Multiple Members of Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena Legion Baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19 as the announcement comes a day before games are allowed to begin.
Lincoln Public Schools confirmed members who play on the team mostly come from Lincoln Southwest High School. Contact tracing from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department shows none of the players who tested positive have used the weight room. All members and coaches have been asked to quarantine.
In a letter to Southwest families, LPS wrote:
Lincoln Lancaster County Health verified that members of the Pinnacle Bank Legion baseball team tested positive for COVID-19. As a precaution, all of the players on the team and its coaches have been asked to quarantine by the health department. Their conditions are being monitored while under quarantine.
It was verified that none of the Pinnacle Bank Legion players who tested positive for COVID-19 have attended weight lifting or conditioning practices at LSW, so no changes have been recommended for protocols at the high school. LSW staff in the weight room and conditioning spaces will continue to follow the safety protocols approved by LLCHD.