Canadian High School’s Most Valuable Players and Players of the Year in every sport were also named during the annual Athletic Awards presentation on Thursday. Each coach took the opportunity to acknowledge their team’s successes and to offer a brief summary of their seasons—some of which were shorter than others due to the coronavirus shutdown that disrupted all UIL sports this spring.

Despite a sports season that abruptly ended—halted by an opponent no one was really prepared for—Canadian High School celebrated its athletes in virtual style Thursday evening, with video-recorded presentations by the Wildcat and Lady Cat coaches.

In an effort to reopen Texas’ businesses and to revive its faltering economy, Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that day care centers, youth clubs and personal-care services were allowed to open immediately, and that beginning this Friday, many other business would be allowed to reopen at limited capacity.

On May 11, Gov. Abbott directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Department of State Health Services to test 100% of residents and staff in Texas nursing homes, which have emerged as hot spots for the new coronavirus. The collaboration of those agencies, Abbott said, would “ensure that any potential clusters of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes are quickly detected and contained.”