Hamel, a Fitzpatrick Trophy winner as a player for the Purple Panthers and an assistant since 2019, takes over for Isaac LeBlanc.
Waterville Purple Panthers
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys ski team
Underclassmen dominate this list of top Alpine and Nordic skiers from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel area.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls ski team
Maranacook and Mt. Blue skiers are well-represented on this list of the area’s top skiers.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys indoor track team
Sprinters, distance runners, jumpers and throwers are represented on this winter’s list of the area’s best.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls swimming team
Six members of the newly formed Capital Area co-op (Cony, Gardiner, Hall-Dale) make the list.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys swimming team
Underclassmen rule the pool, with five freshmen and two sophomores earning all-area nods.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys wrestling team
Multiple state champions hold down list of area’s best grapplers.
Check out the Maine girls hockey coaches All-State team
The coaches’ all-region teams also named.
Dirigo wrestling wins Class B South title
Four wrestlers claim individual titles for the Cougars.
MCI girls, Lincoln Academy boys win KVAC B indoor track titles
Erskine’s Sovie Rau and Lincoln’s Karen Higgins each win three girls events.