It’s amazing Ginger Shaw found any time at all to coach the Gardiner Area High School softball team this spring.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ally Day
Gardiner Area High School senior to be Ally Day admits lacrosse is third among her favorite sports behind soccer and basketball. But that doesn’t mean she’s not any good at it.
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GARY HAWKINS: Towle gives thanks
If ever there was an example of a self-made player it was Gary Towle, who one summer wore out six basketballs playing dawn to dusk in preparation for his senior year at Cony High School.
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YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: All-star tourneys in full swing
Butch Cunningham doesn’t want to think more than an inning or two ahead of time, but it’s hard not to when it comes to the Central Maine Babe Ruth all-stars.
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ON THE GREEN: The game caters to every age group
As the Maine State Golf Association’s Junior Tour began this week, efforts continue at courses around the state to introduce the game to young players.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Gardiner hires new AD
GARDINER — Steve Ouellette got a pretty good feel for Gardiner Area High School athletics and the community in general when he took over as interim athletic director and assistant principal at the school in February.
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BASEBALL: Former big leaguers recall playing days to Augusta middle school student
Larry Eschen played 11 games for the Philadelphia A’s in 1942 and didn’t get a hit in 12 career at-bats. So he must have been surprised when a 13-year-old middle schooler from Augusta recently sent him a questionnaire regarding his memories in the major leagues some 70 years after the fact.
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ON THE GREEN: Gay gears up for pro debut
Ryan Gay’s game is beginning to come around, just in time for the Maine Amateur and his subsequent debut as a pro.
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CENTRAL MAINE YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINIC: Ex-Pat teaching game
WATERVILLE — It took Eric Alexander four years before he earned a starting job for the Louisiana State University football team and, in his seven years in the NFL, the linebacker/special teamer started just one game.
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RUNNING: Rail trail half marathon in 5th year
In just five years, the Kennebec River Rail Trail Half Marathon has become a destination for many of the region’s better runners. Some of this can be attributed to the 45 volunteers who make sure everything runs smoothly and same goes to the Kennebec River Rail Trail itself, a scenic 6.5 mile stretch that runs along the river from Augusta, through Hallowell and Farmingdale, into Gardiner.