College notebook: Northeast-10 Conference latest to halt winter athletics during pandemic
Decision a tough break for Messalonskee graduate Sophie Holmes, a senior at Franklin Pierce University; Cony s McCormick handles lost season at Bates.
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Franklin Pierce guard Sophie Holmes dribbles up the court during a game against Assumption last season. Holmes, a senior, won’t have a season this winter after the Northeast-10 Conference canceled athletics because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Photo provided by Matthew Cerullo
Another college conference fell victim to the pandemic Tuesday, as the Northeast-10 announced that it was canceling its already-delayed winter season.
The decision was particularly tough news for Messalonskee graduate Sophie Holmes, a high-scoring senior on the Division II Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, New Hampshire) women’s basketball team.
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North Carolina is just beginning to see the impact the Thanksgiving holiday may have had on the state s coronavirus numbers. In a press conference Tuesday, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen said that she believes the numbers the state has seen thus far are just the beginning. It is likely the increase in COVID-19 cases reported over the last week reflect those that went to Thanksgiving gatherings already sick. Throughout the next week, the state s numbers will start to reflect those that did not know they were sick with the virus until after attending those holiday gatherings. This week, the state continuously set record numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The case counts, in addition to a positive test rate of 10.5%, prompted Sec. Cohen to urge North Carolinians to consider canceling any remaining travel plans and to keep any gatherings small and outdoors this
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