Local high schools facing a variety of challenges for winter sports
Twin Valley’s Jack McHale challenged a shot by Matt Emerson during a basketball game at Leland & Gray in Townshend in January 2020. High school officials are planning a basketball season this winter, but because of the coronavirus fans will not be allowed into games and players will wear masks. School officials hope to Livestream games. File/RC
By Randy Capitani
SOUTHERN VERMONT- Area high school athletic directors and administrators are trying to find ways to give students a chance to participate in sports this winter while following the state of Vermont’s coronavirus guidelines.
“We’re still in a holding pattern,” Bob Johnson, associate executive director of the Vermont Principals’ Association, said on Tuesday. “We’re waiting for the governor to give us permission to go. Once we get that permission, we’re ready to go.”
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