Field hockey: Central Maine takes center stage for festival, McNally All-Star Game

The play day and All-Star Game mark an exciting return to action after a strong 2022 fall season in the region.

New Gardiner field hockey coach Jess Merrill eager to get going

Merrill, who won a state title at Winthrop, becomes just the third Gardiner coach since 1979.

High school roundup: Charlie Houghton surpasses 1,000 points in Dirigo boys’ win

Nathaniel Wainwright's 16 points pace the Cougars; Brooke Brown drops in 25 points and makes eight steals in the Mountain Valley girls' lopsided win; Morgan Fitchhorn and Madeline Wagner lead Winthrop past Telstar; area coaches honored.

Field hockey: Winthrop’s Coulton, Mt. Blue’s Harmon among coaches retiring after decades of success

Sharon Coulton (Winthrop), Sharon Gallant (Gardiner), Jody Harmon (Mt. Blue) and Gloria Hewitt (Mount View) combined for 689 victories.

Lawrence’s Hope Bouchard wins Miss Maine Field Hockey award

The versatile midfielder scored 10 goals and added 32 assists while leading the Bulldogs to the Class B title.

All-Region Field Hockey Player of the Year: Madeline Wagner, Winthrop

The sophomore forward scored 39 goals and had 16 assists and was a key part of the Ramblers' second consecutive Class C state championship.

2022 Sun Journal All-Region Field Hockey Teams

2022 Fall All-Region

Area roundup: Eleven area field hockey players named to all-state team

Also, Bates' Tony Hooks wins college football's fourth-oldest award, and two UMaine-Farmington men's basketball players earn weekly honors.

KVAC All-Conference and All-Academic Teams