Mother Nature has been tap dancing on all of our plans recently, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has made a few changes to its playoff schedule to account for the winter weather.

From its press release today:

Swimming & Diving

All state swimming and diving events previously scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, February 4–7 will be postponed. Competition will now be conducted Wednesday–Saturday, February 11–14.

Indoor Track & Field

The reporting deadline for state qualifiers has been moved to Saturday, February 7 at 9 p.m. State championship meets will be rescheduled as follows:
1A/2A: Wednesday morning, February 11
3A: Wednesday afternoon, February 11
6A: Thursday morning, February 12
4A: Thursday afternoon, February 12
7A: Wednesday morning, February 18
5A: Wednesday afternoon, February 18
8A: Thursday morning, February 19

Men’s Dual Team Wrestling

All dual team wrestling scheduled for this week will be postponed. Revised dates are:
Rounds 1–2: February 10–12
Rounds 3–4: February 16–18
State Finals (Greensboro): Sunday afternoon, February 22
There are no changes to the men’s individual regional or state championships.

Women’s Wrestling

Women’s regional wrestling scheduled for February 6–7 will be postponed. Regionals will now be held February 10–12.

Basketball Scheduling Flexibility

To assist schools with rescheduling challenges, the Board will waive the handbook requirement (4.3.1(e)) that one of the four allowable games in a two-week period be played on a non-school day, providing additional local scheduling flexibility.