District Committee, Regional Panel, or, if the conduct occurred in an Inter-District Contest, by the Executive Director or Board of Directors, within their respective jurisdictions, that a student-athlete, Coach, and/or Team, while Coaching or competing for a PIAA member school, engaged in flagrant misconduct or unsportsmanlike conduct/behavior during the medal/award ceremony and while on the premises where a Contest is conducted, said student-athletes, Coaches, and/or Teams may be disqualified from participation in the next scheduled Contest following said determination or any other penalties as determined under ARTICLE XIII.

B. Disqualification From Last Contest of a Season. Any Coach and/or contestant ejected from the last Contest(s) in that sport in a sport season is disqualified from Coaching and/or participating in the first Contest(s) in that sport in the subsequent sport season, at the same level (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, at any PIAA member school or, if the Coach and/or student changes levels of competition, such as from junior varsity to varsity, the first Contest(s) in that sport.

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GOLF Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017 PIAA Girls’ and Boys’ Golf Championships Series

EAST REGION INDIVIDUAL WEST REGION INDIVIDUAL 2A 3A 2A 3A 2A 3A 2A 3A

District Girls Girls Boys Boys District Girls Girls Boys Boys I 1 8 2 16 V 2 0* 4 0* II 3 3 6 4 VI 4 1 8 2 III 4 8 8 16 VII 8 7 16 14 IV 4 0% 8 2 VIII 0 1^ 0 2^ XI 2 4 4 8 IX 3 1 6 2 XII 1 2 2 4 X 4 1 8 2

TOTAL 15 25 30 50 TOTAL 21 11 42 22

Total # of Entries Total # of Entries From Reg. to State 7 12 14 24 From Reg. to State 11 6 22 12

%Indicates District IV only has three (3) schools in Girls and is combined with District II into a Sub-Region.

*Indicates District combined with another District to form a sub-region. ^Indicates Allderdice will participate in District VII.

NOTE: For a Team to advance from a District qualifying Tournament to a Region qualifying Tournament or to the PIAA Golf Championships, the Team must have achieved an aggregate score of no greater than 400 for 18 holes of stroke play, at its District and/or Regional qualifying Tournament. In individual stroke play, a qualifier must score 100 or less to advance to the PIAA Regional Golf Championships and score 100 or less to advance from the PIAA Regional Golf Championships to the PIAA Golf Championships.


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Entries (Qualifiers), by 2A TEAM Entries (Qualifiers), by 3A TEAM

District or Region Girls Boys District or Region Girls Boys I I 1 1

XI XII II

Total 1 1 IV% Total 1 1

II IV III 1 1

Total 1 1 VII^ 1 1

III 1 1 V*

V VI VI VIII

VIII* IX* Total 1 1 X

Total 1 1 VII 1 1

XI IX XII X Total 1 1

Total 1 1 TOTAL 6 6 TOTAL 6 6 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a sub-Region.

%Indicates District IV only has three (3)schools in Girls and is not guaranteed a qualifiers.

^Indicates Allderdice will participate in PIAA Districct VII.

CONDUCT OF PLAYERS, COACHES, AND SPECTATORS; AND AUTHORIZATION TO USE RANGE FINDERS DURING REGULAR SEASON AND POSTSEASON GOLF CONTESTS

Conduct of Players A two-stroke penalty shall be assessed for conduct unbecoming an interscholastic golfer. Such conduct shall include, but not be limited to, club throwing, defined as releasing a club in anger or in a manner to cause harm to any person or to a golf course; use of abusive language; willful acts which damage property or equipment of a golf course; or other unbecoming conduct, as determined by the Tournament or match/meet director. General Rule for Coach and Spectator Decorum Coaches and spectators are permitted to walk and may be permitted to ride a cart on the course no closer than ten (10) yards from the contestants during competition. Coaches and spectators who choose to walk or who are permitted to ride the course during competition, may do so under the following restrictions: A. DO NOT offer comments or make suggestions to the competitors.

NO COACHING! B. DO NOT observe play closer than ten (10) yards from the group of

competitors being observed. C. DO NOT cross over or observe play from teeing areas, fairways, or

putting greens. Play may be observed from cart paths or the “rough” only.

D. DO NOT move or talk when a player is addressing the ball or making a stroke.

E. DO NOT attempt to decide questions of fact nor attempt to apply the Rules of Golf.

Team Rule for Coach Decorum For Regular Season and stand alone Postseason Team golf Contests only, pursuant to United States Golf Association (USGA) Rule 8-1 Note, each Team may appoint one Coach who may give advice to members of that Team, provided such advice is given in between holes or at the break between nines and in a private manner that does not unduly delay play. Contestant’s Attire All golf contestants are required to wear appropriate golf attire (i.e. school-issued golf shirt and golf slacks or golf shorts). No exceptions are permitted. T-shirts, altered apparel, jeans, and advertisements (other than one visible logo/trademark not exceeding 2¼ square inches and not exceeding 2¼ inches in any dimension on a school-issued golf shirt, and golf slacks or golf shorts) will not be permitted. The contestants’ school name/nickname and/or school logo are permitted on the front and/or back of the school-issued golf shirt and/or cap or visor. Sweaters and/or jackets will be permitted when necessitated by weather conditions. Use of Range Finders During Regular Season and Postseason golf Contests, players are authorized to use devices that measure or gauge distance only (range finders). If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect a player’s play (e.g., gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of USGA Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional function is actually used.


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TENNIS Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017 PIAA Girls’ and

2017 PIAA Boys’ Team and Singles & Doubles Tennis Championships

2A 3A

Team Singles & Doubles

Team

Singles & Doubles

District Girls Boys Girls Boys District Girls Boys Girls Boys I 1 1 1 1 I 4 5 4 5 II 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 III 3 3 3 3 III 3 3 3 3 IV 2 2 2 2 IV 0* 0* 0* 0* V 1 1 1 1 V 0 0 0 0 VI 1 1 1 1 VI 1 1 1 1 VII 3 3 3 3 VII 3^ 2 3^ 2 VIII 0 0 0 0 VIII 1 1 1 1 IX 1 1 1 1 IX 0* 0* 0* 0* X 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 XI 1 1 1 1 XI 1 1 1 1 XII 1 1 1 1 XII 1 1 1 1

Totals 16 16 16 16 Totals 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District combined with another District to form Region.

^Indicates Allderdice will participate in PIAA District VII.

CONDUCT OF PLAYERS, COACHES, AND SPECTATORS DURING REGULAR SEASON AND POSTSEASON COMPETITION

Conduct of Players

All players are subject to the USTA Point Penalty System (PIAA-modified) as described herein. The purposes of the USTA Point Penalty System (PIAA-Modified) are to: (a) deter unsportsmanlike conduct, (b) promote compliance by all contestants with the continuous play rule, and (c) promote on-time appearance for matches. The objective of the USTA Point Penalty System (PIAA-Modified) is not to punish but to promote equal compliance by all contestants with the Rules of Tennis. Coach and Spectator Decorum

Coaches are limited to advising or instructing contestants during competition, as follows: One (1) designated Coach per Team may enter the court area and advise or instruct the Coach's player(s) (1) during the two-minute set break, as the set ends; and (2) during the five-minute off-the-court break, which is provided for between split sets.

Coaches and/or spectators who interfere with contestants’ play or attempt to Coach and/or advise, except as provided for herein, will be escorted from the playing/viewing area by the Tournament or match/meet director, or that person’s designee. Contestant’s Attire

All tennis contestants are required to wear appropriate tennis attire (i.e. school-issued tennis shirt and tennis shorts or skirt.) No exceptions are permitted. T-shirts without school name/nickname, altered apparel, jeans, and advertisements (other than one visible logo/trademark not exceeding 2¼ square inches and 2¼ inches in any dimension on a cap, headband, visor, school issued tennis shirt, and tennis shorts or skirt and/or a school's name/nickname) will not be permitted. The use of tape for the purpose of covering a logo that does not meet the aforementioned specifications WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. The school's name/nickname and/or school's logo are permitted on the front and/or back of the school-issued tennis shirt.

USTA POINT PENALTY SYSTEM (PIAA-MODIFIED)Delay of Game For violations of delay of game: (a) At 90-second changeover or other times, stalling, prolonging, argument over a decision, injury time-out. (b) Failure to start play after expiration of ten-minute warm-up period. Penalty: First offense, warning; second offense, point; third offense, game; fourth offense, default. Unsportsmanlike Conduct (a) Profane or obscene language or gestures, when not directed at a person or persons: First offense, warning; second offense, point; third offense, game; fourth offense, default. When directed at an official, opponent, or spectator(s): First offense, point; second offense, game; third offense, default.

(b) Abuse of racquet, balls, equipment; such as hitting or kicking ball out-of-court: First offense, warning; second offense, point; third offense, game; fourth offense, default. (c) Major unsportsmanlike acts, such as hitting a ball at or near an official, ball boy, linesman, or spectator(s) or intentional racquet dropping to disconcert opponent: First offense, two points; second offense game; third offense, default. Tardiness A Team will be penalized one (1) game for each five (5) minutes, or fraction thereof, of tardiness from the time the match is called to begin and both the court and opponent are ready. This does not rule out outright default for more than fifteen (15) minutes of unexcused lateness beyond the set deadline.

DOUBLES TENNIS TEAM SUBSTITUTION DUE TO ILLNESS, INJURY OR SEVERE PERSONAL HARDSHIP

1) Doubles Tennis Teams which qualify for the PIAA Tennis Championships may, before the first Inter-District Championship Contest in which that Team is to participate, substitute for a Team member who is unable to participate due to an illness, injury, or severe personal hardship. 2) If one of the two individuals on the Doubles Tennis Team cannot participate for any reason, the Team will have to withdraw from the tournament. In the event of a withdrawal, that PIAA District is responsible for 1) replacing the Doubles Tennis Team entry and 2) resubmitting that PIAA District’s entry(ies) to the PIAA Doubles Inter-District Tennis Championships.


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2017 PIAA AA GIRLS’ TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

2017 PIAA AAA GIRLS’ TEAM TENNISCHAMPIONSHIP First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 28

3-1 1-1

4-2 3-3

5-1 8-1

7-2 7-2

11-1 2-1 or 4-1*

3-3 1-3

10-1 11-1

7-3 3-2

Hershey Racquet Club Hershey Racquet Club

6-1 Hershey Champion 7-1 Hershey Champion

3:00 pm 5:30 pm

3-2 10-1

12-1 12-1

1-1 1-2

4-1 6-1 or 9-1*

2-1 7-3

7-1 3-1

9-1 1-4

*Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region.

2017 PIAA AA GIRLS’ SINGLES AND DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

2017 PIAA AAA GIRLS’ SINGLES AND DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 4 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 4

3-1 1-1

4-2 3-3

2-1 12-1

7-3 7-2

11-1 11-1

5-1 1-3

12-1 8-1

7-2 Hershey Racquet Club 3-2 Hershey Racquet Club

Hershey Hershey

7-1 1:00 pm Champion 7-1 3:00 pm Champion

3-3 1-4

4-1 2-1 or 4-1*

9-1 6-1 or 9-1*

1-1 10-1

6-1 1-2

10-1 3-1

3-2 7-3



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2018 PIAA AA BOYS’ TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PIAA AAA BOYS’ TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final May 15 May 18 May 19 May 19 May 15 May 18 May 19 May 19

3-1 1-1

4-2 3-3

5-1 9-1* or 10-1*

7-2 7-2

11-1 6-1

3-3 3-2

10-1 11-1

7-3 1-4



3:30 pm 5:30 pm

3-2 7-1

12-1 2-1 or 4-1*

1-1 1-3

4-1 12-1

2-1 1-2

7-1 3-1

9-1 1-5


2018 PIAA AA BOYS’ SINGLES AND DOUBLES

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

2018 PIAA AAA BOYS’ SINGLES AND DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final May 25 May 25 May 26 May 26 May 25 May 25 May 26 May 26

3-1 1-1

4-2 3-3

2-1 12-1

7-3 7-2

11-1 9-1* or 10-1*

5-1 3-2

12-1 11-1

7-2 1-4



1:00 pm 3:00 pm

3-3 1-3

4-1 2-1 or 4-1*

9-1 8-1

1-1 6-1

6-1 1-2

10-1 3-1

3-2 1-5



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CROSS COUNTRY

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017-2018 PIAA Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country Championships

TEAM ENTRIES A A AA AA AAA AAA

District Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys I 1 1 1 1 5 5 II 1 1 2 2 1 1 III 2 2 3 3 4 4 IV 1 1 2 2 0* 0* V 1 1 0* 1 0 0 VI 2 2 1 1 1 1 VII 4 3 3 3 3 3 VIII 0 0 0 0* 1 1 IX 2 2 1 1 0* 0* X 2 2 2 2 0 1 XI 1 1 2 2 2 2 XII 2 2 2 2 1 2

Totals 19 18 19 20 18 20 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

NON-TEAM INDIVIDUALS

I 5 5 5 5 25 25 II 5 5 10 10 5 5 III 10 10 15 15 20 20 IV 5 5 10 10 0* 0* V 5 5 0* 5 0 0 VI 10 10 5 5 5 5 VII 20 15 15 15 15 15 VIII 0 0 0 0 5 5 IX 10 10 5 5 0* 0* X 10 10 10 10 0 5 XI 5 5 10 10 10 10 XII 10 10 10 10 5 10

Totals 95 90 95 100 90 100 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

PIAA authorizes the use of a picture‐based finish/timing system, which, in conjunction with chip timing or other electronic timing system which is attached to the shoe(s)/torso of each runner, enhances the accuracy of the finishing position of each runner by utilizing the torso breaking the plane of the finish line.

VOLLEYBALL

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the

2017 PIAA Girls’ and 2018 PIAA Boys’ Volleyball Championships

A AA AAA AAAA AA AAA District Girls Girls Girls Girls Boys Boys

I 1 0* 2 5 0 3 II 1 1 1 0* 3 0* III 2 1 3% 3 3 5 IV 1 1 0* 0 0 0 V 1 1 0* 0 0 0 VI 2 2 1 1 1 0 VII 3 4 3^ 3 3^ 3 VIII 0 0* 0 1 0* 1 IX 3 1 1 0 0* 0 X 1 2 1 0* 2 0* XI 1 1 1 2 1 2 XII 0* 2 3% 1 3 2

Totals 16 16 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. ^Indicates Obama will participate in District VII. %Indicates District III will receive a fourth entry (qualifier) in 2016 only. %Indicates District XII will receive a third entry (qualifier) in 2017 only.


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2017 PIAA A GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AA GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


11-1 12-1

4-1 3-1

1-1 or 12-1* 4-1

3-2 2-1

3-1 1-1* or 11-1

2-1 12-2

5-1 5-1 or 8-1*

6-2 Richland HS 6-2 Richland HS

Johnstown Johnstown

7-1 11:00 am Champion 7-1 1:00 pm Champion

9-3 10-2

6-1 9-1

9-2 7-4

9-1 6-1

7-3 7-2

10-1 10-1

7-2 7-3 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

2017 PIAA AAA GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AAAA GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


1-1 1-1

12-3 11-2

2-1* or 4-1* 12-1

3-2 1-4

12-1 1-2

3-3 3-2

11-1 2-1* or 11-1

1-2 Richland HS 1-3 Richland HS

Johnstown Johnstown


12-2 1-5

9-1 8-1

7-2 7-2

7-1 6-1* or 10-1*

5-1* or 6-1 7-3

10-1 7-1

7-3 3-3 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.


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2018 PIAA AA BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PIAA AAA BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd Qtrs. Semis Finals May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9 May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9

3-1 1-1

2-3 3-4

1-1* or 11-1* 2-1* or 11-1

2-2 12-2

2-1 12-1

12-3 1-2

12-1 3-1

3-3 Recreation Hall 1-3 Recreation Hall

PSU PSU

3-2 11:00 am Champion 11-2 1:00 pm Champion

12-2 3-3

7-1 3-2

10-2 7-2

10-1 6-1*, 8-1 or 10-1*

7-3 7-3

6-1, 8-1* or 9-1* 7-1

7-2 3-5

*Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region. *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region.


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FIELD HOCKEY

Overtime Procedure (Reduced Player [RP]) for Regular Season Contests 1. Prior to the start of overtime, there shall be a 5 minute intermission. 2. The home team captain calls the coin toss and the winner chooses choice of (1) goal or (2) to take possession of

the ball. 3. Teams will be limited to 6 field players and a goalkeeper. The reduced player participation is refer to as “RP”

overtime. 4. If a player or coach was disqualified (red card) during the regulation game, that team must play short throughout the

RP overtime. If a player was suspended with a green card during the regulation game the team shall play short until the suspension time is completed. If a player or coach was supended with a yellow card during the regulaiotn game the Team shall play short until the usupensoin time is completed.

