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the new Healthy Washington stan-
dards, means that if the Northwest Re-
gion achieves Phase Two of the plan by
Jan. 29, teams at Shelton, North Ma-
son and Mary M. Knight high schools
will be able to move forward with foot—
ball, girls soccer, girls swimming, boys
tennis, volleyball, and boys and girls
cross country seasons.
The two indoor sports, girls swim-
ming and volleyball, will not be al—
lowed to compete in tournaments and
crowd capacity will be limited to 25%
of building capacity. ‘ .
Outdoor sports will be limited to a
maximum of 200 spectators.
Each WIAA season will be seven
weeks and culminate with an as—yet-
to-be-determined regional champion-
ship culminating event. The WIAA
will not conduct statewide champion-
ships this year.
Shelton School District Athletic
PovstiGetting back on the fields and courts WOrth risk
Director Trevor Leopold wrote in a
text message that it is expected the
Highclimber football season would
consist of seven games, five regular
season and two postseason. It’s still to
be determined whether games would
be played with the 2A Evergreen
League, which Shelton joined begin—
ning this year, or will face competi-
tion only from the Northwest Region
schools. Shelton is the only team in the
Evergreen League outside of the West
Region, which includes Grays Harbor,
Lewis, Pacific and Thurston counties.
All of North Mason High School’s
Olympic League opponents are in the
Northwest Region already.
Mary M. Knight’s 1B Coastal
League opponents are all in Grays
I-Iyarbor County, and athletic director
Tom Kerr wrote in a Tuesday email
that the Owls will face Northwest Re-
gion teams once play resumes. ”
Under the measurements involved
in the Healthy Washington plan, the
continued from page A-46
finally be about to change.
I sure hope so.
‘ ‘A few days ago, I was texting with Shelton High
School Athletic Director Trevor Leopold to get'an
idea on how recent changes to the Washington In-
terscholastic Activities Association the state’s
governing body of high school sports and activities —
calendar and newly released “Healthy Washington”
guidance from Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Depart-
ment of Health'would affect high school sports here.
During the exchange, I wrote to Leopold, “I hope
thisis finally coming together. Will be a‘big morale
bdost for everyone seeing kids play. again.”
I write about sports in Mason County because
palpable.
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Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A—47
1 Sports: RegiOn needs to reach Phase Two by Ian. 29 ..
Mary M. Knight High School junior Quinnton Krippelcz looks down the
field during a fall 2019 game in Matlock. Journal phdto by Justin Johnson
Northwest Region meets three of the
four standards for moving to Phase
that’s part of my job, but as someone who also lives
in this community, the relief of seeing our student-
athletes back on the field of competition would be
A sign of spring as the lockdowns thaw and sun
starts to return to the field of normalcy.
Most of those that know me know that I’m an
insulin-dependent diabetic. My blood sugars aren’t
well-controlled. I also have high blood pressure and
I’m overweight. All of these are risk factors for hav-
ing a severe, life-threatening case of COVID-19.
. I’ve taken precautions since the beginning of the
pandemic. I have worn a mask everywhere I’ve gone
and have stayed away from crowds.
I understand that there are risks of opening
things back up and of letting kids get back on the
Two. The West Region meets only one
of the standards.
field, gathering and competing.
I also understand that, mentally, the last 10
months have been taxing for everyone, and seeing
the return of sports locally really would be a boost in
morale. *
It doesn’t matter if you don’t 'have-a kid on the
team or if you couldn’t care less about high school
sports. A rising tide lifts all boats.
The return of sports is poised to let steam escape
from a valve at a time when the pressure of the
world is extreme.
That makes it worth the risk.
I Justin Johnson is the Editor for the Shelton-
Mason County Journal. He can be reached by email
at justin@masoncounty.com
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