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Here are the athletic events postponed for Minneapolis Public Schools Jan. 8-9.

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On Jan. 7, the district informed parents and staff that it is closing “due to safety concerns” after a fatal ICE shooting and protesting.

The Minneapolis boys hockey team's junior varsity and varsity games at Dodge County on Thursday, Jan. 8, are among those cancelled due to school being canceled Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 after a fatal ICE shooting and protests Jan. 7. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

By Cassidy Hettesheimer

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Minneapolis Public Schools announced that classes and all school extracurriculars, including athletics, would be called off for Thursday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 9, in the wake of Jan. 7’s fatal ICE shooting and ensuing protests.

The cancelations and postponements were “due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city,” read the email sent out to MPS families.

Activities scheduled for Jan. 8 that have been designated as postponed on the district’s athletics calendar include a wrestling meet hosted by Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. The meet was scheduled to be the Teddies’ Senior Night celebration, according to the team’s Instagram account.

Less than 3 miles from the ICE shooting Wednesday, Jan. 7, Roosevelt High School instituted a lockout after armed federal agents showed up on the school lawn after classes had ended for the day, according to an email to families and a Facebook post from the school’s principal, Christian Alberto Ledesma.

Other Jan. 8 activities marked as postponed include the Minneapolis co-operative boys hockey team’s junior varsity and varsity games at Dodge County and Minneapolis co-operative girls hockey games against Eagan at Parade Ice Arena in Minneapolis.

Athletic events scheduled for Jan. 9 that have been postponed include a wrestling tri-meet hosted by Minneapolis Camden and Minneapolis North’s girls basketball games at St. Paul Central.

District officials said schools are working to reschedule games or events when possible. Athletic calendars will be updated to reflect any new dates and times, and MPS-sponsored activities happening Saturday, Jan. 10 and Sunday, Jan. 11 will continue as planned, a spokesperson said.

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Cassidy Hettesheimer

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Cassidy Hettesheimer is a high school sports reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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