Two sports disappearing at high school level

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HOUSTON, Texas -- A pair of fall high school sports in the southwest are continuing to experience declining participation.

The most alarming of the pair is golf which has saw its figures dwindle down another 40 per cent this past year causing some schools to stop taking part in the sport.

Athletic Coordinator for Chinook School Division Deb Reamer said the lack of golfers participating in the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association isn't just being witnessed in the southwest.

"I think the numbers provincial wise are kind of dropping a little bit in golf too," she explained. "I don't think it's specific to the southwest."

Reamer did note that some high school students don't have access to golf courses and some pick other sports (football, volleyball, and soccer) over playing golf.

"Certainly we could try and incorporate some grade eights, so get some younger kids and giving them that exposure," she said. "They could not advance to provincials, they wouldn't be eligible because they aren't old enough, but that might be another option we have to look at."

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