Category: Sports

Babe Ruth Gears Up With Fresh Volunteers

grounder to short Photo: the_robio via Creative Commons Press Release A December 2023 Sanford Babe Ruth Baseball Facebook post about disbanding the league due to lack of community support resulted in fresh volunteers stepping up. Plans are now underway for the 2024 season. Registration is open and interested players should hustle over to: https://sanfordbaseball.sportngin.com/ Babe Ruth Baseball is a league for 13 to 16-year-old baseball players. Games are held on local baseball fields, including many at historic Goodall Park in…

SHS Athletes Named to All-Conference, All-Academic Teams

Several SHS student-athletes were named to all-conference and all-academic teams Photo Credit: SHS Athletics By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator Several Sanford High School athletes were recently named to the Southern Maine Athletic Association (SMAA) All-Conference and All-Academic teams for winter sports. Julissa McBarron was named to the first all-conference and all-defensive teams for girls' basketball. Paige Sevigny and Sadie Sevigny were SMAA Honorable Mention selections. Natalie Lam, Taylor Coffey, Alissa Long, and Arianna Martel were all-conference selections in…

Spartan Times’ Athletes of the Week

Mason Van Gieson and Julissa McBarron were named Athletes of the Week by The Spartan Times Student Newspaper Photo: SHS Athletics By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School seniors Mason Van Gieson and Julissa McBarron were named athletes of the week by the Spartan Times for their performances in the postseason. Van Gieson participated in wrestling and indoor track this winter. He earned his 100th career win in wrestling and finished seventh in the Pole Vault at…