Sam Seekins and Molly Carl faced the decision most top distance runners encounter on the trail: chase or be chased. Carry the pressure of holding the lead or enjoy the rush of coming from behind. Seekins did both last Saturday. The junior runner from South China and Bowdoin College won the 5-mile men’s Maine collegeiate […]
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Small College Notebook: USM’s Cobb achieves personal goal in comeback
GORHAM – Katie Cobb was terrified, to use her word, that her college soccer career was over. That her surgically repaired shoulder wouldn’t respond in time to be the University of Southern Maine’s senior goalkeeper. She worried if limited range of motion and rusty footwork would turn her into a liability when all along she […]
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Small College Notebook: Polar Bears fueled by last season’s disappointment
The goals are posted on a wall in the locker room. Win an away game. Win a home game. Win a conference game. Have a good practice. At the bottom of the list is this: Win our last game of the season. Ben Brewster, Sam White and their Bowdoin College teammates see the goals for […]
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From Cheverus foes to star’s father, lost battle was a win
Those involved with the star player who was ruled ineligible, costing Cheverus a state title, say a lot was learned.
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Boyhood vision of Ruth’s ‘house’ inspired art
John Kennedy has created 36 detailed wood carvings of baseball parks, now on display in Hallowell.
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Small College Notebook: This coach grew up in high-pressure California climate
STANDISH – When she was Yamile Menendez, volleyball was more than her passion. It was practically her life. She was the kid from the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, growing up in the hot-house volleyball culture of Southern California. That was more than 25 years ago. Now she’s Yami Nolan, a mother of four, a […]
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Steve Solloway: Hey, NFL – enough already with the train wrecks
Suddenly, Bill Belichick has friends across the country and the Green Bay Packers have a nation of football fans behind them . . .
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Plenty of cheers for UNE after discovering runner
Michaela Moran has made quite a debut for a novice runner. Never mind tactics or strategy, she says, “I try to stay up front.”
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Steve Solloway: Trying, trying, and now a triathlete
Jen Small cut her weight in half and plans to enter her first full triathlon next summer so she can be a role model to her daughter.
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Small College Notebook: Playing soccer to prep for track
Jamie Ruginski knows his team’s won-loss record. The University of Southern Maine has won one of its first five soccer games. He knows too well the score of USM’s most recent game on Monday. Bowdoin, a non-conference opponent won, 8-0. “I was pretty bummed after that one. The score really didn’t reflect the game. The […]