The year 2016 had it all. All across the Twin Cities, the tri-county area and beyond, it was a memorable twelve months for local sports. It’s more than can possibly fit in one story, but this one will try to hit on as many of the standout moments as possible. The memorable wins for local […]
Indoor Track
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Indoor Track: Niles bringing personal touch to St. Dom’s
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy indoor track and field coach TJ Niles started practice by asking who wanted to lead the team in stretching. “I guess,” volunteered senior Sydney Sirois. There weren’t many options, especially with one-quarter of the team (one person) unable to attend the beginning practice that day. St. Dom’s only has four […]
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Winter Preview: Edward Little indoor track and field
Coaches: Ryan Getchell (first year), Jamie Theriault (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Boys — 13th at Class A state championship; Girls — Class A state champions. Returning athletes: Seniors — Jazmin Breton, Kaylie-Anna Vallee, Barrak Abdraba, Tyler Blanchard, Jacob Gamache, Justin Gendell, Owen Mower; Juniors: Shukri Abdirahman, Shadia Abdulahi, Gloria Agossou, […]
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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester indoor track and field
Coach: Todd Mercer (10th year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Seniors — Jacob Arata, Morgan Brann, Nicholas Chandler, Trent Dexter, Emma MacCallum; Juniors — Samuel Aube, Emily Brewer, Hannah Dawkins, Jeremiah Gendreau, Trevor Huntington, Alexandra Lambert, Eliza Larrivee, Seth Levier, Jaley Martin, Logan Nickerson, Andrew Peterson, Ethan Ray, Jaykob Sanborn, Lauren Small, Kylie Trawick; […]
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Winter Preview: Lewiston indoor track and field
Coach: Paul Soracco (third season) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys — second in KVAC, third at state championship; Girls — KVAC champions, 10th at state championship. Returning athletes: Seniors — Johorey Abdirahman, McKayla Ball, Jennifer Martin, Abdirashid Abukar, Abshir Abukar, Roman Dennis, Keyshawn Green, Tom Jumper; Juniors — Davion Jackson, Ryan Marley, […]
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Winter Preview: Poland indoor track and field
Coaches: Rick Kramer (third season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys — 17th at state championship, 4×200 relay Class A state champion; Girls — 28th at state championship. Returning athletes: Seniors — Ben Bernier, Quinn Ferguson, Justin Gannon, Adam Kaczynski, Vincent Russo, Trystan Sanborn, Ben Simpson, Mercedes Archer, Hope Dubois, Elesha Pratt; Juniors […]
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Winter Preview: St. Dominic indoor track and field
Coach: TJ Niles (first season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Seniors — Ella Brown, Clare Kramer. Promising newcomers: Senior — Sydney Sirois; Junior — Kyle Blaich. Season outlook: The Saints have only four athletes competing, so new coach TJ Niles said the focus will be on individual success and improvement. Niles, who previously coached […]
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Lewiston track and field team receives donations from an unlikely friend (with video)
LEWISTON — There was a time that Lewiston track and field coach Paul Soracco saw his athletes take off their running shoes and give them to a teammate, just so that teammate could go run his or her own race. Those days are over now, thanks to a “big” day, an “unbelievable day,” according to […]
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Class B track and field: York boys and Orono girls claim state titles
The York senior acknowledges he’s had a case of the jitters when it comes to big meets, but Saturday, he knew he and his fellow Wildcats couldn’t wilt under the pressure. “I’m one that tends to panic a lot, especially in the past state meets,” Arsenault said. “I’ve struggled with the mental aspect of it. […]
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KVAC Indoor Track Championships: Lewiston girls’ repeat, edge Edward Little for title
The defending KVAC indoor track champions from Lewiston were in a nip-and-tuck battle for the team title Saturday at Bowdoin College and with just the triple jump and the 4×200 relay left, every place and every point mattered. “I was like I have to get this and get points for my team,” said the senior. […]