Players pick up from where they left off last season, while umpires’ move back behind plate marks return to form.
Spring sports
Ashlyn Poulin enjoys breakout performance at track and field indoor nationals
Gardiner junior earned third-place finishes in racewalk at both events.
New Winslow High baseball coach Beth LaFountain breaking barriers and rebuilding a program at same time
Former softball standout takes over the baseball team and hopes to lead Black Raiders back to winning tradition.
Rick Coughlin remembered for championships and dominance as Richmond coach
Coughlin won 12 state championships in soccer and softball while becoming community fixture.
High school Indoor track and field preview: Central Maine teams gearing up for competition this winter
After COVID-19 wiped out last season, coaches and athletes are excited to return to action.
Central Maine student-athletes make it official on National Signing Day
Skowhegan’s Jaycie Christopher will play basketball at Boston University; Messalonskee’s Journey Charles will play women’s lacrosse at Anderson University.
Greely High pitcher to play in elite tourney staged for MLB scouts
Zach Johnston is one of 175 high schoolers across the nation heading to the invitation-only Area Code Underclass Games in Los Angeles.
Softball: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
Chantelle Bouchard, Biddeford junior, catcher: Bouchard swept the SMAA awards this year, earning honors as defensive player of the year, offensive player of the year and player of the year. She helped the Tigers to the Class A state title game by hitting a team-high .513 with six home runs, 36 RBI and 20 runs. […]
Baseball: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
Brady Afthim, Windham senior, pitcher/catcher: The Varsity Maine Player of the Year dominated SMAA hitters, with 128 strikeouts and five walks over 53 1/3 innings with a 0.53 ERA. He struck out 23 Portland batters in an extra-inning game, and 16 in a 1-0 playoff loss to Thornton Academy. Considered the top catcher in the […]
Fryeburg Academy’s Morgan Fusco named Miss Maine Softball
Fusco, a senior catcher, batted .620 with seven home runs and 26 RBI while leading the Raiders to the top seed in Class B South.