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Although the COVID-19 pandemic could wipe out the Shelter Island Bucks season for a second summer, organizers are hoping it can happen.
But they’re aware of the many challenges ahead, even if the pandemic is sufficiently controlled to allow for play.
Looming large — even in a year without a pandemic — is lining up enough housing for players who would arrive on the Island at the end of May. General Manager Brian Cass said he currently needs 30 beds, but early outreach to past host families has come up empty.
Some hesitate to commit to bringing someone into their household in view of the pandemic. There’s also a question of how players’ families might react about sending their children to live on Shelter Island during a time when the health crisis, even if under some control, might still be a factor.