Friday night lights looks different during pandemic

Friday night lights looks different during pandemic

KICKED OFF TONIGHTWITH SOME METROAREA RIVALRIES.PAPILLION LA VISTATOOK ON PAPIO SOUTHTO START THE SEASON.BUT, AS 3 NEWS NOWREPORTER KENTLUETZEN SHOWS US,THE SIGHTS ANDSOUNDS AREDIFFERENT DURING APANDEMIC.SHOULDER TOSHOULDER STUDENTSECTIONS, PARENTSSCREAMING FROM THESIDELINES THAT'S THEFEELING OF FRIDAYNIGHT LIGHTS.-STAND UP- BUT IN THEAGE OF COVID-19,THESE STANDS WON'TBE NEARLY AS PACKED.NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES ARE LIMITING THENUMBER OF PEOPLEALLOWED TO ATTENDTHIS RIVAL GAME."WE'D LIKE TO PACK THISPLACE.TYPICALLY, WE HAVE 6TO 7,000 FANS HERE ONA MONARCH/TITANGAME.TONIGHT, WE MIGHTHAVE MAYBE 2,000."PAPILLION LA VISTA HIGHSCHOOL ATHLETICDIRECTOR JASON RYANSAYS THE METRO AREACONFERENCE DECIDEDTO START SMALL INTERMS OF FANSATTENDING GAMES THISFALL, IN HOPES THISPREVENTS THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS."EACH PARTICIPANT FOROUR TEAM, THE VARSITYTEAM, CAN HAVE UP TOFOUR PEOPLE COMEWITH IMMEDIATE FAMILY.THAT'S THE SAME THINGWITH OUR CHEER ANDDANCE TEAM MEMBERS,AS WELL." RYAN ASKSTHOSE FANS TO SOCIALDISTANCE IN THESTANDS, WEAR A MASKAND TO NOT ATTEND IFTHEY ARE FEELING SICK.THERE WILL BE LIMITEDCONCESSIONS, NOTAILGATING AND OTHERRESTRICTIONS THATWILL MOST DEFINETLYIMPACT THE FRIDAYNIGHT LIGHTEXPERIENCE."I GUESS I'M GOING TOHAVE TO PICK MY GAMEUP THIS YEAR, ALL OFUS PARENTS, AND PICKUP THE SLACK FORLACK OF STUDENTS"IT'S DEFINETLY GOINGTO BE DIFFERENT, BUTWE TOLD THE GIRLSTHEY GOT TO BRING THEENERGY AND WEDEFINETLY JUST TALKEDTO THE PARENTS TOTHAT THEY ARE GOINGTO CHEER LOUD ANDWE'RE GOING TO GIVEAS MUCH SUPPORT TOOUR TEAM AS WE CAN."COVID-19 HAS NOT ONLYIMPACTED GAME NIGHT,RYAN SAYS IT'S TAKING ATOLL ON THE ATHLETICDEPARTMENT'SREVENUE.HE ADDS STUDENTS ANDFANS UNDERSTAND THESAFETY GUIDELINES,AND ARE PATIENTLYWAITING TO HAVE APAKCED STADIUM IN THEFUTURE."IT'S DISAPPOINTINGTHAT WE CAN'T HAVEOUR STUDENTSECTIONS HERE, BUTWE ARE GRATEFUL TOBE PLAYING." INPAPPILION, KL, 3NN.THEY PLAN TO LIVESTREAM ALL THEIRGAMES ON P-L-V MEDIADOT COM ...THIS FALL.3 NEWS NOW SPORTSDIRECTOR ADAMKRUEGER WILL HAVEMORE HIGHLIGHTS ONTHE GAMES LATER INSPORTS.DOZENS OF PAPILLION-