If COVID-19 allows, Belfast looks to play handful of regional games
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School basketball teams took to the court on Monday, Jan. 4 for the first official Maine Principals' Association-allowable team-oriented practices.
Donning face coverings and implementing social distancing when possible, the Lion student-athletes began work on team court concepts after weeks of individual skills-and-drills work.
The pandemic has, of course, changed everything for everyone, including school-sponsored sports.
While Belfast sponsored golf, soccer, field hockey, cross country and 7-on-7 flag football in the fall, albeit in mostly shortened and altered seasons, it was uncertain, a one point, if most winter sports would be allowed due to their indoor nature and necessity for participants to wear face masks and limit the number of people in a space.
But, like all of the state's high school hoop athletes, the Lions hope to play a handful of varsity games in January and February, if COVID-19 and state county distinctions allow.
Belfast will play a regional schedule.
Due to the pandemic and continued spikes of positive COVID-19 cases around the state, safety protocols continue everywhere, in schools, pools, ski slopes and gymnasiums.
The Lion girls will be guided by Jojo Oliphant and Belfast boys by Marty Messer.
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