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Skyline High in Oakland ends its varsity football season early

Oakland's Skyline High cancels football season early due to player availability
Oakland's Skyline High cancels football season early due to player availability

What the reporting says

NBC Bay Area reports that Skyline High in Oakland has called off its varsity football season early, saying it no longer has enough players available. It is the second East Bay school in a week to cancel, after Mount Diablo High did so amid player safety concerns. The Oakland program was once led by the late John Beam.

  • NBC Bay Area reports that Skyline High School in Oakland has ended its varsity football season early, with the school saying it no longer has enough players available. The outlet describes Skyline as the second East Bay school in the past week to cancel a season, partly because of player safety.
  • Mount Diablo High was the first school to cancel, according to NBC Bay Area. It had been scheduled to face Benicia High and called off its varsity season over player safety concerns. Benicia High principal Brianna Kleinschmidt said the school had to hurry to find a replacement opponent for homecoming and had heard other schools were doing the same.
  • NBC Bay Area describes Skyline as a storied Oakland program once led by the late John Beam. The school cited injuries, transfers and other circumstances affecting player availability. In a statement, the principal said the decision was made after all other options had been exhausted and was not taken lightly.

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News report · Pete Suratos · Fri Oct 2, 11:25 PM

“Oakland's Skyline High cancels football season early due to player availability”

Skyline High in Oakland is ending its varsity football season early after the school says it no longer has enough players available.

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