Unsigned athletes counting on senior season for college scholarships

As school districts are finalizing plans for the start of the upcoming school year, it's game on for sports.

TWO DOZEN STATES AREPUSHING BACK THE STARTOF HIGH SCHOOL FALLSPORTS.KANSAS AND MISSOURIARE NOT IN THAT GROUP.AND FOR SENIORSSTUDENT-ATHLETES --THEIR LAST SEASONPLAYING COULD BEESPECIALLY IMPORTANTFOR THEIR FUTURE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON TALKED TO TEENSHOPING COVID-19 DOESN'TRUIN THEIR SENIORSEASON.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGAS SCHOOLS AREFINALIZING PLANS FOR THESTART OF THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR " IT"SGAME ON FOR SPORTS.NONNIE JUSTICE - SENIOR -HARRISONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLSI guess my take leadinginto senior year is kind ofjust,you gotta work with whatyou"ve got.AS SPORTS MAKE THEIRRETURN " INCOMINGSENIOR ATHLETES ARELOOKING FORWARD TOGETTING BACK TOPRACTICE.HAILEE RICKER - SENIOR -HARRISONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLSI was pretty excitedbecause it had been reallyhard this summer not doinganything with sports becauseI"m used to having off-season stuff.FOR MANY UNSIGNEDATHLETES " THEIRSENIOR YEAR IS THEIRLAST ATTEMPT AT ACOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP.DAVE HIX - BASEBALL/SOFTBALLCOACH, HARRISONVILLE HIGHSCHOOLSThe ones that areunsigned, it"s really a bigtime for them, it"sprobably the most importantyear.NONNIE JUSTICESI have not agreed yet.

Ihave got a few offers alreadybut I was just trying to keepmy options open and see whoelse contacted me before Imade any big decisions.THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHSCHOOL ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION SAIDPRACTICES FOR FALLSPORTS CAN BEGIN ONAUGUST 10TH ANDCOMPETITIONS ONAUGUST 28TH.THOUGH ATHLETES ARESTILL WORRIED COVID-19COULD KICK THEIRSEASON -RICKERSIm kind of just worriedthat we"re going to getstarted and then we"ll getshut down half way through ormaybe not even be able toplay because that would bethe worst case scenario Ithink.THE KANSAS STATE HIGHSCHOOL ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION SAYS FALLACTIVITIES - INCLUDINGPRACTICES ANDCOMPETITIONS- CAN ALSOBEGIN AS SCHEDULED.ETHAN KREMER - SENIOR - MILLVALLEY HIGH SCHOOLSWe really didn"t know,had no idea, just tried to be aspositive as we could.WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT- ATHLETES ARE HOPEFULSAFETY MEASURES WILLPREVENT ILLNESS ANDKEEP THEIR SENIORSEASONS ALIVE.ETHAN KREMERSI"ve received a coupleof offers to play but having aseason this year will hopefullygive me more exposure to beable to get