Game over for some fall sports

Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools have canceled fall sports and activities for the fall season.

KCK Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-2 on Tuesday evening to “suspend all involvement in KSHSAA fall sports,” the district said via social media.

PLUS -- IT'S GAME OVERFOR SEVERAL ATHLETES.FROM THE COLLEGELEVEL -- TO THE HIGHSCHOOL FIELD -- ASLEADERS MAKE THETOUGH CALL -- TO CALL ITQUITS.THAT'S WHERE WE STARTTONIGHT -- AS THE FIRSTMETRO SCHOOL DISTRICTMAKES THE CALL TOSUSPEND ALL FALLSPORTS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER GABRIELLAPAGAN BRINGS US THEDETAILS TONIGHT FROMK-C-K.GABRIELLA.THIS AFFECTSAPPROXIMATELY 4,500HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTS INKCKPS.THE DISTRICT MAKINGTHIS DECISION AHEAD OFWHAT WOULD'VE BEENTHEIR FIRST FALLPRACTICE - SCHEDULEDFOR NEXT MONDAY.THE DECISION WAS MADECONSIDERING THECOUNTY'S CASE COUNTAND RATE OF INFECTION.WE SPOKE TO THEDISTRICT ATHLETIDIRECTOR NOT TOO LONGAGO WHOACKNOWLEDGED - THIS ISA TOUGH TIME FORATHLETICS AT EVERYLEVEL.Tammie Romstad/KCKPS DistrictAthletic Dir."It's tough though, my heartgoes out to the athletes whohave been training for a longtime, for the parents who wantto see those kids compete andit's really hard for thecommunity you know athletiis a big picture that a lot ofpeople like to attend it'ssomething to do and it bringsus together - so it's a toughone.ON THE MINDS OF MANYTONIGHT ARE ALLSTUDENT ATHLETES INTHIS DISTRICT - BUT WITHA FOCUS ON SENIORSMANY OF WHOM WEREPLANNING TO USE THEIRATHLETICISM AS A MEANSFOR AFFORDINGCOLLEGE.WE'RE TOLD THE DISTRICTWILL BEGIN REACHINGOUT TO COLLEGES - ANDGRADUATING SENIORS -TRYING TO HELP IN ANYWA