KJCCC suspends all springs sports through April 1 because of COVID-19
by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Kansas City Kansas Community College will play for the NJCAA Division II men’s national basketball championship – but not before April 20.
The Division II national tournament was scheduled to begin next Tuesday in Danville, Illinois.
“In light of recent developments regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the NJCAA has made the decision to postpone championships for the upcoming DI and DII men’s and women’s basketball tournaments,” the NJCAA announced Thursday. “Originally scheduled to begin the week of March16, the four upcoming national championships will aim for a tentative start of Monday, April 20.”
Meanwhile, other KCKCC spring sports – baseball, softball and golf – will be suspended until April 1.
“Based on the latest developments and continued spread of the coronavirus, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) with support from the conference President’s Council, is cancelling all regular season competition for all teams effective Friday, March 13, through April 1,” the conference announced.
“This time will allow everyone to assess the current situation and plan accordingly. Member colleges and the media will be kept updated through this time as we navigate through this.”
The Blue Devil baseball team currently has five doubleheaders and two single games scheduled in March while the softball team was slated for nine doubleheaders between March 13 and March 31. If the season is resumed April 1, baseball will have 13 remaining playing dates; the softball team 14 twin bills. However, some games canceled in March may be rescheduled.