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SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 THE OBSERVER — 7A TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. Manufacturing Zee & Cee Purlins In-HouseCustom Cut Exact Lengths Observer fi le photo Max Rose, goalkeeper for the Eastern Oregon University men’s soccer team, leaps to make a save during an October 2019 match against the University of Providence. The NAIA announced Tuesday, July 28, that it is moving the fall championships for men’s and women’s cross-country, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball to the spring of 2021, and will make a decision on football Friday. NAIA moves fall sports championships to spring 51 NAIA schools shifted their fall schedules to spring appropriate time for regular season competition.” According to the release, 51 NAIA schools already made a decision to move their fall sports — women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross-country — to the spring. The Cascade Collegiate Conference delayed the start of its fall season and put a hold on any competition prior to Nov. 1. CCC Commissioner Rob Cashell said on Tuesday he commended the NAIA’s move. “Obviously were pleased with that deci- sion because it mirrors the decision we made a couple weeks ago to move our season to spring,” he said. “Very pleased with that. It gives our student-athletes the best opportunity to compete not only for a conference champ but for a national cham- pionship as well.” Cashell said when the NAIA announces what the parameters for the new “fall” schedule will be and when the champion- ships will be, the CCC will set its schedule accordingly. “Once the NAIA lets us know when they plan on having the championships that would have been in fall, then we’ll be able to build our schedules around that cham- pionship date,” he said. “We need to know what those dates are going to be before we can zero in on what our conference sched- ules looks like.” By Ronald Bond The Observer LA GRANDE — The National Associa- tion of Intercollegiate Athletics announced late Tuesday, July 28, the championships for all its fall sports with the exception of football will be moved to the spring of 2021. A decision on football will come Friday, according to the press release from the NAIA offi ce. “This decision still allows NAIA con- ferences to compete in the fall and winter, if they so choose,” the NAIA press release stated, adding the delay on the decision for football was because of “unique challenges surrounding football” and Council of Pres- idents “members decided they needed more time to obtain feedback from their colleagues.” “Given the fast-paced and constantly changing nature of the current environ- ment, the COP recognized that the likeli- hood of safely completing the fall sports season has decreased signifi cantly,” Dr. Arvid Johnson, COP chair and Univer- sity of St. Francis president, said in the press release. “This decision allows con- ferences to consider the regional impact of COVID-19 when determining the • 24 Colors • Custom Trim • 2 1/2” Corrugated • Delivery Available • Full Soffitt Line • 3 ft. Gulf Coast Panel • 3 ft. PBR Panel • 3 ft. Mesa Panel • 3 ft. 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