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Lewiston grad Isaiah Harris gives back to the Blue Devils track team

Harris, now a professional runner for the Brooks Beasts, inspires and hands out sneakers to the Lewiston High School track team.

Top sports stories of 2023: No. 9 — New athletic facilities at Edward Little and Winthrop

Two schools' fall sports teams played on new artificial turf fields in 2023.

Top sports stories of 2023: No. 10 — Jade Haylock emerges as one of Maine’s top golfers

The Leavitt Area High School junior won her third straight Class B girls individual state golf championship and placed third — and was the top high school finisher — at the Maine Women's Amateur.

The Sun Journal’s top sports stories of 2023

Counting down the top 10 sports stories of 2023 in the Sun Journal's coverage area.

Junior hockey: Matthew Lewis helps Maine Nordiques sweep the Philadelphia Rebels

Lewis scores twice and Carter Richardson makes 29 saves for the shutout.

Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques earn a win on a special evening

Maine gets multiple lines involved in the scoring, with four different players finding the back of the net on a night that former Nordiques player Kyle Secor, who was injured in the Lewiston mass shooting, was emotionally honored.

Junior hockey: Utica Jr. Comets hold off Twin City Thunder comeback attempt

Thunder score twice late in the third but not enough to overcome Utica's second period outburst.

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Junior hockey: Deep Maine Nordiques knock off New Hampshire Mountain Kings

Five Maine players find the back of the net, including Tomek Haula and Nils Forselius, who each contribute a goal and an assist in 5-1 victory.