In his third race as a professional Isaiah Harris picked up his first win, holding on at the end for a victory in the 800-meter run final of the International City Meeting of Barcelona meet Wednesday in Barcelona, Spain. The Lewiston native crossed the line in a time of 1:46.11 to win the Catalan Athletics […]
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UMF replaces Campbell as track, cross country coach
University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington interim cross country and track and field head coach Dan Campbell has been replaced by Joe DiSalvo, who was a member of […]
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Harris turns pro, finishes second in 800 at USATF nationals
United States’ Isaiah Harris reacts after finishing a men’s 800-meter first-round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London in Aug. 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) Lewiston native Isaiah Harris followed up his NCAA 800-meter run title two weeks ago with a second-place finish in the 800 final at the USA National Outdoor Championships in Des […]
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Lewiston's Isaiah Harris wins heat, advances to 800 finals
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris locked down his spot in the men’s 800-meter final by winning the second heat of the semifinals at the U.S.A. Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. Harris finished his heat in 1 minute, 47.07 seconds. Last year at the outdoor championships he finished second, achieving a […]
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Lewiston's Harris reaches semifinals at USA outdoor track championships
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris is moving onto the semifinals of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Harris, who just finished his junior season at Penn State University, won the first heat of the 800-meter run Thursday with a time of 1 minute, 48.71 seconds to advance to Friday’s semifinals. Also highlighting […]
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Former Bates football, lacrosse coach Web Harrison dies at 78
Web Harrison talks with one of his Bates football players on Garcelon Field, circa 1982. (Bates College Muskie Archives and Special Collections) In the same week it named its 20th football coach, Bates College is mourning the death of its 17th football coach. Webster “Web” Harrison died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest at his home […]
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Isaiah Harris named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris has been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, the conference announced this week. The Penn State junior won the 800-meter national championship last week. Last month, he claimed his third straight 800 title at the Big Ten outdoor track and field championships by running a […]
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Track and field: Lewiston native Isaiah Harris wins heat, advances to 800 final at nationals
Penn State Junior and former Lewiston High School standout Isaiah Harris tucks into the middle of the pack before passing Erik Martinsson of UT-Arlington and Indiana’s Daniel Kuhn during the first lap of the mens 800 meter semifinal heat at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon Wednesday night. He won his heat with a time of […]
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Finalists announced for 2018 Varsity Maine Awards
Edward Little Varsity girls basketball coach Chris Cifelli cheers his team on during the first half of a home game against South Portland in January. Cifelli is a Varsity Maine Award finalist for Coach of the Year, while the Red Eddies are a finalist for Female Team of the year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal File Photo) […]
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Class A state track: Oxford Hills sweeps javelin, again; Edward Little's Berube, Syphers win titles
Lewiston’s Chrispin Kamundala hits the sand in the long jump competition at the Class A state outdoor track and field championships at McMann Field in Bath on Saturday. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald) BATH — Oxford Hills swept the javelin for the second year in a row at the Class A state track and field championships […]