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When Steve DeAngelis gets inducted into the Maranacook Sports Hall of Fame, he won’t see it as a large, formal gathering.
Instead, he’ll see it as a large class reunion. It make sense because DeAngelis, who taught at the Readfield school for over 40 years, knows nearly every inductee.
DeAngelis, 71, is among the first inductees who will be honored in a ceremony Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Calumet Club in Augusta. DeAngelis was a longtime coach at Maranacook, most notably with the boys and girls Nordic ski teams, which he led to a combined 34 state championships.
“I’m just kind of surprised,” said DeAngelis, who stepped down from the head coaching position in 2024 and still serves as an assistant coach. “I was surprised when they decided (to have a hall of fame) and definitely surprised when they said they wanted me in the first class. It’s cool, in part, because of the other people who are being inducted.”
DeAngelis is one of 12 individual inductees in the inaugural class. He will be joined by Greg Creek, Jared Lemeiux, Andy Hunter, Abby Mace Gerbo, Toby Martin Grondin, Ryan Martin, Jasmine Carey White, Stan Cowan, Mike Boyman, Scott Roberts and Susan Elias.
“I’ve coached with both Stan Cowan and Mike Boyman, I coached track with them for a while and taught with them for a long time,” DeAngelis said. “Every single one of the athletes, I’ve either coached myself or had in class. I’m just looking forward to seeing all these people who meant a lot to me when I worked with them, some I haven’t seen for a long time.
“Coaching was just like a different classroom (for me),” DeAngelis said. “It’s the same principals. You try to develop relationships with your students and your athletes and your coaches. You find out what makes them tick, and if you know what makes them tick, you help them be the best versions of themselves. (The hall of fame) is just a bonus.”
Ryan Martin, a 2008 graduate who was a soccer and basketball standout, led the Black Bears to Class B basketball state championships in 2006 and 2008. He was named Mr. Maine Basketball and won the Gatorade Player of the Year award after the 2008 season.
“It’s definitely pretty cool and I’ m pretty honored (to be part of it),” said Martin, 36.
Martin went on to play at the University of Maine for two years before spending three seasons at Keene State in New Hampshire. He played professionally in Canada and in the American Premier Basketball League.
More recently, Martin has made a name for himself by setting multiple Guinness World Records in basketball. In 2024, he set the record for most 3-point shots in an hour, knocking down 1,134 shots. He later broke his own record, knocking down 1,373 3s in an hour.
Martin credited DeAngelis and former boys basketball coach Rob Schmidt with helping form how he would eventually be as a teacher and coach.
“I’ve been super lucky with the coaches I had in high school, and I actually had Steve (DeAngelis) as an advisor,” Martin said. “From Steve, I learned about building relationships. He was a teacher that almost every student seemed to respect and work hard for. He never seemed to be upset, was a level-headed guy who based his teaching off building relationships. Going into teaching and coaching (later on), I definitely noticed that I took (those attributes) from him.
“Rob was one of the first coaches I had that showed that leaders can be the ones who listen, give feedback, and don’t always dominate the conversation.”
The 1981 football team that won the Class D state championship will also be inducted.
