Pottsgrove votes to allow fall sports
Pottsgrove votes to allow sports following new Montco guidelines; Most sports can play but football put in doubt
All fall sports except football are allowed to play at Pottsgrove High School this upcoming season based on a decision made by the district’s School Board Tuesday night
The Pottsgrove School Board voted 5-4 to approve a plan for fall sports structured around guidance from the Montgomery County Office of Public Health released Tuesday.
With Montgomery County’s current COVID-19 positivity rate currently between 1 and 5 percent (3.1 percent according to the most recent data provided by the DOH), Pottsgrove’s low and moderate-contact sports, which include tennis, golf, soccer, field hockey, cross country and volleyball, are allowed to compete in interscholastic competitions.
For the time being, Pottsgrove’s football team will only participate in drills and workouts that maintain social distancing.
Pottsgrove’s decision to follow Montgomery County’s guidelines does leave the status of fall sports fluid.
If Montgomery County’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls below 1 percent and weekly case incidence are less than 10 per 100,000, then higher-contact sports like football would be allowed to compete.
Inversely, if the county’s cases rise above 5 percent, only the low-contact sports, golf, tennis and cross country, would be allowed to compete with moderate-contact sports sticking to individual-level drills with distancing protocols in place.
The Pioneer Athletic Conference is set to begin official team conditioning and workouts on Sept. 7 and games on Sept. 25.
Fellow Pioneer Athletic Conference schools Pottstown, Norristown and Pope John Paul II have had their fall sports seasons cancelled/postponed. The Phoenixville School Board adopted a plan allowing golf, singles tennis and marching band to compete.
Tuesday night’s board meeting included