Aug 12, 2020

Sports on hold in some Kansas communities amid pandemic

Posted Aug 12, 2020 7:55 PM

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Youth sports are on hold in some Kansas communities because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Kansas State High School Athletic Association has decided not to cancel fall activities. But The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas City, Kansas, school board voted Tuesday to opt out. Fall sports in Kansas include football, volleyball, cross country, girls tennis and boys soccer.

The decision will let the district evaluate the status of winter sports at a later date as it continues to monitor cases of COVID-19. Meanwhile, The Wichita Eagle reports the City of Wichita decided Monday to postpone its youth football season to the spring.