5. Only four defenders will be allowed behind the end line on a penalty corner. 6. The RP overtime will be 15 minutes "sudden victory" [SV]. 7. There will be no team time-outs, even if a team has unused time outs. 8. There will be unlimited substitution. 9. A player who received a red card in regulation play may not play in the RP overtime. 10. If a player or coach receives a red card in overtime, the team will play short. 11. If a player receives a green or yellow card in overtime, the team will play short until the 2/5/10 minutes expire. 12. If a coach receives a yellow card in the overtime the team will play short until the 5 minute suspension expires. 13. If a coach receives a red card during overtime the team will play short throughout the RP overtime. 14. Regular season games tied after 15 minute RP overtime stand as tied. 15. Regular season tournaments tied after 15 minute, RP overtime may proceed to Penalty Strokes (see #4 thru #11

below). Overtime Procedure (Reduced Player [RP]) for PIAA District and Inter-District and Championship Games

1. For the District, Inter-District and Championship games there shall be two, 15 minute, RPSV overtime periods. Teams will change ends before the second 15 minute RP overtime, if necessary. If the match is still tied after the second 15 minute, RPSV overtime, penalty strokes will be administered.

2. There will be a 5 minute intermission between the game and the first overtime and between the first and second overtime.

3. Penalty strokes will be taken if a tie still exists after the second, 15 minute, RPSV overtime period. 4. Each coach shall present a list of 5 strokers and the player must stroke in the order listed (1 thru 5). 5. The strokers must have played in the game (regulation or overtime). 6. Officials choose the goal that will be used during the Penalty Strokes. 7. The visiting captain calls the coin toss for the penalty strokes and chooses whether to defend or stroke. Officials

choose the goal cage that will be used. 8. If a tie still exists after the first set of penalty strokes, a second set will be taken. The team not stroking first in the

first set of penalty strokes shall start the second set. 9. If no decision is reached after the second set of penalty strokes, a "sudden victory" shall be in effect. The team

stroking first in the first set of strokes shall begin the "sudden victory". 10. The team may substitute and change the stroking order during all intermissions. 11. If a green or yellow card is received in the second overtime period and the suspension time is not completed, that

player may not participate in any penalty strokes. For the PIAA Field Hockey Championships (Finals) there shall be two 15 minute, RPSV overtime periods. Teams will change ends before the second 15 minute overtime, if necessary. If the match is still tied after the second 15 minute RPSV overtime. Teams will proceed to penalty strokes and will follow item #4 through #11 above.

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017 PIAA Field Hockey Championships

District 1A 2A 3A I 3 5 6 II 2 2 1 III 5 6 4 IV 2 0* 0 V 0* 0 0 VI 1 0 0* VII 1 1 2^ VIII 0 0 0 IX 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 XI 2 1 2 XII 0* 1 1 Totals 16 16 16

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. ^ Indicates Allderdice will play throught District VII.


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2017 PIAA A FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AA FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 18 Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 18

2-1 1-1

3-4 3-6

1-2 12-1

11-2 3-4

3-1 3-2

1-3 2-2

4-1 11-1

3-5 Zephyr Sports Complex 1-4 Zephyr Sports Complex

Whitehall-Coplay SD Whitehall-Coplay SD

1-1 or 12-1* Whitehall Champion 3-1 Whitehall

10:00 am 12:00 pm Champion

3-3 1-5

11-1 1-2

4-2 3-5

3-2 2-1

2-2 1-3

7-1 4-1* or 7-1*

5-1* or 6-1* 3-3

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District to form a Region.

2017 PIAA AAA FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 18

1-1

3-4

3-2

7-2

12-1

1-4

11-1

1-5 Zephyr Sports Complex

Whitehall-Coplay SD

3-1 Whitehall Champion

2:00 pm

1-6

2-1* or 6-1*

1-3

1-2

11-2

7-1

3-3

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District to form a Region.


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SOCCER

TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE

The procedure for determining a winner when a soccer Contest that is being played in order to advance a Team during a Regular Season Tournament, or to advance to the Postseason or during a Postseason Contest which ends regulation play with the score tied shall be as follows:

When the score is tied at the end of regulation time, the referee shall

instruct both Teams to return to their respective Team boxes. There will be five minutes during which both Teams may confer with their Coaches and the head referee will instruct both Teams as to proper procedure.

1. There shall be no more than two “sudden victory” overtime

periods not to exceed fifteen minutes each: a. A coin toss shall be held as in NFHS Soccer Rule 5-2-2d(3). b. At the end of the first fifteen-minute “sudden victory” overtime period, Teams shall change ends. c. There shall be a two-minute interval between periods.

2. If the score still remains tied, all Coaches, officials, and Team

captains shall assemble at the halfway line to review the procedure as outlined below: a. The head referee shall choose the goal at which all of the kicks from the penalty mark shall be taken. b. Each Coach will select any five players, including the goalkeeper, on or off the field (except those who may have been disqualified) to take the kicks. c. A coin toss shall be held as in NFHS Soccer Rule 5-2-2d(3). The Team winning the toss shall have the choice of kicking first or second. d. Teams will alternate kickers. There is no follow-up on the kick. e. The defending Team may change the goalkeeper prior to each penalty kick. f. Following five kicks for each Team, the Team scoring on the greatest number of these kicks shall be declared the winner. g. Add one goal to the winning Team score and credit the Team with a victory. An asterisk (*) shall be placed by the Team advancing to indicate the advancement was the result of the tie-breaker system.

3. If the score remains tied after each Team has had five kicks:

a. Each Coach will select five different players than the first five who already have kicked to take the kicks in a sudden-victory situation, wherein if one Team scores and the other Team does not score, the Contest is ended without more kicks being taken. If a Team has fewer than ten available players at the end of the first set of kicks from the penalty mark due to either injuries or disqualification, the Coach must use all players who have not participated in the first five kicks. The Coach may choose additional players from the first five kickers to ensure that five different players participate in the second set of kicks. b. If the score remains tied, continue the sudden-victory kicks with the Coach selecting any five players to take the next set of alternating kicks. If a tie still remains, repeat 3-a.

4. During all tie-breaker penalty kicks, the ball remains alive until

its momentum is spent, it goes out-of-bounds, or it is retouched by the kicker.

5. Unless participating in the kicks as a kicker or goalkeeper,

Team members, Coaches, and other bench personnel shall remain in the Team and Coaching area of the respective Teams.

6. For the PIAA Soccer Championship (Final) Contests, there

shall be no more than two “sudden victory” overtime periods not to exceed twenty minutes each before proceeding to penalty kicks.

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017 PIAA Girls’ and Boys’

1A 2A 3A 4A 4A 2A 3A 4A District Girls Girls Girls Girls District Boys Boys Boys Boys

I 1 0* 2 5 I 1 0* 2 5 II 1 1% 1 1 II 1 2 1 1 III 2 2 4 3 III 2 2 4 3 IV 2 2 1 0* IV 2 1 1 0* V 1 0* 0* 0 V 1 0* 0* 0 VI 1 2 1 1 VI 1 1% 1 1 VII 3 2 3^ 3# VII 3 3^ 3# 3^^ VIII 0 0* 0 0 VIII 0* 0* 0 0 IX 2 1 1 0 IX 2 1* 1 0 X 1 2 1 0* X 1 2 1 0* XI 1 2% 1 2 XI 1 2% 1 1@ XII 1 2 1 1 XII 1 2 1 2@

Totals 16 16 16 16 Totals 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

%Indicates District II will receive a second entry (qualifier) in 2016 only and indicates District XI will receive a second entry (qualifier) in 2017 only.

%2A Boys: Indicates District VI will receive a second entry (qualifier) in 2016 only and indicates District XI will receive a second entry (qualifier) in 2017 only.

Îndicates Obama will play through District VII. Îndicates Obama will play through District VII.

#Indicates Allderdic and Brashear will play through District VII. #Indicates Carrick will play through District VII.

^Îndicates Allderice and Brashear will play through Distict VII.

@4ABoys: Indicates District XI will receive two entries (qualifiers ) in 2016 only and District XII will receive two entries (qualifiers) in 2017 only.


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Soccer Championships

2017 PIAA A GIRLS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AA GIRLS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP


3-1 1-1* or 12-1

4-2 11-2

1-1 4-1

12-1 2-1

4-1 3-1

2-1 12-2

11-1 11-1

3-2 4-2

HERSHEYPARK Stadium HERSHEYPARK Stadium

7-1 11:00 am Champion 5-1* or 6-1 11:00 am Champion

9-2 3-2

5-1 7-1

6-1 10-2

10-1 10-1

7-2 6-2

9-1 8-1* or 9-1*

7-3 7-2


2017 PIAA AAA GIRLS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AAAA GIRLS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 18 Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17

1-1 1-1

3-4 3-3

2-1 12-1

3-2 1-4

11-1 11-1

4-1 1-3

12-1 2-1* or 4-1*

3-3 3-2



1-2 11-2

7-1 3-1

5-1* or 6-1 1-5

8-1* or 9-1* 6-1* or 10-1*

7-2 7-2

10-1 7-1

7-3 7-3



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2017 PIAA A BOYS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AA BOYS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP


3-1 3-1

1-1 12-2

2-1 11-1

4-2 2-2

4-1 1-1* or 12-1

3-2 11-2

12-1 2-1

11-1 4-1


7-1 1:30 pm Champion 5-1* or 61 1:30 pm Champion

9-2 3-2

6-1 7-1

8-1* or 10-1 10-2

5-1 8-1* or 9-1*

7-2 7-2

9-1 10-1

7-3 7-3


2017 PIAA AAA BOYS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA AAAA BOYS’ SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP


1-1 1-1

3-4 3-3

12-1 11-1

3-2 1-3

2-1 2-1* or 4-1*

3-3 3-2

4-1 12-1

11-1 1-4



1-2 12-2

5-1* or 9-1* 3-1

7-2 1-5

7-1 7-1

6-1 7-3

10-1 6-1* or 10-1*

7-3 7-2



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FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON HEAT-ACCLIMATIZATION GUIDELINES Practice or competition in hot and/or humid environmental conditions poses special problems for student-athletes. Heat illness is a primary concern in these conditions. Having a scripted practice plan with breaks from activity as well as scheduled hydration and cooling off periods will be of great assistance in preparing student-athletes for the football season.

Core Principles:

1. Acclimatization Period: All schools sponsoring high school football are recommended to institute the heat acclimatization program on Monday or Tuesday (August 7 or 8, 2017) for 5 consecutive days prior to the Monday starting date (August 14, 2017) for the 2017 football season. If a school opts to institute heat acclimatization during this period, the intent is to have all members of the team be present and participate in all 5 consecutive days of the heat acclimatization period, but minimally, a player must be present for 3 consecutive days of these first 5 days of heat acclimatization to satisfy the requirement. A school must have 5 consecutive days of heat acclimatization prior to their first contact drills and contact drills may not be initiated before Monday, August 14, 2017 (the first legal practice date of fall sports).

The practices for this week are limited to a 5-3-5-3-5 hours of practice daily for the 5 days of heat acclimatization. Practice sessions may be no longer than 3 hours in length and teams must have 2 hours of rest (recovery period) between sessions. Days 1,3 and 5 are limited to 5 hours per day and Days 2 and 4 are limited to 3 hours per day.

Helmets and shoulder pads with shorts are permitted the first 5 days of heat acclimatization. Full gear and contact may not be worn until Monday, August 14th after the completion of the five consecutive day heat acclimatization period.

If a school starts heat acclimatization on Monday, August 7th, if they choose, they may practice on Saturday, August 12

th, but there may

be no contact on this day the same as the previous 5 days of heat acclimatization since it is prior to the first contact day of Monday, August 14

th. If a school starts heat acclimatization on Tuesday, August 8

th, then Saturday August 12

th is their 5th consecutive day of heat

acclimatization and no contact is permitted.

If a school starts heat acclimatization on the first practice day, Monday, August 14th, they must have 5 consecutive days of heat

acclimatization with helmets, shoulder pads, shorts, prior to their first legal practice with contact. If starting on August 14th, a school must

have 5 heat acclimatization days, plus the 5 regular practice days (where contact and full gear is permitted) before their first scrimmage. If they are scheduled to play on the first play date of the fall season, this schedule may limit them to only 1 scrimmage. Schools are advised to be cautious in scheduling a second scrimmage if starting heat acclimatization on August 14

th.

The only exception to the first legal play date for football is those schools who are playing Week Zero by trading a scrimmage for their first regularly scheduled contest. That varsity team may play the optional weekend of August 25 & 26 with junior varsity competition to follow.

2. Scrimmages: A team shall not participate in a scrimmage prior to the first available scrimmage date as provided in Article XVI: Season and Out-of-Season Rules and Regulations of the PIAA By-Laws.

3. Participation Limitation: No Team, no individual member or members of such Team, and no individual representing any PIAA member school, may Practice or participate in an Inter-School Practice, Scrimmage, Contest, and/or Open Gym on more than six days in any Calendar Week during the Regular Season.

4. Out-of-Season Activities: General conditioning provides only partial heat acclimatization. Therefore, studentathletes should be exposed gradually to hot and/or humid environmental conditions to provide better heat acclimatization. Each exposure also should involve a gradual increase in the amount of exercise that is undertaken over a period of days to weeks until the exercise intensity and duration is comparable to that likely to occur in competition. If conditions are extreme, training or competition should be held during a cooler time of the day.

When protective gear and clothing is authorized by the school Principal outside of the defined season, frequent rest periods should be scheduled so that the gear and clothing can be loosened to allow evaporation of sweat and other forms of heat loss. During the acclimatization process, it may be advisable to use a minimum of protective gear and clothing and to Practice in T-shirts, shorts, socks and shoes. Excessive tape and outer clothing that restrict sweat evaporation should be avoided. Rubberized suits should never be used.

Maximum Practice Time: The maximum allotted time per day for practice is 5 hours and teams must have 2 hours of rest between sessions.

Minimum Practice Time: The minimum practice time for the first five days is 3 hours per day.

Practice: The time a player engages in physical activity. It is defined that any practice session be no greater than three (3) hours in length. Warm-up, stretching, conditioning, weight training and ‘cool-down’ periods are all considered practice.

Recovery Period: A minimum of a two (2) hour recovery period must be provided after any session.

Walk-through: No protective equipment or strenuous activity permitted. Only balls and field markers (cones) may be used. Prevention of Heat Illness from the Sport Medicine Guidelines of the PIAA Handbook should be observed. These include regular measurements of environmental conditions. See Sports Medicine Guidelines for more detail or consult with your athletic trainer and/or team physician.

FOOTBALL HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION FAQ’S What date must the Heat Acclimatization start?

Monday, August 7, 2017 or Tuesday, August 8, 2017

How long must the Heat Acclimatization be run? Five (5) consecutive days

o If starting Monday, August 7, 2017 then up to and including Friday, August 11, 2017 o If starting Tuesday, August 8, 2017 then up to and including Saturday, August 12, 2017.


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What are the daily minimum and maximum times permitted for each session of the Heat Acclimatization Period? The minimum amount of time for practice each day during the Heat Acclimatization Period is three (3) total hours. The maximum amount of time for practice on Days #1, #3, and #5 is five (5) total hours. The maximum amount of time for practice on Days #2 and #4 is three (3) total hours. If you plan on using the five (5) total hours allotted for Days #1, #3, and #5, then you must have a two (2) hour rest period after three (3) hours

of practice prior to practicing the additional two (2) hours.

The following is a sample illustration of a Heat Acclimatization Plan that meets the above provisions:

DAY AM SESSION BREAK PM SESSION

1 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

2 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM N/A N/A

3 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

4 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM N/A N/A

5 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Who must participate in the Heat Acclimatization Period?

All students in 9th through 12th grade who may be rostered on the Junior Varsity or Varsity Team. Jr. High rostered players may not participate and Jr. High Teams must adhere to the required first (3) three days of mandatory practice being non-contact and may only use helmet, shoulder pads, and football shoes for these first three (3) days.

What is the minimal amount of days a “team” must participate in the Heat Acclimatization Period? The team as a whole must participate in a minimum of five (5) consecutive days of Heat Acclimatization.

What if a player or players miss a day of the Heat Acclimatization Period due to illness or other excused absence?

All players are expected to participate in all five (5) days of the Heat Acclimatization Period, however players must participate in a minimum of three (3) consecutive days to be considered as successfully completing the Heat Acclimatization Period.

What equipment may players wear during the Heat Acclimatization Period? Players may wear their helmet and shoulder pads during the Heat Acclimatization Period. Full gear may not be worn until the first official day

of Fall Sports (Monday, August 14, 2017).

May our team “scrimmage” another team during the Heat Acclimatization Period? No, teams may NOT “scrimmage”, conduct “inter-school practices”, etc. during the Heat Acclimatization Period.

*Special thanks to Jason Zimmerman and the District XI Committee for the development of the FAQ’s

CONTACT GUIDELINES FOR FOOTBALL

Regular and Postseason: No football player is allowed to participate in more than three (3) days of contact and sixty (60) minutes of full contact practice per week. A team may continue to dress in full pads for practice, but may only participate in live action drills and game time simulations no more than sixty minutes per athlete per week. It is assumed that when players are in shells (shorts, shoulder pads, and helmets) no live action drills or simulations will occur. This rule is intended to limit live action drills and simulations and not the number of practices a team may participate in full pads. A team may participate in “air,” “bags,” and “wrap,” drills and simulations at any point. Live Action and Thud are considered full contact drills. These contact levels are defined below:

Air – Players should run unopposed without bags or any opposition.

Bags – Activity is executed against a bag, shield or pad to allow for a soft-contact surface, with or without the resistance of a teammate or coach standing behind the bag.

Wrap – Drills run at full speed until contact, which is above the waist with players remaining on their feet.

Full Contact: For the purposes of the rule, “full contact” is defined as football drills or live game simulations where “live action” occurs.

