The players, teams and stories to watch this season.
Baseball
Edward Little tennis teams back on home courts
The Red Eddies no longer need to travel to Lewiston for practices and matches.
With roots in rural Maine, torpedo bats a big hit in Major League Baseball
Maine Billets in Anson made the initial bats that the New York Yankees helped make the hottest item in the sport. Now, a few Maine high school players are starting to use them.
Looking for an edge, Maine high school teams dive into data
Advanced statistics are playing an increasingly bigger role across a variety of sports.
Greg Dumais hired to coach girls hockey and baseball, run rink at Hebron Academy
The 1999 Edward Little graduate plans to use Robinson Arena to grow youth hockey while also strengthening the Lumberjacks’ hockey programs.
Varsity Maine Male Athlete of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt
Senior year featured big moments in one of Maine’s most impressive football seasons and postseason no-hitter in the spring.
2024 Sun Journal All-Region Baseball Teams
FIRST TEAM Name, School, Year, Position Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt, Senior, Pitcher/Infield Sammy Calder, Monmouth, Senior, Pitcher/Infield Ridge Dionne, St. Dom’s, Senior, Catcher Trent Drouin, Oak Hill, Senior, Infield Ashton Hammond, St. Dom’s, Senior, Pitcher Will Keach, Leavitt, Senior, Pitcher/Infield TJ Kramarz, Edward Little, Junior, Shortstop Timothee Ouellette, St. Dom’s, Senior, Infield/Pitcher […]
Sun Journal Baseball Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt
The senior capped a stellar year of sports with a standout season on the mound and at the plate.
Photos: St. Dominic Academy names baseball field after coach Bob Blackman
The coach has led the Saints eight state championships in 20 seasons — including Class D titles the past three years — and is planning to be back in the dugout next spring.