By Kolton Fishback
It should be a normal day of practice for the Northwestern football team, but due to the corona virus that has infected the U.S., the field is now deserted after spring sports were canceled after the outbreak occurred.
The weather was beautiful that Friday afternoon with little to no cloud cover, but a heavy wind made it difficult for two students to throw a football more than 20 yards.
Dylan Siler and Kalie Johnson had more luck throwing a softball across the turf as Stitch fetched it for them multiple times throughout the day. Stitch is a small dog, a Jack-Russell terrier to be exact. He was full of energy, constantly moving around until someone threw the chewed-up softball covered in slobber.
Siler and Johnson stood about 6 feet apart as they tossed the football back and forth trying to get the best spiral on it while talking about memories they had from high school.
“How many people did you graduate with?” Siler asked as he hurled the ball high into the air.
Johnson responded, “Around 120 kids,” as she snagged the ball just before it hit the turf.
“You’re kidding,” Siler replied with an astonished tone in full disbelief. “That’s more than we had in our whole school.”
Siler is built like the average football player, short and stocky, standing at 5 foot 9 and 170 pounds. He is well-toned and will never pass up the opportunity to play catch. Johnson is in her sophomore year at Northwestern and plays softball for the Rangers. With the rest of her season being canceled, she will do anything to stay active during this questionable time.
A couple hours went by and the two decided they were done playing catch. The sun was setting and Stitch was hungry, so they picked up their empty water bottles, grabbed their belongings, and walked off the field.