Live Action: as defined by USA Football, is contact at game speed where player execute full tackles at a competitive pace taking players to the ground.

Thud: – Same as wrap but tempo is competitive with no pre-determined winner and the players are not tackling to the ground.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRACTICE CANNOT BEGIN PRIOR TO AUGUST 14, 2017

The first three (3) days of mandatory football Practice for junior high/middle schools shall be non-Physical Contact. Players may wear helmets, shoulder pads, and football shoes; however, all other contact pads are PROHIBITED during the first three (3) days of mandatory football Practice for junior high/middle schools.

RESOLVING TIED FOOTBALL CONTESTS

The following procedure to resolve ties has been adopted by PIAA whenever a senior high school varsity football Regular Season or Postseason Contest ends regulation play with the Teams having identical scores:

An overtime period is un-timed play after a regulation Contest has ended with the score tied. During an overtime period each Team has an opportunity for an offensive series of downs. However, an overtime period may include only one offensive series of downs if the defensive Team scores a safety or touchdown.

3-1: When the score is tied at the end of the 4th period, the referee will instruct both Teams to return to their respective Team boxes. There will be a 3-minute intermission during which both Teams may confer with their Coaches. All officials will assemble at the 50-yard line, review the overtime procedure, and discuss how penalties, if any, including any carry-over penalties from the regulation Contest will be assessed to start the overtime procedure. At the end of the intermission, the linesman will go to the Team on the side of the field where the line-to-gain equipment is located and the line judge will go to the other Team. They will inform the Coaches of any special penalty enforcements that apply.

3-2-1: At the coin toss in the center of the field the visiting-Team’s captain shall be given the privilege of choosing “heads” or ”tails” before the coin is tossed. The winner of the toss shall be given his choice of defense or offense first, or of designating the end of the field at which the ball will be


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put in play for this set of downs. The loser will have his choice of the other options. The referee will indicate the winner of the toss by placing a hand on his shoulder. To indicate which Team will go on offense, the referee will have that captain face the goal toward which his Team will advance and indicate this with the first-down signal. The other Team captain will face the offensive captain with his back toward the goal he will defend.

3-5-1: Each Team shall be permitted one time-out during each overtime period (a series for A and a series for B). The Team scoring the greater number of points in the overtime shall be declared the winner. The final score shall be determined by totaling all points scored by each Team during both regulation time and overtime periods.

5-1-1: To start the overtime, the offensive Team shall put the ball in play, first and goal, on the defensive Team’s 10-yard line or succeeding spot if carry-over penalty has been administered anywhere between the hash marks. The first offensive Team shall have a series of four downs. That series shall be terminated by any score by the offensive Team or if the defensive Team has possession of the ball.

If the Team on offense scores a touchdown, it is entitled to the opportunity for a try unless the points would not affect the outcome of the Contest or playoff qualifying.

A field-goal attempt is permitted during any down.

If the defensive Team gains possession, the ball becomes dead immediately and the offensive Team’s series of downs is ended.

After the first Team on offense has completed its series of downs, the first Team on defense will become the offensive Team with the ball in its possession at the same 10-yard line anywhere between the hash marks. The same end of the field will be used for possessions by both Teams during the two sets of downs to ensure equal Contest conditions and conserve time.

If the score remains tied after each Team has been given one series of downs in an overtime period, then the procedure shall be repeated with other overtime periods until a Contest winner is determined. In this case, there shall be an intermission of two minutes. At the subsequent meeting of Team captains the loser of the overtime coin toss will be given first choice of the options. If additional overtime periods are required, then first options will be alternated with no coin toss.

5-1-2: If a safety is scored by the offensive Team, the succeeding spot will be the 10-yard line in possession of the Team that was on defense, provided the defensive Team has not had its series of downs (the temporary overtime score is: Team A-2; Team B-0). When the defensive Team gains possession of the ball, the down and series immediately end for the offensive Team.

5-2-1: The offensive Team shall be awarded a new series of downs when any one of the following occurs: a. Offensive Team recovers a scrimmage kick (field-goal attempt) between the goal lines after it has been touched first by the

defensive Team beyond the neutral zone. b. Defensive Team is guilty of roughing the kicker, place-kick holder, snapper, or passer.

5-3-1: The line-to-gain is always the goal line.

8-1: If the defensive Team scores a safety or touchdown, the Contest is ended.

8-3: No try will be attempted if the winner of the Contest has been determined.

10-4-3a: Post scrimmage kick enforcement is not applicable in this procedure.

PIAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS The Tuesday immediately following the seventh Regular Season football weekend (Tuesday, October 17, 2017) is the deadline for a member school to notify its PIAA

District Committee if that member school does not wish to be considered for 2017 Postseason football.

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017 PIAA Football Championships

District 1A Football 2A Football 3A Football 4A Football 5A Football 6A Football I 1 0* 0* 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 0* 1 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 IV 1 1 1 1 0 0* V 1 1 0* 0* 0 0 VI 1 1 1 0* 0* 1 VII 1 1 1 1 1 1 VIII 0 0* 0* 1 0* 0* IX 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 0* 1 0* XI 1 1 1 1 1 1 XII 0* 1 1 1 1 1

Totals 10 10 9 9 6 7



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2017 PIAA 1A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PIAA 2A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 17/18 Nov. 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 7 Nov. 17/18 Nov. 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 8

1-1 or 12-1*

11-1

6-1

4-1

4-1 3-1

3-1 2-1

11-1

6-1

1-1 or 2-1


Hershey Champion 5-1* or 8-1* Hershey Champion

1:00 pm 1:00 pm

9-1

7-1

10-1

9-1

7-1

10-1

5-1 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.


First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 17/18 Nov 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 9 Nov. 17/18 Nov. 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 7

1-1* or 12-1 2-1

11-1 12-1

5-1, 6-1*

4-1 or 9-1*

2-1 4-1

1-1

3-1

11-1


Hershey Champion Hershey Champion

12:00 pm 7:00 pm

7-1 3-1

5-1* or 6-1 8-1* or 10-1*

8-1* or 9-1*

7-1

10-1 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.


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First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Nov. 17/18 Nov. 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 8 Nov. 17/18 Nov. 24/25 Dec. 1/2 Dec. 9

12-1

1-1

2-1* or 11-1

11-1

1-1

12-1


6-1*, 8-1* Hershey Champion Hershey Champion

or 10-1 7:00 pm 6:00 pm

3-1

7-1

7-1

3-1 6-1*, 8-1*

or 10-1*

2-1* or 4-1* *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

COMPETITIVE SPIRIT

In PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships, there shall be four (4) divisions. Said divisions are NOT based upon the

female enrollment of students but upon the size of the competitive spirit squad entered by the member school in the PIAA

Competitive Spirit Championships. The divisions for PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships are as follows:

SMALL VARSITY - No more than 15 squad members

MEDIUM VARSITY - 16 – 20 squad members

LARGE VARSITY - 21 and over squad members

COED VARSITY - At least one male on squad

Competitive spirit squads may be entered in any of the four divisions. Should any District not fill its allotment, the Executive Director, or the Executive Directors designee, may assign the additional entries to other Districts in a manner deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee.


2017-2018 PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships District I 19 II 4 III 22 IV 5 V 3 VI 9 VII 16 VIII 0 IX 6 X 5 XI 11 XII 20 Totals 120

A Competitive Spirit Team may not switch divisions from district championship competition to state championship competition.


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WRESTLINGWeight Control Program

Pursuant to the Weight Control Program adopted by PIAA: 1) the deadline for a PIAA member senior high school to enter its complete varsity wrestling schedule into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Optimal Performance Calculator (OPC) is one week prior to the first assessment (Friday, October 20, 2017) (see NOTES 1 and 2) prior to the participation by any student in interscholastic wrestling, the Minimum Wrestling Weight (MWW) at which the student may wrestle during the season must be (a) certified to by an Authorized Medical Examiner (AME), and (b) established NO EARLIER THAN six weeks prior to the first Regular Season Contest day of the wrestling season (Friday, October 27, 2017) and NO LATER THAN the Monday preceding the first Regular Season Contest day of the wrestling season (Monday, December 4, 2017) (see NOTE 2). This certification shall be provided to and maintained by the student’s Principal, or the Principal’s designee.

In certifying to the MWW, the AME shall first make a determination of the student's Urine Specific Gravity/Body Weight and Percentage of Body Fat, or shall be given that information from a person authorized to make such an assessment ("the Assessor"). This determination shall be made consistent with National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rule 1, Competition, Section 3, Weight-Control Program, which requires, in relevant part, hydration testing with a specific gravity not greater than 1.025, and an immediately following body fat assessment, as determined by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Optimal Performance Calculator, Scholastic Edition (together, the "Initial Assessment").

NOTES: 1. Any subsequent additions or substitutions to a PIAA member

senior high school’s complete varsity wrestling schedule must be approved by that school’s PIAA District Wrestling Chairman.

2. For senior high school wrestlers coming out for the Team AFTER the Monday preceding the first Regular Season Contest day of the wrestling season the OPC will remain open until January 15th and for junior high/middle school wrestlers coming out for the Team AFTER the Monday preceding the first Regular Season Contest day of the wrestling season the OPC will remain open all season.

3. Any athlete who disagrees with the Initial Assessment may appeal the assessment results one time by having a second assessment, which shall be performed prior to the athlete’s first Regular Season wrestling Contest and shall be consistent with the athlete’s weight loss (descent) plan. Pursuant to the foregoing, results obtained at the second assessment shall supersede the Initial Assessment; therefore, no further appeal by any party shall be permitted. The second assessment shall utilize either Air Displacement Plethysmography (Bod Pod) or Hydrostatic Weighing testing to determine body fat percentage. The urine specific gravity testing shall be conducted and the athlete must obtain a result of less than or equal to 1.025 in order for the second assessment to proceed. All costs incurred in the second assessment shall be the responsibility of those appealing the Initial Assessment. Where the Initial Assessment and/or a second Assessment establishes a percentage of body fat below 7% for a male or 12% for a female, the student must obtain an AME’s consent to participate.

For all wrestlers, the MWW must be certified to by an AME.

To reduce or eliminate “clerical errors”, it is required that each head wrestling Coach initial the MWW of each of his wrestlers before the school’s Principal certifies to the eligibility of the school’s wrestlers.

A two (2)-pound growth allowance is authorized on or after Monday, December 25, 2017 for both junior high/middle school and senior high school wrestlers.

The deadline for senior high school wrestlers to establish their MWW is Friday, February 16, 2018.

Procedure to Request Relief from Delinquent Hydration Test(s) and/ or Weight Assessment(s) in PIAA Wrestling Weight Control Program

1. A member school shall submit the following, relative to its request for relief:

a. A letter requesting relief from the delinquent hydration test(s) and/or weight assessment(s) submitted, on behalf of the affected student(s), by the concerned Principal.

b. Confirmation from the school’s attending assessor of the respective dates of failed hydration test(s) and the hydration level(s) achieved. c. Any pertinent information from the attending assessor of any assessments attempted and the rationale of why those assessments failed.

2. All information must be forwarded to the PIAA District Wrestling Chairman on or before Friday, February 16, 2018, for that wrestling chairman’s consideration, with a courtesy copy of the cover letter requesting relief from the delinquent hydration test(s) and/or weight assessment(s) forwarded to the involved PIAA District Chairman. 3. The District Wrestling Chairman will submit all provided information to that District’s Chairman with a cover letter of support or nonsupport of the request for relief. 4. The District Chairman will review all information and either approve or reject the request for relief. 5. Upon request by the Principal of the concerned school, the District Chairman may convene a hearing before his District Committee into the request for relief. 6. Decisions of District Committees may be appealed by the Principal of the concerned school to the PIAA Board of Directors or a PIAA Board of Appeal by requesting an appeal, in writing, to the PIAA Executive Director.

Wrestling Coaches’ Rule

Coaches and other Team personnel are restricted to the bench/chairs while the clock is running and during normal out-of-bounds and resumption of wrestling except:

1. When walking behind the Team bench to encourage wrestlers. 2. To approach the scorer's table to request the match be stopped to

discuss the misapplication of a rule. 3. During a charged time-out or at the end of the match.

Coach misconduct (during the match) is called when a conference is requested with the referee regarding a misapplication of a rule, and the referee determines there is no misapplication involved, or when, during a conference, a Coach questions the judgment of the referee. The referee shall penalize the head Coach for misconduct.

Penalty for Coach misconduct (during the match):

First Offense: Warning.

Second Offense: Deduct one (1) Team point.

Third Offense: Deduct two (2) Team points and immediate removal from the premises of the head Coach for the remainder of the day.

Unsportsmanlike conduct of Coaches and other Team personnel is any act which becomes abusive or interferes with the orderly progress of the match. These acts could occur prior to, during, or after a match. This includes violations of the bench decorum rule, taunting, acts of disrespect, or those actions which incite negative reaction by others. The offender shall be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct without warning.

Penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct of contestants (not during the match), Coaches, and other Team personnel:

First Offense: Deduct one (1) Team point.

Second Offense: Deduct two (2) Team points and immediate removal from the premises for the remainder of the dual meet, Multiple School (Dual) Event, or Tournament.

Flagrant misconduct on the part of the Coach or any other Team personnel is any act which the referee considers serious enough to remove the offender from the premises. These acts can occur prior to, during, or after a match. This includes the use of tobacco products. Flagrant misconduct shall be penalized without warning.

Penalty for flagrant misconduct of Coaches and other Team personnel:

First Offense: Deduct three (3) Team points and immediate removal from the premises for the remainder of the dual meet, Multiple School (Dual) Event, or Tournament.

Premises are defined as a tract of land with the building thereon.


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The PIAA Wrestling Championships are one Tournament series, starting with section Tournaments. A Coach, other Team personnel, and/or contestant disqualified and ejected from a PIAA Section, District, or Region Tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct is eliminated from further participation in any remaining competition in the PIAA Wrestling Championships Tournament series.

A written report must be filed with the PIAA Office by the appropriate PIAA-registered wrestling official when a Coach, other Team personnel, and/or contestant is disqualified and ejected from a Regular Season and/or Postseason Contest for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct.

Written reports received by PIAA shall be copied and distributed to

the Principal of the involved school, the District Chairman, sport specific chairperson, District Officials’ Representatives, and the Sportsmanship Chairperson of the PIAA District Committee having jurisdiction over the school. In addition, the Principal of the involved school is required to complete a disqualification response form and submit same to the sport specific chairperson of the PIAA District having jurisdiction over the member school.


2017-2018 PIAA Team Wrestling Championships

District 2A 3A District 2A 3A I 1 4 VII 3 3 II 1 1 VIII 0 1

III 3 4 IX 2 1 IV 3 0* X 3 1 V 1 0* XI 2 2

VI 2 1 XII 0* 2 Totals 21 20

PIAA Inter-District Wrestling Regions

Member schools are responsible for acquiring their own lodging and meals. Each competing member school is responsible for the transportation expenses of its contestants and Coaches. PIAA will not reimburse member schools for lodging, meals, or transportation expenses.

PIAA Wrestling Championships

Member schools are responsible for acquiring their own lodging and meals. Each competing member school is responsible for the transportation expenses of their Coaches and contestants. PIAA will not reimburse member schools for transportation expenses.

PIAA will reimburse member schools an expense allowance to defray the cost of lodging and meals for all contestants and two (2) Coaches per member school. Member schools will be reimbursed for lodging and meals when a contestant has been eliminated from further competition in the Championship bracket. Reimbursement will be on a per person basis, based upon the Region from which the member school qualified, as follows:

Region Prelims Qtr. Finals Semi-Finals Finals SC $20 $30 $40 $50 SE $30 $40 $50 $60 NE $40 $50 $60 $70 SW $50 $60 $70 $80 NW $60 $70 $80 $90

PIAA Wrestling Championships Pairings

1. No Region champions shall meet in the first round. 2. Region champions and runners-up shall not meet until the finals. 3. Regional champions in each weight class shall be ranked utilizing

a formula which includes a combination of the winning percentage of each wrestler and prestige points from placement in the previous year’s Championship, and/or Region, as applicable. All remaining qualifying wrestlers will be placed on the bracket according to the ranking of each Region champion.

4. Separation of returning champions in the same weight classification, qualifying as Region champions, shall be done, if necessary.

Junior High / Middle School

Wrestling Weight Classifications Competition shall be divided into 18 weight classifications as follows:

75 lbs. 100 lbs. 130 lbs. 185 lbs. 80 lbs. 105 lbs. 138 lbs. 210 lbs. 85 lbs. 110 lbs. 145 lbs. 250 lbs. 90 lbs. 115 lbs. 155 lbs. 95 lbs. 122 lbs. 165 lbs.

A contestant is permitted to wrestle up one weight classification

above that for which the contestant’s actual stripped weight qualifies that contestant to wrestle.

A two (2) pound growth allowance shall be added on or after Monday, December 25.

Optional Junior High/Middle School

Interscholastic Wrestling Competition

A junior high/middle school, in cooperation with other junior high/middle schools, may conduct interscholastic wrestling competition using the following criteria: a. At weigh-in, all wrestlers shall be listed from lowest to highest match-up weights. b. To the weight of 138 pounds, the difference in stripped weight for that day shall not exceed 5 pounds. Above 138 pounds, the difference in stripped weight shall not exceed 10 pounds. Minimum weight classification certification shall be done at the 18 weight classifications set forth herein. c. The selection of wrestlers in the bouts shall be done by the two schools alternating with the visiting Team having first choice. d. Forfeits shall not be permitted.

