LINCOLN, Neb. — In a fitting end to a stellar Big 10 rookie season, Lewiston native Isaiah Harris torched the field in the 800-meter run Sunday in the conference championship meet at the University of Nebraska to earn his first Big 10 title. After qualifying first in the field with a 1:49.40 on the first […]
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Rumford to present straw poll questions in June
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen Thursday approved presenting three straw poll questions to voters at the annual town meeting on June 14. Two of the non-binding referendum questions involve the Rumford Parks Department. The first question asks voters to consider replacing the 35-year-old running track at Hosmer Field. The second question asks voters if they […]
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Track and Field: Harris shatters Penn State, Big Ten records in 800 meters
FloTrack.com, one of the nation’s leading sources of track and field news, took to its Twitter feed on Saturday and likely echoed the sentiments of everyone watching Isaiah Harris at the Big Ten indoor track and field championships. “WHO IS THIS KID! 1:46.24 for the FRESHMAN for the Win!!!!” the site Tweeted at its more […]
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Track: Red Eddies come up just short
BRUNSWICK — It appeared Edward Little’s shining performances would keep the Red Eddies on top from the get-go, but Messalonskee was quietly building momentum and collecting a string of first-place victories along the way in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys’ and girls’ track meet Saturday. Despite several impressive performances by the Red Eddies, the […]
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Cross country: Lewiston’s Osman Doorow untouchable all season
LEWISTON — Osman Doorow found competing against cross country runners an enjoyable way to make new friends — and pass them in grueling foot races on rugged trails across the state. Doorow’s soft-spoken demeanor is genuine, but when he hears the loud pop of a starter’s pistol, he is all business, and he runs like […]
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Auburn running club shines state event
On Aug. 8, 68 members of the Auburn Running Club competed in the Maine USATF Track and Field Championship in Brewer. Olivia Jalbert won the girls 13-14 Turbo-javelin event, setting a new state record with her throw of 118 feet,9 inches. Seven Auburn Running Club athletes won individual events Matthew Syphers, racewalk; Leighton Girardin, 100 […]
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Project Lifesaver in Auburn helps keep wanderers from getting lost
AUBURN — In early June, a 12-year-old autistic girl wandered away from her Auburn home. It was the kind of vanishing act that would normally cause panic and a frantic search. But not this time. This time, the missing lass was found within minutes, thanks to a technology dubbed Project Lifesaver, a program aimed at […]
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Class C Track and Field: Second’s fine with Lisbon boys, this time
YARMOUTH — Second place in the Class C state meet was both a blessing and a curse to the Lisbon boys’ track and field program for so many seasons. Then the Greyhounds went and got themselves off the hook, winning that elusive title last June. So did that spoil them for yet another runner-up result Saturday […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Kyle Farrar of Mountain Valley fights back, knows no sophomore jinx
RUMFORD — Some track athletes are natural. Others have a high ceiling with the right combination of coaching, commitment and confidence-building. Kyle Farrar is all that wrapped into one. The Mountain Valley High School sophomore was responsible for 32 of the Falcons’ 46 team points at the MVC championships, winning the 100-meter dash and long jump […]
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MVC Track and Field: Lisbon boys make it 10; Monmouth ends girls’ streak
LISBON — Lisbon High School track and field has dominated the Mountain Valley Conference for so long that when the Greyhounds began their streak of nine consecutive clean sweeps, Monmouth Academy was a second-year expansion team. A decade later, the Mustangs have more than doubled in size and have accomplished what other league rivals found impossible […]