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A10 SPORTS & OUTDOORS Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 29, 2020 OSAA delays final decision on fall sports Football, cheerleading remain prohibited, other sports pushed back By Brian Rathbone EO Media Group Contributed photo 4-H President Madison Whitmore tends to her hog. 4-H president prepares for fair Livestock auction allows students to pay for feed and save for college By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle Madison Whitmore feeds her pig every morning, but Saturday, the Grant County High School junior had to make mud so the hog could cool off in the sweltering heat. “We go and put mud in its pen so it can roll around and cool off,” she said. Whitmore belongs to 4-H, a group that helps youth develop organizational, entre- preneurial and agricultural skills. Whitmore, the president of her 4-H club, is in her sixth year in the group. “It’s been a really good learning experience,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot of orga- nizing and how to be a better leader.” Whitmore said 4-H is teaching her about budget- ing and preparing for the future. The youth in 4-H buy their animals and pay for the feed. To present a lean, good-looking pig at the fair, they use high-qual- ity feed, which is $5 to $10 more a bag. According to Whit- more’s stepfather, Justin May, raising a pig can cost upwards of $600 to $700. The kids can usually sell the hog at the livestock auc- tion at the fair for double the market price, especially if the youth wins a ribbon. And as a cloud of uncer- tainty hangs over the Grant County Fair in the com- ing weeks with an uptick in COVID-19 cases and stricter phase two guidelines, Whit- more said she has been wor- ried that she will not make the money she has paid out all year at the fair. “I’ve been scared that I won’t get enough money to pay for all my pig food during the fair,” she said. “So I’ve been trying to make sure I have enough money saved so I Imagine The Difference You Can Make DONATE YOUR CAR 1-844-533-9173 FREE TOWING TAX DEDUCTIBLE Help Prevent Blindness Get A Vision Screening Annually Ask About A FREE 3 Day Vacation Voucher To Over 20 Destinations!!! S200092-1 “I’VE BEEN SCARED THAT I WON’T GET ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL MY PIG FOOD DURING THE FAIR.” Madison Whitmore, 4-H president have money, extra money, just in case that happens.” To save that money, Whit- more said she has been babysitting Mondays through Thursdays and working side jobs, such as mowing lawns and taking care of animals around the neighborhood. The livestock auction also helps kids save money for college. Whitmore said she is think- ing about going to Montana State University to become an equine veterinarian, and then take farrier classes to learn how to shoe horses. For now, Whitmore said, her goal is to earn a ribbon at the fair this year. “I’ve worked very hard ever since I started 4-H to get the grand champion in show- manship,” she said. “And I’ve been working so hard for so many years that each year it scares me to think about, what if I don’t get it. I’m going to be so disappointed because I put in so much hard work to try to get it.” High school sports will return this fall in Oregon — just a little later than usual. At least that is the plan as of July 22. Prep football seasons remain on hold in Oregon, and other fall sports contests have been delayed until late September, as state athletic officials have opted to wait and weigh their options after three days of online meetings this week. The Oregon School Activities Associ- ation executive board held Zoom meetings last week to determine how upcoming high school sports seasons would proceed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan moving forward: delay the vol- leyball, soccer and cross-country contests until Sept. 23 (previously Aug. 27) while still allowing for teams to hold practice on the original starting date of Aug. 17. The executive board will reconvene the week of Aug. 3 to assess the situation further. “By pushing that contest date back, we buy ourselves a little more time to have discussions,” said Peter Weber, the execu- tive director of the OSAA. “It also allows schools to make decisions on how they will do school in the fall. With schools, what- ever happens, it is going to be new for kids with a lot of changes. By pushing the contest date back, we allow schools to focus on that, which is their real priority.” The news comes after neighboring states laid out their plans for high school sports returning. However, all three states on the West Coast have different plans for their upcoming fall seasons. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reshuffled its seasons, moving traditional fall sports (soccer, volleyball and football) to early spring, while the Califor- nia Interscholastic Federation is holding off until at least December before high school sports return. 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FREE “It is not as dramatic as Washington made, or even California,” said Summit High School athletic director Mike Carpen- ter. “The good news is that we are trying to keep fall sports in the fall, winter sports in the winter and spring sports in the spring.” The OSAA plan also came out the same day as Gov. Kate Brown’s press conference, in which a central topic was the mandate of wearing masks indoors even while exercis- ing. But the news from the press conference had little impact on the state’s high school sports governing body’s decision. “We are waiting on further guidance from the state on school sports and what that looks like,” Weber said. “Providing a little more time gives us a little more flexibility to make those decisions when things are constantly changing. We want to be in the best position to do what is best to get kids back playing.” Football and cheerleading, in the high-in- fection risk category, have the most obsta- cles to returning this fall. The OSAA Foot- ball Contingency Group says that any football restrictions must be lifted by Sept. 28 in order to have a modified regular sea- son in the fall that would include some type of restructured postseason. “I don’t think anyone wants to cancel football,” said Bend High football coach Matt Craven. “I don’t see people running around trying to offer kids less opportunities. Everyone is trying to do it in a safe way and salvage as much normalcy for these kids as they can. It is going to take some time to get things into a position where we can safely reinstate football.” The OSAA is still considering a Cali- fornia or Washington model. But even that will raise issues, especially among smaller schools, if fall sports get moved to winter or spring. “If you had multiple sports going on that are different from what traditionally has hap- pened, will a small school be able to have a football and a baseball team? 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