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BFHS Soccer game canceled today; tomorrow's
soccer and football games' status being
evaluated |
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August 27, 2015 |
Conrad Garner, Bonners Ferry High School Dean of
Students and Athletic Director, has announced
that the BFHS Boys' soccer game, scheduled for
today at Lakeland, has been canceled due to poor
air quality related to smoke from regional
forest wildfires. In a later statement, he
also announced the cancellation of today's BFHS
JV football game, which had been scheduled for
play at Priest River.
Tomorrow's soccer games, which include the BFHS
Girls' game scheduled to be played in Bonners
Ferry against St. Maries, and the Boys' game at
Orofino are being evaluated closely and are also
at risk of being canceled.
Tomorrow's BFHS home football game vs Priest
River, scheduled to be played tomorrow evening,
is also being evaluated and could potentially be
cancelled.
NewsBF is continuing to monitor these scheduled
BFHS sports activities, and will publish
notifications as soon as we receive word of the
status of those games that are still being
evaluated.
Air quality in our area and in the entire Inland
Northwest area remains smoky and potentially
harmful. According to the real-time air
monitoring data for the Bonners Ferry area,
operated by the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, the Air
Quality Index Value stands at 161 as of 9:00
a.m. this morning, which is in the "Unhealthy"
range. This index measures the very small
particles in the air, which are the most
dangerous of the particles that might affect a
person's lungs. Index values of 101 to 150
signal that members of sensitive groups (such as
those with lung diseases) may experience health
effects from particulates in the air. However,
with an Air Quality Index of 151 to 200
(remember our Index today stands at 161) means
that everyone may begin to experience health
effects, and that those groups who are more
sensitive may have more serious health effects.
Many outdoor public gatherings throughout the
Inland Northwest have been canceled or moved
because of the dangerous air quality. Other area
schools have either canceled sports practice
sessions, or moved them indoors. Sandpoint High
School has rescheduled their Friday football
game to Saturday, which will be played indoors
at the University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome, in an
effort to play in a better air quality
environment. |
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