2 Maine Colleges Planning Fall Sports Events With Each Other After Canceled Season

Division III sports in Maine took a big hit this summer when the North Atlantic Conference canceled the fall season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That isn’t stopping two of the league’s members from scheduling competition on a limited basis.The University of Maine at Presque Isle and Thomas College in Waterville are planning to play a home-and-home series involving their fall sports teams next month. The competitions will include the men’s and women’s soccer teams, the men’s and women’s cross country teams and the men’s golf squads with one match in Waterville and the other in Presque Isle. Preliminary discussions for the instate competition also included Colby College of Waterville, a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, and Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, which competes in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. However, both eventually decided against it.