The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its quarterly meeting of the executive committee Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Saratoga Springs. The committee voted on several key proposals important to the association’s 787-member schools.
The executive committee approved the following state championship venue locations for 2024-26: Arlington High School (field hockey), Sportime Schenectady (girls individual tennis), Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex (indoor track and field), Binghamton area (baseball).
Boys wrestling had four proposals approved by the executive committee. It will follow the NFHS 1.5% weight loss plan starting the 2023-24 season. Also, honor weigh-ins will be eliminated beginning in 2023-24 and boys wrestling was additionally approved to use the NFHS weight classes plus a NYSPHSAA lower weight beginning in the 2023-24 season.
The final proposal approved was for wrestling to become a variation sport with division cutoff numbers being 600 and above for division 1 and 599 and below for division 2.
On the 37th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, girls flag football had three proposals approved including hosting a girls flag football state championship starting in spring 2024. The sport was also approved to follow the NFHS playing rules along with the NYSPHSAA high school sports standard. Over the last two years, NYSPHSAA has received support from the New York Jets, New York Giants and Buffalo Bills to help grow the sport of flag football in New York.
The executive committee approved the league placement sub-committee recommendation to place the following section VI charter schools accordingly:
• Tapestry Charter School to ECIC League.
• Global Concepts Charter School to ECIC League.
• Health Sciences Charter School to BPS League.
