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Coaches, players deal with heatBy John BohnenkampThe Hawk EyeArea high school teams seem to have survived the hot weather which has stifled much of Iowa during the week.“We’ve had three scrimmages in the past week, and we’ve continued to practice, so it really hasn’t bothered us,’’ Notre Dame coach Maureen Heath said. All the kids who have been through this before know that when it’s volleyball season, it’s going to be hot.”Most schools in the area have ended classes early in the afternoons because of the heat and humidity. But practices go onas scheduled.“We’ve probably gotten more done because we’ve been able to start practiceearlier because school’s been out earlier,”Heath said.Several area football teams have moved practices to the evening to take advantage of the slightly cooler temperatures.“We’ve been fine with the weather until this week,” Columbus coach Warren Woepking said. “We adjusted our schedule to start practicing at night. We’ll take a few more water breaks to get the kids cooledoff.”Other schools have kept their schedules at the regular time in the late afternoon.“It’s been uncomfortable, but the kids are used to it,” Central Lee coach Mike Un-Area notebookgerer said. “We’ve been giving them as many breaks as they need.”The Iowa High School Athletic Association warns coaches, administrators and officials about the dangers of heat illnesses every year at this time. Those warnings are especially timely this year.“It’s always a concern,” Dave Harty, assistant executive secretary of the IHSAA, told the Associated Press. “We always emphasize at the beginning of the season the necessary precautions for heat-related illness.“We always tell our officials, particularly those first couple of Friday nights when the heat and humidity are relatively high, don’t hesitate to take additional timeouts and chalk them up as official timeouts to give the kids water breaks and rest breaks.“In fact, we just sent out a notice yesterday to administrators on the importance of having medical personnel available at the sidelines in the event someone experiences a heat-related illness. We always try to stay on top of those things. It’s an important factor at the beginning of the season.”Harty said game officials have the authority to call as many timeouts as they think is necessary to help players cope withthe heat.• • •DICK WAGNER was recently inducted into the Iowa Athletic Coaches AssociationUmpires Hall of Fame.Wagner, the athletic director at Burlington High School, was the only umpire inducted this year. He was the 14th umpireto be inducted.Wagner received the award at the association’s softball banquet in Fort Dodge onAug. 11.• • •DeANNE BURNS, who recently finished her athletic career at Van Buren High School, was the first girl at the school toletter in four sports in all four years.Burns was a member of the volleyball, basketball, track and softball teams. She was also salutatorian of the 1991 seniorclass.Burns will attend Coe College in Cedar Rapids this fall.• • •TARA JACOBS of Burlington has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.Jacobs, a 6-foot-1 center, averaged eight points and eight rebounds per game last year as Burlington High School reached the state tournament for the first time. She was one of five players signed to play for the Queen Bees
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 29, 1991
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