A local high school track and field coach shared his thoughts on the governor's remarks regarding sports.
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL IS 23ABC'SSPORTS DIRECTOR KARIOSEP...SHE HAS MORE ON HOW LOCALCOACHES ARE REACTINGTONIGHT TO THE GOVERNOR'SCOMMENTS.KARI??HI, JESS.THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REACTIONTODAY FOLLOWINGGOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S REMARKSON THE RETURN OF YOUTHSPORTS.I WANTED TO CATCH UP WITHLIBERTY'S HEAD TRACK AND FIELDCOACH RYAN RENZ .
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.WHOSE SPORTFALLS INTO THE PURPLE TIERALTHOUGH ISN'T SET TO RETURNUNTIL MARCH.ALSO THE SAME COACH I SPOKE WITHNEARLY A YEAR AGO WHENTHE STATE SHUT DOWN SPRINGSPORTS.COACH RENZ GOOD TO SEE YOUAGAIN.
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.- FOLLOWING ALL THAT'S HAPPENEDIN THIS PAST YEAR AND TODAY'SREMARKS FROM THE GOVERNOR.
..HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THERETURN OF A SEASON?- YOU'RE ALSO AN ASSISTANTFOOTBALL COACH HERE.
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.ONE OFTHE SPORTS REALLY BEING PUSHEDFOR.
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.DO YOU BELIEVEWE'LL SEE A RETURN OF HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL THISSCHOOL YEAR?- IT'S BEEN TOUGH ON SO MANYSTUDENT-ATHLETES.
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.BUTHOW HAVE YOU BEEN TRYING TOMANAGE ALL THEIR EMOTIONS DURINGTHIS HIATUS FROM WHAT THEY LOVE?- THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR SOMANY SPORTS ESPECIALLYTHOSE IN THE LATER COLOREDTIERS.
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.DO YOU REALLY BELIEVEWE'LL SEE SOME FORM OF A NORMALSPORTS RETURN BEFORETHE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR?
WHYWOULD THAT BE IMPORTANT?THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING MECOACH RENZ.
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.AND AS I MENTIOEND THERE'S BEENA LOT OF REACTIONTODAY.
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.I ALSO SPOKE WITH STANGREENE OF KHSD EARLIER WHOSAID UNTIL A NEW PLAN IS PUTINTO PLACE BY GOVERORNEWSOM AND THE STATE.
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.HISWORDS DON'T BRING MUCH HOPETO THE IDEA OF RETURNING SPORTSESPECIALLY ASTHE CLOCK TICKS ON THEOPPORTUNITIES FOR THESESPORTS SEEING SEASONS PLAY OUT.AND HERE IN KERN COUNTY.
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.INTHE PURPLE TIER.
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A SEASON ONESPORT LIKE CROSS COUNTRY WOULDBE THE ONLY ONEALLOWED TO COMPETE RIGHT NOW,ALTHOUGH COUNTYGUIDELINES DON'T ALLOW IT YET.GREENE MENTIONED A SPECIAL BOARDMEETINGHAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OFWEEKS SO WE CAN EXPECT SOMENEWS FOLLOWING THAT.LIVE AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL, I'MKARI OSEP, BACK TO YOUNOW TO THE LATEST LOCAL COVIDNUMBERS REPORTED TODAYBY KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH...15 NEW DEATHS WERE ATTRIBUTED TOTHE CORONAVIRUS..BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 641.NOW TO THE LATEST LOCAL COVIDNUMBERS REPORTED TODAY
When discussing school athletics, Newsome said a return would be tier-based - as counties move up tiers more sports can return -..