RodneySportsNow has been informed that Roanoke Co. and Roanoke City Schools have voted to delay the start of Winter practice. Practices were supposed to start Monday, December 7. Across the Commonwealth of Virginia, there have been 37 high schools to opt-out of Winter Sports. No timetable has been set for when Roanoke Co. and Roanoke City schools will decide to either start practices or opt-out entirely. Stay tuned as it seems things are changing daily.

Two Northern Virginia counties have now delayed winter sports decisions until Jan. 4. This is as of Thursday morning Dec. 3. The Arby’s Basketball Classic has been canceled. The annual tournament for high school teams was to be played from Dec. 26- Dec. 31in Bristol.