Leopard Stadium will have a new press box in the fall, but as construction begins there are some challenges to overcome as various teams are having to adjust their schedules as the water has temporarily been turned off at the indoor athletic facility.

“The water is being shut off, because they have to shut it off in order to start the construction process for the new press box,” head football coach Ryan Cox said. “I don’t know exactly why it has to be shut off, but I just know that my bosses told me that the water’s going to be shut off due to construction.”

Due to the lack of running water, athletes can’t shower in the morning which forces them to have voluntary workouts after school instead of in the morning.
“I don’t want to send a bunch of sweaty young men up to the school building after a first period workout, so our workouts are voluntary in the afternoon, and are tied in very closely to our track workouts,” Cox said.

The disruption in workouts has led athletes to make changes in their routine.

“The pros to this is that we get to work out in the afternoon, giving us more time to sleep in and study,”sophomore Blake Pfaff said. “However the cons would be having to go to the baseball locker room to go to the restroom and the usual routine is thrown off.”

In addition to the showers and bathrooms that can’t be used at the indoor facility, there is no place for athletes to get a drink of water.

“We have nothing to drink, however we learn to adapt to tough circumstances,” junior Jake Mayfield said. “We get to sleep in later and become better in a different area than strength.”