By Walter Ford | Sports Editor
Nevada Union cross-country runners, Jake Slade and Travis Selby, compete at a meet held at Nevada Union High School Feb. 17. Cross-country, along with sports such as tennis, golf, swimming, snowboarding, track and field and skiing, were the first permitted by the California Department of Public Health’s Youth Sports Guidelines.
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The seasons will be truncated, there are strict scheduling restrictions, there won’t be playoffs of any kind and having spectators in the stands will likely be limited. It’s not high school sports as usual but, for many, simply getting to compete at all is a victory in itself.
Scheduling dilemma: Nevada Joint Union struggles to find eligible competitors amid varied COVID-19 tiers
“We want our kids back on the court, in the pool, on the field whatever it might be,” NJUHSD Athletics Director Scott Savoie said.
By Rebecca O Neil | Staff Writer
As the spread of coronavirus in Nevada County slows, high school athletes are poised to reconvene for practices and games this spring.
However, it’s unknown exactly when some those games will start.
Students and parents from the Nevada Joint Union High School District convened Thursday on a zoom call led by Bear River’s Athletic Director Scott Savoie.