Air of befuddling wonder hangs over winter prep sports

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Air of befuddling wonder hangs over winter prep sports

Fri, 11/27/2020 - 03:46
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As prep winter sports get underway, I am filled with wonder. Not Buddy the Elf-like awestruck wonder that has me thinking, “Wow, winter sports are here!” More like a befuddled wonder that has me thinking, “I wonder what it will be like covering winter sports in a COVID-19 world.” There are specific issues I wonder about, too, as I enter this strange, new sports world. The obvious one is whether COVID-19 will preempt winter sports like it did spring sports. Like other folks in this area who follow, coach or play high school sports, I hope winter sports reach the postseason, as the fall sports did. And like the coaches, I will be grateful for every game, dual, triangular and tournament that comes to fruition – an appropriate attitude perhaps, considering this is Thanksgiving weekend. Here are some other issues that give me cause for wonder: • How many events get postponed or cancelled: Over the past few seasons, schedule changes have been common because of snowstorms. Combine…

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