UIL Schedules Altered Due to Swine Flu
....all athletic and academic competitions suspended until May 11th
April 29, 2009
AUSTIN, TX— On the recommendation of Dr. David Lakey,
Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, and
in consultation with Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert
Scott, the University Interscholastic League is altering its
schedule of events due to the outbreak of the swine flu in Texas.
Effective immediately, all UIL interscholastic competition is
suspended until May 11.
“The health and safety of our student activity participants is of
the utmost importance,” said UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles
Breithaupt. “Taking every possible precaution to
prevent the further spreading of this disease is an important
contribution to the welfare of our great state, and altering the
schedule of our events is a way to keep our participants safe.”
As this is a fluid situation, the UIL tentatively releases the
following schedule for UIL regional and state events affected by
this situation.
Academic State Meet
The UIL Academic State Meet, originally scheduled for May 7-9, will
be rescheduled at a later date. The Conference 4A and 5A One-Act
Play competition will continue as previously scheduled on May
15-16. All other conferences competing in One-Act Play will be
rescheduled. A schedule of the Academic State Meet, including
One-Act Play, will be posted on the UIL web site once
finalized.
Texas State Wind Ensemble Festival
The Texas State Wind Ensemble Festival, originally scheduled
for May 9, has been cancelled. The UIL staff will consult with the
16 participating schools to determine whether or not to reschedule
the event at a later date.
Regional Track Meets
All UIL regional track meets originally scheduled for this
weekend, May 1-2, have been cancelled. The state track and field
meet will be extended to a three-day format to include semifinal
heats. The meet is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, May 14-16.
Semifinal qualifiers will be based on the district track meet results. Each region will be represented at the state meet by the top four performances in each event for all conferences. Hand-held times will be converted to fully automatic times as defined by the National Federation of State High School Association rules. A revised track and field state meet schedule will be posted on the UIL web site no later than Friday, May 1. Qualifiers to the UIL state track and field meet will be posted on the UIL web site on Wednesday, May 6.
Golf State Tournament
The UIL golf state tournament will take place at the previously
scheduled times beginning May 11.
Tennis State Tournament
The UIL tennis state tournament will take place at the previously
scheduled times beginning May 11.
Baseball and Softball
No interschool games will take place until May 11 for either
softball or baseball. Below is an altered playoff schedule for both
sports.
| Softball | Baseball | |
| District Certification | April 28 | May 19 |
| Bi District Deadline | May 16 (1 game or 2 out of 3) | May 23 (1 game or 2 out of 3) |
| Area Deadline | May 19 (1 game only) | May 26 (1 game only) |
| Regional Quarterfinal Deadline | May 23 (1 game or 2 out of 3) | May 30 (1 game or 2 out of 3) |
| Regional Semifinal Deadline | May 26 (1 game only) | June 2 (1 game only) |
| Regional Final Deadline | May 30 (1 game or 2 out of 3) | June 6 (1 game or 2 out of 3) |
| State Tournament | June 4-6 | June 10-13 |