Junior High/Middle School Wrestling Length of Match

Regular matches in dual meets or Tournament Championship competition shall be four and one-half minutes in length divided into three periods of one and one-half minutes each.

Consolation matches in Tournaments shall be three-minutes in length divided into three periods of one-minute each.

Overtime matches, in Tournaments and dual meets, shall consist of one, one-minute period followed by two, 30-second tiebreakers, if necessary, and one, 30-second ultimate tiebreaker, if necessary.

In all matches there is no rest between periods and the match is recessed only long enough to position the wrestlers for the start of the next period.


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2017-18 PIAA 2A Team Wrestling Championship 2017-18 PIAA 3A Team Wrestling Championship

First Rd. Second Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd. Second Rd. Qtrs. Semis Final Feb. 5 Feb 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb. 10

7-1 1-1

4-2

7-2

9-2

11-1 10-1

1-1 or 12-1* 4-1* or 9-1

6-1 11-1

3-2 12-2

4-3 1-3

10-1 2-1

2-1 GIANT Center 3-2 GIANT Center

Hershey Hershey

3-1 1:00 pm Champ 7-1 1:00 pm Champ

6-2 3-3

10-3 1-4

5-1 6-1

11-2

7-2

3-4

9-1 12-1

11-2 8-1

3-3 7-3

4-1 3-1

10-2

1-2

7-3

PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS)

Region

Site

(subject to change)

District(s)

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) by

Region

Northeast AA Williamsport Area HS II 3 Williamsport, PA IV 5 Total 8 Southeast AA Wilson HS I 3 West Lawn, PA III 7 XI 4 XII 0* 14

Northwest AA Sharon HS VIII 0 Sharon, PA IX

X 4 6 10

Southwest AA Kovalchick Complex at V 3 Indiana University of PA VI 6 VII 7 16

TOTAL AA ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) PER WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION 48


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Northeast AAA Liberty HS II 4 Bethlehem, PA XI 5 XII 5 14 Southeast AAA Pottstown HS I Self-Contained Region Pottstown, PA South Central AAA HERSHEYPARK Arena III Self-Contained Region Hershey, PA Northwest AAA Altoona Area HS IV 0* Altoona, PA V 0* VI 4 VIII 2 IX 4 X 4 14 Southwest AAA Canon McMillan HS VII Self-Contained Region Canonsburg, PA

TOTAL AAA ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) PER WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION 28

*Indicates District combined with another District to form a Sub-Region.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF QUALIFIERS FROM REGIONS TO INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

2A 3A

Region No. of Qual. Region No. of Qual. NW 4 NW 3 SW 6 SW 4 NE 4 NE 4 SE 6 SE 5

20 SC 4 20


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SWIMMING AND DIVING

VOLUNTARY DIVE GROUPS AND THE CALENDAR WEEKS FOR THE 2018-2019 SWIMMING AND DIVING REGULAR SEASON

Beginning with the first Contest day of Regular Season for swimming and diving and ending with the last Contest day of Regular Season for swimming and diving, all diving competition shall consist of one (1) voluntary dive, which shall be done first, and five (5) optional dives, coming from at least 4 of the 5 groups and which may include any of the dives other than the voluntary dive. The voluntary dive groups and the Calendar Weeks for the 2018-2019 swimming and diving Regular Season shall be as follows: Forward group for weeks beginning December 3, January 7, and February 11; Back group for weeks beginning December 10, January 14 and February 18; Inward group for weeks beginning December 17, and January 21; Twisting group for weeks beginning December 24 and January 28; and Reverse group for weeks beginning December 31 and February 4. If a Regular Season Contest is postponed and subsequently rescheduled, the voluntary dive group shall be the voluntary dive group that is required for the Calendar Week in which the postponed Regular Season Contest is rescheduled. Individual divers may participate in a Maximum Number of Regular Season Diving Competitions (18). Note: Where dual meet swimming competitions are held without contesting diving, divers may participate in other diving events/invitationals, so long as their individual participation does not exceed 18 competitions.

MINIMUM NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF

DIVING ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO THE 2018-2019 PIAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2A Girls 3A Girls

District

Min. Number of Individual/

Relay Entries

Max. Number of Diving Entries

District


Relay Entries


I 2 2 I 5 8 II 2 3 II 1 1 III 1 2 III 3 5 IV 1 2 IV 0* 0* V 0* 0* V 0 0 VI 1 2 VI 1 1 VII 4^ 6^ VII 3^ 5& VIII 0 0 VIII 0 0 IX 1 1* IX 0* 0 X 2 3 X 1 1 XI 1 2 XI 1 2 XII 1 1 XII 1 1

Totals 16 24 Totals 16 24 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region. Îndicates Obama & Carrick will participate in PIAA District VII.

*Indicates District combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. Îndicates Allderdice, Brashear & Carrick will participate in PIAA District VII. &Indicates Allderdice and Brashear will participate in District VII.

2A Boys 3A Boys

District


Relay Entries


District


Relay Entries


I 1 2 I 5 7% II 1# 2 II 1 1 III 2 3 III 3 5 IV 1# 2 IV 0* 0* V 0* 0* V 0 0 VI 1# 2 VI 1 1 VII 4^ 6^ VII 3^ 5^ VIII 0 0* VIII 0 0 IX 1* 1 IX 0 0 X 2 3 X 1 1 XI 1# 2 XI 1 2 XII 1 1 XII 1 2%

Totals 15 24 Totals 16 24 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region. Îndicates Obama & Carrick will participate in PIAA District VII. #Indicates 2

nd automatic qualifier advance with the fastest time.

*Indicates District combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. Îndicates Allderdice & Brashear will participate in PIAA District VII. %Indicates District I will receive an 8

th entry (qualifier) in 2017 only.

%Indicates District II will receive a 2nd

entry (qualifier) in 2018 only.

In addition to the minimum number of individual and relay entries (qualifiers) per District or Region sponsoring a qualifying meet involving a least four

(4) member senior high schools sponsoring swimming in the respective enrollment classifications, an additional 16 individual swimming event entries (qualifiers) and an additional 8 relay event entries (qualifiers) will advance to the PIAA Swimming Championships based on the PIAA District or Region qualifying meet time, to provide for a maximum of 32 entries (qualifiers) in each individual swimming event and a maximum of 24 entries (qualifiers) in each relay event, respectively.

In the event of a tie for the 32

nd qualifier in an individual swimming event and/or a tie for the 24

th Team qualifier in a relay event, a validated fully

automatic District seed time will determine which individual swimmer and/or relay Team will advance to the PIAA Swimming Championships.


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BASKETBALL MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO THE

2017-2018 PIAA GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GIRLS BOYS District 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

I 3 1 0 2 6 11 3 2 0* 0* 7 10 II 0* 2 3 3 2 1 0* 2 2 3 2 1 III 6 2 3 6 8 7 5# 1 4 5 10 6 IV 4 2 3 4 0 0* 3 3^ 3 3 0 0* V 3 2 0* 0* 0 0 2 2^ 0* 0* 0 0 VI 3 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 2 VII 5 7 6 7 6 5 6# 6 6 6 5 6 VIII 0 0* 0* 0 0* 0* 0 0 1 0 0* 0* IX 4 3 1 1 0* 0 4 3 1 1 0* 0 X 2 3 2 1 3& 0* 2 4 3 4 2 0* XI 2 2 4 2 1 4 3 2 2 4 2 4 XII 0* 4 5 5 4& 2 1 3 6 4 3 3

Totals 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 *Indicates District combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. &Indicates District XII receives a 4

th entry (qualifier in 2018 only. #Indicates District VII will receive a 6

th entry (qualifier) in 2018 only.

^Indicates Districts IV & V will for sub-region for 3rd place entry (qualifier).

In addition to the maximum number of entries (qualifiers) per District or Region, if a District, or a Region combining two (2) or more Districts, provides for a championship Tournament, both the champion and runner-up of that championship Tournament will be afforded Inter-District qualifier bracket (pairing) placement.

It is recommended that no more than a fifteen (15)-minute intermission occur between the completion of a Regular Season preliminary basketball Contest and the start of the succeeding Regular Season basketball Contest provided the starting time of the second Contest is not advanced beyond the announced starting time of the second Contest.

The Wednesday immediately following the seventh Regular Season basketball weekend (Wednesday, January 17, 2018) is the deadline for a member school to notify its PIAA District Committee if that member school does not wish to be considered for 2017-2018 Postseason basketball.

NOTE: The PIAA Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, has the authority and responsibility for selecting all Contest officials, beginning with the PIAA preliminary round and continuing through the first round, second, quarterfinal, semi-final, and final, rounds.

All PIAA Inter-District Basketball Championship Contests are under

the direct control and supervision of the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee.

2017-2018 PIAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

First Round 2A Girls, 1A Boys, 3A Girls , 4A Boys, 4A Girls, 3A Boys

Fri., March 9, 2018

First Round 1A Girls, 2A Boys, 6A Girls, 5A Boys, 5A Girls, 6A Boys

Sat., March 10, 2018

Second Round 2A Girls, 1A Boys, 3A Girls , 4A Boys, 4A Girls, 3A Boys

Tues., March 13, 2018

Second Round 1A Girls, 2A Boys, 6A Girls, 5A Boys, 5A Girls, 6A Boys

Wed., March 14, 2018

Quarterfinal Round 2A Girls, 1A Boys, 3A Girls , 4A Boys, 4A Girls, 3A Boys

Fri., March 16, 2018

Quarterfinal Round 1A Girls, 2A Boys, 6A Girls, 5A Boys, 5A Girls, 6A Boys

Sat., March 17, 2018

Semi-Final Round 2A Girls, 1A Boys, 3A Girls , 4A Boys, 4A Girls, 3A Boys

Mon., March 19, 2018

Semi-Final Round 1A Girls, 2A Boys, 6A Girls, 5A Boys, 5A Girls, 6A Boys

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2017-2018 PIAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE (Continued)

2A Girls’ Championship (Final) 12:00 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

1A Girls’ Championship (Final) 12:00 pm, Friday, March 23, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

1A Boys’ Championship (Final) 2:00 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

2A Boys’ Championship (Final) 2:00 pm, Friday, March 23, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

3A Girls’ Championship (Final) 6:00 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

6A Girls’ Championship (Final) 6:00 pm, Friday, March 23, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

4A Boys’ Championship (Final) 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

5A Boys’ Championship (Final) 8:00 pm, Friday, March 23, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

4A Girls’ Championship (Final) 12:00 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

3A Boys’ Championship (Final) 2:00 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

5A Girls’ Championship (Final) 6:00 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey

6A Boys’ Championship (Final) 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2018 – GIANT Center, Hershey


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Net proceeds from all Inter-District Championship Basketball

Contests shall be the property of PIAA. The PIAA Executive Director shall report to the Board of Directors as

to the conduct of Principals, Athletic Directors, Coaches, and other school authorities of member schools participating in the PIAA Basketball Championships.

Participating schools are responsible for the conduct of their Teams,

cheerleaders, and student and adult followers. The presence and/or the use of balloons, banners, laser pointers, noisemakers, pom-poms (by spectators), shakers, signs, sirens, strips of material, towels, whistles, and/or portable listening devices (without earphones) are PROHIBITED! The Principal and Athletic Director of each school will be requested to confiscate these items from their cheerleaders and/or the spectators from their school and community. The use of pom-poms by cheerleaders and small portable listening devices with earphones is permitted. Spectators are prohibited from removing their shirt and/or using body paint while attending District and Inter-District Championship Contests. Principals and Athletic Directors of competing schools shall announce and publicize these regulations.

It is the responsibility of the Principal and the Athletic Director of

each school to ensure that the school's spectators are informed of their responsibilities relative to disconcerting the free thrower. Spectators seated behind the free throw lane are prohibited from disconcerting the free thrower!

HEAD BASKETBALL COACHES’ RULE

The first technical foul charged directly or indirectly to the head Coach results in loss of Coaching-box privileges and the head Coach must remain seated for the remainder of the Contest, except as stated below:

1. The head Coach may stand within the coaching box to request a time-out or signal his/her players to request a time-out.

2. The head Coach may stand and/or leave the coaching box to confer with personnel at the scorer’s table to request a time out.

3. The head Coach may stand within the coaching box to replace or remove a disqualified/injured player or player directed to leave the Contest; but shall replace that player within 15 seconds when a substitute is available.

4. The head Coach shall not permit a Team member to participate after being removed from the Contest for disqualification.

5. The head Coach shall not permit a Team member to participate while wearing an illegal uniform.

6. The head Coach shall not permit Team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.

NOTE: A single-flagrant foul, the second direct technical foul, or the third technical (any combination of direct or indirect) charged to the head Coach results in disqualification and ejection. Ejected adult bench personnel shall leave the vicinity (out of sight and sound) of the playing area immediately and are prohibited from any further contact (direct or indirect) with the Team during the remainder of the Contest. Failure to comply with the rules of ejection may result in the Contest being forfeited.

If the disqualification and ejection of a Coach leaves a Team without supervision by an adult Coach approved by both the Principal and Athletic Director, the Contest shall be forfeited.

A written report must be filed with the PIAA Office by the appropriate PIAA-registered basketball official when a Coach, bench personnel, and/or a player is disqualified and ejected from a Regular Season and/or Postseason Contest for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct.

Written reports received by PIAA shall be copied and distributed to the Principal of the involved school, the District Chairman, sport specific chairperson, District Officials’ Representatives, and the Sportsmanship Chairperson of the PIAA District Committee having jurisdiction over the school. In addition, the Principal of the involved school is required to complete a disqualification response form and submit same to the sport specific chairperson of the PIAA District having jurisdiction over the member school.


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2017-2018 PIAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1A GIRLS’ 2A GIRLS’ 3A GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 23 Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 22 Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 22

3-1 12-1 12-1

4-4 3-2 3-3

1-2 4-1 11-2

3-5 2-2 2-3

2-1* or

11-1 11-1 2-1

1-3 12-3 12-4

4-2 1-1 4-1

3-3 12-4 11-4

1-1* or

4-1 2-1 11-1

3-6 4-2 12-5

11-2 12-2 2-2

4-3 11-2 4-2

1-1 or 5-1 or

12-1* 8-1* 12-2

3-4 7-4 11-3

3-2 3-1 3-1

5-3 6-4 4-3

GIANT Center, Hershey GIANT Center, Hershey GIANT Center, Hershey

7-1 12:00 pm 7-1 12:00 pm 3-2 6:00 pm

9-4 9-3 12-3

5-1* or

6-2 6-2 6-1

5-2 5-2 7-6

9-2 10-2 7-2

7-3 7-3 6-3

8-1* or

10-1 9-1 9-1*

6-3 7-5 10-2

6-1 6-1 7-1

9-3 7-7 6-5

5-1 7-2 6-2

7-4 10-3 7-4

7-2 9-2 7-3

10-2 6-3 6-4

9-1 10-1 10-1

7-5 7-6 7-5



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4A GIRLS’ 5A GIRLS’ 6A GIRLS’

BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 24 Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 24 Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 23

3-1 3-1 1-1

12-5 1-6 3-7

4-2 2-1 11-3

11-2 3-6 12-2

12-2 12-2 3-2

1-2 3-5 1-6

2-1 or

2-1 11-1 4-1*

3-4 12-4 1-8

12-1 12-1 12-1

3-5 1-5 1-9

11-1 1-3 1-3

2-3 3-3 3-4

1-1 2-2 3-3

12-4 3-4 1-5

2-2 1-1 11-1

4-3 3-8 1-10


3-2 12:00 pm 3-2 6:00 pm 3-1 6:00 pm

4-4 1-4 1-11

4-1 1-2 1-4

3-6 12-3 11-4

6-1, 8-1*

3-3 or 9-1* 11-2

12-3 3-7 1-7

5-1* or

6-1* 7-2 1-2

7-3 10-3 3-5

6-1*, 8-1*

7-1 7-1 or 10-1*

%

7-7 7-6 3-6

9-1 10-2 7-2

%

7-5 7-3 7-4

7-2 6-2 7-1

7-6 7-4 7-5

10-1 10-1 6-2

7-4 7-5 7-3

% If 10-1 advances, 10-1 vs 7-4 amd 7-2 vs 3-6 *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) 6-2to form a Region.


