SPORTS: Mineral Point To Forfeit Final Game Of Football Season

In high school football, Mineral Point is forfeiting its WIAA Division 5 second-round playoff game against Cambridge, scheduled Thursday, after Pointers coach Andy Palzkill said a player on the team’s roster tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Mineral Point will finish the season 6-1. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the WIAA shortened the 2020 postseason to just two rounds in each division, with the second round serving as the final game of the season. The Pointers were ranked No. 1 in the final wissports.net Division 6 coaches poll.  Two area playoff games are scheduled for Thursday. In Division 5, Lancaster hosts La Crosse Aquinas on 97.7 WGLR. In Division 6, Potosi-Cassvile hosts Highland on Xtreme 107.1 WPVL-FM.