An update has been made by the Hempfield School District School Board with regard to the district’s Athletic & Extracurricular Health & Safety Plan. At the September 22, 2020 Building & Grounds Board Committee meeting, the board authorized the administration to impose event specific capacity requirements with respect to current valid and enforceable public health orders.  

Effective immediately, events in the stadium and Buchanan Gym will be ticketed events and these tickets will be pre-issued to the students competing prior to the contest. 

The following guidelines will continue during the Fall 2020 sports season:

• Everyone attending the sporting event, including coaches, athletes on the sidelines, staff, and spectators, age 2 and older must wear face coverings (masks or face shields), unless they are outdoors and can consistently maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet. Game officials are not required to wear face coverings while officiating.
• However, attendance at any event is subject to appropriate behavior and adherence to our health and safety plans. Anyone who refuses to adhere to our guidelines will be asked to adhere to the expectation. If an individual chooses to not follow our plans, they will be asked to leave the event. 
• Lancaster and Lebanon County athletic directors are working to ensure that varsity football and girls volleyball events will be live streamed to the general public.
• At this time, there will be NO charge to enter an event at the stadium and or in Buchanan Gym as tickets will be pre-issued to students competing in the event.
• Hempfield student athletes will receive more specific information from their coaches/advisors with regard to ticket distribution. 

Please note - the district will monitor attendance at events to determine if the imposed event specific capacity requirements need to be adjusted. Also, the district's plan/approach is subject to change at any time based on any existing valid and enforceable public health orders.

Other school districts may have additional or alternative rules in place. Please be sure you understand the rules at other school district’s events should you choose to be a spectator at an away event, when permitted.

We encourage our families and community to take advantage of the live streams that we will be providing for many of our home athletic contests. More information about live streaming is available on our website.

Please contact the Athletic Office at 717-898-5515 with any questions. 

 The Hempfield community is encouraged to support Black Knights Football on Friday, September 25 against Penn Manor via live stream using this link: https://youtu.be/vg_NYHcbBVQ . The live stream begins at 7:00 p.m.

Spectators with pre-issued tickets are invited to the Georgelis Law Firm Stadium and can enter the stadium beginning at 6:00 p.m. Only individuals with tickets will be permitted into the stadium as this will allow our spectators to be socially distant. 

In addition to the football game, we are also honoring our senior football players, cheerleaders, and student athletic trainers. Furthermore, the Hempfield Marching Knights will be present during the game. 

All spectators will be required to wear a facial covering at all times unless they are sitting in the stands. Social distancing measures are to be maintained at all times.

Information for the Exeter Township at Hempfield JV football game tonight, Monday, September, 21.

• Each Hempfield JV football player is provided 2 tickets to give to family/friends. 
• Each JV cheerleader is permitted 2 guests. Guests should check-in at the home ticket booth.
• There will be no Exeter Township spectators in the stadium.
• Spectators will be permitted to sit socially distanced in the bleachers or stand along the track fence. 
• The HSD asks that all spectators wear a face covering. 
• Spectators will be permitted to enter the stadium beginning at 3:30 p.m.
• Spectators are to enter the stadium at the home ticket booth (near the concession stand). 

The game  is planned to be live-streamed at https://www.hempfieldsd.org/domain/373.

• Our home scrimmage with Lancaster Catholic will be livestreamed on Friday, September 11 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Please visit our website for streaming links.
• No visiting fans will be permitted in the stadium.
• Hempfield will compile rosters of visiting teams, coaches and essential staff who will be in attendance for contests in our stadium. Those figures will be combined with our own numbers to give us an accurate count of essential contest attendees.
• Once an accurate essential personnel count is tabulated, the Director of Athletics will determine the appropriate amount of spectators who can attend the game inside the stadium.
• HSD parents, families and friends will be given priority for attendance to our home games.
• Senior football players from HSD will receive two tickets each. Football players of other grade levels will receive one ticket each.
• Visiting spectators, if permitted, will gain admittance with the remaining ticket allotment, not to exceed the max of 250 people. Face coverings are to be worn when entering the stadium.
• Attendance to HSD home contests will be FREE OF CHARGE for all spectators who are permitted to attend.
• The Director of Athletics will distribute tickets to the head coach of each program. The head coach will be responsible for giving the tickets to the student-athletes, who in turn will give to parents, family or friends.
• HSD will staff the stadium entry points and collect tickets from spectators as they arrive for the contest.
• HSD will have a system in place to keep track of the amount of people who have entered the facility, thus ensuring we are compliant with the maximum occupancy standards.
• Once inside the stadium, HSD will monitor the spectators and remind and enforce the social distancing guidelines and face-covering policies.
• HSD will ensure safety once the contest is over, as fans will be asked to remain clear of the competition surface and exit immediately at the conclusion of the contest.
• Postgame group photos will not be permitted to be taken inside the facility.
• Concession stands will not be open for operation.
• Restrooms will be available to spectators and visiting teams.

Tonight, Friday, September 11, 2020 the junior varsity football scrimmage begins at 4:30 p.m. The varsity scrimmage will immediately follow around 5:30 p.m. Watch live on our Live Events YouTube page here.

Learn more about HSD live streaming sports here.