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Webster Groves players and fans celebrate a late second-half goal by Owen Culver during a Missouri Class 3 state semifinal boys soccer game against Summit on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo. Paul Kopsky, STLhighschoolsports.com
Game on in St. Louis County.
County executive Sam Page announced new youth sports guidelines Wednesday morning.
Effective Monday, boys soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and softball are allowed to begin competition, albeit with restrictions on spectators. Games still are not permitted beyond the designated area of St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Franklin County, Jefferson County, the Metro East and St. Charles County.
“For all outdoor youth sports we will allow two parents or spectators per athlete to attend games with an overall limit of 50,” Page said. “The point is to make sure we don’t have big crowds where COVID-19 can spread.”
High school football remains sidelined for the time being.
Page was optimistic that if the multitude of metrics the St. Louis County Department of Public Health tracks related to the coronavirus pandemic continue to fall, high school football could be cleared to play sooner than later.
“If we continue this downward trajectory of cases, positivity rates, testing numbers and other indicators among adolescents and our community in general we expect in the next two or three weeks we can issue a document that sets up conditions for high contact sports (football) to be played safely in our community,” Page said.
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