Wrestling

He developed 23 state champions - an all-time record for one classification — and is just one of a handful of high school coaches in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Because of risk related to COVID-19, boys and girls basketball, wrestling and competitive cheerleading won't  have a start date until granted permission by Gov. Cuomo.

NYSPHSAA is expected to announce on Friday decisions on whether to delay the start of low- and moderate-risk winter sports

"The high-risk sports start date continues to be examined and will be revised if needed but is contingent upon authorization from state officials," said NYSPHSAA executive director Robert Zayas.

"We're looking at it now — right in the context of what the school infection rates are — so we should have them by November," said State Budget Director and Advisor Robert Mujica.

The fall high school sports season is set to begin on Sept. 21. The winter sports were to start on Nov. 16, but that date was pushed to Nov. 30 to give the fall season more time.

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Section VIII executive director Pat Pizzarelli said "nothing has changed in terms of where we stand - we're always open to new information."