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CONTRIBUTED The Bob Jones Patriots were off to a great season in baseball, but the field will remain empty for the next few months as the state and nation try to slow the spread of COVID-19. In conjunction with Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s decision to close the doors of schools across the state for the remainder of the school year, the AHSAA has cancelled the remainder of the spring sports of the 2020 season. Remainder of high school spring sports cancelled

By BOB LABBE (AHSAA) has cancelled K-12 schools would con- administration, coach- [email protected] the remainder of the 2020 clude its current school es and student-athletes season of spring sports in year via alternate deliv- at the forefront during MADISON—“So sad… schools across Alabama. ery of instruction due this challenging time, no kids…no senior mem- The decision came after to the current COVID-19 and our priorities must ories.” Gov. Kay Ivey, in consul- pandemic. focus on returning to a The remarks of long- tation with the Alabama “We understand the normal school year in time head track coach State Department of hardships and disap- 2020-2021,” according to Drew Bell of James Education and the pointments, but we are Steve Savarese, Executive Clemens High said it all as Alabama Department committed to putting the Director AHSAA. the Alabama High School of Public Health, health, safety and over- Athletic Association announced all public all well-being of our See REMAINDER, Page 3B Reggie Ragland leaves Chiefs to sign with By BOB LABBE [email protected]

KANSAS CITY, Kan.— Reggie Ragland is on the move. The former Bob Jones two-sport star athlete has signed a one-year deal LIFESTYLES with the Detroit Lions after becoming an unre- stricted free agent once his four-year rookie con- tract expired midway through March. Ragland played two seasons with the as one of their star line- backers and won a ring this past sea- son as the Chiefs defeated the in Super Bowl LIV where

Ragland was a starter. PHOTO COURTESY OF KANSAS CITY CHIEFS The 6-foot-2, 252- Former Bob Jones two-sport star Reggie Ragland, No. 59, has left the Kansas City Chiefs and signed pound Ragland started with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent in the NFL. seven games and posted 30 tackles for the Chiefs eight tackles, including round of the NFL Draft in National Championships in 2019 and was regu- one behind the line of 2016, but he was hit with with the Crimson Tide. lated to a part-time role scrimmage. injuries causing him to At Bob Jones, Ragland in the current Chiefs’ The 26-year old miss the entire 2016 sea- was an All-State selection defensive schemes. He Huntsville native joined son. He came to the NFL and rated the No. 1 line- also had a recov- the Chiefs in a trade with after an All-American backer in his class as a ery for a . the prior to career at Alabama Four-Star player. He also In the post season, he the kickoff of the 2017 where he was named helped his basketball played 41-percent of the season as the Bills draft- SEC Defensive Player of team to the Class 6A State defensive snaps and had ed him in the second the Year and won two Championship in 2010.