Wil Kramlich

Sun Journal

Wil Kramlich is a sports reporter who has lived in greater Lewiston/Auburn his whole life. Born in Lewiston, Wil grew up in Gray, where he played sports and fell in love with the sports section of the newspaper. He was a three-sport athlete at Gray-New Gloucester High School before participating on the track & field team at Westfield State University in Massachusetts for a year. He graduated from New England School of Communications in Bangor, and first interned for a couple of online media entities before landing his first newspaper job at the Journal Tribune in Biddeford. He has worked at the Sun Journal since 2015, covering high school and college sports and beyond. Wil is a father, husband and obviously a sports fanatic.

Latest

Published
August 27, 2023

Oxford 250: Cole Butcher repeats as champion

The Nova Scotia driver becomes the sixth to win consecutive Oxford 250 titles, taking control over the final 27 laps to capture the 50th edition of Maine’s premier race.
Published
August 27, 2023

Oxford 250 notebook: Good finish in heats lead to relaxing afternoon

Johnny Clark, Derek Griffith and Max Cookson were among the drivers who avoided the pressure of consolation heats.
Published
August 27, 2023

Oxford 250: Three-time winner Dave Dion returns as race’s grand marshal

Dion, the champion in 1975, 1985 and 1992, is honored before the 50th edition of the race.
Published
August 26, 2023

My favorite Oxford 250: The crowds were back and Cash was Money

The fans — absent a year earlier due to the pandemic — brought the noise in 2021 and Farmington’s Cassius Clark ended his family’s habit of close-but-not-quite, resulting in the best 250 the Sun Journal’s Wil Kramlich has experienced.
Published
August 25, 2023

Oxford 250: Win in 2008 a happy memory for Kevin Harvick

The 2014 NASCAR Cup champion, who is retiring after this season, reflects on winning at Oxford Plains Speedway 15 years ago.
Published
August 24, 2023

Oxford 250: Dennis Spencer Jr. stamping his name on 50th edition of big race

The Turner native and longtime driver is playing a major role in this year’s milestone event as a sponsor and beyond.
Published
August 23, 2023

Oxford 250: Track owner Tom Mayberry ready for 50th race to be another memorable one

He was a fan for the first one, front-row starter for his lone successful qualifying attempt as a driver, and has been the steward of the spotlight event for more than a decade.
Published
August 22, 2023

Oxford 250: Austin Theriault returning, teaming up with Travis Mills Foundation

Fort Kent native is getting back in the driver’s seat and will try raise money for wounded veterans.
Published
July 15, 2023

East bests West in 33rd Lobster Bowl

Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren tosses three TD passes, including two to Lewiston’s Eli Bigelow, and runs for one score in the East’s 28-23 victory.
Published
June 10, 2023

Softball: Monmouth outduels Spruce Mountain, reaches C South regional final

Each team only musters up one hit, but the Mustangs are able to get one runner home for a 1-0 victory in pitchers’ duel between Monmouth’s Brooklyn Federico and Spruce’s Rylee Turner.