BELFAST — Falmouth sophomore Sofie Matson and Mt. Ararat junior Lisandro Berry-Gaviria won top individual honors Saturday at the Class A cross country state championships. In defending their state titles, Matson and Berry-Gaviria ran the fastest times of the day over the 5K course at Troy Howard Middle School in a meet moved up and condensed […]
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Cross Country: Brunswick boys XC have sights set on State Championship
Brunswick — After finishing in last place as a team in the 2017 State Class A Cross Country meet in Cumberland, the Brunswick High School boys team put together a mindset to return in 2018 with a state title in mind. “Towards the end of last year after the kids lost, we talked about it,” Dragons […]
Class A North Cross Country: Brunswick boys win CC regional title, Mt. Ararat’s Lisandro Berry-Gaviria repeats as individual champion
BELFAST – Lisandro Berry-Gaviria was disappointed with his time. The Mt. Ararat High School senior was not disappointed with the result. Berry-Gaviria won the Class A North boys cross country championship in 15:49.70 on Saturday at Troy Howard Middle School. The defending Class A state champion, Berry-Gaviria hoped to run in the 15:30s, but a strong […]
High School Cross Country: Freeport’s Horne wins Class B South Regional
CUMBERLAND – The South Regional Cross Country Championships were held Saturday at Twin Brook Recreational Center. In the Class B South 5K boys race, Freeport’s Martin Horne captured the individual title, finishing in 16:56.11, over six seconds ahead of Cape Elizabeth’s Jack Bassett (17:02.35). Griffin Allaire of Wells was third, followed by Lincoln Academy’s Sam Russ […]
KVAC Cross Country: Mt. Ararat’s Berry-Gaviria repeats as KVAC cross country champion
AUGUSTA — Maranacook High School coach Jay Nutting knew the outlook was good for his girls cross country team going into the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships. But he also knew that that was far from a guarantee. “We were going into it cautiously optimistic,” he said. “I try to remind the kids that it’s important […]
Cross Country: Monmouth, Boothbay/Wiscasset claim titles
AUGUSTA — Prospects for a third straight Mountain Valley Conference championship appeared distant when the Monmouth Academy girls cross country team opened the season this fall. But the Mustangs came together quickly, integrating five new runners into their top seven. They won all their MVC meets this season, and Saturday at the University of Maine at […]
Conference Championships: Cross country postseason is here, begins today
BRUNSWICK — The high school cross country regular season has come to a close. The runners have worked through injuries, honed their craft, and are prepared as the postseason begins today and Saturday with conference championships on the line. The Western Maine Conference kicks things off today at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish (3 p.m.), with […]
Democratic National Convention 2012
Democratic National Convention Sept. 4-6, 2012 Charlotte, N.C. www.demconvention.com/ Blogging from Charlotte Convention insight from Sen. Phil Bartlett, District 6.Democratic Dispatches A Maine delegate’s take on the convention DNC coverage #foreach($item in $cms.links(“/politics/dnc”,1,15)) $item.title$util.date(“MMMM d, yyyy”,$item.contentLiveDate,”America/New_York”)$item.summary #end Campaign Profiles Barack Obama: Four years later, no longer a blank slate Joe Biden: The veep: A regular […]