Indoor Track
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After years of a co-operative team with Mt. Ararat and more recently Brunswick, the Shipbuilders will now be practicing and competing as a team of their own.
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With college rinks, pools and tracks closed to outside use, creativity and sharing are key to solving logistical issues for high school teams.
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Individual drills involving players and coaches can start as planned on Monday in "green" counties, but team practices and scrimmages have been moved from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4.
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The Maine Principals' Association releases its COVID-19 safety guidelines on each high school winter sport.
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It's been a successful fall season outside for many schools, but winter sports played inside present challenges that require creative problem-solving during the pandemic.
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Practices were scheduled to start on Nov. 16, but they have been delayed while the Maine Principals' Association meets with state agencies about COVID-19 safety protocols.
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Class A athletes dominate the list, with several performances at or near the top of Maine's all-time rankings.
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There's no one in Maine faster than Cheverus junior Victoria Bossong, the Varsity Maine girls' indoor track Athlete of the Year.
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Even with a nagging hamstring injury, the speedy senior won two Class A titles and posted Maine's season-best times in five individual events.
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Cheverus and Class A champion Bangor each get two athletes on the list.
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The senior has been excelling in two high school sports this winter.
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Scarborough runs away with its fifth straight boys' championship, and Bangor edges Gorham by one point in the girls' meet.
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York earns its title by winning the final relay event, while Brewer dominates the girls' meet.
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The Rams will be challenged by Bangor and defending champ Cheverus in Class A on Monday; the York boys and Brewer girls try to defend their Class B titles on Saturday.
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A junior, Fluet decided to take his first plunge into high school sports this winter – in swimming and indoor track.
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Sidelined by a knee injury, the defending Class A shot put state champion hopes to return to the track soon.
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These 10 girls and 10 boys are among the best in southern Maine.
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After a breakout junior year, Sharif is poised to be one of the state's best ever middle distance runners.
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The Cheverus girls and Scarborough boys are well positioned to defend their state titles.
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Our list includes several state champions who were among New England's elite athletes.
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Upperclassmen dominated the top performances this winter.
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The senior set a state record in the shot put and finished third at nationals.
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The senior caps her fourth consecutive state title by becoming the first Maine girl to clear 6 feet in the high jump.
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Jason Montano finishes third in the shot put and Travis Snyder is sixth in the pole vault.
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Nyagoa Bayak finishes second at the New Balance Indoor Nationals.
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Westbrook's Nyagoa Bayak is now a four-time New England champ in the high jump, including three indoor titles.
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Nyagoa Bayak of Westbrook breaks through the 6-foot barrier, and seven other Class A records fall.
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Even when he's injured, the track and field athlete is on the move.
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Three York seniors earn upset wins to spark the Wildcats to the boys' title, while the Witches edge York to win the girls' championship.
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None were older than a 1977 shot put mark surpassed by Jason Montano of Thornton Academy.