CONWAY — “Hey, Mud Bowl!” will not be heard this year. The Tournament of Mud parade with its zany characters will not march through North Conway. And Hog Coliseum will be empty come September.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the board of directors of the North Conway Community Center made the difficult decision on July 2 not to hold this year’s Mud Bowl, the championships of mud football, planned for Sept. 11-13.
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