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Jackson Theriault, right, of Greene and Everett Hinkley, 7, of Lewiston focus on the ball Wednesday during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. The five-day camp has 145 children and teenagers led by coaches from Lewiston High School, Central Maine Community College and players from LHS and from Edward Little High School in Auburn. “They are here for the game. They are here to have fun, and what a great place to be on a nice day like today,” says camp founder Mike McGraw. A retired high school coach, McGraw led his team for the last time in 2019 after 44 years coaching the LHS boys’ soccer team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Davis Carll, 5, of Auburn gives Mike McGraw a high-five Wednesday during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. The five-day camp has 145 children and teenagers led by coaches from Lewiston High School, Central Maine Community College and players from LHS and from Edward Little High School in Auburn. “They are here for the game. They are here to have fun, and what a great place to be on a nice day like today,” says McGraw, founder of the camp. McGraw, a retired high school coach, led his team for the last time in 2019 after 44 years coaching the LHS boys’ soccer team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Goalkeeper coach Butch Dow talks Wednesday to his group of goalies during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. The five-day camp has 145 children and teenagers led by coaches from Lewiston High School, Central Maine Community College and players from LHS and from Edward Little High School in Auburn. Dow coaches at LHS and CMCC. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Edward Little High School freshman goalie Max Kimble takes his turn in goal Wednesday during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Josh Lavigne of Auburn gives high-fives following a short scrimmage Wednesday during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. Lavigne, a graduate of Edward Little High School in Auburn, is one of 24 coaches teaching soccer to 145 children and teenagers during the five-day camp. “They are here for the game. They are here to have fun, and what a great place to be on a nice day like today,” camp founder Mike McGraw says. A retired high school coach, McGraw led his team for the last time in 2019 after 44 years coaching the LHS boys’ soccer team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Bentley Large, 6, of Auburn laughs Wednesday while playing during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. The five-day camp has 145 children and teenagers led by coaches from Lewiston High School, Central Maine Community College and players from LHS and from Edward Little High School in Auburn. Jacob Anderson, 5, of Auburn takes a tumble in the foreground. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Davis Carll, left, Jacob Anderson and Bentley Large, all of Auburn, wait for the game to begin Wednesday during the McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
The is the 18th summer that Mike McGraw has held the McG United Soccer Academy in Auburn and Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...