Sports
Track & Field
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Around 1,000 athletes from around 35 programs will hit the Taylor Harmon Track at Augusta school on Saturday.
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After winning three sprints and anchoring a relay team to help Bangor defend its Class A title, Connors won the New England 400-meter championship.
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Record setters and versatile performers define a group that includes four athletes who should be back in 2024.
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Four repeat All-State picks highlight a strong group that includes two racewalkers.
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The junior won two races at the Class B state meet, then finished second in three sprints at the New England championships.
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Sarah Moore of North Yarmouth Academy takes home two victories, and five others win titles on a banner day for Maine athletes.
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Ruth White breaks her own state record in the 3,200 meters as the Red Riots sweep the team titles.
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Rain forced the postponement of the boys' and girls' pole vault, as well as the boys' high jump, leaving team titles up in the air.
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The Dragons were unfazed by the rain and subsequent two-hour halt in the action, as was quadruple winner Anna Connors of Bangor, which won the girls' team title.
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State records could fall at meets in Topsham (Class A), Freeport (Class B) and Augusta (Class C).
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The Dragons hold off the Edward Little girls. Lewiston's Makenna Drouin and Ryker Paradis and Mt. Ararat's Aubrey Pelletier and Aidan Greenleaf earn athletes of the meet awards.
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Bonny Eagle's Ethan Kane took a pair of victories in the boys' hurdle events.
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Winthrop's James Cognata, Kents Hills' Rose Jenkins named meet's top athletes.
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Morin, the defending Class A champ in the javelin, also playing big role on softball team.
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With her pro career temporarily on hold as she recovers from another injury setback, the Maine native is helping track athletes at Bonny Eagle High attain success.
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Dragons coming off strong indoor season; Morse and Mt. Ararat also seek improvement.
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The Scarborough boys and girls should contend in Class A, while the York boys and girls again will be strong in Class B.
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Longtime state records in Maine high school track and field have fallen more often in recent years.
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This group of talented boys and girls includes several state-record holders.
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Senior making name for herself after turning in strong performances at New Balance nationals, other big events.
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Fournier, 75, who ran the 1970 Boston Marathon before women could officially enter, coached nearly 50 years at Mt. Ararat.
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This year's team is defined by a stellar senior class of sprinters and jumpers.
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The senior saved his best for last, winning the 200 meters at the New England championships and finishing second in two other sprints.
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Just a sophomore, Makenna Drouin won two hurdle events at the Class A state meet and the 300-meter hurdles at the New England Championships.
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Three sophomores make their way onto a team packed with senior talent.
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Gorham's Andrew Farr (200), Cheverus' Frank Morang (long jump), Thornton's Mia-Claire Kezal (1,600) and Edward Little's Makenna Drouin (300 hurdles) are victorious at the New England championships.
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The Lisbon/Oak Hill girls win the Class C title for a second straight season.
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Both squads were runners-up a year ago, but on Saturday the Wildcats win decisively in Bar Harbor.
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Sarah Moore's two individual wins pace the Greyhounds to their second straight title, while Joseph Richard's victory in the 400 boosts the Black Raiders.
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Andrew Farr of Gorham and Anna Connors of Bangor overcome tough competition, sweeping the 100, 200 and 400.
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The Class A meet will take place in Bangor, Class B in Bar Harbor and Class C in Lewiston.
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The Wildcat boys and girls cruise to victory in Division 1, while the North Yarmouth Academy girls and Poland boys win in Division 2.
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A historic boys' 100-meter dash highlights a day of fast times at Falmouth High.
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A novice to the sport when she was hired in 2017, Missy Freeman has helped York's strong track program hit new marks in the shot, javelin and discus.
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MVC championships set for Thursday while three KVAC championship meets set to follow Friday and Saturday.
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From sprinters and jumpers to hurdlers, there is a strong crop of standout athletes who could shatter state records at the Class A meet in June.
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Keep your eyes on these talented athletes, who will be looking to peak at postseason meets.
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The Gorham girls and Scarborough boys should vie for Class A titles, while the York girls and boys will be tough in Class B.
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Campbell was given six months to live in early 2021. Nearly a year and a half later, his cancer is gone and he is excited to live a full life again.
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Lisbon, Mt. Ararat and Brunswick look to contend for conference crowns again.
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The Cheverus senior capped her high school career in Maine by setting meet records in three events – and finishing second in another – at the Class A state championships.
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In just his second track and field season, the junior broke two long-standing Class A state records.
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Patterson is the third Gatorade Maine Boys Track & Field Player of the Year from Brunswick High School.
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Tyler Patterson places first in his heat while Mikaela Langston jumps 37-7.5’ in the triple jump.
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Bossong set three records at the Class A state championship meet.
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Mainers well represented at high school outdoor track and field national competition in Oregon.
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State championships and historic performances highlight a successful spring.