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Fort Morgan board hears plan to expand middle-school soccer club and join new league
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District Athletic Director Greg Edson told the board the new middle-school soccer club has 60+ participants and the district plans to join the NMPLA-style league for expanded competition; he described scheduling changes that won't increase transportation trips and invited the public to upcoming games.
District Athletic Director Greg Edson updated the board on middle-school athletics, saying a new soccer club launched this year has more than 60 students from sixth through eighth grade and operates like an intramural program with high-school players assisting practices.
Edson described a proposed league realignment that would place the middle school in a league currently used for football; under the change seventh- and eighth-grade games may be held at different locations (for example, seventh grade at home and eighth on the road) and each opponent would be played twice. He highlighted that the move should not increase the number of transportation trips and will help with scheduling. Edson invited the board and public to watch games this Friday at the Legion soccer field; admission is free and concessions will be available.
Board members asked questions about impacts on other sports and on track participation; Edson said the soccer program complements other offerings and that track numbers were only slightly reduced this year. He also discussed planning for combined tournaments with neighboring leagues.
