The WVSSAC is hoping a resolution concerning the indefinite delay of the Class A volleyball state tournament comes soon.
On Monday the SSAC informed schools of its intention to seek direction from the West Virginia Supreme Court, aiming to file an appeal later today after conflicting injunctions were filed before the start of last week’s state tournament.
The SSAC will request an expedited ruling but it will likely be two weeks before the tournament begins as the organization has told schools it will NOT play during Thanksgiving week.
The SSAC is also preparing to host the tournament at West Virginia State University and is working with the school on the logistics of the matter. When the tournament does resume it’s expected to follow the same scheduling format established but the logistics will come down to WVSU’s ability to accommodate.
Greenbrier West, the No. 2 seed in the Class A field released a state explaining the situation.
Due to conflicting injunctions from two separate circuit court judges, the status of the Class A State Volleyball Tournament at the request of the WVSSAC must be decided upon by the West Virginia State Supreme Court. This request is being filed today, with a request for an expedited ruling to be able to determine the days of the tournament as soon as possible.Final preparations are being made with West Virginia State University (WVSU) to potentially host the tournament as soon as possible in the coming days. Due to the timing and unexpected delay, the WVSSAC has committed to NOT playing during Thanksgiving week, so unless a ruling would happen fairly quickly the next hope would be to have the tournament the first week of December.The general schedule of last week’s tournament would be expected to be followed, with first round games happening early on the first day, semi-finals the evening of the first day, and then the championship on the second day. With the potential of an extra team in the 8-9 game, this game could possibly be played the night before allowing a regular schedule following that. There was a request for the championship to be backed up to not be 9am as well, but all scheduling final discussions will be made with WVSU and the WVSSAC once the days have been determined. The WVSSAC will be meeting with the WVSU athletic department tomorrow to discuss logistics of possible days, game times, parking, etc. to go along with the tournament.While we are very disappointed that our tournament has been delayed, we are committed as a school to making sure our volleyball team has every opportunity to be successful and to win a state championship. When further information is available we will do everything possible to make our community available quickly.Jared RobertsonAthletic DirectorGreenbrier West High School
