Tag: high school sports

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High risk sports get green light

A surprise announcement by the Section I Athletics Executive Committee last week proved to be a pleasant surprise for area student-athletes still holding out hope for a winter season. On Jan. 27, the committee officially gave the green light for “high risk” winter sports to return. Although there are still […]

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High school bowlers hit the lanes

Coronavirus precautions may have necessitated a few changes in format, but on Jan. 25, several area bowling teams got their first taste of competition this year as they officially kicked off the winter varsity season with a slate of matches at Bowlerland. And while the competition might have looked a […]

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Fall sports teaches important lesson

As someone who has covered high school athletics since 2007, I feel pretty comfortable in my ability to say that this past fall season was unlike any season of sports I’ve ever been a part of. Starting with the postponement of high-risk sports like football and the very uncertainty of […]

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Don’t rule out winter sports

LIVE MIKE When it comes to high school sports—at least on the state level—it seems as though the last few months have been a case of taking one step forward and two steps back.  Perhaps that fact has never been more obvious than it was this past week, as local […]

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Welcome Back

The new-look sports season is only a few days old, as some high school sports teams have returned to competition, and having gone to a few games over the weekend, I’m struck by one thing; at least right now, it doesn’t feel that different than any other fall season. Maybe […]