Athletic trainer joins scene on Colfax practice fields

Erin Hopkins tends to Colfax trackster Keaton Moore’s sprained ankle on the Schmuck Park infield. By Jeslyn Lemke

With a rolled ankle here and a pulled ham string there, a new program with Whitman Hospital has athletic trainer Erin Hopkins attending to the needs of Colfax athletes.

For five or six hours a week for the past few weeks, Hopkins leaves her job as a massage therapist at the hospital and drives to Colfax High School.

She tends to injuries among the track, baseball, and softball teams. She shares recovery techniques with athletes and gives coaches injury-prevention advice.

“It’s main...