High school cross-country meet set for Friday, other schools working for sports to return
A cross-country meet on Friday between Indio and Shadow Hills high schools appears to be inspiring others to follow suit if allowed under CDPH guidelines.
Desert Sands Unified School District sent out the following information about the start of cross country competition this upcoming Friday:
"Based on the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Interscholastic Federation ( CIF), cross country competitions for Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) will begin on Friday, February 12, between Shadow Hills High School and Indio High School at Indio. Time has yet to be determined but will be provided as soon as possible. We will be adhering to all CDPH guidelines as we remain in the purple tier. A DSUSD schedule of cross country events will be forthcoming."
Rules include:
- Runners will be spread out 6 feet from one another at the start of each race
- Coaches and volunteers must wear face coverings at all times
- Athletes must wear face coverings at the competition at all times, except when actually competing
- No sharing of water bottles or equipment
- Athletes, coaches and other volunteers will get temperatures checked prior to entering
Right now, the only sport allowed under the tier system from CIF is cross-country.
However, spring sports are on the horizon and there is belief those sports could begin as scheduled.
KESQ Sports will have coverage of the cross-country meet on Friday, scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
