With Hurricane Eta looming in the Gulf of Mexico, Hillsborough County Public Schools made the decision Wednesday to shake up the athletic schedule a bit.
Eta, which the National Hurricane Center has forecasted to make landfall in Florida as a tropical storm, will bring inclement weather to the state on Thursday and likely for much of Friday. The county announced it would close schools those two days so they may be used as emergency shelters if needed and that all Thursday athletic events have been canceled. Friday events, including the football playoffs, have not been canceled.