Bloomington North Football Game Canceled Due To Positive COVID-19 Test

WFIU | By Patrick Beane

Published September 23, 2020 at 4:46 PM EDT

Bloomington High School North won’t be playing football Friday night after a player tested positive for COVID-19 this week.

The Cougars were scheduled to host New Albany, but all practices and competitions have been canceled until further notice after the positive test.

That player and several close contacts are currently in isolation, according to an email sent out by North principal Michelle Brittain-Watts.

Whether or not North is able to play its Oct. 2 game at Indianapolis Roncalli remains up in the air due to IHSAA protocols concerning the coronavirus pandemic.

The Cougars are 3-2 this season.

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Patrick Beane

Patrick Beane spent three decades as a journalist at The Herald-Times in Bloomington before joining the staff at WFIU/WTIU News. He began his career at the newspaper after graduating from Indiana University in 1987 and was the sports editor from 2010-2020. His duties at the paper included writing, copy editing, page design and managing the sports department.

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