LHSAA Ends Wrestling Regular Season; Still Plans To Hold State Tourney Feb. 25-26

by Hunter Bower // GeauxPreps.com Owner

BATON ROUGE – High school wrestling in the state of Louisiana has been put on hold.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced in a memo to its member schools Tuesday afternoon that it has ended the regular season for the sport as a precaution to prevent any further outbreaks.

Plans to hold the state tournament for wrestling is still set for Feb. 25-26 at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge.

Just to be clear the LHSAA is ending the wrestling regular season, per a memo to schools. Idea is to limit exposure and rolling quarantines ahead of the LHSAA state tourney set for Feb. 25-26 at the Raising Canes River Center. @AdvocateSports pic.twitter.com/mAktVLl2aC

— . (@FambroughAdv) January 26, 2021

The decision comes just days after the Louisiana Department of Health released an announcement stating that the annual Louisiana Classic wrestling tournament held Jan. 15-16 contributed to multiple COVID cases amongst those in attendance.

LHSAA Commissioner Eddie Bonine is scheduled to meet with the media Wednesday morning at 10AM to discuss the announcement.