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The Minnesota State High School League has now canceled both the boys and girls state basketball tournaments, because of ongoing coronavirus concerns.
The notice went out at 10:57 a.m. Friday, March 13, following a notice yesterday that said the tournament would be played, but with limited spectators.
Here is the exact text of the MSHSL notice:
"Effective Immediately:
The Minnesota State High School League is immediately cancelling the Girls Basketball State Tournament.
Additionally, all Boys Section and State Basketball Tournaments have been cancelled.
Section Speech Tournament events for the week of March 15-21 have been postponed indefinitely.
Additional details and information on other upcoming events including Spring Activities will be shared later today. "