COVID impact on wrestling, basketball offers challenges

COLFAX – Some questions remain about the impact of COVID-19 on the basketball and wrestling seasons for this year.

Not everything is settled about what will be allowed in which counties in Washington or even if the state will permit high school basketball and wrestling.

The start of winter sports is set for Dec. 28 in this year’s Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)’s four-season sports schedule, which was decided in July after the rise in COVID-19 cases.

Basketball and wrestling are both classified as “high risk” sports by the Washington State Department of Health.

“Based...