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1A BOYS’ 2A BOYS’ 3A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final

Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 22 Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 23 Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 24

3-1 12-1 12-1

1-3 11-2 3-3

11-2 3-1 2-1

4-3 1-2 12-4

4-2 2-1 3-2

11-3 4-2 12-3

1-1 5-1 4-1

3-4 6-3 11-2

1-1* or

4-1 1-1 11-1

3-3 12-2 12-5

12-1 6-1 4-2

1-2 9-3 2-2

2-1* or

11-1 11-1 12-2

3-5 12-3 4-3

3-2 4-1 3-1

6-3 2-2 12-6


7-1 2:00 pm 7-1 2:00 pm 6-1 2:00 pm 6-1

9-4 10-4 3-4

5-1* or

5-1 9-2 8-1

7-3 5-3 7-5

9-2 6-2 10-2

10-2 7-4 7-4

6-1 10-2 7-1

7-4 7-5 6-4

9-1 9-1 9-1

7-6 10-3 10-3

6-2 7-2 6-2

5-2 6-4 7-3

7-2 5-2 7-2

9-3 7-3 6-3

10-1 10-1 10-1

7-5 7-6 7-6



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4A BOYS’ 5A BOYS’ 6A BOYS’

BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final 1st Rd 2nd Rd Qtrs Semi Final Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar 22 Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 23 Mar 10 Mar 14 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 24

3-1 1-1 1-1

12-4 3-10 3-6

4-2 3-3 11-2

2-2 1-5 12-3

12-2 2-1 3-2

11-4 3-8 11-3

1-1* or 2-1* or

11-1 12-2 4-1*

2-3 1-4 1-7

12-1 3-2 12-1

3-4 1-6 1-8

2-1 12-1 3-3

11-3 3-9 1-5

11-2 11-1 1-3

12-3 3-7 3-4

4-1 2-2 11-1

3-3 3-4 1-9


3-2 8:00 pm 3-1 8:00 pm 3-1 8:00 pm

4-3 1-7 1-10

5-1* or

6-1 1-2 1-4

3-5 3-5 11-4

7-2 1-3 12-2

10-3 12-3 1-6

10-2 11-2 1-2

7-3 3-6 3-5

6-1*, 8-1*,

7-1 7-2 or 10-1*

10-4 7-4 7-4

6-1* or

9-1 9-1* 7-2

7-5 10-2 7-5

6-2 7-1 7-1

7-4 7-5 7-6

8-1* or

10-1 10-1* 6-2

7-6 7-3 7-3



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TRACK & FIELD

MINIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO THE 2017 PIAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The minimum number of track and field entries from each PIAA District’s qualifying meet, per enrollment classification, to the PIAA Track and

Field Championships shall be based on the number of member schools that sponsor a track and field Team which participates in at least 50% of the maximum permitted number of Regular Season Contests in that sport. The following chart lists the minimum number of entries, per enrollment classification, from each PIAA District’s qualifying meet to the PIAA Track and Field Championships:

District

2A Girls Minimum Number of Track & Field Entries

3A Girls Minimum Number of Track & Field Entries

2A Boys Minimum Number of Track & Field Entries

3A Boys Minimum Number of Track & Field Entries

I 1 5 1 5 II 1 1 1 1 III 2 5 2 5 IV 2 1 2 1 V 1 0* 1 0* VI 3 1 3 1 VII 5 4 5 4 VIII 0 1 0* 1 IX 2 1 2 1 X 2 1 2 1 XI 2 2 2 2 XII 3 2 3 2

Totals 24 24 24 24 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region.

Each PIAA District that sponsors a qualifying meet shall be entitled to a minimum number of entries, per track and field event, per enrollment

classification, to the PIAA Track and Field Championships. In addition, individuals or eligible relay Teams that place eighth (8th) or better in a PIAA District qualifying meet shall also qualify to the PIAA Track and Field Championships provided their PIAA District qualifying meet time, height, or distance is equal to or better than the qualifying time, height, or distance as set forth below:

ORDER OF RUNNING EVENTS (w/o 4x200 relay) 2A GIRLS 3A GIRLS 2A BOYS 3A BOYS 4x800 (3200) m Relay 9:50.40 9:35.48 8:15.55 8:02.04 100 m Hurdles (Girls: 10-33”) :16.01 :15.50 110 m Hurdles (Boys: 10-39”) :15.50 :15.10 100 m Dash :12.70 :12.50 :11.30 :11.10 1600 m Run 5:18.30 5:10.00 4:31.13 4:24.22 4x100 (400 m) Relay :50.80 :49.75 :44.30 :43.25 400 m Dash :59.85 :58.80 :50.70 :50.09 300 m Hurdles (Girls: 8-30” / Boys: 8-36”) :47.64 :46.25 :40.80 :39.80 800 m Run 2:20.60 2:18.47 1:59.70 1:57.32 200 m Dash :26.25 :25.91 :22.88 :22.50 3200 m Run 11:35.00 11:11.00 9:48.01 9:31.71 4x400 (1600) m Relay 4:08.75 4:01.50 3:29.60 3:24.03 FIELD EVENTS High Jump 5-2 5-3 6-4 6-5 *Pole Vault 10-6 11-0 13-6 14-3 Long Jump 16-11 17-9 21-6 22-0 Triple Jump 35-6 36-6 44-0 45-0 Shot Put 36-6 37-6 50-3 52-0 Discus Throw 113-0 118-0 148-0 153-0 Javelin Throw 121-0 122-0 176-0 178-0

*In addition to the above standards, for a Pole Vault participant to advance to the PIAA Track and Field Championships, they shall clear a height equal to or greater than the following minimum standards, in a PIAA District qualifying meet:

Pole Vault* 9-0 9-6 11-6 12-3


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LACROSSE

Girls’ Lacrosse Regular Season Overtime Procedure

Teams will have a five-minute rest and toss a coin for choice of ends.

The winner will then be decided on a “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime of no more than six minutes in length with the Teams changing ends after three minutes, with no delay for Coaching. The game will be restarted by a center draw.

The Team scoring the first goal wins the game.

If the six-minute “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime expires without a goal, the game remains a tie.

Girls’ Lacrosse Postseason Overtime Procedure

Teams will have a five-minute rest and toss a coin for choice of ends.

The winner will then be decided on a “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime of no more than six minutes in length with the Teams changing ends after three minutes, with no delay for Coaching. The game will be restarted by a center draw.

The Team scoring the first goal wins the game.

Play will continue with “sudden victory” stop-clock overtime periods of no more than six minutes in length with three minutes in between and change of ends, with no delay for Coaching, until a winning goal is scored.

Boys’ Lacrosse Regular Season and Postseason Overtime Procedure

Play shall be continued, after a two-minute intermission, with “sudden victory” overtime.

Teams shall play periods of four minutes each until a goal is scored. The game ends upon the scoring of the first goal.

There will be a two-minute intermission between “sudden victory” periods.

Maximum Number of Entries (Qualifiers) to the 2017-2018 PIAA Girls’ and Boys’ Lacrosse Championships

Girls Boys District 2A 3A 2A 3A

I 4 7 3 6 II 1 0* 1 0* III 4 3 5 3 IV 1 0 1 0 V 0 0 0 0 VI 0* 0* 0* 0* VII 3 3^ 2 4^ VIII 0 0 0 0 IX 0 0 0 0 X 1 0* 1 0* XI 1 2 1 1 XII 1 1 2 2

Totals 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District combied with another District to form a Region. ^Indicates Allderice will participate in PIAA District VII.


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2017-2018 PIAA 2A GIRLS’ LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-2018 PIAA 3A GIRLS’ LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9 May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9

1-1 1-1

3-3 1-7

2-1* or

11-1 11-1

1-3 1-4

2-1 11-2

1-2 1-3

12-1 12-1

1-4 1-5

10:00 am 12:00 pm

4-1 1-2 Champion

Champion

3-2 3-3

6-1* or

10-1* 3-2

7-2 7-2

3-1 3-1

7-3 1-6

6-1*, 7-1

7-1 or 10-1*

3-4 7-3


2017-2018 PIAA 2A BOYS’ LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-2018 PIAA 3A BOYS’ LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9 May 29 June 2 June 5 June 9

1-1 12-1

3-5 1-5

11-1 11-1

3-4 1-4

2-1 12-2

4-1 1-3

12-1 1-2

3-3 3-3

2:30 pm 4:30 pm

1-2 1-1 Champion

Champion

12-2 1-6

3-1 7-2

1-3 3-2

3-2 3-1

7-2 7-3

6-1* or 6-1*, 7-1

10-1* or 10-1*

7-1 7-4



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BASEBALL AND Fast Pitch SOFTBALL

PIAA BASEBALL AND/OR SOFTBALL SUB-VARSITY DOUBLEHEADERS

Sub-varsity level (junior varsity and junior high/middle school) participating member schools, by mutual agreement prior to the start of a doubleheader, may limit the number of innings played in each game of that doubleheader to five (5).

PIAA BASEBALL PITCHING RESTRICTION (6-1-6)

Will be determined by using pitch counts as a part of pitching restrictions. If a baseball player pitches more innings than are permitted under the “restriction” the school is using an ineligible player (pitcher) and shall forfeit the Contest.

Violations of the “restriction” subject the school to other penalties under ARTICLE XIII, PENALTIES, of the PIAA By-Laws. As is the case with all PIAA rules and regulations, it is the responsibility of the Principal to ensure that the school’s baseball Coaches and players comply with the PIAA baseball pitching restriction (6-1-6).

PIAA BASEBALL SUSPENDED GAME RULE (4-2-4)

A Contest called for any reason, where a winner cannot be determined will be treated as a suspended Contest. If the Contest is to be completed, it will be continued from the point of suspension, with the lineup and batting order of each Team the same as the lineup and batting order at the moment of suspension, subject to the rules of the game.

PIAA SOFTBALL SUSPENDED GAME RULE (4-2-3)

Contest suspending procedure - once the first pitch is thrown, and until a winner can be determined, the Contest will be suspended (to be completed at a later date)

with all the rules of the game in force. Once a Contest has started, and the first pitch is thrown, a Contest will NEVER start over.

SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON AND POSTSEASON TIEBREAKER PROCEDURE If the score remains tied upon completion of 9 innings, the player who last completed her turn at bat is placed on 2nd base.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO THE 2018 PIAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

District A AA AAA AAAA AAAAA AAAAAA

I 1 1 0 1 4 5 II 0* 1 2 1 1 1 III 2 1 2 3 4 3 IV 1 2 1 1 0 0* V 2 1 1 0* 0 0 VI 2 2 2 1 1 1 VII 3 3 3 3 3 2 VIII 0 0* 0* 0 0* 0 IX 3 1 0* 1 0* 0 X 0* 2 2 2 0* 0* XI 1 1 1 1 1 2 XII 1 1 2 2 2 2

Totals 16 16 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES (QUALIFIERS) TO THE 2018 PIAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

District A AA AAA AAAA AAAAA AAAAAA

I 1 1 1 1 3 5 II 0* 1 1 2 1 1 III 1 1 2 3 5 3 IV 2 1 2 1 0 0* V 2 1 1 0* 0 0 VI 2 1 2 1 0* 1 VII 3 4 3 3^ 4 3# VIII 0 0* 0* 0 0* 0 IX 3 1 0* 1 0* 0 X 1 2 1 1 1 0* XI 1 1 1 1 0* 2 XII 0 2 2 2 2 1

Totals 16 16 16 16 16 16 *Indicates District combined with another District to form a Region. ^Inicates Carrick will participate in PIAA District VII. #Indicates Allderdice and Brashear will participate in District VII.


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2018 PIAA 1A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PIAA 2A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final June 4 June 7 June 11 June 15 June 4 June 7 June 11 June 14

3-1 4-1

4-1 6-2

12-1 2-1

1-1 3-1

2-1* or

11-1 11-1

3-2 4-2

5-1 1-1

6-2 Medlar Field at 12-1 Medlar Field at

Lubrano Park, PSU Lubrano Park, PSU

7-1 11:00 am Champion 7-1 11:00 am Champion

9-3 10-2

5-1 or

9-2 8-1*

5-2 9-1

6-1 6-1

7-2 7-2

9-1 or

10-1* 10-1

7-3 7-3




3-1 3-1

12-2 12-2

11-1 4-1

2-2 2-1

2-1 1-1

4-1 3-3

12-1 12-1


Lubrano Park, PSU 5-1* or Lubrano Park, PSU

7-1 1:30 pm Champion 6-1* 1:30 pm Champion

10-2 3-2

5-1*, 8-1*,

or 9-1* 7-1

6-2 10-2

10-1 9-1

7-3 7-2

6-1 10-1

7-2 7-3

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.


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1-1 1-1

3-3 11-2

2-1 or

2-1 4-1*

1-4 1-4

12-1 11-1

1-3 3-2

11-1 12-1


Lubrano Park, PSU Lubrano Park, PSU


12-2 12-2

3-1 3-1

7-2 1-5

6-1*, 8-1*, 6-1* or

9-1 or 10-1 10-1*

7-3 7-2

7-1 7-1

3-4 3-3


2018 PIAA 1A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

2018 PIAA 2A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final First Rd Qtrs. Semis Final June 4 June 7 June 11 June 14 June 4 June 7 June 11 June 15

4-1 12-1

2-1* or

11-1 1-1

3-1 4-1

1-1 or

12-1* 2-1

6-1 11-1

4-2 12-2

5-1 3-1

5-1 or

9-3 Nittany Lion 8-1* Nittany Lion

Softball Park, PSU Softball Park, PSU

7-1 11:00 am Champion 7-1 11:00 am Champion

6-2 10-2

9-2 9-1

5-2 7-4

9-1 6-1

7-3 7-2

10-1 10-1

7-2 7-3



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2018 PIAA 3A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PIAA 4A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


4-1 2-1

2-1 3-3

1-1 4-1

12-1 11-1

11-1 12-1

12-2 3-2

3-1 1-1

4-2 Nittany Lion 2-2 Nittany Lion



3-2 12-2

5-1*, 8-1*

or 9-1* 9-1

7-2 7-2

10-1 7-1

5-1* or

7-3 6-1*

7-1 10-1

6-2 7-3

*Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region. *Indicates District(s) combined with another (other) District(s) to form a Region.

2018 PIAA 5A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PIAA 6A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


1-1 1-1

3-3 1-5

2-1 or 2-1* or

11-1* 4-1*

1-4 1-4

12-1 12-1

3-4 1-3

3-2 11-1

1-3 Nittany Lion 3-2 Nittany Lion



12-2 11-2

3-1 3-1

7-2 7-2

7-1 7-1

3-5 3-3

6-1*, 9-1* 6-1* or

or 10-1* 10-1*

7-3 7-3



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INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS TICKET PRICES (Subject to Change)

GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ TEAM TENNIS AND INDIVIDUAL TENNIS First Round, Quarterfinals, ...........Adult $ 5.00 Semi-Finals, and Finals ................Student $ 5.00

GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Region and Quarterfinals ...............Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 Semi-Finals and Finals ..................Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

FIELD HOCKEY AND SOCCER First Round and Quarterfinals .......Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 Semi-Finals and Finals ..................Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

FOOTBALL First Round and Quarterfinals (Advance Sale) .......Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 (Gate Sale) ..............Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 6.00

Semi-Finals and Finals (Advance Sale) .......Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00 (Gate Sale) ..............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 8.00

TEAM WRESTLING Preliminary Round .........................Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 First Round, Second Round, and Quarterfinals ...........................Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 Semi-Finals and Finals ..................Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

REGION WRESTLING Preliminaries and Quarterfinals: Series ......................Adult $ 20.00 Series ......................Student $ 10.00 Single Session ........Adult $ 6.00 Singles Session ......Student $ 3.00 Semi-Finals/First & Second Rounds: Series ......................Adult $ 14.00 Series ......................Student $ 7.00 Singles Session ......Adult $ 6.00 Singles Session ......Student $ 3.00 Finals: Singles Session ......Adult $ 8.00 Singles Session ......Student $ 4.00

WRESTLING GIANT CENTER 100 Level and 200 Level

(General Admission Seat Prices)

Preliminaries: Series...................... Adult $ 32.00 Series...................... Student $ 16.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 8.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 4.00 Quarterfinals: Series...................... Adult $ 24.00 Series...................... Student $ 12.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 8.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 4.00 Semi-Finals: Series...................... Adult $ 16.00 Series...................... Student $ 8.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 8.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 4.00 Finals: Single Session ........ Adult $ 8.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 4.00 GIANT CENTER Club Section (Subject to Availability) (Reservd Seat Admission Prices)

Preliminaries: Series...................... Adult $ 40.00 Series...................... Student $ 20.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 10.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 5.00 Quarterfinals: Series...................... Adult $ 30.00 Series...................... Student $ 15.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 10.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 5.00 Semi-Finals: Series...................... Adult $ 20.00 Series...................... Student $ 10.00 Single Session ........ Adult $ 10.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 5.00 Finals: Single Session ........ Adult $ 10.00 Single Session ........ Student $ 5.00

COMPETITIVE SPIRIT Preliminaries ................................ Adult $ 6.00 . Student $ 3.00 Finals ................................ Adult $ 8.00 . Student $ 4.00


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SWIMMING AND DIVING DAY 1

(Events 1,2,3,4,6 & 9) AA Girls’ Swimming Series ............Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AA Girls’ Swimming Prelims ..........Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AA Girls’ Swimming Finals ............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

AA Girls’ Diving: Prelims, Semis, and Final ..............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Series ...........Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Prelims .........Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Finals ............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

DAY 2 (Events 7,8,10,11 & 12)

AA Girls’ Swimming Series ............Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AA Girls’ Swimming Prelims ..........Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AA Girls’ Swimming Finals ............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

AA Boys’ Diving: Prelims, Semis, and Final ..............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Series ...........Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Prelims .........Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AA Boys’ Swimming Finals ............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

DAY 1 (Events 1,2,3,4,6 & 9)

AAA Girls’ Swimming Series .........Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AAA Girls’ Swimming Prelims ........Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AAA Girls’ Swimming Finals ..........Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

AAA Girls’ Diving: Prelims, Semis, and Final ..............Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

AAA Boys’ Swimming Series .........Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AAA Boys’ Swimming Prelims .......Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AAA Boys’ Swimming Finals .........Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

DAY 2 (Events 7,8,10,11 & 12)

AAA Girls’ Swimming Series ......... Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AAA Girls’ Swimming Prelims ....... Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AAA Girls’ Swimming Finals .......... Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

AAA Boys’ Diving: Prelims, Semis, and Final.............. Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00 AAA Boys’ Swimming Series ........ Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 AAA Boys’ Swimming Prelims ....... Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 AAA Boys’ Swimming Finals ......... Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

BASKETBALL Preliminary Round, First Round, Second Round, and Quarterfinals (Advance Sale) ....... Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 (Gate Sale) ............. Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 6.00

Semi-Finals; and Finals - General Admission Seat Prices (Advance Sale) ....... Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00 (Gate Sale) ............. Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 8.00

TRACK AND FIELD Series...................... Adult $ 14.00 Student $ 7.00 Friday ...................... Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 Saturday ................. Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00

GIRLS’ SPRING SOCCER, LACROSSE, BASEBALL, AND SOFTBALL First Round, Quarterfinals ............. Adult $ 6.00 Student $ 3.00 Semi-Finals and Finals .................. Adult $ 8.00 Student $ 4.00


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INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS

GENERAL RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING POLICIES

1. Radio broadcasting, webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web publishing of any PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest is prohibited without the prior consent of PIAA.

