AREA CLOSINGS/CANCELLATIONS

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Area colleges

No decision has yet been made about the Air Force Academy's conference football opener against Utah, set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Falcon Stadium, said Troy Garnhart, AFA sports information director, this afternoon.

"We're standing by," Garnhart said, adding that decisions on all weekend sporting events at the academy, including the men's soccer game, have been put on hold until later today or Wednesday.

Cadets were still attending class today, and conducting all practices, intramurals and physical education classes.

Canceled are Thursday's golf practice round for the Falcon Invitational and all recruiting trips for all sports have been postponed.

The academy's women's volleyball game at Army set for today has been canceled. The team arrived at West Point on Monday night. None of the academy's other intercollegiate teams are scheduled for any games today.

HIGH SCHOOLS

The only varsity event still scheduled to be played is a volleyball match tonight at 6:30 between Manitou Springs and host Lewis-Palmer.

Numerous junior varsity and "C" team events will go on as scheduled, as did two varsity golf matches that started this morning.

Here is a list of confirmed varsity postponements, with makeup dates to be determined:

Boys soccer:

Cheyenne Mountain at Doherty, Harrison at Colorado Springs Christian, Mitchell at Mesa Ridge, Palmer at Woodland Park, Pine Creek at Rampart, Colorado Springs School at Fountain-Fort Carson, Colorado Academy at Fountain Valley, Widefield at Wasson

Boys tennis:

Coronado at Lewis-Palmer, Doherty at Palmer, Rampart at Liberty, Mitchell at Wasson, Pine Creek at Fountain-Fort Carson, Sand Creek at Widefield, Cheyenne Mountain B at Sierra/Harrison, Colorado Springs Christian at Air Academy, Caon City at Pueblo County

Cross country:

Florence Invitational

Boys golf:

Fountain-Fort Carson, Sand Creek, Wasson and Widefield at Valley High

Gymnastics:

Sierra at Coronado, Pine Creek at Liberty

Softball:

Ellicott at La Junta, Harrison at Mesa Ridge, Liberty at Lewis- Palmer, Pine Creek at Mitchell, Sand Creek at Fountain-Fort Carson, Wasson at Coronado, Widefield at Cheyenne Mountain, Woodland Park at Sierra, St. Mary's at Florence

Volleyball:

Caon City at Alamosa, Cheyenne Mountain at Doherty, Kiowa at Byers, Mitchell at Widefield, Sand Creek at Air Academy, Wasson at Woodland Park, Falcon at Colorado Springs Christian, Liberty at Rampart, Coronado at Horizon, Classical Academy JV at Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.

STILL OPEN

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