Alex Thompson of Edward Little pole vaults during the Maine Class A Track and Field Championship on Monday in Gorham. (Joel Page/Portland Press Herald) GORHAM — Five state records fell Monday at the Class A indoor track state championships in a meet marked by young talent, as sophomore Jarett Flaker powered Scarborough to its third […]
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Indoor track: Greely sweeps Class B boys' and girls' state titles
Gray-New Gloucester’s Abby Dulac and Lawrence’s Brianna Meader jockey for position at the start of the 4×800-meter relay Saturday at the Class B indoor track and field championships at Bates College in Lewiston. (Brewster Burns photo) LEWISTON — The boys and girls of the Greely High School track teams finished the Class B state championship […]
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Indoors track: St. Dom's Hammerton made decision pay off
Bugsy Hammerton, who runs for St. Dom’s Academy, poses at the edge of the Bates College indoor track on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Alexandra Hammerton had to make a choice, and it wasn’t going to be easy. Known as Bugsy — short for the nickname “Lady Bug” her father gave her when she […]
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York boys, Greely girls win WMC indoor track titles; Post helps Gray-NG place third
Elizabeth Brown of Greely competes in the long jump at the Western Maine Conference track championships in Gorham on Friday. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) GORHAM — Members of the York High School boys’ indoor track team are always competing, each trying to surpass a teammate. “It’s always more fun with competition,” senior […]
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Indoor track and field: Sophomore shot putters lead Lewiston
Laila Bunnitt, left, and Benedict Citenga of Lewiston High School have the two best shot put distances in Class A this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Laila Bunnitt’s Class A-leading shot put throw was powered by frustration. “I remember throwing it, and I was like, ‘Ah,’” Bunnitt said. “That was my mood when I […]
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Poland indoor track and field building from within
Poland Regional High School indoor track coach Rick Kramer watches his team warm up during the first part of practice earlier this week. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND — Poland indoor track assistant coach Dan Roy runs the Panther Track Club, Poland’s summer track program that has won the past four state championships. That successful farm […]
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Lewiston's Harris runs to two Big 10 indoor track titles for Penn State
GENEVA, Ohio — Penn State runner and Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris won two titles at the Big 10 indoor track and field championships Saturday at the Spire Institute. Harris, a sophomore, won his second 800-meter title with a time of 1:47.23. Harris’ time Saturday was not fast enough to beat the Big 10 […]
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Indoor Track: Eagles sweep, Lions and Panthers roar to KVAC titles
The Belfast girls and Waterville boys had similar approaches, mixed in with some standout performances, to capture Class B team titles. The Eagles girls beat out Mt. Ararat for the top spot in Class A by a 105-90 margin. Lawrence, Lewiston, Brunswick and Edward Little followed after that for top-six spots. The Messalonskee boys had […]
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Indoor Track: Edward Little, Lewiston chase last chance before championships
BRUNSWICK — With the conference championship meets just a week away, Friday night’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference indoor track meet was the last chance for runners, jumpers and throwers to make their mark — both literally and figuratively. The Lewiston boys did just that, finishing their regular season undefeated by edging out Brunswick, 152-141. EL […]
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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017
Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey. […]