Weather woes plaguing coaches, ADs

By TOM WILLIAMS

williams@vindy.com

April showers may bring May flowers but this year, they’ve also delivered hundreds of canceled high school spring sporting events.

In his 20 years as Springfield High’s athletic director, Jeff Dyer doesn’t remember a year when Mother Nature raised such havoc with spring sports.

“This is the worst,” Dyer said.

Ursuline softball coach Mike Kernan said, “We’re within one month of the season being over and it feels like we haven’t even played.

“This is my 10th season and I can’t recall going five weeks trying to get a good solid week of play in,” Kernan said. “It’s affecting everybody.”

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator and vindy.com.