The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), after careful review and in consultation with the Maryland State Board of Education and Dr. Karen Salmon, State Superintendent of Schools, has officially announced the cancellation of all MPSSAA events for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
This includes the remainder of the 2020 Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships and all spring sports, as well as spring State Championships.
The MPSSAA will in turn begin focusing all efforts on aligning the return of interscholastic athletics with the "Maryland Strong Road Map to Recovery" and the multi-phased approach within each stage of the recovery.
With this announcement, the MPSSAA extends heartfelt gratitude and admiration to all member schools’ graduating seniors, underclassmen, coaches, administrators, and extracurricular athletic and activity sponsors who have dedicated countless hours to these programs.
The MPSSAA and the Maryland State Department of Education share your collective desire for the return of these highly beneficial educational programs when it is safe for all school communities.
FCPS extends thanks and support to our spring student-athletes and coaches and will begin issuing full refunds to those who paid the spring interscholastic athletics participation fee. Refunds will be issued in the same form as the payment was made.
We congratulate the three basketball teams who played an amazing season that ended in the MPSSAA’s Final Four: Frederick Girls, Middletown Girls and Oakdale Boys.
View the official press release: Updated Statement on Status of MPSSAA Interscholastic Athletics.