GNC fall plans

two or three teams in its assigned tier. These duals will be played Oct. 8, 13 and 15. GNC matches scheduled for Sept. 3 were moved to Sept. 24 and matches set for Sept. 8 were moved to Sept. 17.

As of Wednesday, Medford starts competition Sept. 15 with a non-conference match at Eau Claire Memorial. Northland Pines visits Raider Hall to open GNC play on Sept. 17.

_ In boys soccer, the GNC is planning to play a full schedule of 10 games in a double round-robin format, though three game dates had to be moved. League play will start Sept. 15, including a big early-season matchup between last year’s co-champions, Medford and Northland Pines, at Raider Field.

Original Sept. 1 matchups were moved to Sept. 22, Sept. 3 dates are now planned for Sept. 29 and Sept. 10 games are now set for Oct. 13.

_ The GNC’s cross country championship meet is still planned for Oct. 17 at Edgewater Golf Course in Tomahawk. As of Wednesday, Medford’s opening meet is the Sept. 1 Mosinee Invitational at Nine-Mile Recreation Area, though activities director Andy Guden said cross country’s regular-season schedule is the most fluid as schools decide whether to travel to or host meets.

Details regarding COVID protocols and restrictions at sports events will be announced at a later date.

A convenient way to stay up to date on schedule changes as this unusual fall season progresses is to follow your local schools’ conference websites –– greatnorthernconference. org, marawoodconference.org and cloverbeltconference.org –– where individual school and overall conference schedules can be viewed and you can sign up to be notified of changes at your school of interest or in a particular sport.