Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference kicks off this fall

An athletic expansion is coming to central Massachusetts.

“We were built on a regional rule belief. Now we have to expand that,” explained Nipmuc High School Athletic Director Chris Schmidt.

Chris Schmidt is one of several organizers behind the new Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference, or CMAC. The plan combines four athletic leagues into one with 34 schools.

Student athletes like soccer player Cormack Devenney are excited for the new super conference.

“The league is so much bigger with 33 other teams we may play,” he told NBC10 Boston.

Teams will be grouped into different divisions based on the school size and average power ratings.

The aim is to help struggling programs grow and empower the strong ones to continue prospering.

The breakdown of the schools will be as follows, according to the Worcester Telegram:

• Blackstone-Millville, Douglas, Hopedale, Nipmuc, Sutton and Whitinsville Christian from the DVC
• Abby Kelley, Advanced Math & Science, Assabet Valley, Bay Path, Blackstone Valley Tech, Keefe Tech, Main South, Monty Tech, Parker Charter and Worcester Tech from the CAL
• Burncoat, Doherty, North and South from the Inter-High
• Auburn, Bartlett, David Prouty, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, Oxford, Quaboag, Southbridge, Tantasqua and Uxbridge from the SWCL
• Notre Dame Academy, St. Bernard’s and St. Paul