For now, Spring said, he and his teammates expect the first games of the 2020 high school football season to take place Sept. 5, as scheduled. The possibility of a do-over with a 5th year of high school is a conversation starter for state lawmakers. Here is … I don’t know what to think. DOH ROAD MAP TO RECOVERY DASHBOARD, 435 Main Ave S | Renton, WA 98057 | (425) 687-8585, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association  |   Spring said he communicated with Jacob Lemaire on Tuesday by Snapchat. COVID-19 Requirements Summary of March 4, 2021 changes: - ... by the Washington State Department of Health. And now I don’t know. "The thing I guess we don’t know enough about either is the side effects or lasting effects this virus has on anybody afterwards. OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state will focus on administering second vaccine doses next … As of Wednesday afternoon, as many as 26 baseball teams and 22 softball teams have been impacted by COVID-19 infections or exposures, according to officials at both the Iowa High School Athletic Association, the state’s governing body that oversees boys’ sports, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, which oversees girls’ sports. A large number of high school football teams across America, including in hotbeds such as Florida and Texas, are moving forward during the pandemic despite the risks. Updated July 14. The most updated statistics regarding COVID-19 metrics, as well as weekly reports from the Washington State Department of Health that indicate the phase of each region, can be found here: NYSPHSAA to delay start of fall high school sports season due to COVID-19 Updated July 16. The Latest: Pac-12 cancels Washington State-Stanford game. And what happened isn’t supposed to happen to young people. The Governor’s Office and Washington State Department of Health issued new guidance for returning to education-based sports and activities, on January 5. 435 Main Ave S   |  Renton, WA 98057  |  (425) 687-8585  |  © 2021, State Tournament Allocations & Draw Criteria, Season Beginning & Ending Dates (2020-26), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Catastrophic Injury and Fatality Reporting. John King, head coach at Longview High, said his coaching staff took precautionary measures — such as requiring players to wear face masks in the weight room, practicing in small groups and enforcing social distancing guidelines. Lemaire, an offensive lineman at Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been hospitalized after being infected with  COVID-19 and developing pneumonia and spent four days in an intensive care unit, his mother, Tricia Lemaire, told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. Jacob "is still on oxygen but he's doing really well," she said, while Jacob's older brother, Mark, was on a ventilator. July 22, 2020 7:15 a.m. Author: Mike Benner The virus has claimed 180 lives in Fayette after one new death was reported Monday, as compared to 171 in Washington, state health department records show. The protocol calls for a two-week quarantine, which means no games or practice for the team, if a player or coach tests positive for COVID-19. According to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, there are about 160,000 public and private K–12 school employees in Washington state. It is very scary to me.’’. Sports > WSU basketball Washington State-Arizona State postponed because of Cougars’ COVID-19 developments. Maybe you’ll have some states that can’t. “It’s scary,’’ Spring told USA TODAY Sports. SEATTLE — Washington state is expected this week to surpass 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus this week, almost exactly a year after the first known virus death was recorded in the U.S. OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state is averaging about 28,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a day, and as of this week, more than 728,000 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. Hard enough to be hospitalized. With sports delayed by COVID-19, Spokane high school seniors worry about missing out on scholarship chances With high school sports being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Spokane-area … God willing, it gets a little bit better.’’. According to the Washington State Department of Health, more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the state … Washington hits goal of 45K COVID-19 vaccines per day. PUYALLUP, Wash. — Eli Sevener was a star athlete for the Puyallup High School Vikings. He said one of his 150 players had tested positive since summer workouts began. “He was just sending me funny filters and kind of being himself,’’ Spring said. “And I know our controlled environment is the best environment they need to be in.’’. He’s like, ‘I’m tired of getting stuck.’ He’s just being himself.’’. The first games of the high school football season in Texas are scheduled to beginAug. “Certainly there’s been some talk about the concept of swapping fall and spring seasons, and I think that the more they think about that the more complex that becomes. And in Washington state, a high school band has found a way to practice and remain socially distant during the COVID … March 5, 2021Updated: March 5, 2021 9:32 p.m. FacebookTwitterEmail. UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021. it might offer a glimpse of complications to come, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,373 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 37 deaths since Friday. 28, according to the UIL. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday it "is thrilled to share the state has reached its goal of vaccinating 45,000 people … Kim Reynolds green-lit their return for June 1, starting with practices, followed by games two weeks later. Tricia Lemaire said Mark, 19, has asthma that likely contributed to the complications, but that the family was surprised by what's happened with Jacob, 17, who was practicing with the football team for about a month before he was infected with COVID-19. Comments. With high demand and limited supply, an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine is coveted and could be hard to come by in western Washington. News. High school players across the country have participated in workouts at the same time, and there has been one report of a player being hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Washington State athletic director Pat Chun says the school has nine football players in COVID … EVERETT, Wash. — The demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Washington state continues to "greatly" outpace the amount of the vaccine available, according to state health officials. The risk of playing high school football during the coronavirus pandemic now has a name — Jacob Lemaire. Larkin Spring, a senior running back at Teurlings, said he and his teammates have been praying for Jacob Lemaire every morning since learning Lemaire had been hospitalized. Iowa is the only state to sponsor high school sports in the summer, and it might offer a glimpse of complications to come for football teams. Jon Ellinghouse, head football coach at Sierra Canyon in Southern California, said private schools like Sierra Canyon might consider playing even if the CIF can’t find enough schools to play the season. Florida also is among the states planning to allow high school football teams to play as scheduled this fall, and high school players are expected to compete Saturday in the Nebraska Shrine Bowl in Lincoln, Nebraska. “That is the scary part, that is the risk we all take. Of the roughly 335 teams playing baseball, 120 — or about 36% — began this week having played 10 games or fewer. "So that was kind of shocking, that it hit him that hard. WENATCHEE, Wash. — The show must go on. California, on the other hand, is among the states still undecided, with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) set to announce a decision July 20. The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Washington State athletic director Pat Chun says the school has nine football players in COVID-19 protocols and four players had to be put into the protocol Friday morning leading to the cancellation of the Cougars’ game at Stanford. “I really think in the next couple of weeks you’re going to see a lot of decisions,’’ said Bruce Howard, spokesman for the National Federation of State High School Associations. “He’s talking about how he keeps ripping out his little IV thing, so they have to keep putting it in.