Career and technical education schools around Maine are piloting programs for middle schools and offering summer camps as part of a statewide effort to engage younger students.
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Bailey Plourde takes the opening round lead at the Maine Women’s Amateur Championship
Plourde, 21, finished with an even par 71 to keep ahead of top challengers Ruby Haylock and Kristin Kannegieser.
Auto racing notes: Douglass gets ‘over the hump’ with Pro Stocks victory
Sidney driver had been running consistently in top five; speed records fall at Wiscasset Speedway.
Maine high school track and field athletes off to the outdoor nationals in Oregon
Mainers well represented at high school outdoor track and field national competition in Oregon.
Pitching depth is key for the grind of a youth baseball state tournament
Coaches and players take strategy into account during Cal Ripken state tournament.
Ben Clark to coach Brunswick High School boys basketball team
Clark, a Skowhegan native, replaces Todd Hanson, who retired in April after coaching the Dragons for 25 years.
Brunswick athletic director Jeff Ramich resigns, accepts assistant principal job at Cony Middle School
Ramich leaves Brunswick after eight years, will transition to an assistant principal job at the Augusta school.
Girls lacrosse: Freeport holds off Lake Region to advance to first state final since 2012
Falcons defeat Lakers for a third time this season, this time in a Class C state semifinal.
Senior catcher Justin Le backstopping Lisbon’s great pitching
Baseball: Le has been a key part of five no-hitters and two one-hitters thrown by the Greyhounds’ four-man pitching staff this season.
Softball: Big first inning powers Brunswick over Lewiston in Class A North quarterfinals
Sophia Morin belts 3-run homer in first inning as Dragons move on to regional semifinals.