Governor Steve Sisolak signed the emergency directive reinstating close and full-contact sports Monday.
Sports leagues, associations and clubs will have to develop COVID-19 testing and mitigation plans before resuming competitions, games or matches.
Learn more here.
Lucia Starbuck is a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project. Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Monday, March 29, 2021
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Nearly A Third Of Nevadans Over 16 Have Received First COVID-19 Shot
Nearly a third of Nevada’s population 16 and older have received one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. About 18% of that population has been fully vaccinated.
A little more than 1.2 million COVID-19 shots have been put in arms in Nevada. This comes as the state has reported an average of about 200 daily cases over the last two weeks, along with four deaths per day.
William Penn Wraps Up Spring Break with 1-3 Record Over Last Two Days
Kissimmee, Fla.–The Statesmen softball team picked up one more victory as it closed out its spring break week in the Sunshine State Wednesday and Thursday.
WPU (6-6) opened Wednesday with an 8-3 loss to Keiser (Fla.) before dropping a 5-4 decision to Florida National in nine innings. The Statesmen then fell once more to Keiser, 6-5 on Thursday, but closed out its week with a 6-4 defeat of St. Thomas (Fla.).
KU 8, WPU 3
William Penn gave up a run in the third and four more in the fourth before finally getting on the board in the bottom half as Lexi Resa (Jr., Liberty, Mo., Biology) lifted a shot over the left-field fence for her first home run in a Statesmen uniform.