The organization that represents San Diego Section schools in dealing with athletic officials met on Thursday to discuss the ongoing stalemate with soccer officials that has put that sport's season in jeopardy.

The High School Sports Officiating Coalition talked about ways the season might be salvaged in their most recent meeting. According to an email sent out by HSSOC president Bill Stout, decisions were made and subsequently shared with the Southern California Soccer Officials Association of San Diego and section commissioner Dennis Ackerman, parties that met separately on Thursday to discuss a possible end to the stalemate. That post-meeting discussion proved fruitful, as the sides agreed to talk again on Friday in hopes of finding a solution.

"In the follow-up conversation with the CIF and the soccer officials association, another potential resolution was raised that left open the prospect of an uninterrupted start to the soccer season," Stout's email read. "The HSSOC, the SCSOASD and the CIF will be in contact again tomorrow and hope to have a statement soon."

That's the first sign of hope since the sides met a few weeks ago, offering the possibility that the season could in fact be saved.

-- Scott Bair