But it isn’t all chill and grill: athletes and coaches share some of the ways they’ve used the past couple weeks to prepare for the fall season.
Haley Jones
Staff Writer
Haley has been with the Sun Journal sports department since November 2023. She graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in May 2022 with a degree in international relations. Haley also played lacrosse for the Tigers, so naturally, her love of sports led her to pursue a permanent sports journalism role. Before her move to Maine, she previously worked as a general assignment reporter in Lancaster, S.C., covering education, city council, crime and business. Haley is a native southerner, born and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, so don’t be surprised when she slips the occasional “y’all” into her interview questions.
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Walter Polky eager to lead Lisbon football’s redemption
Polky, who has his own bumpy past, is charged with rebuilding the Greyhounds after hazing allegations shut down the program last fall.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lisbon High hires Walter Polky as head football coach
The veteran coach takes over a program that was derailed by a hazing investigation last fall.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MIC’D UP: Aaron Filieo, West team head coach
In the regular football season, Filieo coaches for South Portland High School, but was chosen to lead the West team for the coveted Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl game.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year: Abby Trainor, Windham
The junior’s 93 goals and 33 assists set the offensive pace for the state champion Eagles.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
2025 Varsity Maine All-State girls lacrosse team
These 12 players impacted games in various ways, from scoring goals to grabbing loose balls, controlling draws and making defensive stops.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Yarmouth boys lacrosse again wins Class B over York, in overtime
Hakon Yeo’s overtime goal gives the Clippers their second consecutive state championship.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Windham girls lacrosse earns first Class A state title
The Eagles control possession to defeat previously unbeaten Kennebunk.
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Maranacook/Winthrop girls lacrosse edges Lincoln in Class C semifinal
Led by Stella Stewart’s two goals and three assists, the Black Bears advance to play Traip Academy in the state final.
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Maranacook/Winthrop boys lacrosse edges Oak Hill, goes back to Class C final
Sophomore Jacob Lyons steps up in crunch time to help the top-seeded Hawks survive a scare from the Raiders.