Baseball Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Maine’s smallest high schools worry about future of sports, impact on their communities

As the state’s rural communities get smaller, players, coaches and administrators in those places must adapt to survive.

Bob Blackman led the Saints to nine state championships in 21 years before the school closed earlier this year.

Higher demand and simpler evaluations are big reasons why the state has sent more pitchers than position players to elite college competition.

Four underclassmen and three state champions are included on this year’s all-area squad.

This year’s team includes seven players who were conference or state players of the year.

The Division I-bound Haggett starred on the mound and at the plate during the Tigers’ run to the Class A title.

These were the best runners, jumpers, throwers, hitters, pitchers, servers. returners, goal scorers and defenders of the season.

Cody Bowker and Wyatt Nadeau lead the list of former Maine high school players with realistic hopes of being drafted.

St. Dom’s baseball closes out in style; Morse swim team’s consistent excellence reaches a new level.

State championship weekend causes shuffling but not a shakeup in the final rankings of the spring.