Eight individuals, including a few with local ties, have been chosen to be inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame Sunday at the Governor’s Hill Mansion in Augusta. The members of the hall of fame’s 20th class are: Pete Bottomley ran for Oxford Hills High School before moving on to the University of Maine […]
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Rumford native Dave Giroux joining wrestling hall of fame
Rumford native Dave Giroux, left, with Gerald Perkins. Giroux will be inducted into the Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame on Saturday. (Submitted photo) When Dave Giroux stepped on a wrestling mat he was routinely dwarfed by his opponents. However, heart and desire are difficult to measure, and the amount Giroux had of both […]
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Passion for the game has led Slicer to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Oxford Hills coach Shane Slicer pulls his players together during a pitching change. Slicer is being inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) Four decades after being introduced to baseball, Shane Slicer’s passion for the sport remains strong. These days, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School coach […]
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Dick Leavitt named to Bowdoin Athletic Hall of Honor
Former track All-American and football star Dick Leavitt of Sabattus is among the six inductees that will comprise Bowdoin College’s Athletic Hall of Honor. He is pictured here with his son, Robie, at a 2006 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl practice. (Sun Journal file photo) Dick Leavitt’s distinguished two-sport collegiate career is being recognized by Bowdoin […]
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Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame introduces quartet of new inductees
Three of the four newest members of the Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame that will be inducted in a May 6 ceremony at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston, got together at Gippers in Auburn Friday afternoon for a luncheon officially announcing the inductees. They are from left to right, Ray DeBlois, Carolyn Court and […]
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Maine Ski Hall of Fame announces Class of 2018
Becky Woods, the Bates College women’s ski coach who also chairs the Maine Ski Hall of Fame selection committee, has announced the Class of 2018. Six skiers and one historic figure will be honored this fall. This year’s honorees include two freestyle champions, a cross-country coach and pioneer retailer, a ski coach and race official, an Olympic […]
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YMCA postpones Hall of Fame event
AUBURN — The YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston has postponed its annual Hall of Fame celebration, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6. The new date has not yet been set, but it will be in the new year. The decision to postpone is based on the impact of flooding over the weekend of Nov. 18-19,when […]
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Six to join Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame
GRAY — Officers of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association, parent organization behind the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame, announced the six inductees who comprise its Class of 2018 on Sunday. Car builder Steve Leavitt, engine builder Dave MacMaster, snowmobile racer Tom Peters, along with drivers Rick Zemla, Doug Ripley and Dave St. Clair make […]
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Maine Golf Hall of Fame celebrates its silver anniversary
Maine Golf Hall of Fame Executive Director Gary Rees stands in the always changing hall of fame room on the second floor of the State of Maine Building on the grounds of Poland Spring Resort recently POLAND — There are two big anniversaries this year in golf. The first is the Maine State Golf Association […]
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Maine's Gardiner Leavitt joins NEAR Hall of Fame
Legendary driver, car owner and Maine native Gardiner Leavitt received another well-deserved honor on Tuesday, as directors of the New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Hall of Fame announced its eight-member Class of 2017. A diverse group of drivers, car owners, a crew chief and a world-class announcer comprise the new class, raising the total to […]