Category: Sports

2024 Mainers Coaching Staff Announced

New Assistant Coach, Jeff Heinz Photo: Courtesy of Bridgton Academy By Justin Ciavolella, Director of Broadcasting & Media Sanford Mainers fourth-year head coach Nic Lops announced his coaching staff for the upcoming 2024 New England Collegiate Baseball League season on Tuesday afternoon. Lops will be joined in the dugout by second-year assistant Tim Moreau and newcomer Jeff Heinz. Heinz, a Stratham, New Hampshire native, joins the Sanford organization from Bridgton Academy where he serves as an assistant coach on the…

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SHS junior Mckenna Nanartowich takes off down the field during a lacrosse game against Bonny Eagle Photo Credit: SHS Athletics By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator Lacrosse Win Streak Highlights Impressive Start for SHS Spring Sports Sanford High School’s spring sports teams have gotten off to solid starts in their respective seasons. After losing its season-opener to Traip Academy, the girls’ lacrosse team has won three straight games, two of them against Bonny Eagle. Savannah Knight had four goals…

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The Sanford High School baseball team finished 10-6 last spring to finish seventh in Class A South Photo Credit: SHS Athletics Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School Baseball Team heading for a promising season: The Press Herald named Sanford High School’s baseball team one of the ten teams to watch in Southern Maine. The Spartans went 10-6 last spring to finish seventh in Class A South before losing to Kennebunk in the preliminary rounds. Sanford’s…

Greater Sanford Babe Ruth Changes Up Format for 2024

From a press release Photo: the_robio via Creative Commons Greater Sanford Babe Ruth is reforming all teams this year to give all players the greatest opportunities.  The Board of Directors has adopted the following format for the league that serves 13 to 16-year-olds: following player assessments, a draft will be held by the team coaches and all players will be assigned to a primary team. Games are being scheduled for weeknights. On Sunday afternoons, an all-team, group skills development clinic…

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Winners of the SMAA citizenship awards for Sanford, Sydney Roux and Jared Riley. Photo: SHS Athletics Sanford High School students honored at SMAA citizenship banquet Two Sanford High School students were recognized at the Southwestern Maine Activities Association (SMAA) citizenship banquet on Monday, April 8. Sydney Roux and Jared Riley won SMAA citizenship awards for Sanford. They received their awards at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland along with students from the other 16 member schools. Greater Sanford Babe Ruth…