Let's get right into a brand new episode of Keeper of the Games, brought to you by Title Boxing Club at 21st and Rock Road in Wichita!
Today on the podcast, Tommy Castor and Weston Mills are joined by special guest co-host, the voice of the Newman University Jets, Blake Cripps!
(03:53) We spend the first half hour of so on the podcast catching up with Blake about all things Newman University Athletics. Blake breaks down the adjustments and changes that Newman has in place due to COVID-19 for the fall sports season and beyond for Newman. The guys also discuss how smaller universities in NCAA DII and NAIA have to adjust in different ways than the big DI schools across the country. Blake also discusses the challenges in raising money for athletic departments in the current climate, plus the transition of Newman from the Heartland Conference to the MIAA.
(33:22) USD 397, Centre High School in Lost Springs (about an hour northeast of Wichita) has a positive COVID-19 case in a student athlete. Tommy, Weston and Blake debate what happens when a small, rural school district has a student athlete test positive. Should everything be shut down? How does this compare to a school in a bigger city? The guys discuss.
(45:20) Major League Baseball is back (we think)!. The League and Owners with the Union have set a 60 game schedule to launch in late July with a whole bunch of different terms and rules for the season. The guys discuss the changes and what impact it means on the season.
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