High School Sports are Back

Cheerleaders wearing face masks during the La Vergne Wolverines at Rockvale Rockets high school football game in Rockvale, Tennessee, Thursday, August, 20, 2020. Photo: Harrison McClary

High School fall sports, including football, are starting across the great state of Tennessee this week.  Some teams opened play Thursday evening, while others are playing a more traditional Friday Night Lights game, and some will play on Saturday.

With football opening in the midst of a the global COVID-19 pandemic there are many new regulations at the games.

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All who attend the games will get their temperature scanned.  Most teams are selling tickets in advance only, and they must be bought on-line.  

Masks must be worn at all times.  Seating in the stands is set so that people are “socially distant” and fans are asked to stay in their seats unless making a trip to the concession stand or the restroom.

You will see cheerleaders and band members in masks.

Let’s hope this controls any problems, and that the sports season can continue.