(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown officials announced Friday they are closing all city-owned and maintained sports fields until further notice due to the state’s recommendation for youth sports.The decision follows the joint recommendation from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Department of Education that Pre-K–12 school and recreational youth sports be postponed until at least January 1, 2021 in order to protect children and teens from COVID-19.“The guidance is that we ought to avoid any congregate settings.
And that means anything that brings people together is going to help that virus get us and we ought to do everything we can to defeat that virus," Gov.