No COVID protocols for high school sports this fall

By Dana Hess For the SD Newspaper Association

The pandemic-inspired safety protocols that high school athletes needed to adhere to last year will not be in place with the start of the fall sports seasons.

“We’re planning on moving forward as a normal year,” South Dakota High School Activities Association Executive Director Dan Swartos told the SDHSAA board of directors at its meeting on Thursday, Aug. 12.

Swartos did show the board the protocols for student athletes who test positive for COVID-19. “It’s essentially focused on how we treat those athletes that come down with COVID-19 infections."For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website..