Dakota Eck returns an interception last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
One bad test, lots of fall-out.
A positive COVID-19 result for a member of the Friday Harbor High School boys track and field team will derail its scheduled football opener.
That’s because many of the school’s track athletes are also football players, and will have to sit out for two weeks.
That game, set for April 9, was supposed to be a road contest at Coupeville.
The Wolves will instead pick up a game with La Conner to take its place, but will play Saturday, April 10 instead.
Kickoff is 6 PM.
“It was better for the officials (to move to Saturday),” said Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith.
The move creates a bit of a conflict for CHS workers, as Coupeville also hosts its home volleyball opener the same day, with JV at 3:30 and varsity at 5:00.
But, it is what it is, in this Age of Coronavirus.
“We don’t have a lot of wiggle room in our short seasons this year,” Smith said.
With opponents flipped out, the hope is Coupeville football will still have a four-game schedule in this pandemic-shortened campaign.
After the opener, the Wolf gridiron squad is off until Friday, April 23, when it travels to Friday Harbor.
A road game at La Conner April 30, and a home contest May 8 versus Concrete comprise the pared-down schedule.
As we transition from spring sports into traditional fall sports, info on how fan seating will be handled for football, volleyball, and soccer will be released later this week, Smith said.
UPDATE — 3/30 @ 2:45 PM:
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