FRYEBURG, Maine — The start of the fall sports season season for athletes in the Pine Tree State has been pushed back at least another week, and, so too, has the decision on whether state officials will sign off on sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We will be conditioned machines by the time we start,” joked Fryeburg Academy Athletic Director Sue Thurston on Thursday.
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