Harris finishes second in his semifinal heat Friday night to automatically qualify for Sunday’s final, with a spot in the world championships on the line.
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College roundup: Former Edward Little standouts Jacob Jackson, Jillian Richardson earn all-region track honors
Jackson, who just completed his freshman season at Southern Maine, and Richardson, who will be a senior at Bates in the fall, both were among New England’s best in Division III track and field this spring.
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Dan Annino looks to bring Bates men’s lacrosse program back to the top
Annino, a former Amherst College player, was hired earlier this month as the fourth coach in the program’s history.
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Colby College names new men’s basketball locker room after Matt Gaudet
The 1991 Mr. Basketball winner at Mountain Valley High School attended Saturday’s ceremony along with friends and family and former teammates and coaches.
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American Legion baseball: Bessey Motors bashes Erskine
Andrew Merrill hits a home run in Bessey Motors’ 10-4 win in Augusta.
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Isaiah Harris wins 800-meter heat at U.S. track championships
The Lewiston native advances to Friday’s semifinals with the fifth-fastest time overall in Thursday’s heat races.
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Katie Lachapelle enjoyed experience, will coach Team USA’s U18 women’s hockey team again in 2023
Lewiston native led the U.S. to a silver medal at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships in Wisconsin earlier this month. She will be the head coach again for the 2023 tournament in January.
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Turner Highlands Golf Course owner dies when riding mower overturns
By Thursday afternoon, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other agencies had joined the investigation.
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Basketball: Ronnie Turner leaves Bates to become head coach at Connecticut prep school
The Lewiston High School graduate, and former Blue Devils coach, is leaving the Bobcats after one season as an assistant to lead the boys basketball program at Pomfret School.
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Area coaches say Title IX has allowed female athletes to feel entitled in the sports world
Anita Murphy, Gail Wight, Cindy Goddard and Wanda Ward-McLean say that the law — which celebrates its 50th anniversary Thursday — isn’t perfect but it has provided more opportunities for women in sports.