Stephanie McCusker flies through the air during the Class C state track and field championship meet in 2002 at the University of Maine-Orono. (Sun Journal file photo) Stephanie McCusker never gave up. It didn’t matter the obstacle, the sport nor the circumstance. It wasn’t in her vocabulary. Competing in gymnastics at a young age taught […]
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Track and field: Douglass, Lavoie lead Lisbon to sweep of opening meet
Lauren Sterling of Mountain Valley lifts off during the long jump at Lisbon High School on Monday afternoon. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) LISBON — The Lisbon track and field team picked up right where it left off last season, sweeping the boys’ and girls’ competitions at their home track Monday afternoon. One of the biggest contributions […]
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UMF's Hollis, Campbell keep track of each other
UMF’s Robbie Hollis stays just ahead of a runner in the 10,000-meter race at the Maine State Men’s Outdoor Championships at Bates College in Lewiston on Saturday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony […]
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Lauren Sterling sets her sights on a third state title
Mountain Valley track and field champion Lauren Sterling will try to defend her title again this year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — Lauren Sterling has a banner in her bedroom with the Mountain Valley Conference 100-meter hurdles record of 15.94 on it — handmade by her father. The Mountain Valley senior and two-time defending state […]
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Outdoor Track and Field School Capsules
Edward Little Coach: Rebecca Hefty (third year) Class: A; Conference: KVAC Last year’s results: Boys — Fourth in KVAC, 13th in state championship; Girls: — First in KVAC, 14th in state championship. Key Losses: Max Giard, Zion Gurney, Owen Mower, Caden Begos, Victoria Beliveau, Maggie Chirayath, Britanee Nouchonthavong, Kaylee Vallee. Returning athletes: Seniors: Barrak Abdraba, Russell Allen, Reid Buzza, Mnawer Dubai, Connor Jackson, […]
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Douglass leads talented race walkers at Lisbon
LISBON — People begin race walking for a variety of reasons. Sometimes you’re thrown into it after a coach sees your talents in practice. Sometimes you want a challenge and after seeing the unusual turns of the hips, knees, and arms, you give the challenging event a try. If you’re Sydney Douglass of Lisbon high […]
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College track and field: Hall a champion, Harris breezes into 800-meter final
Casco native Kate Hall, of the University of Georgia followed her 2017 outdoor long jump championship up with a win Friday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, jumping a personal best 22 feet, one inch. Hall earned All-American honors as the leader of a 1-2-3 Georgia finish in the […]
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Scarborough, Cheverus share girls' track title; Scarborough earns boys' crown
Alex Thompson of Edward Little pole vaults during the Maine Class A Track and Field Championship on Monday in Gorham. (Joel Page/Portland Press Herald) GORHAM — Five state records fell Monday at the Class A indoor track state championships in a meet marked by young talent, as sophomore Jarett Flaker powered Scarborough to its third […]
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Indoors track: St. Dom's Hammerton made decision pay off
Bugsy Hammerton, who runs for St. Dom’s Academy, poses at the edge of the Bates College indoor track on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Alexandra Hammerton had to make a choice, and it wasn’t going to be easy. Known as Bugsy — short for the nickname “Lady Bug” her father gave her when she […]
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Brunswick boys edge Mt. Ararat, Eagles win Class A girls’ title at KVAC Championships
Edward Little’s Alex Thompson heads for the bar during Saturday’s KVAC meet at Bowdoin. He set a new school record on this jump after vaulting past all the other competitors to win the event. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BRUNSWICK — In a track meet that featured school records being broken and a shove at the end […]