By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutch Rec is ready for the fall.
"We are actually kicking off our youth fall sports seasons," said Amy Conkling with Hutch Rec. "We're following a lot of those same COVID guidelines for youth flag football, youth soccer and youth volleyball. We've started practices with those sports and they'll actually start games next weekend. Just in time as our school sports are starting, we're going to do the same for our youth in our community, as well."
In addition, there are a lot of activities at Dillon Nature Center in the fall.
"It's a fabulous facility," Conkling said. "A lot of people don't make that connection that Hutch Rec actually operates that facility. We have several fall activities out there starting up later this month in September. We have parent and me preschool classes, we have adult enrichment classes, we have junior naturalist classes. That is definitely a hot spot, especially in that fall season."
There is also the first race in the Hutch Rec race series that starts later this month.
"We are excited to have our Muddy Hutch 5K and a new youth 3K event coming up later this month on September 19," Conkling said. "You have about three weeks to train, if you haven't, and to register with us. That is at Fun Valley Sports Complex. That's a really fun race. It's not a traditional road race 5K. It is actually spread out along a 5K course with about 20 obstacles and lots of mud and dirt, especially if we get a rainy September in the next couple of weeks. It will be extra muddy."
For more information on the events go to hutchrec.com.