Winter Rec sports cancelled in Boteourt

Yesterday we posted the lending program from the BoCo Library System on our FB page. Here is a letter from the county about sports cancellations

On Oct. 19, Botetourt County announced that all winter recreation league activities, including basketball programming, will not take place this year.

Thisdecision comes as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise both regionally and nationally and as
limitations about the safe use of facilities become front and center. Youth basketball relies primarily
on school gymnasiums. County and school officials agreed that opening indoor facilities to
recreation programming would be too great of a health risk for recreation program participants,
school personnel, and students.
“This is a sad day for all of us as 2020 takes its toll on another sports season,” said County
Administrator Gary Larrowe. “While youth sports provide clear benefits to the County’s children and
communities, the risk of disease transmission simply remains too high to proceed with winter sports.
The Schools took the appropriate step of limiting gym use to help ensure that they can focus on
educating our kids in as safe an environment as possible. This decision, while incredibly difficult, is
the right thing to do”
In order to help offer some recreation alternatives in light of having to cancel league sports this
winter, the Botetourt County Libraries have partnered with Parks and Recreation to provide free
sports equipment rentals for Botetourt County residents.

Pease refer to Botetourt County Public Libraries for how to get the equipment.

–Cody Sexton and Cathy Benson