Madison Post, seated, celebrates signing her letter of intent to run for the University of Maine with her friends, from the left, Laurel Thomas, Emily Reed, Jasmine French, Madeline Cote, Melany Rendon, and Lindsay Pierce in the Gray-New Gloucester High School library on Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Madison Post caught the eye […]
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Signing day: Gorham’s MacKenzie Holmes going to Indiana University
GORHAM — Three years ago, as a ninth-grader at Gorham High, Mackenzie Holmes had a pretty good idea that one day she could play Division I basketball in college. Already, college coaches had sent her letters of interest, and the University of New Hampshire even offered a scholarship. For Jason Montano, the idea of competing […]
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Looking Back: Ben Fletcher was born to run
Ben Fletcher crosses the finish line. (Submitted Photo) Sprinting down the final stretch of the Foot Locker Northeast Regional Cross Country Championship race, Auburn’s Ben Fletcher appeared in the sight of his coach and former Edward Little cross country and track coach Dan Campbell. In fifth place at the time, Campbell knew that Fletcher would […]
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Thomas Eastler, Maine’s “father of the racewalk,” remembered for persistence
FARMINGTON — Thomas Eastler, who helped make racewalking a high school sport in Maine and contributed to its popularity throughout the state and nation, died Thursday at age 73. The Farmington resident, a professor of natural sciences at the University of Maine at Farmington for 41 years, was a USA Track & Field official for […]
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Raised by Lewiston — Isaiah Harris remembers roots as he considers what’s next
LEWISTON — After the best year of running in his life, Isaiah Harris is glad to be home, and even happier to have a few weeks to sit back, reflect on his NCAA championship and rest up for his first full season as a professional track athlete. Harris has done little more than hang out […]
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All-Region girls' track and field POY: Lauren Sterling breaks MVC record, makes good on goal
Lauren Sterling of Mountain Valley pulls ahead to win the 100-meter hurdles at the Class C state championship track meet. The state title is Sterling’s third straight. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) Mountain Valley’s Lauren Sterling won her third consecutive Class C 100-meter hurdles title in early June. The biggest fireworks of her season, though, came […]
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All-Region boys' track and field POY: Oxford Hills' Dawson Stevens defends state javelin title
Oxford Hills’ Dawson Stevens won two straight Class A state championships in the javelin. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) Dawson Stevens of Oxford Hills entered the 2018 outdoor track season fresh off a wrestling state title as he tried to defend his 2017 javelin state championship. Stevens knew what came with that previous success. “I knew I […]
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2018 Sun Journal All-Region boys' outdoor track and field
FIRST TEAM Player name School Class Events Dawson Stevens Oxford Hills Sr. javelin, 100, 200 Russell Allen Edward Little Sr. 800, 400, 1,600 Fabrice Mpoyo Edward Little Sr. 100, 200, 400 Noor Shidad Lewiston So. 400 Dominic Sclafani Oxford Hills Sr. 1,600, 3,200, 800 Connor Jackson Edward Little Sr. 110H, 300H, HJ, TJ Barrak Abdraba […]
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2018 Sun Journal All-Region girls’ outdoor track and field
FIRST TEAM Player name School Class Events Lauren Sterling Mtn. Valley Sr. 100H, HJ Nicole Daigle Leavitt Sr. 100, 200 Jadah Adams Oxford Hills Jr. javelin Lauren Berube Edward Little Sr. Pole vault, javelin Hanna St. Pierre Spruce Mountain Sr. LJ, TJ Madison Post Gray-NG Sr. 100, 200, discus Laila Bunnitt Lewiston So. discus, shot […]
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Isaiah Harris earns first win as a pro
In his third race as a professional Isaiah Harris picked up his first win, holding on at the end for a victory in the 800-meter run final of the International City Meeting of Barcelona meet Wednesday in Barcelona, Spain. The Lewiston native crossed the line in a time of 1:46.11 to win the Catalan Athletics […]