FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2005


Golf finals a definite go for next week

GAINESVILLE – The Florida High School Athletic Association today announced that "tentative" finally has been removed from its plans for at least one postponed state championship event. The 2005 FHSAA Golf Finals state championship tournament is a definite go for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 8-9, at courses in Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie and Vero Beach.

"The courses are ready. The hotels are ready. The host communities are ready. And Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties tell us their participating teams and individuals will be ready," said Commissioner John A. Stewart. "So, I am pleased to announce that the FHSAA definitely will play the 2005 FHSAA Golf Finals next week on the Treasure Coast."

The Class 2A boys finals will be played at Sandridge Golf Course in Vero Beach; the Class 2A girls finals will be played at Pointe West Golf Course in Vero Beach; the Class 1A boys finals will be played at Fairwinds Golf Course in Fort Pierce; and the Class 1A girls finals will be played at The Saints' Golf Course in Port St. Lucie. The optional practice round and pretournament coaches meeting both will be held on Monday.

> Revised practice round schedule (DOC; Class 2A boys at Sandridge see page 2)
> List of partipating hotels


Here is the latest information on other fall sports.


BOWLING

Nothing new to report since the Oct. 31 release.
> District tournament sites and times


CROSS COUNTRY

Nothing new to report since the Oct. 31 release.
> District meet sites and times
> Regional meet sites and times


FOOTBALL

• The FHSAA office is in discussions with Miami-Dade Sports Commission and Florida International University officials concerning the date and time of the postponed Middle Tennessee State-FIU college football game, which must be reschedule for the weekend of Dec. 2-3 and may affect the schedule of games in the 2005 FHSAA Football Finals Class 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B state championship games. An announcement will be made once the matter is resolved.
• The FHSAA Office remains in contact with authorities in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties as to the status of their efforts to reschedule and play remaining district games. It is premature to discuss contingency plans at this time.
• Otherwise, nothing new to report since the Oct. 31 release.


FALL SOCCER

The District 8 tournament is being played today and Wednesday. The FHSAA Finals first-round play-in game between Community School (Naples) and Trinity Christian (Lake Worth) will be played at 3 p.m. Friday. The first-round play-in game between Posnack Jewish (Plantation) and the District 8 champion will be played at 2 p.m. Friday. The FHSAA Finals state tournament will be played Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12 at a site to be determined.
>Championship bracket


SWIMMING & DIVING

• The FHSAA office on noon Thursday will announce a final decision on the site and competition schedule for the 2005 FHSAA Swimming & Diving Finals state championship meet.
•The Region 1A-2 meet, meanwhile, has been moved from Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) to Trinity Prep (Winter Park) and rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12, with swimming competition beginning at 9 a.m. and diving competition at 1 p.m.
•Otherwise, nothing new to report since the Oct. 31 release.
> District meet sites and times
> Regional meet sites and times


GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

• The FHSAA Office announced that the "Inaugural Captains' Day at States" festivities at the 2005 FHSAA Girls Volleyball Finals state championship tournament will proceed as originally planned at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Otherwise, nothing new to report since the Oct. 31 release.
• The championship brackets were updated today with information on a number of rescheduled regional quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches.


About the FHSAA
Headquartered in Gainesville, the Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletic competition in Florida. It has a membership of more than 720 middle and senior public and private high schools. More than 175,000 student-athletes annually participate in one or more of the FHSAA’s 28 championship sports programs. More information is available at www.fhsaa.org.

Contact:
Jack Watford
Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 170
jwatford@fhsaa.org