September 16, 2021
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Oswego-Joliet Central game canceled because of COVID situation at Joliet Central

By Joshua Welge

FND.90321.Oswego/Batavia football Oswego quarterback Cruz Jr Ibarra (13) launches a pass over Batavia defensive lineman Tyler Sapit (97) during a varsity football game at Oswego High School on Friday. (Steven Buyansky/Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media)

The varsity football game between Joliet Central and Oswego scheduled for Friday at Ken Pickerill Stadium has been canceled due to a COVID situation at Joliet Central, Oswego athletic director Darren Howard confirmed on Thursday morning.

Oswego will take a forfeit win, moving the Panthers’ record to 1-2 on the season. It is the second football game in the Kendall County area to be canceled this week. The Plano-Sandwich ‘War on Rt. 34′ game was canceled due to a COVID issue at Sandwich.

Oswego football coach Brian Cooney said that Oswego contacted some schools for a replacement game, but “no one was interested.”

The Oswego-Joliet Central sophomores will still play at 5 p.m. Friday. The youth tackle and cheer will move up and take part in the sophomore game. There will be no admission charged for this game and concessions will be very limited.

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Joshua Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.