Mental health of student-atheltes a concern as sports are expected to pause

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"* i'm katie lange.

And i'm george mallet.

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"* minnesota governor tm walz is expected to announce a new round of pandemic restrictions tomorrow ?

"* including for social gatherings, bars, restaurants, gyms and sports.

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"* in a call with reporters *- walz said some activities minnesotans love would be put on pause as the state tries to ease the strain on hospitals.

Kimt news 3 sports director kaleb gillock joins us now.

Kaleb ?

"* what could this mean for high school sports?/// (?

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"* it means sports would be paused.

And it comes at a time less than ideal... the section tournament began tonight with championship games expected to take place saturday and the following friday ?

"* november 27th.

Volleyball ?

"* is in it's final stretch of the regular season.

I spoke with lourdes football head coach ?

"* mike kesler ?

"* whose team's season was ended shy of the section playoffs due to covid?

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He said that as we enter the darker ?

"* colder winter months ?

"* the mental health of student?

"* athletes is of they need to know that coaches are here for them.

If they have concerns, issues, or they just need to air out ?

"* please reach out to us because that's why we're here and it's a concern that i don't thinnk that's talked about enough to be honest with you.