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High school athletes happy to get back in the game

By Allison Frost (OPB)
March 16, 2021 4:56 p.m.

Broadcast: Tuesday, March 16

Students play volleyball in a high school gymnasium. All are wearing masks.

Baker High School recently received approval to resume indoor sports, such as volleyball, after a long hiatus in school sports due to the pandemic.

Courtesy of Buell Gonzalez

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High school sports are back in some schools around Oregon. Some athletes at Baker High School have been playing outdoor sports since last summer but only recently got the go-ahead for indoor sports like volleyball. We’ll get more details from Baker Athletic Director Buell Gonzalez, cross country track and field runner Sydney Keller and Peter Weber, head of the Oregon School Activities Association.

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