In a sport where no athletes are cut, many coaches have led their programs for 25 years or longer.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Portland hiker turns penchant for hiking into successful business
Ryan Linn, with two partners, runs a company called Atlas Guides that makes map-based navigational apps for smartphones.
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Maine Outdoor Education Program combines Nordic skiing, learning
Stearns High School students are among those benefiting from a New York philanthropist’s vision.
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‘Opening day’ remains a ritual, regardless of Easter – or the weather
Many Maine anglers uphold the tradition to welcome in the spring fishing season.
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Fishermen flock to Maine to cross Arctic char off their bucket list
This spring fishing season, many are dreaming of pursuing the hard-to-catch rare species.
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March snowstorms send skiers flocking to Maine trails
Wherever there are mountains and cross-country trails catering to skiers, there’s no bemoaning those season-extending snowstorms.
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A sauna in the woods draws devoted disciples
At Sauna Saturdays in the winter at Nurture Through Nature in Denmark, the “healing temple” is open to the public.
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Boys’ indoor track: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team
The list is highlighted by a pair of multiple record-setters – Jarett Flaker of Scarborough and Cayden Spencer-Thompson of Mattanawcook Academy.
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Girls’ indoor track: Nyagoa Bayak, Westbrook
The junior set Maine records in the high jump and triple jump and earned All-America honors.
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Girls’ indoor track: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team
Cheverus dominates this year’s selections, with three athletes and the coach of the year.