Short turnout has led to changes in the high school fall soccer season for Wiscasset: Varsity is out. Athletic Director Cameron Bishop said Aug. 24, “So right now the girls are going to play JV games, as many as I can schedule (and) the boys team right now, they’ve only had about five to six boys routinely showing up. So if more trickle in, I’ll try to schedule some seven on seven JV games. But in either case, the coaches are still going to offer practice and skill sessions throughout the week.”

The high school had not had the numbers for JV teams this year, so the move to JV does not impact anyone else’s playing time, Bishop explained. He expects the girls to play some Mountain Valley Conference opponents and maybe some outside the conference. 

Commenting on the numbers, he said, “That’s something as athletic director I’m going to try to work to improve upon in the years ahead.” Bishop added, the interest in playing middle school soccer has been greater than for high school soccer. “We’re going to try to keep them on board over the years, and make sure that next year we’re ready to go and be able to compete at the varsity level.”