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Tony Blasi
Tony Blasi is a reporter and editor who covers sports and enjoys writing a column and features for the Lewiston Sun Journal, Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser. He is a graduate of Northeastern University with a major in journalism and an undeclared minor in history. When he is free, he is a substitute teacher for the Auburn Public School System where he teaches history and literature at Edward Little High School. Besides traveling to historic sites with his son and wife, they are beach bums in the summer and he hibernates in the winter, keeping the home fires burning in his wood stove. He is also an avid gardener, who grows pesticide-free vegetables.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Edward Little girls, Messalonskee boys top tri-meet with Lewiston
Edward Little’s Payton Bell cops a first-place finish while Ellis Slover takes second in the boys competition.
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Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
H.S. field hockey: St. Dom’s stuffs Gray-New Gloucester in opener, 4-0
The Saints put in an all-around team effort to pull away with a 4-0 victory over the host Patriots to open the season.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
Spruce Mountain boys soccer team hoping to get a kick out of intramural season
Phoenix coach Adam Gettle is looking forward to mentoring the players who decided to stay with the program.
Posted inFootball, Lewiston-Auburn, Varsity Maine
Edward Little players, parents rally to protest cancellation of tackle football season
A crowd of 50 athletes, parents and coaches demonstrated their dismay at the Longley Bridge on Saturday.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Golf, Varsity Maine
Athletic directors waiting while also scrambling to prepare for fall sports season
Most schools are still waiting on school boards to give the green light for their sports programs to begin.
Posted inFootball, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
Frustration abounds after high school football grounded for fall
Coaches and players are disappointed that the season was canceled, especially after the MPA approved the guidelines. Their feelings about a potential spring season range from hopeful to pessimistic.
Posted inCross Country, Field Hockey, Varsity Maine
Field hockey, cross country coaches apprehensive, continue to practice within guidelines
Coaches and players play the waiting game as the state and the Maine Principals’ Association work things out regarding fall sports.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
H.S. soccer coaches can live with MPA rule changes
New guidelines will introduce several changes to the game, but coaches and players just want to play soccer.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Golf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Most area athletes, coaches and ADs cautiously optimistic after MPA decision to play fall sports
Some still have concerns that Thursday’s decision wasn’t final — the state and school districts will need to approve it — but there is more hope than before that fall sports will be played.