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Vanderburgh County s Burdette Park Aquatic Center to reopen for 2021 EVANSVILLE, Ind. Burdette Park Aquatic Center will reopen for spring 2021, following all state and local coronavirus safety rules for similar facilities, Director Jerry Grannan told the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The pool, which was closed last year due to the pandemic, will open May 29. It will close for the season Aug. 8. I think our community needs it, and I think everybody needs something to do, Grannan said. It s been a year, and we re going to do it safely. Grannan said the pool will operate at 75% capacity (about 1,800 people), and social distancing will be enforced at admission counters, water slides and concession lines. Concession booths will only sell pre-packaged items, and lounging areas will be distanced. ....
December 30, 2020 BNL’s Ben Cosner finds an opening inside against Scottsburg. Cosner scored a career-high 20 points as the Stars topped the Warriors 67-58 in the opening round of the Danny Bush Classic on Wednesday morning. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – After pressing the ‘pause’ button for 19 days, Bedford North Lawrence hit ‘play’ and expected a glitch. Didn’t happen, didn’t miss a beat. In fact, the Stars didn’t miss a shot during a video-game burst they might want to put on a loop playback. BNL opened the third quarter by hitting 8 consecutive shots, blasting to a 19-point lead on the way to a 67-58 victory over Scottsburg in the opening game of the Danny Bush Classic on Wednesday morning. ....
December 27, 2020 BNL’s Kooper Staley and the Stars (2-2) will return to action on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the Danny Bush Classic. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Two weeks, in basketball terms, can seem like the Long Night, when skills freeze from idleness, when the winter of dormancy descends on the program. For two weeks, Bedford North Lawrence was quarantined into darkness. The Stars, shut down by a virus exposure and forced to the sideline, returned from exile with practice sessions on Dec. 23. They’ll make their competition restart on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the reconfigured Danny Bush Classic. ....