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It’s offi cial: No youth baseball this summer
But in the end, the board ul-
BY MATT RAWLINGS
timately concluded that the
Of the Keizertimes
They held out for as long logistics of trying to run a
as possible, but last week, baseball and softball season
were too dif-
both McNary
fi cult to strat-
Youth Base-
egize.
ball (MYB) “Right now, kids
“It was su-
and
Keizer can’t even share
per tough to
Little League
make the de-
(KLL) made a baseball to-
cision.
But
the decision gether. We felt
with all the re-
to
cancel
strictions and
their respec- like we couldn’t
of fi eld
tive programs
keep asking our lack
space, accom-
for the sum-
panied by the
mer due to families to wait.”
fact that tons
COVID-19.
— Bo Lane, of other pro-
MYB of-
MYB President
grams
were
fi cially made
pulling
out
the decision
left and right,
to cancel on
Wednesday, May 27, while we felt like this was our best
KLL followed suit on Sun- course of action,” Lane said.
“Right now, kids can’t even
day, May 30.
The fi nal decision from share a baseball together. We
the MYB board of directors felt like we couldn’t keep
wasn’t unanimous according asking our families to wait.”
However, due to the un-
to MYB President Bo Lane.
foreseen
circumstances,
MYB will be unable to offer
full refunds to their families
— in large part, due to their
league change.
“Because
we
joined
Clackamas County this
year, our season would have
started three weeks earlier
than normal. We had already
purchased jerseys, hats and
insurance in preparation
for the season well before
things closed down. Families
will be refunded as much as
possible,” Lane said.
Lane says that MYB still
wants to put together some
scrimmages and/or clinics
if Gov. Kate Brown eases up
on the restrictions in Marion
County.
Even though they aren’t
able to play games, MYB
has organized a four-week
batting practice at the Salem-
Please see YOUTH, Page A11
File
Josh Grossman rounds the bag after a base hit in a McNary Youth Baseball game last season.
Facility access still restricted for prep athletes
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Last month, the OSAA,
in conjunction with the
Oregon Health Authority
(OHA), released guidance
to all member schools on a
summer reopening plan that
could potentially take place
in some areas of the state
within the next week.
However, Salem-Keizer
schools likely won’t begin
that process until July.
“It’s still such a fl uid situ-
ation. We’re hoping to being
able to open facilities back
up by July. But it’s tenta-
tive at this point,” said Lar-
ry Ramirez, the director of
high school education of Sa-
lem-Keizer Public Schools.
Back in April, Gov. Kate
Brown had ordered school
facilities to close down
until June 30 due to the
COVID-19
pandemic.
However, OSAA received
clarifi cation from the Ore-
gon Department of Educa-
tion that the date was set to
align with districts that are
the latest to fi nish the school
year and that districts can re-
open their facilities the day
after their school year ends.
“We obviously don’t want
to have a large opening. We
just want to give the kids a
chance to get re-acclimated,”
said OSAA executive direc-
tor Peter Weber.
The last offi cial day of
school in the Salem-Keiz-
er School District is June
10, meaning that facilities
could hypothetically reopen
on June 11. But according
to McNary athletic direc-
tor Scott Gragg, the district
won’t be reopening facilities
until after June 30.
“We will be guided by
how our district reopens up.
That is how we will be able
to move forward with athlet-
ics,” Gragg said.
When Salem-Keizer stu-
dent-athletes are able to re-
turn to their school facilities,
they will likely have to do so
with substantial restrictions.
Phase one of the OSAA
reopening process states that
no more than 25 people
will be allowed at a gather-
ing and that team workouts
should be conducted in pods
of 5-10 people — all while
maintaining social distancing
guidelines of staying six feet
apart. Weight room equip-
ment should be cleaned
thoroughly after use.
Each OSAA sport was
separated into three different
categories, which signifi ed
the individual sport’s infec-
tion risk.
Cross country, track &
fi eld, swimming, golf and
tennis were considered low-
risk activities.
The moderate risk activ-
ities were volleyball, soccer,
baseball, softball and basket-
ball, while the high-risk ac-
tivities were football, wres- and coaches and athletes are
“strongly encouraged” to
tling, cheer and dance/drill.
Outside of conditioning, wear masks.
“These
there is not a
guidelines are
lot of leeway
not require-
with
each “ When we feel
ments, but it
sport in phase
is important
one as shar- like it’s safe for
for athletic di-
ing personal kids to re-en-
rectors to put
equipment
thought and
is
discour- gage, then
plan into what
aged. In some we’re going to
they chose to
of the team
do,”
Weber
sports, players do that. We
said.
are
allowed
know that peo-
OSAA
is
to work on
planning on
i n d i v i d u a l ple are chomp-
sharing addi-
ball-handling
tional guid-
skills in vol- ing at the bit.
leyball, bas-
— Larry Ramirez ance later this
month.
ketball, and
Director of SKPS High
“When we
tee-work
is
School Education
feel like it’s
allowed
for
safe for kids to
baseball
or
softball players, but players re-engage, then we’re going
should not share or come in to do that. We know peo-
contact with one single ball. ple are chomping at the bit,”
Personal contact is not Ramirez said.
allowed in any of the sports
File
Julie Dieker takes on a defender in a McNary soccer game last fall.
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