2001 FHSAA news release archive

January
(none)

February
» 5 : FHSAA Board approves new classification plan for some sports
» 7 : Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award standings available through fall sports season

March
» 6 : iHigh.com and Marine Corps present Florida Finals FanFare
» 10 : Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award standings available through winter sports season
» 20 : FHSAA set to break ground on new facility
» 26 : Board of Directors retains classification plan for individual sports

April
» 10 : FHSAA Representative Assembly adopts seven proposals
» 11 : Two FHSAA Board seats to be decided in run-offs
» 16 : 2001 Academic All-State Team announced
» 16 : FHSAA announces 2001 Student SID tour dates
» 25 : FHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2001 announced
» 30 : Ward, Grasso win FHSAA run-off elections

May
» 9 : 2000-01 Sportsmanship Award finalists announced
» 9 : FHSAA defers Smith's Hall of Fame induction
» 24 : Final All-Sports Award standings announced

June
» 18 : Tapp, Ross named 2001 Scholar-Athletes of the Year
» 21 : Coaches who commit acts of unsportsmanlike conduct to receive same suspensions as student-athletes; Hester elected president

July
» 17 : Tampa, Fort Lauderdale named host sites for cross country, swimming & diving state finals
» 23 : New state law clarifies that sports officials are independent contractors, not employees

August
» 13 : FHSAA awards girls, boys soccer finals to Hillsborough County; wrestling finals to remain in Lakeland
» 13 : Jefferson population explosion results in last-minute classification shuffle

September
» 24 : Board of Directors gives go-ahead to name change; approves number of advisory committee recommendations
» 26 : Member schools realize $307,000 benefit in two years under new financial policies
» 26 : FHSAA office addresses misconceptions about contest officials evaluation program

October
(none)

November
(none)

December
» 5 : Board of Directors gives tentative approval to two-sports-per-season rule; OK’s change to contest officials evaluation and selection process
» 11 : Ron Balazs to receive NIAAA Award of Excellence
» 17 : FHSAA Florida Softball Finals bound for Tampa