Des Moines, Iowa — The girls’ state basketball tournament is underway at Wells Fargo Arena with an altered schedule and seating plan. Last year’s tournament was the final major sporting event in Iowa not to include COVID-19 restrictions. Jean Berger is executive director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Berger says seating at this week’s tournament will be in pods and the games will be spaced two hours apart to help limit traffic inside the arena.
Fans must also wear masks. Berger says a studied has shown players and coach are using eight different mitigation efforts just to get a chance to compete.
Berger says student sections won’t be shoulder-to-shoulder during games like in past years but they will be seated in the same section.
Berger says spring sports are a go after being canceled last year. The official start of track and field practice is this week.
