Derek Damon and Greg Moore, who also played together at the University of Maine, will meet for the first time as coaches in a pair of USHL games this weekend; and more junior hockey notes.
Winter Sports
Cony names Alex Bessey girls basketball coach
Bessey, who played at Spruce Mountain, CMCC and UMaine-Farmington, coached at Mt. Blue the past two seasons.
Wally LaFountain, Winslow football and wrestling coaching legend, dies at 99
LaFountain, who coached Winslow football from 1958-68 and founded the Maine-Nebraska wrestling exchange, leaves a lasting imprint in the community.
This Lewiston High senior can’t hear, but her life could soon change
Madilyn Moreau, who competes in field hockey and track, is having surgery that she hopes will help treat a rare condition she has had since birth.
Mt. Ararat boys hockey team cleared to resume play
The program faced a two-year ban from competition after a hazing investigation, but a successful appeal to the MPA clears the way for a return to the ice.
Longtime Winthrop High girls basketball coach remembered for his impact
Ray Convery, who died last week at 76, prepared his student athletes for life beyond basketball.
Competitors enjoy camaraderie, growth of sport at Maine-Nebraska Girls Wrestling Exchange
Grapplers from both states appreciate the rapid rise of girls participation.
NYA girls hockey players taking part in USA Hockey’s Player Development camp
Lilli Kerluke and Caroline Matusovich are heading to Ohio over the next week. A few Mainers have good showing at USA Hockey’s Boys Player Development camps.
Varsity Maine Female Athlete of the Year: Lucy Johnson, Cheverus
The senior won Miss Maine Field Hockey and led the Cheverus field hockey and ice hockey teams to their third state championships — each — during her four years.
Here are the finalists for Varsity Maine Female Athlete of the Year
Cony’s Abby Morrill and Windham’s Stella Jarvais were standouts in all seasons.