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Pandemic made 2020 a lost spring for Chattanooga-area prep sports

Staff photo / Baylor School senior softball player Macy Ann Mcknight poses for a portrait in the dugout on May 19, 2020. Mcknight had won four consecutive state titles with the Lady Red Raiders, but she was robbed of the chance to compete for a fifth after both sports and schools were shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic that spring.
Staff photo / Baylor School senior softball player Macy Ann Mcknight poses for a portrait in the dugout on May 19, 2020. Mcknight had won four consecutive state titles with the Lady Red Raiders, but she was robbed of the chance to compete for a fifth after both sports and schools were shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic that spring. Staff photo / Baylor School senior softball player Macy Ann Mcknight poses for a portrait in the dugout on May 19, 2020. Mcknight had won four consecutive state titles with the Lady Red Raiders, but she was robbed of the chance to compete for a fifth after both sports and schools were shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic that spring.

By Patrick MacCoon, Lindsey Young 7 min read

Five-year high school class reunions will be happening across the country this year.

It’s a time when longtime friends can get together to catch up, and tales of revelry — some taller than others — are told.

When the class of 2020 gets together, though, be it this year, 2030 or any time in the future, the talk will at some point likely center around “what could have been.”

Proms were canceled, graduations held remotely, and the season when more athletic championships are decided than any other time of the year just went away.

In the Chattanooga Times Free Press coverage area, which has traditionally excelled in spring prep sports, the “what could have been” topic will always be a popular, if not necessarily cheerful, talking point.