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RHS Flood Damage Costs on Agenda; Practices Shifted

Estimates are in to fix RHS field and continuing rain causes changes to sports practice times today.

The cost of repairs from Hurricane Irene damage to the Rye High School athletic field are in and estimated at $87,385, according to Rye City Schools spokesperson Karina Stabile. The matter will be discussed at a school board work session scheduled for tonight.

An insurance claim will be submitted to cover the cost of repairs and the work will be done by The Landtek Group.

Today's rainy weather has shifted sports practice schedules at Rye High School.

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Damage to the athletic field from Hurricane Irene has already displaced the football team to the gymnasium. The varsity team will practice there starting at 3 p.m. this afternoon. The junior varsity team will meet at 3:15 in the Field House. The middle school team will meet in the middle school gym on Thursday.

The following schedule and time changes affecting other sports team were released in an email from the Rye High School parents' organization earlier today:

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Varsity & Jr Varsity Field Hockey Scrimmages @ Sacred Heart –4:15

Mod. Field Hockey – HS Room 245 –  3:30

Var. & JV Girls Soccer @ Mamaroneck HS Turf Field-JV 4:30, Var. 6:30

Var. & JV Girls Tennis - Both canceled and rescheduled.  No practice.

Var. & JV Volleyball @ Rye Neck - Var. 4:30, Bus @ 3:15;

JV @ 5:45, Bus @ 4:30

Modified Volleyball - Middle School Gym, 3:15-4:30 p.m.

MS Girls Soccer - Amy Carman's Class at Osborn - 3:30 p.m.

MS Boys Soccer - Coach Tuttle's Classroom - HS Room 237 - 3:30 

Varsity Boys Soccer - Meet in Room 404 (portable classrooms) and then running 

JV Boys Soccer - No practice today

Cheerleaders - Multi-Purpose Room - 3:15 

Cross Country - They will either run or be in the fitness center.


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