The two-time New England cross country champion qualifies for the Champs Sports national meet.
Cross Country
All-Region Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: Carter Libby, Gray-New Gloucester
The junior runner won the Class B state championship through perfect execution of his race strategy.
2022 Sun Journal All-Region Boys Cross Country Teams
FIRST TEAM Name, School, Class Runner of the Year: Carter Libby, Gray-New Gloucester, junior Cyrus Evans, Mt. Blue, senior Henri McCourt, Mt. Blue, sophomore Adam Bilodeau, Lewiston, senior Lucas Hutchinson, Oxford Hills, sophomore Gabe Durazo, Leavitt, junior SECOND TEAM Name, School, Class James Cognata, Winthrop, senior Christopher Pottle, Winthrop, junior Jeffrey Warnock, Mt. Abram, senior […]
All-Region Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: Payton Bell, Edward Little
The Edward Little senior placed fourth at the Class A state meet — her highest state finish and third top-10 in three tries.
2022 Sun Journal All-Region Girls Cross Country Teams
FIRST TEAM Name, School, Class Runner of the Year: Payton Bell, Edward Little, senior Haley Williams, Winthrop, junior Nora McCourt, Mt. Blue, sophomore Lucinda Carroll, Mt. Blue, junior Brooke Buotte, Dirigo, sophomore SECOND TEAM Name, School, Class Annie Spurr, Lewiston, sophomore Moriah Reusch, Mt. Blue, senior Katharine Garcia, Edward Little, junior Holly Hunt, Monmouth, senior Allyson […]
KVAC All-Conference and All-Academic Teams
CHEERING All-Academic Team (Sun Journal coverage area teams) Kylie Danforth, Oxford Hills; Abigail Fickett, Oxford Hills; Madison Striegel, Oxford Hills. CROSS COUNTRY Boys Class A First Team Charlie Collins, Hampden Academy; Harrison Shain, Hampden Academy; Eli Palmer, Brunswick; Miles Logan, Brunswick; Cyrus Evans, Mt. Blue; Henri McCourt, Mt. Blue; Adam Bilodeau, Lewiston. Runner of the […]
Ruth White repeats as New England cross country champion
White, an Orono HIgh junior, wins for the second year in a row, finishing 42 seconds ahead of her closest challenger. Edward Little’s Payton Bell and Leavitt’s Logan Ouellette have area’s top finishes.
Technology and cybersecurity plans on RSU 9 officials’ radar screens
Mt. Blue High School sports programs are growing and setting the standard for high school sportsmanship, while the subject of tightening cybersecurity is on the horizon for Superintendent Christian Elkington.
Maine running pioneer and longtime Mt. Ararat track and field coach Diane Fournier retires
Fournier, 75, who ran the 1970 Boston Marathon before women could officially enter, coached nearly 50 years at Mt. Ararat.