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Mother Nature not cooperating with the start of Spring Sports

March 27, 2018  By Chris Varney

This is a bad week to start the outdoor track schedule.  Track and field meets were scheduled to go outdoors this week but after a snowstorm this past weekend and less than ideal temperatures and weather, the spring sports season will likely start a bit later this year.  Tonight’s meet in Belle Plaine has been cancelled, last night’s meet in Benton and LeGrand were cancelled.  East Marshall actually decided to cancel most of its track activity for the entire week.

There is no ideal solution to this problem — it is a roll of the dice every year when the track season actually will start.  Grinnell High is on spring break all week so they were not planning on starting until next week anyway.  High school track teams have been able to do some practice outdoors but most of their work have been running the halls, getting into the weight room, and using the space in the gymnasiums to get ready for the season.  Its even worse for the golfers who are probably sick and tired of hitting into nets and want to get out on the course.  The Benton girls coach — Travis Dirks — actually told me they have gotten on the course a little this spring.  That is a little more than most teams which have not played any holes.

Track season always goes fast and it will be even quicker this year.  Typically, schools will compete in two meets a week — that’s assuming there are no cancellations.  Spring is packed full of activities for everybody so there are not track meets on Saturdays with just a precious few in April.  Plus, there are no activities on Wednesdays as the traditional day off in the middle of the week.  That means the kids this year will have to get all their work done in a shorter amount of time.

Let’s hope for some sunshine and less rainfall in April.  Maybe April track meets will bring us a memorable May state track performances.


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