Bernie Dolan, left, executive director of the WVSSAC, speaks with West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, right, during a Thursday March 12, 2020 press conference at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, WV. Governor Justice announced that the West Virginia Girls and Boys state basketball tournament will be canceled due to COVID-19. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)
March 12, 2020
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March 12, 2020 4:49 p.m.
Virus threat: West Virginia basketball tournaments suspended
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday suspended state high school basketball tournaments due to concerns over the new coronavirus, just hours before he was supposed to take to the sidelines to coach a girl's game.