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The ‘pain cave’: How Maine distance runners endure the mental side of the sport

In track’s longest events, getting to the finish line as fast as possible takes much more than physical ability.

The global rating system is in its second season of seeding players for the postseason.

Whether it’s verbal or reading body language, developing chemistry can help create success.

by Staff Report April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Hamel, a Fitzpatrick Trophy winner as a player for the Purple Panthers and an assistant since 2019, takes over for Isaac LeBlanc.

by Staff Report February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

The coaches’ all-region teams also named.

by Staff report February 7, 2026February 7, 2026

Four wrestlers claim individual titles for the Cougars.

by Staff report February 6, 2026February 11, 2026

Erskine’s Sovie Rau and Lincoln’s Karen Higgins each win three girls events.

Cheverus co-op seeks four-peat, while North top seeds Edward Little co-op and Yarmouth/Freeport eye first titles. Can anyone else make a run?

While most of the work has been put into the final presentation, pieces can be moved around, or even removed.

Edward Little co-op receives all but one first-place vote.