Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials said Wednesday afternoon that they would resume in-person classes Thursday, though on a two-hour delay.

It will be the first day of in-person classes this week, after a winter storm last weekend left hard-to-clear accumulations of sleet and ice on school properties and roadways. With schools not doing in-person instruction, scheduled sports events Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were postponed.

The announcement about Thursday’s classes will clear the way for CMS schools to play postponed events on Thursday evening.

Most of the areas private schools, along with the Union County Public Schools, resumed in-person classes Wednesday. Some of those schools were planning to hold sports events Wednesday night.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be on a two-hour delay Thursday, which will allow for games to be played.

And West Charlotte’s scheduled Thursday game with Ambassador Christian, a matchup of two of the state’s top teams, is now postponed. The Lions, who will play a conference game with rival North Meck Thursday, will try to find a makeup date.

And there is another weather system headed to the region.

The National Weather Service is calling for a low of 22 degrees with a 50% chance of snow, possibly beginning as early as Friday night, when games would be held. Snow is again in the forecast Saturday, and with temperatures below freezing most of the weekend, Monday — and Tuesday — in-person school days could be in jeopardy.

Could conference tournaments be abandoned?

With just over two weeks left in the regular-season, teams still have time to get games in, but if the postponed games continue, schools may be forced to abandon conference tournaments the week of Feb. 16 in an effort to finish regular-season games before the playoffs begin the week of Feb. 23.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association allows basketball teams to play three games in a week. It also allows for a fourth game, so long as that fourth game isn’t on a school day. Teams can use the four-game rule twice in a season.

Wrestling, swimming also affected

The NCHSAA dual team wrestling seeding has been postponed until Friday due to inclement weather that has cost teams practice and competition.

The deadline to submit information is Thursday by 11:59 p.m. The first and second rounds of the dual team playoffs will now be Feb. 3. The third and fourth rounds are on Thursday and the state finals are on Feb. 7.

The NCHSAA regional diving championships have also been canceled due to the weather forecast and travel restrictions. Divers who qualified for regionals will advance to the state finals.

The regional swimming championships are scheduled for this weekend, including several in Charlotte. The NCHSAA Board will meet and make a final determination on the regional swimming events Wednesday night.

This week’s revised high school basketball schedule

(Unless otherwise listed, all matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, with girls’ games starting around 6 p.m.)

Wednesday

Greater Charlotte 7A/8A

Myers Park at South Mecklenburg, ppd, Feb. 4

CISAA

Charlotte Christian at Cannon School (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Charlotte Country Day at Covenant Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Charlotte Latin at Providence Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Greater Metro Athletic

Central Cabarrus at Olympic, ppd, date TBD

West Cabarrus at Hickory Ridge, ppd., Feb. 5

Southern Carolina 6A/7A

Cuthbertson at Piedmont

Weddington at Sun Valley

Big South 5A/6A

South Point at Ashbrook, ppd, Feb. 2

Western Foothills 4A/5A

North Lincoln at Hickory, ppd. Feb. 2

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Lake Norman Charter at Christ the King

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

West Lincoln at Shelby, ppd, Feb. 4

Catawba River 1A/2A/3A

Queen’s Grant Charter at Sugar Creek Charter, ppd, Feb. 4

Nonconference

Bessemer City at Kings Mountain, ppd, Feb 7

Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter, ppd

North Iredell at East Rowan

Winston-Salem Christian at Jackson Day (girls), ppd

Thursday

Meck Power Six 7A/8A

Butler at Independence

Mallard Creek at Chambers

North Mecklenburg at West Charlotte

Greater Charlotte 7A/8A

Hopewell at Hough

West Mecklenburg at Garinger

Southwestern 7A/8A

Ardrey Kell at Providence

Palisades at East Mecklenburg

Rocky River at Ballantyne Ridge

CISAA

Cannon School at Providence Day (girls), 6 p.m.

