Two EVSC Student-Athletes Test Positive for COVID-19

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation says two student-athletes within the district have tested positive for COVID-19.

On wevv.com two evansville student athletes have tested positive for covid-19.

44news reporter tyler druin breaks down what he's learned about the plan to keep students safe... as they start the fall sports season.

"right now currently in the evsc we have two active positive cases within our student athletes" evsc district athletic director andy owens would not elaborate on which sport, grade, or school the positive cases were associated to.

High school athletic practices in indiana started back in late june.

The district says there are over 600 student athletes spread across five high schools "the active positive cases, thats not a personal attack on those two, coivd is out there, its not a global pandemic we are dealing with it the best we can" at least one local coach we spoke with is concerned about contact sports.

"i have no idea i have said the phrase don't touch each other, but its way more than i thought id ever say" marc sapoznik - is the varsity boys soccer coach at central high school - the long time soccer coach says there are questions still looming over athletics - even he doesn't have the answers to- "the reality is working with high school boys we try to get the socially distance the best we can, we play a contact sport so we are going to be close to each other, i have some concerns about what that will look like once we start playing games" the school district says they have taken all precautions to notify everyone involved including staff, coaches, students, and parents.

According to the district, this will not delay the start of any practices or games scheduled within evsc.the conditions of the students involved have not been released.

"i really feel proud of the guidelines we are following within our practices, a lot of these cases come from outside tourney, or family get together, we really do appreciate the honesty of those that do test positive to take care and protect all of those in our community" in evansville tyler druin 44news - while many