Longtime Edward Little, St. Dom’s and UMaine-Farmington coach who has served as a role model and mentor to hundreds athletes is now finding strength from others after diagnosis.
Indoor Track
High school swimming, indoor track teams fighting off winter blues
Optimism remains for some form of a season in the pool, likely virtual, but a lack of facilities and logistical issues make an indoor season unlikely.
High school winter practices pushed back to January
Individual drills involving players and coaches can start as planned on Monday in “green” counties, but team practices and scrimmages have been moved from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4.
This winter, coin flip replaces opening tip-off
The Maine Principals’ Association releases its COVID-19 safety guidelines on each high school winter sport.
What could high school sports look like this winter in Maine?
It’s been a successful fall season outside for many schools, but winter sports played inside present challenges that require creative problem-solving during the pandemic.
Maine’s high school winter sports season put on hold indefinitely
Practices were scheduled to start on Nov. 16, but they have been delayed while the Maine Principals’ Association meets with state agencies about COVID-19 safety protocols.
2019-20 Sun Journal All-Region Girls Indoor Track and Field Team
Athlete of the year: Shukri Deqow, Lewiston, freshman, sprints/jumps Zoe Barnes, Gray-New Gloucester, junior, shot put Julia Berube, Edward Little, senior, sprints/jumps Katrina Bolduc, Lewiston, senior, hurdles/pole vault Ella Boucher, Edward Little, junior, sprints/jumps Benedict Citenga, Lewiston, senior, shot put/hurdles Faith Davis, Poland, senior, shot put Taylor Haggerty, Oxford Hills, junior, sprints/jumps Olivia Jalbert, Edward […]
All-Region Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Lewiston’s Shukri Deqow
The Blue Devils freshman won conference titles, pushed the state’s best hurdler and set a state freshman record in a standout first season.
All-Region Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Lewiston’s Nigel Katende
His coach calls Nigel Katende a “kinesthetic genius,” and the sophomore’s performance, particularly in the clutch, this season showed why.
2019-20 Sun Journal All-Region Boys Indoor Track and Field Team
Athlete of the Year: Nigel Katende, Lewiston, Sophomore — Jumps Jacob Jackson, Edward Little, Junior — Jumps Hunter Burkhardt, Lisbon, Sophomore — Half-mile Jake MaCallum, Gray-NG, Senior — Hurdles Ben Strong, Edward Little, Senior — Hurdles Trevor Gaudin, Leavitt, Senior — Hurdles James Cognata, Winthrop, Freshman — Half-mile, mile William Levasseur, St. Dom’s, Junior — […]