Edward Little’s Ella Boucher, left, and Grace Fontaine run the 300-meter hurdles during a rainy Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference track meet Saturday at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) TOPSHAM — By the time the 4×400-meter relay came around the final race of the KVAC outdoor track championships served as four victory […]
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Poland girls win first conference track and field championship
NAPLES — Her arms may have failed Darcy Cochran, but never her legs. And depth didn’t fail the Poland girls, who won their first conference title. A sophomore from Cape Elizabeth, Cochran false-started before the 100-meter final of the Western Maine Conference track and field championships Saturday when she tipped forward from the blocks. “I […]
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Lewiston’s Harris qualifies for NCAA track and field championships
TAMPA, Fla. — Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris headed back to the NCAA Division I track and field championships Friday at the East Preliminaries. Harris, a junior at Penn State, will compete in the championships in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Harris finished the men’s 800-meter run in 1 minute, 46.8 seconds, coming in second behind Mississippi State […]
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Edward Little looks for sweep at KVAC track championships
Edward Little’s girls’ team is looking to continue their undefeated season and defend their conference title at the KVAC track and field meet Saturday at Mt. Ararat High School. Last Saturday, the Red Eddies’ boys’ and girls’ teams both won the River City Rivals meet, which includes cross-river rival Lewiston, Bangor, and Brewer. A big […]
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Lisbon, Monmouth earn MVC track and field titles
Mountain Valley’s Lauren Sterling, right, is first over the hurdle and was first to cross the finish line setting an MVC record in the 110 meter hurdles during Thursday’s MVC Championships in Lisbon. From left to right are Destiny Deschaines, Lisbon, Emily Grandahl, Monmouth, Ayanna Stover, Wiscasset and Sterling.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Lauren Sterling […]
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Lewiston’s Kalilwa, two Bobcats heading to NCAA D-III track and field championships
Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa and a pair of Bates College athletes will compete at the NCAA Division III track and field championships later this week at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The field for all events was announced Saturday. Kalilwa, a sophomore at the University of Southern Maine, has qualified in the triple […]
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Lewiston's Isaiah Harris wins sixth Big Ten 800-meter title
United States’ Isaiah Harris, a Lewiston High School graduate, reacts after finishing a first-round heat of the men’s 800-meter run during the World Athletics Championships in London last August. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Isaiah Harris has the 800-meter run on lock. Harris, a graduate of Lewiston High School and a junior on the […]
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Track and Field: Leavitt's Daigle getting stronger in sprints
Leavitt’s Nicole Daigle works on stepping into blocks during a KVAC track meet in Lisbon on Friday. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) Nicole Daigle used to roam the outfield during her softball playing days. She also was the striker for the Leavitt High School girls’ soccer team. During a soccer practice inside the school’s track, Leavitt track […]
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College roundup: Bates' Fakorede claims New England title
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Bates College senior Adedire Fakorede claimed his third consecutive New England discus title Friday at the New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at MIT. Fakorede’s throw of 171 feet, 9 inches, was more than 7 feet longer than the runner-up. Also for the Bobcats, sophomore Brendan Donohue finished second […]
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A-L Hall of Fame: Court inducted after almost four decades of coaching
Lewiston High School track coach Carolyn Court will be inducted into the Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Carolyn Court had a career that most runners dream of. An All-American at Southern Connecticut State University in the 800-meter run (she ran a 2:14), Court moved on to become a grad […]