Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
Recent News About Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
-
Dunmore School District update: District abandons lawsuit over PIAA reclassification
SCRANTON – Dunmore School District has abandoned litigation over the reclassification of its high school girls’ basketball program by a state athletic group. -
Dunmore School District update: Judge denies injunction to district over PIAA reclassification
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Dunmore School District to secure an injunction over the reclassification of high school girls’ basketball program by a state athletic group. -
Dunmore High girls basketball update: Federal issues pertinent in challenge to PIAA's re-classification
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Dunmore School District to remand its lawsuit over the reclassification of high school girls’ basketball program to state court, finding federal questions exist in the matter. -
Student golfers denied injunction over participation in state tournament, which had been axed due to COVID-19
ERIE – A group of Conneaut Area Senior High School students and their parents who filed an injunction to reverse an order reducing the number of student golfers permitted to compete in a state tournament due to concerns connected to the coronavirus pandemic, have lost their attempt at receiving such injunctive relief. -
State athletic group says it did not infringe on rights of Dunmore School District in reclassifying basketball program
SCRANTON – The state’s high school sports governing body argues it did not violate the rights of Dunmore School District when it reclassified its high school girls’ basketball program to another level of athletic competition. -
Dunmore School District tries to prevent classification change to its high school girls' basketball program
SCRANTON – A Northeastern Pennsylvania school district is challenging the state’s high school sports governing body in court to prevent the reclassification of its girls’ basketball program. -
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association official claims retaliation
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Inc. (PIAA) official alleges he was retaliated against by fellow officials for running as an opposition candidate in the PIAA election. -
Neumann Goretti student sues PIAA after ruling keeps her off basketball team
PHILADELPHIA — A student is suing the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, a sports organization, citing an alleged violation of plaintiff's rights to due process and equal protection. -
Catholic school basketball coach resigns amid allegations of 'poison letters'
PHILADELPHIA - The head coach of a three-time state championship high school girls basketball team resigned his position this week after a rival coach accused him of sending "poison letters" about her players to colleges, according to a slander suit filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. -
Quakertown field hockey player drops PIAA suit
A Quakertown high school senior has decided to drop a lawsuit challenging the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's recently adopted gender rules that prevented him from joining the varsity field hockey team. -
Male field hockey player seeks injunction on PIAA's new mixed gender rules
A Quakertown, Pa., high school senior has submitted the first legal challenge to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's recent changes to the high school sports gender rules. -
Judge denies bid by Pa. Wrestling Club to intervene in suit by middle school girl denied spot on team
A federal judge in Harrisburg has denied a bid by the Pennsylvania