School districts in Maine have been wrestling with the dilemma, balancing financial concerns with the desire to reward coaches for work they do with student-athletes throughout the year.
Girls Lacrosse
Area schools split on paying spring coaches for canceled season
Less than half of a dozen schools surveyed are paying their coaches after the spring scholastic sports season was canceled due to the coronavirus.
Keilly Lynch wants to make the new Mt. Blue girls lacrosse program stick
The UMaine-Farmington senior midfielder welcomes the challenge to coach the Cougars in their inaugural season.
New spring coaches at Mt. Blue, Spruce Mountain
Mt. Blue hires four varsity coaches, while Spruce Mountain hires boys tennis and softball coaches
Mt. Blue senior seeks donations for children in Ghana
After spending two weeks in a village in Ghana, Mt. Blue High School senior Lexi Mittelstadt is collecting art supplies, clothing, soccer equipment and money to help children there.
Girls’ team Coach of the Year: Caitlin Albert, Biddeford
She led the Tigers’ field hockey team to a Class A state championship by toppling powerhouse Skowhegan, then guided Biddeford to its first-ever playoff victory in girls’ lacrosse.
2019 Sun Journal All-Region Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year: St. Dom’s Avery Lutrzykowski
Senior scored nearly half of her goals in playoffs as the Saints captured their first state title.
2019 All-Region Girls Lacrosse Team
FIRST TEAM Player name School Class Position Avery Lutrzykowski St. Dom’s Sr. A Charlotte Gastonguay St. Dom’s So. A Megan Steele Edward Little Sr. M Mia-Angelina Leslie St. Dom’s Jr. M Christine Chasse Lewiston Sr. M Margaret Hartnett Oxford Hills Jr. M Kelsie Lynch Lewiston Sr. M Anna Cote St. Dom’s So. D Camree St […]
Girls’ lacrosse: Caitlyn Camelio, Falmouth
The senior, bound for the University of Michigan, led Falmouth to a second consecutive Class A state championship.
Girls’ lacrosse: 2019 Varsity Maine All-State Team
Our team is dominated by juniors and seniors, including three All-America selections.