Abdi Shariff-Hassan was clutch at the Class A Indoor Track and Field State Championships in February, helping his team to a solid finish and earning him Sun Journal’s Boys’ Indoor Track Athlete of the Year honors. “I enjoy competing,” Shariff-Hassan said. “I looked at my time and I looked at (the other competitors time). I […]
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Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year: Fleming put Oxford Hills back on map
Andrew Fleming is the Sun Journal boys’ basketball player of the year. That distinction hasn’t been in any serious doubt since Christmas. Fleming also was Maine’s Gatorade Player of the Year. As the primary senior Division I prospect in the state, he was a virtual lock from the first jump ball. He was one of […]
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Wrestler of the Year: Smith cemented four-year state sweep
Even in a tight-knit community affectionately known as “Titletown,” where across-the-board athletic success is celebrated and almost expected, you could randomly throw a ball or a helmet and never hit an athlete who knew the experience of winning four state championships. Until now, and until Griffyn Smith, that is. Smith made it a career clean […]
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Cheering Team of the Year: Lewiston wins everything, again
In line with its titanic tradition this decade, Lewiston cheerleading was dead, solid perfect this season, and a foregone conclusion as the Sun Journal’s team of the year. The Blue Devils won everything else, after all, storming to championships at the conference, regional, state and New England levels. No other team has taken home the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Rancourt helped lead Lewiston to elusive title
The prevailing sentiment at the start of the boys’ hockey season was that Lewiston had all the pieces in place to win the Class A state championship. Yet the Blue Devils had been down that road before in the 14 seasons since 2002, the last of Lewiston’s then 20 state titles. This year, the Blue […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Freshman Frenette stood out for St. Dom’s
Isabelle Frenette is, er, was … a forward. She was, at least, until the St. Dominic Academy girls’ team had a need at defense. Frenette, who had played defense on occasion in her pre-high school career, stepped up to help fill that void. She then spent four months stepping up all the way to a […]
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Girls’ Nordic Skiing: Gray-NG’s Woods knew how to win
Kaelyn Woods had a decision to make after winning Class B girls’ skimeister her freshman year: keeping competing in both Nordic and Alpine disciplines, or choose one and try to master it. Woods chose to focus on Nordic skiing, and three years later it has proven to be a good choice. Three Class B individual […]
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High school alpine skiing: Bell finishes strong
Maxx Bell knew he had the potential for some podium finishes. His first run times would often have him within reach, but the Edward Little alpine skier would then watch it slip away in the second run. Fixing that became his goal. “I worked a lot in the offseason with conditioning and stuff,” said Bell, […]
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Girls’ Alpine skiing: Lever lowers the boom
Brooke Lever knew she had lots to live up to. After two second-place finishes in the states last year and two older siblings that succeed in alpine skiing, the Edward Little senior had high expectations. “At the beginning, I was hoping to win a lot of races,” Lever said. “As a racer, it’s so unpredictable. […]
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Boys’ Nordic Skiing: Barber burst onto the scene for Mt. Blue
Tucker Barber was a good Nordic skier for Class A powerhouse Mt. Blue as a sophomore last year. This year, he went from good to great. Barber finished 12th and 13th, respectively, in the classical and skate races at the 2015 Class A state championships. After a summer of consistent training Barber, a junior, charged […]