Elinore Muhonen, Isabella Tewell and Delta Sickla celebrate a Panthers score Tuesday night against Mancos. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Practices and competition shut down through Oct. 25
The Montezuma-Cortez High School volleyball program is shut down through Tuesday because of multiple cases of COVID-19, according to a news release from the school.
For the junior varsity and C teams, the season has ended.
Hailey Higgins attempts go get the ball past Carlie McClellan and Elise Galbraith Tuesday night in Cortez. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Riley Cannon and Teya Yeomans keep the ball in play for their teammates Tuesday. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Eligible varsity players can begin to practice again Oct. 26, the release said.
The team last played Tuesday, when it beat Mancos High School 3-1 at home.
A game against Grand County High School Oct. 14 had been canceled previously.
M-CHS was next scheduled to play against Centauri High School Saturday at 3 p.m.
A game against Durango originally scheduled for Oct. 12 was postponed because of illness and rescheduled for Oct. 25.
It was unclear whether M-CHS would reschedule or forfeit its missed games. According to the sports website MaxPreps, the team is in fourth place in the Intermountain League, with a 2-5 league record.
According to outbreak data released Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Montezuma-Cortez High School last reported 11 active cases of the coronavirus – nine students and two staff – on Oct. 1.
“The health and safety of our athletes is of the utmost importance, which is why we had to make this tough decision,” said the news release from M-CHS Principal Eric Chandler and Vice Principal and Athletic Director David Robinson.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Hailey Higgins sends the ball past Elise Galbraith Tuesday night in Cortez.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Elise Galbraith and Avery Wright go up to block a spike by Hailey Higgins Tuesday night in Cortez.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Hailey Higgins attempts go get the ball past Carlie McClellan and Elise Galbraith Tuesday night in Cortez.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Audrey Stockton spikes the ball Tuesday night.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Elinore Muhonen, Isabella Tewell and Delta Sickla celebrate a Panther score Tuesday night against Mancos.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Riley Cannon and Teya Yeomans keep the ball in play for their teammates Tuesday.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Carlie McClellan spikes the ball Tuesday night against Mancos.
Sam Green/Special to The Journal
Madi Carver and Sariah Robinson block a tip over the net Tuesday against Mancos.
