TUESDAY WE TOLD YOU THERE APPEARED TO BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO START NEXT MONTH. BUT YESTERDAY GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SQUASHED THOSE HOPES SAYING CONTACT SPORTS ARE STILL A NO-GO THIS FALL. LET US PLAY RALLIES ARE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD, WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS AND COACHES URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOW THEM TO GET BACK ON THE FOOTBALL AND SOCCER FIELDS AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS. BUT PRITZKER SAYS IT'S STILL NOT SAFE.
PRITZKER CLAIMED THIS ISN'T A POLITICAL DECISION AND POINTS TO AN OUTBREAK AMONG THE FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM IN FAIRFIELD AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY CERTAIN SPORTS SHOULD BE DELAYED. YESTERDAY, WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MIKE CARPENTER REPORTED THERE HAVE BEEN NO POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES AMONG THE OVER 150 STUDENT-ATHLETES AT WVC OVER THE LAST MONTH WHEN PLAYERS CAME TO CAMPUS.