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It would be an abrupt and disappointing way for some athletes to see their season and their high school athletic careers come to an end. While classes will continue for students at Fort Campbell High School, athletics could be seriously impacted by a federal government shutdown.
YourSportsEdge.Com asked administrators at Fort Campbell High School about the impact of a shutdown on sports at the school at Friday night’s football game against Edmonson County.
School officials said that any shutdown would result in extracurricular activities at the school being brought to a stop for the duration of the shutdown. That shutdown would even affect practices for the teams at Fort Campbell.
The biggest immediate issues for athletics at the school involve football and soccer. Volleyball and cross country would also be impacted, but those sports are not involved in playoffs or contests over the next several days which would impact postseason hopes.
Boys and girls soccer would be the first Falcon sports to be seriously impacted by a stoppage. The 8th District soccer tournaments are scheduled to get underway this week at the Stadium of Champions. The Falcons are scheduled to take on Heritage Christian on Monday, while the Lady Falcons are scheduled to take on University Heights Tuesday night. A shutdown could mean that the two teams see their seasons end without taking the field.
While football is not in the playoffs, the Falcons are scheduled to travel to Todd County Central Friday night. A win in that game would lock up a home-field contest for the Falcons in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs. If the game had to be canceled, there is little chance it could be made up, and if the Falcons were forced to forfeit the contest, it would likely mean Fort Campbell would go on the road in the opening week of the postseason.
If the shutdown goes on for an extended period of time, Falcon athletes who play volleyball and run cross country would be the next to be impacted. Additionally, practices for winter sports, like basketball, wrestling, swimming, and archery, would not be able to take place.
