The start of the spring sports seasons won't happen next week as initially scheduled for a number of local teams.
Except for an indoor track and field meet Tuesday at Bemidji State University, International Falls athletic director Kevin Grover said he is planning on all of the Broncos' sporting events scheduled for next week to be postponed with several inches of snow remaining on the ground.
All of Falls' teams – boys and girls track and field, boys and girls golf, boys baseball and girls softball – had events scheduled outside for next week.
The Bronco track and field teams' first scheduled home meet of the season – the Bronco Booster Invite on April 10 – has already been canceled. Grover said Scheela Field also won't be ready next Thursday when Falls' baseball team had its home opener scheduled against Cherry.
Once the snows melts away, Grover said it will take time for the fields to dry out and be ready to play on. He also noted decisions will have to be made as to which games to reschedule or cancel, based on available make-up dates, whether the opponents are in the same section, etc.
Littlefork-Big Falls' softball season also won't be starting as originally scheduled for Monday with the home game against Eveleth-Gilbert being postponed.
L-BF athletic director Christopher Bachmeier said the softball field won't ready to play on next week, so the earliest the Vikings could possibly begin the season would be Thursday when they're scheduled to play at Cherry.
L-BF's baseball team doesn't have a game until April 14 when the Vikings are scheduled to open the season at South Ridge.
