Rep. Roae wants study, reform of PIAA in wake of fight
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Brad Roae has reiterated his support for a Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) study of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
Roae, a Republican whose district includes the Meadville area and western Crawford County, called PIAA actions against the Meadville Area Senior High (MASH) boys basketball team “egregious.”
The PIAA disqualified Meadville from further basketball playoff action in the wake of a fight in the stands during the March 7 playoff game between Uniontown and Meadville at MASH.
The fight then spilled onto the floor resulting in the game being called with Meadville leading Uniontown 63 to 55 with 3:12 left to play. The PIAA later disqualified Meadville from advancing to the next round of the playoffs.
Three individuals from Uniontown and four from Meadville are being charged by Meadville Police Department. They are one adult and two basketball players on Uniontown’s team, two adults from Meadville, one Meadville basketball player and one Meadville student spectator at the game.
“I’ve had grave concerns about the PIAA that go back much further than the recent unjust anti-student ruling that unfairly punished kids on the MASH basketball team for the actions of adults in the bleachers,” Roae said in a statement. “No minor should have to remain seated in danger when adults are having a brawl right behind them. The PIAA mandates all players except the five who are on the court remain seated, even if the building is on fire, a brawl is taking place near them or there is an earthquake. It’s past time the PIAA face some oversight and stop acting like an emperor.”
House Resolution 318, which passed the state House on Oct. 22, 2024, requires the LBFC to study the PIAA; issue a report; and make recommendations on the current status, management, structure, policies and finances of the association.
The study is to include an examination and review of the PIAA’s financial transactions over the last three years; broadcast agreements entered into over the last four years; its name, image and likeness policy; the competition classification formula used; its transfer policy; its request for proposal process used to determine the location of state championship games; the composition of its board and feasibility of adding state departmental and legislative appointees to the board; and expansion and enhancement of the oversight authority of the PIAA.
The report and recommendations are expected in the near future, according to Roae.
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