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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Pitchers, catchers come out of the cold for first day of practice
LEWISTON — It was 25 degrees, with a wind chill hovering around Groundhog Day, when Lewiston’s pitchers and catchers reported back to the high school early Monday night for the opening of the spring sports season. Baseball teams across the state were allowed to bring in eight pitchers and two catchers ( for softball, any […]
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Lewiston cheerleading wins third consecutive New England title
It’s almost impossible to come out of nowhere to win your third consecutive New England championship, but that’s what Lewiston High School cheerleading did Saturday morning in Lawrence, Mass. Relegated to fourth in February’s Class A state meet, Lewiston put together all the pieces of a challenging routine on the biggest stage and stunned one […]
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New England Cheering Championships: Lisbon’s dream season goes distance
LISBON — Nobody on the Lisbon High School cheerleading squad is positive what to expect Saturday afternoon. And nobody really knows if the Greyhounds are a year late to the party or a year ahead of schedule. Everyone is sure of one thing, however. Lisbon gets to represent its school for the first time at […]
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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. girls’ lacrosse: Dow steps down at Lewiston
LEWISTON — With the start of the lacrosse season less than two weeks away, Lewiston High School is in need of a new girls’ varsity coach. Butch Dow recently resigned his coaching jobs with both the Lewiston girls’ lacrosse team and the girls’ soccer team. “It definitely was a tough decisions,” Dow said. “I just […]
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HS Hockey: Lewiston’s Lemelin wins Travis Roy Award
LEWISTON — After every undergraduate season of his high school hockey career, Kyle Lemelin sat at a back table in Ramada Inn’s ballroom and listened to a Lewiston High School player speak about the thrill of a Travis Roy Award nomination. Tradition is a great motivator. “It’s just a huge honor,” Lemelin said. “I thought […]
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HS Hockey: Inaugural showcase for an all-star cause
GORHAM — Clay Rowland was a defenseman playing in a hockey all-star game. As assignments go, it’s up there with being asked to clean the lion’s cage just before the end of his nap. Still, the Leavitt Area High School senior felt like he ended his career with a roar Saturday night at University of […]
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Nordic Skiing: Gould skiers relaxed heading to EHSC meet
BETHEL — The life of a Gould Academy Nordic skier isn’t too bad, and not just because of this endless winter of 2014. On any given day, a member of Gould’s Nordic team can wake up in his dorm room, head down to the basement, wax his skis, step outside and walk across Church Street […]
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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 […]