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COVID-19 Knocks Out Football, Other Fall Sports at Fresno City, Clovis Colleges
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By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
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June 29, 2020

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The 2020 football season at Fresno City College ended before it even began, one of seven sports at the college that have been cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

And Clovis Community College is not immune — its soccer and cross country fall seasons also have been cancelled because of the coronavirus.

The season cancellation extends across the Central Valley Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association, which  announced Friday that it was suspending all competitions in the 2020 fall sports season because of rising infection rates and the need to protect student-athletes and staff.

The conference is made up of 10 community colleges: Clovis, Columbia, Fresno City, Merced, Porterville, Reedley, College of the Sequoias, Taft, West Hills Coalinga, and West Hills Lemoore.

Student-Athletes Test Positive Elsewhere

Clovis College President Lori Bennett said the decision was not easy but was necessary given the rising numbers of cases in Fresno County and reports that some student-athletes at other colleges and universities had tested positive for the highly contagious virus soon after fall sports started.

“My heart hurts with this decision because I believe athletics plays a critical role in student access and student success,” Bennett said in a statement, adding that she remains hopeful that the college’s student athletes can resume competitions in spring 2021.

The decision also affects Fresno City men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, wrestling, men’s and women’s cross country, water polo and men’s and women’s basketball.

“The COVID-19 virus has impacted all aspects of our life. We continue to work with faculty, staff and county public health officials in an effort to support opportunities for our coaches and students to continue focusing on conditioning and academics,” Carole Goldsmith, Fresno City College President, said in a statement.

Decisions Pending for High Schools, Bulldogs

No decisions have been made yet about fall sports for high school and Fresno State athletes. The California Interscholastic Federation is scheduled to release the high school football season schedule on July 20.

Meanwhile, Fresno State’s football season will hinge on guidance from the governor’s office, the California State University chancellor, California Department of Public Health, and the Mountain West Conference.

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Nancy Price,
Multimedia Journalist
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

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