Bigfork High School will not field a boys soccer team this season due to low turnout.
Activities Director Dave Creamer announced the decision Aug. 31, saying many of last year’s players either graduated or decided to try another sport at the high school. All games will be deemed forfeit wins for Bigfork’s opponents this season. There were seven varsity players committed to playing this season; 16 players are typically a good number to field a team.
The girls team will play all games as scheduled.
“We offer more sports than any other Class B school and we’re proud of that, but sometimes our students get spread a little thin,” Creamer said. “Right now our numbers for Football and Cross Country are strong, and we don’t have the enrollment of most of the schools we compete against in Class A soccer. We regret this for the student athletes who wanted to play and who practiced the last three weeks. We also regret it for the schools who either won’t get a game or will have to find another opponent. We are hopeful that some younger students will show some interest in Soccer so we can show the MHSA that we will have enough to field a team in 2017.”
Bigfork added varsity soccer in 2002 and has competed in the Northern A division.