News Release
2002 FHSAA news release archive

January
» 15 : Winter Park, Buchholz, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bolles, Lake Highland Prep, St. Stephen’s Episcopal lead Dodge Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup all-sports award standings
» 29 : Dodge, FHSAA sign 3-year renewal to corporate sponsorship deal

February
» 4 : Board of Directors approves terms and conditions for inaugural state championship series in boys volleyball, girls flag football; adopts policy to interpret two-sports-per-season bylaw

March
» 25 : Board of Directors adopts ticket price increase; names building after Hughes

April
» 10 : Representative Assembly says yes to name change, no to ‘1.5 factor’ for classifying private schools
» 17 : Maclay's Irvin, Forest's Horner elected to FHSAA Board of Directors
» 23 : 2002 FHSAA Academic All-State Team features eight valedictorians, 18 three-sport athletes
» 25 : Miami Southridge, Leto coaching greats headline FHSAA Hall of Fame’s 2002 induction class

May
» 18 : Oviedo, Buchholz, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bolles, Lake Highland Prep, Oak Hall win 2001-02 Dodge Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards
» 23 : FHSAA honors 14 schools that have displayed exemplary sportsmanship

June
» 18 : Board of Directors votes to recognize boys & girls bowling, girls weightlifting; elects Burnside president
» 18 : Caplin, Wilson named 2002 FHSAA Scholar-Athletes of the Year
» 18 : University, South Fork, South Sumter, Freeport, Bronson, Callahan Middle, Bayonet Point Middle win overall sportsmanship awards

July
(none)

August
» 27 : FHSAA awards girls volleyball finals to Lakeland

September
» 30 : Board votes to include 12th grade for classifying schools

October
» 1 : Basketball evaluators selected for 2002-03 officials evaluation program
» 10 : Election winners announced for athletic director, fall sports advisory committees
» 15 : FHSAA Sports Report season premiere set for Wednesday, Oct. 16

November
» 25 : Board approves football classification proposal, sub-classes in 2A

December
» 23 : Pinch A Penny All-State Swimming & Diving Team announced