Not many upsets on opening day of state championships; a handful of area players advance to second round.
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Central Maine tennis players embrace the return of state doubles tournament
For the first time in more than 40 years, the MPA will crown state champs in doubles tennis.
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High school roundup: Edward Little’s Calvin Vincent earns top seed at region tennis qualifier
Mt. Blue’s Gracie Ross is the girls second seed, and area players claim 12 of 16 of Region 4’s spots for state singles tournament later this month. Also, Shannah Parsons leads Monmouth softball with her pitching and hitting; Skowhegan’s Silas Tibbetts no-hits Mt. Blue baseball.
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Watch: Highlights, interviews from the week’s high school sports action
Here’s a sample of game action and postgame interviews from around the state taken by our reporters this week.
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Watch: Lewiston boys and girls earn rivalry tennis victories over Edward Little
The Blue Devils take the girls match 4-1, while the boys win a close 3-2 contest.
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From a Portland hospital bed, this tennis coach with cancer sits courtside for son’s high school debut
Even as he is hospitalized for non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment, Seth Meyer was able to catch his kid’s first match miles away in Rockport. For this tennis-focused family, love is not nothing – it’s everything.
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2024 boys tennis preview: Players to watch this season
These eight Sun Journal-area players have worked on their games in the offseason, and most are moving into bigger roles for their teams.
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2024 boys tennis preview capsules
DIRIGO COUGARS Coach: Bruce Thompson (47th year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: 0-10 Returning athletes: Seniors — John Lane, Logan Timberlake; Sophomores — Jack Swett, Jackson Libby, Darryl Curtis. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Henry Waleck, Carter Fuller. Season outlook: Last year, Dirigo only had one returning player, but this season the Cougars have […]
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2024 girls tennis preview: Players to watch this season
These nine players are among the best in the Sun Journal coverage area, and many of them could vie for spots in the state singles tournament.
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2024 girls tennis preview capsules
DIRIGO COUGARS Coach: Kathy Crutchfield (11th year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: 0-10 Returning athletes: Seniors — Arianna Gonzales, Lauren Tubbs, Eliza Amedi; Juniors — Diana Cayer, Sylvia Hodson, Lauretta Woodhead, Lauren Tubbs; Sophomores — Amelia Malliet, Sophia Poulin. Key losses: Jenna Gallant, Martina Fernandez. Season outlook: Most of last year’s team returns, […]