EAST LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council approved a plan on Thursday, for adjusting schedules for the five winter “contact” sports.

Those sports may begin non-contact activities Saturday, but not full practice and competition until Feb. 1 per the recent update to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services epidemic plan.

The updated schedule for girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling pushes finals for those sports into late March or early April. The council approved the following dates:

Girls Basketball – First non-contact practice: Jan. 16; First contact practice: Feb. 1; First contest: Feb. 4; Districts: March 22, 24, 26; Regionals: March 29, 31; Quarterfinals: April 5; Semifinals: April 7; Finals: April 9.

Boys Basketball – First non-contact practice: Jan. 16; First contact practice: Feb. 1; First contest: Feb. 4; Districts: March 23, 25, 27; Regionals: March 30, April 1; Quarterfinals: April 6; Semifinals: April 8; Finals: April 10.

Competitive Cheer – First non-contact practice: Jan. 16; First contact practice: Feb. 1; First contest: Feb. 8; Districts: March 15-20; Regionals: March 22-24; Finals: March 26-27.

Ice Hockey – First non-contact practice: Jan. 16; First contact practice: Feb. 1; First contest: Feb. 1; Regionals: March 15-20; Quarterfinals: March 23; Semifinals: March 25-26; Finals: March 27.

Wrestling – First non-contact practice: Jan. 16; First contact practice: Feb. 1; First contest: Feb. 8; Districts: March 15-20; Regionals: March 22-28; Team Finals: March 31; Individual Finals: April 2-3.

Spring sports will continue with their traditional dates, with first practices March 15. With this updated schedule, the majority of winter athletes will have completed their seasons by the end of March.

The updated schedule does carry on through schools’ spring breaks. MHSAA research found that 63 percent of member schools have spring break the week of March 29-April 4, with the other 37 percent on break from April 5-11.