The Maine high school state championships for outdoor track are being delayed due to another round of bad weather forecasted for this weekend.
A rainy spring had already been tormenting high school athletic directors and athletes alike as they tried to finish out their regular season schedules. And now the state outtrack track championships have fallen victim to the same pattern of washed out weekends, with thunderstorms and rain in the forecast for Friday into Saturday.
The Class A, B and C state meets slated for Saturday have been moved to Tuesday, according to the Maine Principals’ Association. More information about locations and other meet details are still to come.
“Due to the high likelihood of thunderstorms and rain throughout the day on Saturday, June 7, the Class A, B, and C Outdoor Track Championships have been rescheduled to Tuesday, June 10,” said a Friday afternoon statement from the MPA, which oversees interscholastic sports across the state. “The MPA is currently working to secure venues and finalize details. Once arrangements are confirmed, additional information will be shared.”
The Class A meet will now be held at Lewiston High School on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Class B meet will be at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, also at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The Class C meet is at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Messalonskee High School.
The postponement of these meets marks yet another scheduling challenge in a spring season already full of logistical headaches. The relentless string of weekend rain storms, combined with other factors like referee and umpire availability, have made for a particularly hectic season of scheduling and rescheduling high school sporting events.
“I’ve been doing this for 37 years, and this is probably the roughest one I’ve seen in all those years of doing it,” longtime MDI High School Athletic Director Bunky Dow told the Bangor Daily News in late May.