2. Expenses incurred in the radio broadcasting, webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web publishing of any PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest are the sole responsibility of the originating radio station, Internet audio broadcaster, and/or real-time Web publisher.

3. To the extent this policy does not contravene any applicable state or federal law or regulation on these subjects, the advert ising of and announcements relative to, alcoholic beverages, gaming, tobacco products, and/or political candidates, parties, and/or organizations are prohibited.

4. In keeping with the high ideals of good sportsmanship, PIAA respectfully requests that the media refrain from making negative comments towards participants, Coaches, or Contest officials; and report acts of good sportsmanship without giving undue publicity to unsportsmanlike conduct.

5. PIAA respectfully requests that reports of any accidents, injuries, or other incidents be minimized and factual, in order to prevent undue anxiety on the part of listeners and/or viewers.

LIVE AND DELAYED RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING

(AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING POLICIES

1. Rights fees shall be remitted to the Inter-District Championship Contest administrator at least one-half (1/2) hour prior to the start of the Contest.

2. There will be no delay of the scheduled start of an Inter-District Championship Contest to accommodate media preferences. 3. No more than one (1) live radio broadcasting and/or live webcasting (audio streaming) time-out shall be granted per competition

period in the sports of football and basketball. 4. There will be no radio broadcasting, webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web publishing extension of halftime.

PIAA BASEBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, LACROSSE, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, INTER-DISTRICT REGION WRESTLING,

AND TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned radio station broadcasts, Web site webcasts (audio streams), and/or real-time Web publishes its Team and/or, in the case of individual wrestling, its wrestler(s), the minimum live radio broadcasting,

webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web publishing rights fees, per Contest (round or session), per radio station, Internet audio broadcaster, and/or real-time Web publisher, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS $50.00 $50.00 $75.00 $100.00

PIAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING,

WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned radio station broadcasts, Web site webcasts (audio streams), and/or real-time Web publishes its Team, the minimum live radio broadcasting, webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web

publishing rights fees, per Contest, per radio station, Internet audio broadcaster, and/or real-time Web publisher, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES A AND/OR AA PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS

$50.00 $75.00 $100.00 $125.00 $150.00

AAA AND/OR AAAA

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS $100.00 $125.00 $150.00 $175.00 $200.00

AAAAA AND/OR AAAAAA

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS $150.00 $175.00 $200.00 $225.00 $250.00


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PIAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned radio station broadcasts, Web site webcasts (audio streams), and/or real-time Web publishes its Team, the minimum live radio broadcasting, webcasting (audio streaming), and/or real-time Web

publishing rights fees, per Contest, per radio station, Internet audio broadcaster, and/or real-time Web publisher, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE RADIO BROADCASTING, WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING), AND/OR REAL-TIME WEB PUBLISHING RIGHTS FEES A AND/OR AA


AAA AND/OR AAAA


AAAAA AND/OR AAAAAA


PIAA BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, FOOTBALL, LACROSSE, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL,

INTER-DISTRICT REGION WRESTLING, AND TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM DELAYED RADIO BROADCASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (AUDIO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned radio station broadcasts and/or Web site webcasts (audio streams) its Team and/or, in the case of individual wrestling, its wrestler(s), the minimum delayed radio broadcasting and/or webcasting (audio

streaming) rights fees, per Contest (round or session), per radio station and/or Internet audio broadcaster, are as follows: 1. Radio and/or Internet audio broadcast delayed between one (1) hour following the conclusion of the event and eight (8) hours

following the conclusion of the event - 80% of the minimum live radio broadcasting and/or webcasting (audio streaming) rights fee. 2. Radio and/or Internet audio broadcast delayed between nine (9) hours following the conclusion of the event and sixteen (16) hours

following the conclusion of the event - 60% of the minimum live radio broadcasting and/or webcasting (audio streaming) rights fee. 3. Radio and/or Internet audio broadcast delayed between seventeen (17) hours following the conclusion of the event and twenty-four

(24) hours following the conclusion of the event - 40% of the minimum live radio broadcasting and/or webcasting (audio streaming) rights fee.

4. Radio and/or Internet audio broadcast delayed after twenty-four (24) hours following the conclusion of the event - 20% of the minimum live radio broadcasting and/or webcasting (audio streaming) rights fee.

INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS CABLECASTING/TELECASTING

AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RULES AND REGULATIONS

GENERAL CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) POLICIES

1. Cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) of any PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest is prohibited without the prior written consent of PIAA.

2. Expenses incurred in the cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) of any PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest are the sole responsibility of the originating cable company/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster.

3. To the extent this policy does not contravene any applicable state or federal law or regulation on these subjects, the advert ising of and announcements relative to, alcoholic beverages, gaming, tobacco products, or political candidates, parties or organizations are prohibited.

4. In keeping with the high ideals of good sportsmanship, PIAA respectfully requests that the media refrain from making negative comments towards participants, Coaches, or Contest officials; and report acts of good sportsmanship without giving undue publicity to unsportsmanlike conduct.

5 PIAA respectfully requests that reports of any accidents, injuries, or other incidents be minimized and factual, in order to prevent undue anxiety on the part of listeners and/or viewers.

6. Any film, videotape, or other visual recorder of a PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest, other than those permitted under general rule 7 hereof, shall become and remain the property of PIAA and may not be duplicated or re-cablecast/re-telecast and/or re-webcast (video streamed) for any reason or under any circumstances without the prior written consent of PIAA.

7. Cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) of up to ninety (90) seconds of video transmission of any PIAA Inter-District Championship Contest for use as part of a local sportscast shall be permitted without charge. Any such use shall include visual credit to PIAA and shall be permitted only after completion of the Contest Event in question.


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LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) POLICIES

1. Rights fees shall be remitted to the Inter-District Championship Contest administrator at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the Contest.

2. The starting time shall be delayed no more than five (5) minutes from the scheduled starting time of an Inter-District Championship Contest.

3. No more than one (1) live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) time-out shall be granted per competition

period in the sports of football and basketball. 4. Halftime shall be extended no more than five (5) minutes beyond the normal length of intermission. 5. Post-Contest activities of any Inter-District Championship (Final) Contest shall include the awards presentation ceremony.

DELAYED CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) POLICIES

1. Rights fees shall be remitted to the Inter-District Championship Contest administrator at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the Contest.

2. There shall be no delay of the scheduled start of an Inter-District Championship Contest. 3. There shall be no media of communication time-outs. 4. There shall be no media of communication extension of halftime. 5. Post-Contest activities of any Inter-District Championship (Final) Contest shall include the awards presentation ceremony.

NFHS TELEVISION NETWORK

Pursuant to PIAA’s agreement and participation in the NFHS Network, PIAA right’s fees are in effect for Inter-District contests per policy in all contests not selected by the NFHS Network to be produced/webstreamed.


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PIAA BASEBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, LACROSSE, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AND TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING

AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned cable/television station cablecasts/telecasts and/or Web site webcasts (video streams) its Team and/or, in the case of individual wrestling, its wrestler(s), the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting

and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fees, per Contest (round or session), per cable/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS $250.00 $300.00 $350.00

PIAA INTER-DISTRICT REGION WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE

CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned cable/television station cablecasts/telecasts and/or Web site webcasts (video streams) its wrestler(s), the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fees, per

Contest (round or session), per cable/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

PRELIMINARIES AND/OR QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS $200.00 $250.00 $300.00

PIAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/

TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned cable/television station cablecasts/telecasts and/or Web site webcasts (audio streams) its Team, the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fees, per

Contest, per cable/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES A AND/OR AA PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS

$500.00 $750.00 $1,000.00 $1,250.00 AAA AND/OR AAAA

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS $1,000.00 $1,250.00 $1,500.00 $1,750.00

AAAAA AND/OR AAAAAA

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS $1,500.00 $1,750.00 $2,000.00 $2,250.00

PIAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/

TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned cable/television station cablecasts/telecasts and/or Web site webcasts (audio streams) its Team, the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fees, per

Contest, per cable/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster, are as follows:

MINIMUM LIVE CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES A AND/OR AA

PRELIMINARY AND/OR FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMI-FINALS $1,500.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00

AAA AND/OR AAAA


AAAAA AND/OR AAAAAA



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PIAA BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, FOOTBALL, LACROSSE, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, INTER-DISTRICT REGION WRESTLING, AND TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

MINIMUM DELAYED CABLECASTING/TELECASTING AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) RIGHTS FEES

Subject to a 50% discount whenever a PIAA member school-owned cable/television station cablecasts/telecasts and/or Web site webcasts (video streams) its Team and/or, in the case of individual wrestling, its wrestler(s), the minimum delayed

cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fees, per Contest, per cable/television station and/or Internet video broadcaster, are as follows: 1. Cablecast/telecast and/or Internet video broadcast delayed between one (1) hour following the conclusion of the event and eight

(8) hours following the conclusion of the event - 80% of the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fee.

2. Cablecast/telecast and/or Internet video broadcast delayed between nine (9) hours following the conclusion of the event and sixteen (16) hours following the conclusion of the event - 60% of the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fee.

3. Cablecast/telecast and/or Internet video broadcast delayed between seventeen (17) hours following the conclusion of the event and twenty-four (24) hours following the conclusion of the event - 40% of the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fee.

4. Cablecast/telecast and/or Internet video broadcast delayed after twenty-four (24) hours following the conclusion of the event - 20% of the minimum live cablecasting/telecasting and/or webcasting (video streaming) rights fee.

POLICIES REGARDING CABLECASTING/TELECASTING, FILMING,

PHOTOGRAPHING, VIDEOTAPING, AND/OR WEBCASTING (VIDEO STREAMING) A. Photography, Film, Video and Audio. PIAA is the owner of the rights to and the copyright holder of all Contests conducted under

its jurisdiction. Consistent therewith, the following policies, restrictions, and guidelines apply to audio and visual depictions of PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests, including all still photographs taken of such Contests, all film, analog and digital videos, audiotape and Internet depictions of such Contests and the live audio, visual, and webcasting broadcasts of such Contests.

As a general rule, still photography, filming, videotaping, audio recording and webcasting are prohibited at PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests, except as expressly and specifically authorized by this policy. All video, broadcast, title, and broadcast rights for PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests are the exclusive property of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions. PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests cannot be reproduced, rebroadcast, or used for any other purposes without the express written consent of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions.

B. General Policies Applicable to All Classes of Photographers, Videographers, etc.

1. Still photographs, films, videotapes, and audiotapes may not be used to review decisions of Contest officials. 2. Still photographs, films, videotapes, or audiotapes, in full or in part, may not be used for any commercial purpose unless authorized in writing by the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions. 3. Any still photography, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, telecasting, webcasting (video streaming), and cablecasting shall not interfere with the visibility and comfort of spectators, shall not present a safety hazard to spectators, and shall not disrupt, disturb, or interfere with the competition or with any competitor. 4. Any person conducting photography, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, telecasting, webcasting (video streaming), and cablecasting shall not stand on any unsafe or potentially hazardous physical object or facility. 5. Any person conducting photography, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, telecasting, webcasting (video streaming), and cablecasting must remain in the areas that have been designated for spectators, sports photographers, schools, cable/television stations, or Internet video broadcasters, as appropriate. C. Specific Classes of Photographer, Videographers, etc. 1. Member Schools. Representatives of PIAA member schools are authorized, at their own expense, to take still photographs and to

film, videotape, and audiotape PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests. 2. Spectators. Individual spectators are authorized, at their own expense, and from the seating area or other designated space, to

personally take still photographs, film, videotape, and/or audiotape of PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests for strictly personal use. 3. Media

a) Members of the media are authorized, without paying a fee, to take still photographs and take short film, video, and/or audio clips of PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests for print, video, and electronic news coverage.

b) With advance permission from the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions, members of the media may take still photographs and film, videotape, and/or audiotape of PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests for non-news coverage purposes.

c) The filming or taping of the majority of a PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contest is prohibited, absent approval of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions.

d) Absent prior approval of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions, for other usage, videos (analog or digital) taken at any PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests may be used for the sole purpose of showing excerpts thereof as a part of a regularly scheduled sports or news program and for no other reason.

e) Media will not lend, give away, and/or sell film and/or videotape of PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contests, either in whole or in part, except for the purposes herein above specifically set forth and/or in such cases as the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions, approves requests to do so.

f) Absent prior approval of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions, in no case where excerpts of any PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contest or Contests are used in connection with television programming, shall the action of the Contest or Contests exceed a total of three and one-half (3½) minutes of running time.


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g) Absent prior approval of the involved PIAA District or PIAA, within their respective jurisdictions, no live reports of a PIAA District and/or Inter-District Championship Contest are permitted during the time a Contest is being televised live by a television station or network with exclusive rights to the Contest.

h) Upon request of a PIAA member school or student, media may sell copies of photographs that are published to the requesting school and/or student (or the student's family).


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PIAA COACHES’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PHSBCA) Jeremy R. Eck, Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School, 349 Cemetery St, Hughesville 17737

PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES (PABC)

Glen Anderson, 10675 Perry Highway #62, Wexford 15090

PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC BOWLING COACHES’ ASSOCIATION (PIBCA)

Dana W. Brown, 230 South Sterley St., Shillington 19607

PENNSYLVANIA FIELD HOCKEY STATE COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PFHSCA)

Kent Houser, 106 Greenwood Ln., Millerstown 17062

PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PSFCA)

George B. Shue, 432 Frogtown Rd., Hanover 17331

PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLASTIC BOYS’ LACROSSE COACHES’ ASSOCIATION (PSBLCA)

Jef Hewlings, Strath Haven HS, 205 S Providence Rd, Wallingford 19086

PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLASTIC GIRLS’ LACROSSE COACHES’ ASSOCIATION (PSGLCA)

Lorraine Beers, Archbishop Carroll High School, 211 Matson Ford Road, Radnor 19087

PENNSYLVANIA SOCCER COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PSCA)

Tim Fick, Wilson West Middle School, 450 Faust Road, Sinking Spring 19608

PENNSYLVANIA SOFTBALL COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PSBCA)

James L. Gonder, 503 Berkley Street, Philipsburg 16866

PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL SWIM COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PHSSCA)

JR Jensen, 6417 Olde Farm Lane, Erie 16505

PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PHSTCA)

Rebecca C. Desmond, 347 Manor Avenue, Downingtown 19335

PENNSYLVANIA TRACK AND FIELD COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PTFCA)

Rich Ames, 324 Landing Way Rd, Chalfont 18914

PENNSYLVANIA VOLLEYBALL COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PVCA)

Tony Crisafulli, North Star HS, 400 Ohio Street, Boswell 15531

PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC WATER POLO COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PIWPCA)

Dr. Rudy Ruth, 512 Berks Place, West Lawn, PA 19609

PENNSYLVANIA WRESTLING COACHES' ASSOCIATION (PWCA)

Ronald J. Kanaskie, 710 Fifth Street, PO Box 126, Riverside 17868

PIAA SPORTS MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Timothy S. Ackerman, DO, 31 Sagecrest Circle, Enola 17025

Michael Cordas, Jr., DO, 2022 Alexis Drive, Harrisburg 17110

Catherine C. D’Orazio, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, 300 Highland Lane, Bryn Mawr 19010

Gregory C. Fanelli, MD, 303 Kaseville Road, Danville 17821

Keith P. Fisher, DDS, 501 Wilson Lane, Mechanicsburg 17055

Andrew D. Gould, DDS, 303 Beech Avenue, Hershey 17033

Joseph A. Iezzi, ATC, 110 Waring Drive, Downingtown 19335

Patricia B. Kane, DO, 121 Schuylkill Mountain Road, Schuylkill Haven 17972

James D. Knox, Jr., MD, 15 Red Oak Drive, Lincoln University 19352

Thomas D. Kohl, MD, 424 Appian Way, Blandon 19510

William J. Kuprevich, Jr., DO, 375 Riverview Avenue, Bloomsburg 17815

Patrick F. Leary, DO, 5675 Winthrop Drive, Erie 16506

Scott A. Lynch, MD, 704 Linden Road, Hershey 17033

David G. McBain, ATC, 60 Fayette Avenue, Oakdale 15071

Laura J. McIntosh, MD, 701 Delaware Avenue, Erie 16505

William R. Mills, Jr., 1301 A.V. Acri Lane, Harrisburg 17112

John L. Moyer, Jr., ATC, 902 Ivy Lane, Wyomissing 19610

Matthew L. Silvis, MD, 331 William Drive, Hershey 17033

Edward D. Snell, MD, 8304 Reagan Drive, Pittsburgh 15237

William R. Vollmar, MD, 6 Wyckford Place, Willow Street 17584

Joshua B. Williamson, MD, 300 Main Street, Oley 19547


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PIAA FEMALE PARENTS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dist. Name Address City & Zip Phone E-Mail Address

