Lewiston goalie Keegan McLaughlin was stingy during two-year stretch sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lacrosse at a glance
Girls impact players: Gabby Smart, Messalonskee (Sr., MF); Shauna Clark, Messalonskee (Sr., MF); Sierra Clark, Cony (Sr., MF); Tiara Henry, Cony (Sr., MF) Emily Hersey, Lawrence (Jr., GK).
Boys impact players: Luke Buck, Messalonskee (Sr., MF); Justin Bolduc, Winslow (Sr., A); Michael Nicholas, Erskine (Sr., A); Tim Worster, Maranacook/Winthrop (Sr., MF); Cam Rizzo, Gardiner (Jr., A).
Top storylines: Avoiding a COVID-19 pause may come down to luck, but navigating a season in which teams can expect games postponed or cancelled will be a key. With teams playing more regionally-based schedules, will new rivalries emerge?
Changes: The biggest change is the wearing of masks at all times. Athletes who competed in winter sports should have an easier time adjusting. For boys lacrosse players wearing helmets, keeping the mask from sliding down could prove difficult. It will be up to officials and coaches to help make sure masks are always worn properly.
Waynflete Flyers Winter Athletes of the Year
Captain
Saadé was everything a most valuable player and captain should be, coming through in the clutch and leading the Flyers to yet another successful season and it’s an understatement to say his impact will be greatly missed next winter.
Saadé, who grew up in Windham, started playing basketball at the age of five and came to Waynflete in the eighth grade. Saadé, who has also been a member of Waynflete’s juggernaut boys’ soccer team and rows in the spring, has many reasons that he’s a basketball aficienado.
“Apart from the team aspect and the camaraderie that is built between the players, I really love basketball because of how fluid the game is played,” Saadé said. “Unlike some sports, no moment is the same as another, anything can happen and the game is built upon the spontaneous and creative nature of its players.”
Former-Black Bears To Play For Boston Teams
Jeremy Swayman became the ninth former-UMaine hockey player to suit up for the Bruins when he made his NHL debut Tuesday night with a stellar 40-save win.
That got me thinking. Who are the other former-Black Bears to turn out for Boston s pro teams? After many hours of research I ve compiled the rest of the list, which includes eight Black Bears turned Bruins, four Black Bears turned Patriots and Red Sox and even the first-ever Black Bear to go pro in any sport, who played for the Boston Braves franchise in the 19th century.
Livermore Falls graduate Jack Hardy is a MPA Hall of Excellence Inductee sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.