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Wil Kramlich
Wil Kramlich is a sports reporter who has lived in greater Lewiston/Auburn his whole life. Born in Lewiston, Wil grew up in Gray, where he played sports and fell in love with the sports section of the newspaper. He was a three-sport athlete at Gray-New Gloucester High School before participating on the track & field team at Westfield State University in Massachusetts for a year. He graduated from New England School of Communications in Bangor, and first interned for a couple of online media entities before landing his first newspaper job at the Journal Tribune in Biddeford. He has worked at the Sun Journal since 2015, covering high school and college sports and beyond. Wil is a father, husband and obviously a sports fanatic.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
All-Region Football Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt
The junior dual-threat QB took control of the Hornets’ offense and starred on defense and special teams as Leavitt captured the Class C title.
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2022 Sun Journal All-Region Football Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Player, Team, Class, Position Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt, Jr., QB Robert Leveillee, Mountain Valley, Sr., RB Eli Bigelow, Lewiston, Sr., RB Tanner Bickford, Oxford Hills, Sr., WR Teigan Pelletier, Oxford Hills, Jr., WR Lincoln Merrill, Oxford Hills, Sr., TE Zach Louvat, Oxford Hills, Sr., OL Holden Shaw, Oxford Hills, […]
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Football: Leavitt sends offensive line coach Dave Bochtler out on top
Bochtler, who started coaching at Lewiston in 1988, put a wrap on a 35-year coaching career after Saturday’s Class C state championship win by the Hornets. Also: the season’s end is a double dose of bittersweet for head coach Mike Hathaway.
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Football: Leavitt beats Medomak Valley to win Class C state title
The Hornets finish off a 11-0 season with a 46-6 win over the Panthers.
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Football: Foxcroft starts fast, finishes off Lisbon to repeat as Class D state champion
The Ponies jump ahead 28-0 before the Greyhounds claw back to within 28-22 in the third quarter.
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H.S. football: State championship staff predictions
(Predicted winners in bold) WIL KRAMLICH (87-26) Oxford Hills vs. Thornton Academy Portland vs. Skowhegan Leavitt vs. Medomak Valley Lisbon vs. Foxcroft Academy TONY BLASI (67-46) Oxford Hills vs. Thornton Academy Portland vs. Skowhegan Leavitt vs. Medomak Valley Lisbon vs. Foxcroft Academy NATHAN FOURNIER (81-32) Oxford Hills vs. Thornton Academy Portland vs. Skowhegan Leavitt vs. […]
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Football: Oxford Hills and Thornton meet again in Class A state final
The Vikings and Golden Trojans will battle for the gold ball for the second year in a row, and Oxford Hills is hoping for the same result as this year’s regular-season meeting.
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Football: Unbeaten Leavitt faces upstart Medomak Valley in Class C state final
The Hornets defeated some of the best teams from Classes A, B and C during the regular season, but they finish out their season against a Panthers team looking to make history.
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Football: Leavitt’s six returning starters have driven Hornets back to state final
Four seniors and two juniors that are back after last year’s heartbreaking regional final loss stoked the flames for the program’s return to the Class C state championship game.