1 Dee Cross Upper Dublin HS 800 Loch Alsh Ave

Ft. Washington 19034

S-(215) 643-8900 [email protected]

2 TBD

3 Cathy S. Wreski 74 Autumnwood Dr Middletown 17057 H-(717) 944-2211 [email protected]

4 Gayle L. Huffman RR 1, Box 192 Sugar Run 18846 H-(570) 746-6011 [email protected]

5 Shelly McMullen PO Box 116 Fannettsburg 17221 H-(717) 349-7932 [email protected]

6 Lorie Ratchord 505 Crestwood Dr Ebensburg 15931 H-(814) 254-6893 [email protected]

7 Jeannine Patton 116 Radcliff Dr Pittsburgh 15237 H-(412) 364-9133 [email protected]

8 TBD

9 Sandra J. Hanes 1050 N Broad St Ridgway 15853 H-(814) 772-0081 [email protected]

10 TBD

11 TBD

12 Deborah J. Vance C-(267) 972-1984 [email protected]

PIAA MALE PARENTS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE


1 David Baun Baun & Litt Law Offcs. 4 West Oakland Ave

Doylestown 18901 W-(215) 345-0221 [email protected]

2 Eric Emmerich 12406 Strictland Rd Springville 18844 C-(570) 240-5114 [email protected]

3 Stephen Lyons 1361 Mill Pond Way Palmyra 17078 C-(717) 679-5893 [email protected]

4 James T. Zack 262 Penns Creek Rd Mifflinburg 17824 H-(570) 966-2285 [email protected]

5 Joseph Kimmel 1344 Ridge Rd Hooversville 15936 C-(814) 244-4261 [email protected]

6 David T. Heim 81 Peachdale Lane Duncansville 16635 H-(814) 695-2448 [email protected]

7 Daniel Conn 237 Meadowbrook Dr Cranberry Twp 16066

H-(724) 452-0753 [email protected]

8 Darelle Porter 1317 Franklin St Pittsburgh 15233

9 Kevin Doverspike 6276 Olean Trail New Bethlehem 16242


10 Robert J. Taylor 507 W Second St Oil City 16301 H-(814) 677-3482 [email protected]

11 Dave Troxell 959 Bridge St Catasauqua 18032 H-(610) 266-3131 [email protected]

12 TBD




















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PIAA NON-SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES

ATHLETIC DIRECTORS Dist. Name Address City & Zip Phone E-Mail Address

1 Pete Forjohn Glen Mills School PO Box 5001

Concordville 19331 S-(610) 459-8100 Ex. 207

[email protected]

2 Fred Barletta Hazleton Area SD 1515 W 23

rd St

Hazle Twp 18202

S-(570) 459-3221 Ext. 81539

[email protected]

TBD

3 Tory Harvey Dallastown Area HS 700 New School Ln

Dallastown 17313 S-(717) 244-4021 Ext. 3524

[email protected]

4 Kevin Steele Hughesville HS 349 Cemetery St

Hughesville 17737 S-(570) 584-6384 [email protected]

5 Jeff Batzel Northern Bedford HS 152 NBC Drive

Loysburg 16659 S-(814) 766-2221 Ext. 4752

[email protected]

6 Phil Riccio Altoona Area HS 1415 6

th Ave

Altoona 16602 S-(814) 946-8292 [email protected]

J.M. Gironda Forest Hills HS 535 Locust St

Sidman 15955 S-(814) 487-7613 Ext. 3706

[email protected]

7 Vincent Sortino Baldwin HS 4653 Clairton Blvd

Pittsburgh 15236 S-(412) 885-7515 [email protected]

8 Michael A. Gavlik Pittsburgh Pblc Schls 625 South 10

th St,

Room 105A


9 Tim Walter Bradford HS 81 Interstate Pkwy

Bradford 16701 S-(814) 827-2715 Ext. 1441

[email protected]

10 Jeff White Warren HS 345 E Fifth Ave

Warren 16365 S-(814) 723-3370 [email protected]

11 Thomas Moll Catasauqua HS 2500 W Bullshead Rd

Northampton 18067 C-(610) 697-0111 Ext. 2

[email protected]

12 Ed McGettigan Abraham Lincoln HS 3201 Ryan Ave

Philadelphia 19136 S-(215) 335-5690 [email protected]

GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Dist. Name Address City & Zip Phone E-Mail Address

1 Danielle Turner Central Bucks So. HS 1100 Folly Rd

Warrington 18976 S-(267) 893-3042

[email protected]

2 TBD

3 Stephanie Deibler Schuylkill Valley HS 929 Lakeshore Dr

Leesport 19533 S-(610) 926-1706 Ext. 3

[email protected]

4 Beth L. Schulze 43996 Route 6 Wyalusing 18853 H-(570) 746-0936 [email protected]

5 Audrey K. Hall 114 S Third St McConnellsburg 17233


6 Kimberly L. Hubler West Branch HS 356 Allport Cutoff

Morrisdale 16858 S-(814) 345-5615 [email protected]

7 Linda G. Messich Mapletown HS 1000 Mapletown Rd

Greensboro 15338 S-(724) 943-3401 Ext. 2625

[email protected]


th St,

Room 105A


9 N/A

10 Carol O. Lilly Neason Hill Elem Sch 11293 Williamson Rd

Meadville 16335 S-(814)-724-7886 [email protected]

11 Elaine Arnts Easton Area HS 401 South 25

th St

Easton 18045 C-(610) 417-5419 [email protected]

12 Tondalya Goodman

Dobbins Tech 2150 W Lehigh Ave


























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PIAA NON-SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOLS


1 Dan Horan Haverford MS 1701 E. Darby Rd

Havertown 19083 H-(610) 853-5900 [email protected]

2 Joseph Farrell Carbondale HS 101 Brooklyn St

Carbondale 18407 S-(570) 282-4500 [email protected]

3 David Bitting Lower Dauphin HS 201 S Hanover St

Hummelstown 17036


4 Roger Heckrote 34 Old Mill Rd Liberty 16930 C-(570) 772-8290 [email protected]

5 Brown Cutchall Forbes Road HS 159 Red Bird Dr

Waterford 16689 C-(717) 372-9501 [email protected]

6 James Price Purchase Line SD 16559 Rt 286 Hwy E

Commodore 15729 S-(724) 254-4312 Ext. 4011

[email protected]

7 Amy Scheuneman North Hills HS 53 Rochester Road



th St,

Room 105A


9 Robert J. Tonkin 62 Oak St Brookville 15825 H-(814) 849-7249 [email protected]

10 Kirk J.Scurpa Sharpsville Area HS 301 Blue Devil Way

Sharpsville 16150 S-(724) 962-7861 [email protected]

11 Robert Felty

Tri-Valley Jr/Sr HS 155 E. Main St

Hegins 17938 S-(570) 682-3125 [email protected]

12 N/A













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PIAA NON-SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) OFFICIALS’ COUNCIL


1 Thomas F. Brady 607 Baldwin Ave Norristown 19403 C-(610) 937-1924 [email protected]

Maureen A. Gregory 413 Crestwood Ln Downingtown 19335

C-(484) 356-3801 [email protected]

2 William J. Schoen 8 Overbrook Cir Scranton 18504 C-(570) 840-8265 [email protected]

Maureen Williams 54 Crescent Ave Wilkes-Barre 18702 H-(570) 822-5514 C-(570) 814-8320

[email protected]

3 Richard Czarnecki 121 E Countryside Dr Boiling Spgs. 17007

H-(717) 249-3255 C-(717) 713-0774

[email protected]

Cynthia K. Rinehart 2150 Derry Rd York 17408 H-(717) 767-1802 C-(717) 891-6104

[email protected]

4 Kevin J. McNamara 417 Arch St Montoursville 17754

H-(570) 368-1741 C-(570) 447-5128

[email protected]

Janis E. Arp 101 Lincoln Ave Williamsport 17701 H-(570) 323-4147 C-(570) 419-0532

[email protected]

5 Terry M. Diehl 4024 Lincoln Dr Bedford 15522 H-(814) 623-5244 C-(814) 285-6018

[email protected]

Audrey K. Hall 114 S. 3rd St McConnellsburg 17233

H-(814) 259-3350 C-(717) 377-3707

[email protected]

6 Michael Hudak, Jr. 232 Suie St Johnstown 15904 H-(814) 266-3100 C-(814) 386-3252

[email protected]

Susan Kovensky 1400 Pine St Hollidaysburg 16648


7 William H. Sinning 4620 Curry Rd Pittsburgh 15236 C-(412) 339-4021 [email protected]

Pamela R. Cherubin 2070 Borland Rd Pittsburgh 15243 H-(412) 221-4587

8 Edward D. Moeller 2821 Waterman Ave Pittsburgh 15227 H-(412) 881-3506 C-(412) 973-0106

[email protected]

Catherine Foley 1836 Ley St Pittsburgh 15212 C-(412) 445-7785 [email protected]

9 Bud Brennen 218 Metoxet Street Ridgway 15853 H-(814) 772-1272 C-(814) 594-5430

[email protected]

Bonnie S. Wolbert 1110 Lake Lucy Rd Lot T

Tionesta 16353 H-(814) 354-2030 C-(814) 229-4117

[email protected]

10 Larry J. Frisina PO Box 282 Corry 16407 C-(814) 392-1574 [email protected]

Lisa Lavan 805 Pleasant Dr Warren 16365 H-(716) 397-2521

[email protected]

11 Dr. Frank D’Angelo 4091 Waterford Dr Center Valley 18034

H-(610) 282-6162 C-(610) 737-4178

[email protected]

Anne Wenninger 2850 Rolling Green Pl Macungie 18062 H-(610) 965-3948 C-(610) 393-3487

[email protected]

12 Paul J. Mastropietro 2026 Faunce St Philadelphia 19152 C-(267) 252-4401 [email protected]

Sharon Bey 934 Woodbrook Ln Philadelphia 19150 H-(215) 247-4471 C-(215) 840-9139

[email protected]

























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PIAA NON-SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) PRIVATE SCHOOLS


1 Barbara Clarke Merion Mercy Acdmy 511 Montgomery Ave

Merion Station 19066

S-(610) 664-6655 Ext. 110

[email protected]

2 Ben Tolerico Holy Cross HS 501 Drinker St

Dunmore 18512 C-(570) 346-7541 [email protected]

3 Hal Griffiths West Shore Christian Academy 201 West Main St

Shiremanstown 17011


4 Rodney Baughmann Meadowbrook Christian Academy 363 Stamm Rd

Milton 17847 S-(570) 742-2638 [email protected]

5 Dr. Kathy Keafer Johnstown Chrstn Sch 125 Christian Sch Rd

Hollsopple 15935 S-(814) 288-2588 [email protected]

6 Mike Cacciotti Bishop Guilfoyle HS 2400 Pleasant Vly Blvd


7 William J. Cleary Serra Catholic HS 200 Hershey Dr

McKeesport 15132 S-(412) 751-1395 [email protected]

8 N/A

9 Aaron J. Straub Elk Co Catholic HS 600 Maurus St

St Marys 15857 S-(814) 834-7800 Ext. 207

[email protected]

10 Dr. Peter Iacino PIAA District 10 68 Buhl Blvd, Suite 3A

Sharon 16146 C-(724) 866-2755 [email protected]

11 Lynn Sabol Nativity BVM HS One Lawtons Hill

Pottsville 17901 S-(570) 622-8110 [email protected]

12 Joseph Sette Archbishop Wood Catholic HS 675 York Road

Warminster 18974 S-(215) 672-5050 Ext. 259

[email protected]

SPORTSMANSHIP


1 Russ Wren Great Valley HS 225 N Phoenixville Pk

Malvern 19335 S-(610) 889-1920 [email protected]

2 Chad Vinansky Mid-Valley HS 52 Underwood Rd

Throop 18512 S-(570) 840-7135 [email protected]

3 Cathy S. Wreski 74 Autumnwood Dr Middletown 17057 H-(717) 944-2211 [email protected]

4 Robert Apple PO Box 86 Mt Pleasant Mills 17853




6 Jody Rainey Homer Center HS 70 Wildcat Ln

Homer Center 15740

S-(724) 479-8026 Ext. 3124

[email protected]

7 Barry Balaski Moon Area HS 8353 University Blvd.

Moon Twp 15108 H-(412) 264-9440 Ext. 2001

[email protected]


th St,

Room 105A


9 Bud Brennen 218 Metoxet St Ridgway 15853 H-(814) 772-1272 [email protected]

10 Steve Hoover Mercer Area SD 545 W Butler

Mercer 16137 S-(814) 662-5100 Ext. 40

[email protected]

11 Elaine Arnts Easton Area HS 401 South 25

th St


12 Frank Natale So Philadelphia HS 2101 South Broad St


























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES

BASEBALL


1 Steve Mescanti Penncrest HS 134 Barren Rd

Media 19063 H-(610) 627-6227 [email protected]

2 Frank M. Majikes Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Tech Ctr PO Box 1699

Wilkes-Barre 18705 S-(570) 822-4131 Ext. 116

[email protected]

3 Patrick Tulley Governor Mifflin HS 10 South Waverly St

Shillington 19607 S-(610) 775-9456 Ext. 3

[email protected]

4 Sean McCann Williamsport Area HS 2990 West 4th St

Williamsport 17701 S-(570) 323-8411 Ext. 60507

[email protected]

5 George Knisely Chestnut Ridge MS 3281 Valley Rd

Fishertown 15539 S-(814) 839-4195 Ext. 2501

[email protected]

6 Curt Vasas Forest Hills HS 535 Locust St

Sidman 15955 S-(814) 487-7613 Ext. 3700

[email protected]

7 Robert Bozzuto North Allegheny HS 10375 Perry Hwy

Wexford 15090 S-(724) 934-7238 [email protected]

8 Michael A. Gavlik Pittsburgh Pblc Schls 625 South 10th St, Room 105A


9 David Osborne Brookville HS 96 Jenks St

Brookville 15825 S-(814) 849-1111 [email protected]

10 Kirk Scurpa Sharpsville Area HS 301 Blue Devil Way


11 Scott Cooperman William Allen HS 126 North 17

th St

Allentown 18104 S-(484) 765-5250 [email protected]

12 Barry Strube West Philadelphia HS 4700 Walnut St


BASKETBALL


1 Gary Kochersperger

2514 Damian Dr Hatboro 19040 H-(215) 672-8770 [email protected]

2 Frank M. Majikes Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Tech Ctr PO Box 1699


[email protected]


Hummelstown 17036


4 Chris Venna Shamokin Area HS 2000 W State St

Coal Twp 17866 S-(570) 648-5731

[email protected]

5 Brown Cutchall Forbes Road HS 159 Red Bird Dr

Waterford 16689 S-(814) 685-3866 Ext. 1122

[email protected]

6 Bill Marshall Penn Cambria HS 401 Linden Ave

Cresson 16630 S-(814) 886-8121 Ext. 1003

[email protected]

7 William Cardone Hampton HS 2929 McCully Rd

Allison Park 15101 S-(412) 492-6389 [email protected]



9 James B. Manners 6165 Route 28 N

Brookville 15825 H-(814) 328-2719 [email protected]

10 Dr. Peter Iacino PIAA District 10 68 Buhl Blvd, Ste 3A


Kirk Scurpa Sharpsville Area HS 301 Blue Devil Way


11 Ray Kinder Tamaqua Area SD 138 West Broad St

Tamaqua 18252 S-(570) 668-2570 [email protected]

12 Joseph Sette Archbishop Wood Catholic HS 675 York Rd

Warminster 18974 S-(215) 672-5050 Ext. 259

[email protected]



























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued)

COMPETITIVE SPIRIT


1 Danielle Turner Central Bucks So HS 1100 Folly Rd

Warrington 18976 S-(267) 893-3042

[email protected]

2 Chris Gegaris Crestwood HS 281 S. Mountain Blvd

Mountain Top 18707

S-(570) 474-6782 Ext. 304

[email protected]

3 Greg Goldthorp Cent Dauphin E HS 626 Rutherford Dr

Harrisburg 17109 S-(717) 541-1662 Ext. 364

[email protected]

4 Chris Venna Shamokin Area HS 2000 W State St

Coal Twp. 17866 S-(570) 648-5731 [email protected]

5 Scott Shirley Somerset HS 645 S Columbia Ave

Somerset 15501 S-(814) 443-2831 [email protected]

6 Kimberly Hubler West Branch HS 356 Allport Cutoff

Morrisdale 16858 S-(814) 345-5615 [email protected]

7 Kathy Charlton Hempfield Area HS 4345 Route 136

Greensburg 15601 S-(724) 850-2058 [email protected]



