BASEBALL PLAYERS FROM LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

LINCOLN - Multiple members of the Pinnacle Bank American Legion baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19, Lincoln Public Schools confirmed Wednesday. Following advice from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, all players and coaches associated with the team will quarantine.

Pinnacle Bank, which is made up of players from Lincoln Southwest High School, was scheduled to play its first game Thursday against Pittsburg (Kansas) in Omaha. The team will not be able to start its season until June 30. That stretch includes games against Union Bank (Lincoln Pius X), Fremont, and the Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament.

According to LPS, contact tracing shows that none of the players attended weightlifting or condition sessions at Southwest, which was one of seven city high schools to open their weight rooms this week.

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