North Piedmont 6A/7A

Davie County at South Iredell

Statesville at North Iredell

Southern Carolina 6A/7A

Porter Ridge at Charlotte Catholic

Greater Metro 6A/7A

Harding at Cox Mill

Big South 4A/5A

Forestview at Kings Mountain

North Gaston at Hunter Huss

Rocky River 4A/5A

Central Academy at Anson County

Monroe at Mount Pleasant

Parkwood at West Stanly

South Piedmont 4A/5A

East Rowan at Jay M. Robinson

West Rowan at Concord

Metrolina Athletic

Concord Academy at Gaston Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter

Corvian Community at Langtree Charter

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

Burns at Lincolnton

Highland Tech at Cherryville

Stuart Cramer at Bessemer City

Yadkin Valley 2A/3A

Albemarle at South Stanly

Gray Stone Day at North Rowan

North Stanly at Union Academy

Catawba River 1A/2A/3A

Thomas Jefferson Academy at Carolina International

Nonconference

British International School at Socrates Academy (boys), 4:30 p.m.

Victory Christian at Arborbrook Christian (boys), 7 p.m.

Friday

Greater Charlotte 7A/8A

Hopewell at South Mecklenburg

Hough at West Mecklenburg

Myers Park at Garinger

Meck Power Six 7A/8A

Chambers at Butler

Mallard Creek at North Mecklenburg

West Charlotte at Independence

Southwestern 7A/8A

Ardrey Kell at Palisades

East Mecklenburg at Ballantyne Ridge

Providence at Rocky River

CISAA

Cannon School at Charlotte Country Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Latin (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Covenant Day at Providence Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Greater Charlotte 6A/7A

A.L. Brown at Olympic

Berry Academy at Hickory Ridge

Cox Mill at Central Cabarrus

West Cabarrus at Harding

North Piedmont 6A/7A

Mooresville at South Iredell

North Iredell at Davie County

Statesville at Lake Norman

Southern Carolina 6A/7A

Marvin Ridge at Weddington

Piedmont at Porter Ridge

Sun Valley at Cuthbertson

Big South 5A/6A

Crest at Forestview

North Gaston at Ashbrook

South Point at Hunter Huss

Rocky River 4A/5A

Anson County at Parkwood

Mount Pleasant at Forest Hills

West Stanly at Monroe

South Piedmont 4A/5A

Jay M. Robinson at West Rowan

Jesse Carson at East Rowan

Northwest Cabarrus at Concord

Salisbury at South Rowan

Western Foothills 4A/5A

East Lincoln at West Iredell

Fred T. Foard at Bandys

Hickory at Maiden

Newton-Conover at North Lincoln

Metrolina Athletic

Gaston Day at Gaston Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Metrolina Christian at Hickory Grove Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Westminster Catawba at Concord Academy (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Christ the King at Bradford Prep

Community School of Davidson at Corvian Community

Lake Norman Charter at Pine Lake Prep

Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

Cherryville at Burns

Highland Tech at West Lincoln

Lincolnton at Stuart Cramer

Shelby at East Gaston

Yadkin Valley 2A/3A

Union Academy at Gray Stone Day

Catawba River 1A/2A/3A

Mountain Island Charter at Carolina International

Piedmont Community Charter at Bonnie Cone Academy

Sugar Creek Charter at Jackson Day

Foothills Athletic

Salem Christian at North Hills Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Statesville Christian at Hickory Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Nonconference

Lee Park Prep at Liberty Prep (boys), 7 p.m.

Socrates Academy at Union Day, 4 p.m.

South Charlotte Thunder at Forsyth Home Educators

Saturday

Metrolina Athletic

SouthLake Christian at Hickory Grove Christian, ppd, Saturday (girls 5:30, boys 7)

Nonconference

Ambassador Christian vs. Meadowcreek (GA) (boys), 4:30 p.m., in Longhorn Invitational at Milton (GA)

Hough at Grimsley (girls, 1 p.m.; boys, 2:30 p.m.)

North Mecklenburg vs. Milton (GA) (boys), 6 p.m., in Longhorn Invitational at Milton (GA)

Butler at The Burlington School (girls), 5:30 p.m.

weather-prep

CMS schools hope to resume sports schedules Thursday, after days of winter impact

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