A team-by-team glance at the golf teams in the Sun Journal’s coverage area.
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H.S. golf: Dwindling daylight might make it difficult to get matches in this season
Most teams will tee off at 3:30 p.m., but some MVC schools asked that matches start at 4 p.m.
High school teams excited to finally work on skills and strategies as fall practices open
After a summer of mostly conditioning, field hockey and soccer teams are able to practice on skills now that fall practices have started, while golfers are excited for their season to start.
Athletic directors waiting while also scrambling to prepare for fall sports season
Most schools are still waiting on school boards to give the green light for their sports programs to begin.
Most area athletes, coaches and ADs cautiously optimistic after MPA decision to play fall sports
Some still have concerns that Thursday’s decision wasn’t final — the state and school districts will need to approve it — but there is more hope than before that fall sports will be played.
Golf notes: Maine Event has staying power in MSGA calendar
Appeal of tournament bodes well for its future; short season looms in high school competition.
New guidelines cast doubt on high school football and soccer
Both sports are labeled ‘high risk’ under the community sports guidelines that the Department of Education says should govern school-based athletic programs.
Women’s Amateur: Competitive juices flowing again for college and high school golfers
With the college season shortened in the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic and the fall season for high school and college starting in a few months, players were excited for the competition the Maine Women’s Amateur provided this week.
Maine Women’s Amateur: Ruby Haylock was cool under pressure en route to title
The 15-year-old Hartford native didn’t let a lead slipping away get in her head down the stretch as she took down 2018 champion Bailey Plourde in a playoff
Not all high school fall sports teams have the same summer openings
Cumberland county schools have to wait an extra month to begin summer workouts, while others can start workouts Monday.