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High School Sports Practices Resume Today

Jan 4, 2021 | 4:11 PM

Minnesota student-athletes returned to practice for the first time in more than six weeks today.

Team sports have been paused since mid-November when the state dial-back went into effect to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Minnesota Department of Health reported that 192 outbreaks were linked to sports.

Athletes, coaches, and officials will be required to wear masks during practice and competition, with the exception of cheerleading, wrestling, swim and dive, and gymnastics.

Games and meets are scheduled to begin on Thursday, January 14th. The MSHSL is anticipating holding winter state tournaments near the end of March.

Lakers Boys Hockey (vs Kittson Country Central), Lakers Girls Basketball (vs Crosby-Ironton), Lakers Boys Basketball (at Perham), Lakers Wrestling (at Moorhead) are all in action on Thursday. Lakers Girls Hockey begins their season in Fergus Falls on Tuesday, January 19th and the Lakers Gymnastics team will have their first meet on Saturday January 23rd in Bemidji.

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