Templeton community members gather in a Let Them Play rally
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and last updated 2021-01-16 02:43:05-05
High school sports have been put on hold throughout the state of California and several groups have been rallying across the state to see games return, including here on the Central Coast.
On Friday, as a part of a larger movement called Let Them Play, Templeton High students, athletes, parents, and community members joined in to organize a rally asking for the return of high school sports.
âWe are pretty much just showing our community that we still want a season.that we haven t given up, that we still are preparing for a season, Templeton High senior athlete, Chase Richards said.
On Friday there will be rallies held across the state including many in San Diego to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to allow sports to resume in the state.
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“I think the kids are trying really, really hard to do their very best…. but it s a significant challenge,” he said.
The requirement, put in place by the state Department of Health, could also create an unusual visual and possibly an uneven playing field when teams cross the border to play in North Dakota.
The Moorhead High School boys and girls basketball teams open their seasons Jan. 14 at West Fargo and Shanley, respectively.
The Spuds will be running up and down the court wearing masks, while the Packers and Deacons will not, Haugo said, because rules that govern a team usually follow them when they cross state lines to compete.
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