LEWISTON — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl kicked off its 25th year with its annual team meeting on Sunday, so Tim Luttrell really wanted to make a big impression on the dozens of players and cheerleaders participating in this year’s game. Luttrell, a member of the Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Board of Governors and […]
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H.S. Football: Gray-New Gloucester, Dirigo name new coaches
A veteran head football coach and a first-timer have filled a couple of local coaching vacancies. Former Portland assistant Mark Renna is the new head coach at Gray-New Gloucester. He replaces Jim Hersom, who was confirmed as the new head coach at Dirigo on Monday. Renna was a two-way lineman at Cheverus, graduating in 1997. […]
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Naval Academy athelete not guilty in sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Naval Academy football player was acquitted Thursday of sexually assaulting a classmate at a party, bringing to a close a case that drew wide attention at a time when the military is under scrutiny for how it deals with sexual assault. The judge overseeing the case, Col. Daniel Daugherty, […]
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H.S. Football: Hersom chosen to take over Dirigo post
One of the region’s high-profile athletic programs and one of its high-profile football coaches are set to join forces. Multiple sources told the Sun Journal on Thursday that Dirigo High School has selected Jim Hersom to take over its varsity gridiron program. Hersom will be presented to the RSU 10 school board for approval at […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo, Mountain Valley searching for new coaches
When it comes to football, Dirigo and Mountain Valley high schools share a lot in common besides the same school union. Both are proud and passionate about their football tradition. And both are looking for new head coaches to lead that tradition. An ad hoc committee is scheduled to interview two candidates for the Dirigo […]
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Connie Schultz: Michael Sam: Playing for a bigger truth
If you’ve ever worried that revealing a deeply held secret could be your undoing — isn’t that true of most of us at some point in our lives? — there is hope to be found in the unfolding story of Michael Sam. Sam is the University of Missouri All-American defensive lineman and NFL prospect who […]
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H.S. Football: Proximity, potential are major factors in Aylward move
FARMINGTON — Closer to home. Changing priorities. The desire for personal growth and a new challenge. The reasons most of us would list when leaving one working relationship to pursue another are no different than the ones that charted Jim Aylward’s future as a high school football coach. As of Tuesday night, it’s official: Aylward, […]
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College football: Missouri All-American says he’s gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said his teammates and coaches at Missouri have known since August.“I am an openly, proud gay man,” he said.The […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward to coach Mt. Blue, pending board approval
FARMINGTON — Only two men have coached varsity football at Mt. Blue High School since 1972, each leaving behind a state championship legacy. It was going to take someone of tremendous stature, experience and accomplishment to fill those shoes. The Cougars have their man. Multiple sources have confirmed that Jim Aylward, who won four Class […]
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College Football: Turner, Lucas among 16 UMaine additions
Dexter Turner was interested in becoming a Maine Black Bear, and Jack Cosgrove was interested in making him one. The coach just wanted the relationship to carry a little more weight. So Turner, a Pine Tree Conference All-Star at Oxford Hills in 2012, hired a personal trainer, enrolled at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass., put […]