Amarillo College announces new athletics program amid the pandemic, bucking a trend

As colleges across the country suspend or scrap athletics programs amid the pandemic, the only community college in Amarillo, Tex., wants to create one. The public, two-year college plans to debut a new athletics program in 2022 that will include three sports: men’s baseball, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross-country. The athletics program will hopefully drive enrollment for the college by capturing a group of potential students who had previously left the area in pursuit...