9 Sandra J. Hanes Ridgway HS PO Box 447

Ridgway 15853 H-(814) 772-0081 [email protected]

10 Kirk J. Scurpa Sharpsville Area HS 301 Blue Devil Way

Sharpsville 16150 H-(724) 962-7861 [email protected]

11 Jason Zimmerman Northwestern Lehigh SD, 6493 Rt 309

New Tripoli 18066 S-(610) 298-8661 Ext. 2211

[email protected]

12 Melissa Lawson Science Leadership Academy at Beeber 5925 Malvern Ave

Philadelphia 19131 C-(215) 581-2107 [email protected]

CROSS COUNTRY


1 Richard Ames 324 Landing Way Chalfont 18914 H-(215) 822-8881 [email protected]

2 William F. King Montrose HS 75 Meteor Way

Montrose 18801 S-(570) 278-6224 [email protected]

3 Hal Griffiths West Shore Christian Academy 201 West Main St

Shiremanstown 17011


4 Brent Trowbridge Wyalusing Val HS 11364 Wyalusing New Albany Rd

Wyalusing 18853 S-(570) 746-1218

brenttrowbridge@wyalusingrams .com

5 Rod Brumbaugh Tussey Mountain HS 199 Front St

Saxton 16678 S-(814) 635-2975 Ext. 1192

[email protected]

6 J.M. Gironda Forest Hills HS 535 Locust St

Sidman 15955 S-(814) 487-7613 Ext. 3706

[email protected]

7 Robert G. Bleggi 144 North Mercer St

New Wilmington 16142


Thomas E. Norris 4827 Spring Valley Dr Allison Park 15101 C-(412) 841-7352 [email protected]




Saint Marys 15857 S-(814) 834-7800 Ext. 107

[email protected]

10 Mark Chludzinski 5338 Windward Dr Erie 16505 C-(814) 397-8571 [email protected]

11 Ray Kinder Tamaqua Area SD 138 W Broad St

Tamaqua 18252 H-(570) 668-2570 [email protected]

12 Dean Lent Swenson HS 2750 Red Lion Rd

Philadelphia 19114 H-(215) 961-2009

[email protected]




























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued)

FIELD HOCKEY


1 Sheila Murphy 14001 Kelvin Ave Philadelphia 19116 H-(215) 676-1622 [email protected]

2 Chris Gegaris

Crestwood HS 281 So Mtn Blvd

Mountain Top 18707

S-(570) 474-6782 Ext. 304

[email protected]


Hummelstown 17036


4 Patti Cross Sullivan County SD 777 South St

Laporte 18626 S-(570) 946-8201 [email protected]



6 Sue Kovensky 1400 Pine St Hollidaysburg 16648


7 Heather Lewis Seneca Valley HS 128 Seneca Schl Rd

Harmony 16037 S-(724) 452-6040 Ext. 1040/1752

[email protected]

8, 9, & 10

N/A

11 Robert Hartman Whitehall HS 3800 Mechanicsville Rd

Whitehall 18052 H-(610) 437-5081 Ext. 1816

[email protected]

12 Regina Johnson M.L. King HS 6100 Stenton Ave


FOOTBALL


1 Lou Pacchioli 106 Wilson Ave Ivyland 18974 H-(215) 441-6181 [email protected]

2 Mike Ognosky RR 2, Box 195 New Milford 18834 H-(607) 237-9263 [email protected]

3 John W. Ziegler 893 Bucks Valley Rd Newport 17074 H-(717) 567-3128 [email protected]

4 James T. Zack Shamokin Area SD 200 West State St

Coal Twp 17866 H-(570) 648-5752 Ext. 4117

[email protected]

5 John Wiltrout Meyersdale HS 1349 Shaw Mines Rd

Meyersdale 15552 S-(814) 634-8311 [email protected]

6 Ralph Cecere, Jr. Portage Area HS 85 Mountain Ave

Portage 15946 S-(814) 736-9636 [email protected]

7 Randy Rovesti Gateway HS 3000 Campus Blvd.

Monroeville 15146 S-(412) 373-5750 [email protected]




10 Bob Taylor 507 West Second St Oil City 16301 C-(814) 673-1313 [email protected]

Dr. Peter Iacino PIAA District 10 68 Buhl Blvd, Ste 3A


11 Jason Zimmerman Northwestern Lehigh SD, 6493 Rt 309

New Tripoli 18066 S-(610) 298-8661 Ext. 2211

[email protected]

12 Ken Geiser Geo. Washington HS 10175 Bustleton Ave
























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) GOLF


1 Russ Wren Great Valley HS 225 N Phoenixville Pk

Malvern 19335 S-(610) 889-1920 [email protected]

2 Joseph Farrell Carbondale Area HS 101 Brooklyn St

Carbondale 18407 S-(570) 282-4500 [email protected]

3 Ronald Kennedy Donegal HS 1025 Koser Rd

Mt Joy 17552 S-(717) 492-1231 [email protected]

4 Dennis Peachey Towanda Area HS 1 High School Drive

Towanda 18848 S-(570) 265-3690 [email protected]

5 Kyle Kane Bedford HS 330 East John St

Bedford 15522 S-(814) 623-4250 [email protected]

6 Mike Hudak 232 Suie St Johnstown 15904 C-(814) 386-3252 [email protected]

7 James Croushore

Stewart Elementary Sch 2880 Leechburg Rd

Lower Burrell 15068

C-(724) 334-1483 Ext. 5004

[email protected]

8 Michael A. Gavlik Pittsburgh Pblc Schls 625 S 10th St, Rm 105A


9 Kevin Doverspike 6276 Olean Trailover New Bethlehem 16243


10 Tim McCord 409 N. Washington St Titusville 16354 C-(814) 671-1996 [email protected]

11 Brad Pensyl Pocono Mtn W HS PO Box 549

Pocono Summit 18346

S-(570) 839-7121 Ext. 81372

[email protected]

12 Michael Horwits Central HS 1700 W Olney Ave

Philadelphia 19141


LACROSSE, BOYS & GIRLS


1 Tom Ferguson Harriton HS 601 N. Ithan Ave

Rosemont 19010 H-(610) 658-3976 [email protected]

Sue Cornelius West Chester E HS 450 Ellis Ln

West Chester 19380


2 TBD

3 Chuck Abbott 4835 Lehman Road Spring Grove 17362


4 Glenn Fogel 501 Hilltop Lane Mifflinburg 17844 C-(570) 490-0930 [email protected]

5 N/A

6 Brian Ishler Mt. Nittany MS 656 Brandywine Drive

State College 16801


7 Gene Deal Shady Side Academy 423 Fox Chapel Rd


Cheryl Lassen Sewickley Academy 315 Academy Ave

Sewickley 15143 S-(412) 741-2230 Ext. 3073

[email protected]



9 N/A

10 Bill Flanagan Cathedral Prep HS 225 W 9

th St

Erie 16501 S-(814) 453-7737 [email protected]

11 Dennis Ramella Emmaus HS 500 Macungie Ave

Emmaus 18049 S-(610) 965-1671 [email protected]

12 Tom McLaughlin Randolph Career and Technical Schl 3101 Henry Ave.

Philadelphia 19129

S-(215)-227-4407 [email protected]

Kelly Landherr Greenberg Elementary Sch 600 Sharon Ln

Philadelphia, PA 19115



























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) SOCCER


1 Brian Kammersgaard

7017 Sprague St Philadelphia 19119


2 TBD

3 Fred Isopi 536 Joyce Rd Camp Hill 17011 H-(717) 737-6608 [email protected]

4 Glenn Fogel 501 Hilltop Lane Mifflinburg 17844 H-(570) 490-0930 [email protected]

5 James Foster Conemaugh Twp HS 300 W Campus Ave

Davidsville 15928 S-(814) 479-3720 [email protected]

6 Michael Cacciotti Bishop Guilfoyle HS 2400 Pleasant Valley Blvd


7 Joseph Maize Peters Twp HS 264 E McMurray Rd

McMurray 15317 S-(724) 941-6250 [email protected]

8 Michael Gavlik Pittsburgh Pblc Schls 625 South 10th St, Room 105A


9 Kevin Doverspike 6276 Olean Trail New Bethlehem 16242


10 Mike Piddington Mercer Area SD 545 West Butler St

Mercer 16137 S-(724) 662-5104 [email protected]

11 Elaine A. Arnts Easton Area HS 401 South 25

th St


12 Danny DiBerardinis

Roman Catholic HS 301 N Broad St


SOFTBALL


1 Sheila Murphy 14001 Kelvin Ave Philadelphia 19116 H-(215) 676-1622 [email protected]

2 Patrick Patte Coughlin HS 80 N Washington St


[email protected]

3 Stephanie Deibler Schuylkill Valley HS 929 Lakeshore Dr

Leesport 19533 S-(610) 926-1706 Ext. 3

[email protected]

4 Curt Chilson Muncy HS 200 W Penn St

Muncy 17756 S-(570) 546-7688 Ext.3630

[email protected]

5 Brian Thompson Berlin HS 1025 East Main St

Berlin 15530 S-814) 267-4622 [email protected]

6 Richard Scialabba 523 14th

St Huntingdon 16652 S-(814) 643-4945 [email protected]

7 David G. McBain West Allegheny HS 205 W Allegheny Rd

Imperial 15126 S-(724) 695-5246 [email protected]



9 William Vassallo 517 W Mahoning St Punxsutawney 15767

H-(814) 938-2266

[email protected]

10 Tom Jakubowski Gannon University 109 University Sq

Erie 16541 S-(814) 871-7311 [email protected]

11 Richard Dry Minersville Jr/Sr HS 1 Battlin’ Miners Dr

Minersville 17954 S-(570) 544-4761 Ext. 2108

[email protected]

12 Dennis Sheedy Ben Franklin HS 550 N Broad St


























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) SWIMMING & DIVING


1 William J. Bartle North Penn HS 1340 Valley Forge Rd

Lansdale 19446 S-(215) 853-1319 [email protected]

Selma Robinson North Penn HS 1340 Valley Forge Rd

Lansdale 19446 S-(215) 853-1319 [email protected]

2 Fred Barletta Hazleton Area SD 1515 W 23

rd St

Hazle Twp 18202 S-(570) 459-3221 Ext. 8153

[email protected]

3 Donald Seidenstricker

South Western HS 200 Bowman Rd

Hanover 17331 S-(717) 633-4807 Ext. 21960

[email protected]

4 Janis Arp 101 Lincoln Ave Williamsport 17701 H-(570) 323-4147 [email protected]

5 N/A

6 Curtis Whitesel Mt. Union Area HS 706 N Shaver St

Mt Union 17066 S-(814) 542-2518 Ext. 121

[email protected]

7 Jamie Morton Moon Area MS 904 Beaver Grade Rd

Moon Twp 15108 S-(412) 264-9440 Ext. 3215

[email protected]



9 Tim Walter Bradford Area HS 81 Interstate Pkwy

Bradford 16701 S-(814) 362-3845 Ext. 5029

[email protected]

10 David Schultz 3302 Baer Beach Rd B-9

Erie 16505 C-(814) 434-4249 [email protected]

11 Dennis Ramella Emmaus HS 500 Macungie Ave

Emmaus 18049 S-(610) 965-1671 [email protected]

12 Dennis Sheedy Ben Franklin HS 550 N Broad St


TENNIS


1 Becky Desmond 437 Manor Ave Downingtown 19335 H-(610) 269-8037 [email protected]

2 John Coyle Scranton HS 76 Munchak Way

Scranton 18505 S-(570) 348-3481 [email protected]

3 Doug Bohannon Estrn Lebanon Co HS 180 Elco Dr

Myerstown 17067 S-(717) 866-7447 Ext. 2011

[email protected]

4 Roger Heckrote 34 Old Mill Rd Liberty 16930 H-(570) 324-6342 [email protected]

5 Christina Ramsey Everett Area HS 1 Renaissance Cir

Everett 15537 S-(814) 652-9114 Ext. 1027

[email protected]

6 Phil Riccio Altoona Area HS 1415 Sixth Ave


7 Lane Stoner Trinity HS 231 Park Ave

Washington 15301 S-(724) 225-7130 Ext. 0

[email protected]



9 Aaron J. Straub Elk Co Cath HS 600 Maurus St

St Marys 15857 S-(814) 834-7800 Ext. 107

[email protected]

10 Andrew Findley Pennbriar Athl Club PO Box 9036

Erie 16505 W-(814) 825-8111 [email protected]

Kelly Erven-Maslar

Pennbriar Athl Club PO Box 9036

Erie 16505 W-(814) 825-8111 [email protected]

11 Thomas Moll Catasauqua HS 2500 W Bullshead Rd

Northampton 18067 S-(610) 697-0111 Ext. 2

[email protected]

12 Duwaine Jenkins Penrose School 2515 S. 78

th St




























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) TRACK & FIELD


1 Ron Lopresti 2001 Sterigere St Norristown 19403 H-(610) 631-5675 [email protected]

2 John Coyle Scranton HS 76 Munchak Way

Scranton 18505 S-(570) 348-3481 [email protected]

3 Adam Sheaffer Greenwood HS 405 E Sunbury St

Millerstown 17062 S-(717) 589-1008 [email protected]

4 Beth L. Schulze 43996 Route 6 Wyalusing 18853 H-(570) 746-0936 [email protected]

5 Jeff Batzel Northern Bedford HS 152 NBC Dr

Loysburg 16659 S-(814) 766-2221 Ext. 4752

[email protected]

6 Phil Riccio Altoona Area HS 1415 Sixth Ave


7 Thomas E. Norris 4827 Spring Valley Dr Allison Park 15101 C-(724) 444-6109 [email protected]

Edward Helbig, Jr. Baldwin HS 4653 Clairton Blvd





10 Barbara Dzuricsko Hickory HS 640 N Hermitage Rd

Hermitage 16148 S-(724) 981-8750 Ext. 1400

Barbara_dzuricsko@ hermitage.k12.pa.us


Whitehall 18052 S-(610) 437-5081 Ext. 1816

[email protected]

12 Michael Hawkins PO Box 456 Fort Washington 19034


VOLLEYBALL


1 Gary Kochersperger

2514 Damian Dr Hatboro 19040 H-(215) 672-8770 [email protected]

2 Maureen Williams 54 Crescent Ave Wilkes-Barre 18702 S-(570) 822-5514 [email protected]

3 Tory Harvey Dallastown Area HS 700 New School Ln

Dallastown 17313 S-(717) 244-4021 Ext. 3524

[email protected]

4 Diana Barnes Williamson HS 33 Junction Cross Rd

Tioga 16946 S-(814) 258-5644 Ext. 1010

[email protected]

5 Thad Kiesnowski North Star HS 400 Ohio St

Boswell 15531 S-(814) 629-6651 [email protected]

6 Lorie Ratchford Bishop Carroll HS 728 Ben Franklin Hwy

Ebensburg 15931 S-(814) 472-7500

James Price Purchase Line SD 16559 Rt 286 Hwy E

Commodore 15729 H-(724) 254-4312 Ext. 4011

[email protected]

7 Michael McDonald Our Lady of the Sacred Heart HS 1504 Woodcrest Ave

Coraopolis 15108 S-(412) 269-0322 [email protected]




St Marys 15857 S-(814) 834-7800 Ext. 107

[email protected]

10 Donald Wigton, Jr Cochranton HS 105 Second St

Cochranton 16314 H-(814) 425-7421 [email protected]

11 Scott Dimon Pine Grove HS 101 School St

Pine Grove 17963 S-(570) 581-6196 [email protected]

12 Lisa Ford Bishop McDevitt Catholic HS 125 Royal Ave

Wyncote 19095 S-(215) 780-1596 [email protected]

Sue Newman Austin Meehan MS 3001 Ryan Ave




























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PIAA SPORT SPECIFIC STEERING COMMITTEES (Continued) WRESTLING


1 Dennis Kellon 150 Larkin Ln Collegeville 19426 H-(610) 489-4982 [email protected]

2 Jay Starnes Wallenpaupack HS 2552 Route 6

Hawley 18428 H-(570) 226-4557 Ext. 5

[email protected]

3 Michael Craig Cumberland Vly HS 6746 Carlisle Pike

Mechanicsburg 17050


Greg Goldthorp Cntrl Dauphin E HS 626 Rutherford Dr

Harrisburg 17109 S-(717) 541-1662 364

[email protected]

4 Dave Campbell Line Mountain SD 185 Line Mountain Rd

Herndon 17830 S-(570) 758-2640 [email protected]

5 Dr Joseph Kimmel 1344 Ridge Road Hooversville 15936 H-(814) 479-4898 [email protected]

6 Dr. Dave Crumrine Central HS 718 Central Rd

Martinsburg 16662 S-(814) 793-2111 [email protected]

7 Frank Vulcano Canon-McMillan HS 314 Elm St Ext

Canonsburg 15317 C-(412) 298-5247 [email protected]



9 Randy Cathcart Clarion Area HS 219 Liberty St

Clarion 16214 S-(814) 226-8112 [email protected]

10 Steve Hoover Mercer Area SD 545 West Butler St

Mercer 16137 H-(724) 662-5100 Ext. 40

[email protected]


Whitehall 18052 S-(610) 437-5081 Ext. 1816

[email protected]

12 Barry Strube West Philadelphia HS 4700 Walnut St















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