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Sports fans will soon be able to catch an outdoor game at Maricopa Community Colleges.
The Maricopa County Community College District announced the news Friday for all district athletic events.
According to the news release, spectators will be allowed to attend outdoor games or matches starting Monday. The district's policy dictates that all fans will be required to wear face coverings and practice social distancing while in attendance.
However, access for each college will vary based on the sport as well as the size and layout of the facilities where games are played in, the district said.
"The safety of our community, faculty, staff, and students remains our highest priority," the statement said.
The community college district includes 10 colleges with a combined total of more than 200,000 students.
The community colleges are following in the footsteps of other Arizona sports teams that have allowed limited fan attendance at games this season, including the Arizona Coyotes and Phoenix Suns.
Lindsay is a Phoenix native and is thrilled to be reporting in her hometown.
After spending several years in advertising after college, she switched gears and graduated with her master’s degree in journalism at Arizona State University in 2019.
When she’s not writing, you can usually find her reading a book or playing with her family’s dogs.
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